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Whenever I try to copy any '.dat'(i.e.,the video file) from a vcd, I get the following error-
'Error reading from file: Input/output error'
And the result is a zero-byte file. So please help me with how to copy the files from the vcd.
Hi.. Guys thanks for the replies, but let me tell you that i'm talking about a VCD and not a DVD, i'll try with a DVD and let you know. And there are no '.ifo', '.vob', etc.. files in a VCD.
Easiest option is to install k3b and use the "Rip Video Cd" option under "Tools" menu. or else you can use the command line tool vcdxrip. Google "vcdxrip howto" and that should answer your questions.
Easiest option is to install k3b and use the "Rip Video Cd" option under "Tools" menu. or else you can use the command line tool vcdxrip. Google "vcdxrip howto" and that should answer your questions.
I have the same problem and tried this already and it doesn't work. Somehow, these VCDs have a weird copy-protection that make the DAT files unreadable in LINUX.
I managed to copy the VCD using a CD copying program in Windows, which presumably did a bit-by-bit copy. But even in Windows, I cannot access the DAT files directly.
I actually wanted to rip the shows as movie files onto my hard disk of the PC I have attached to my TV, so that my children can watch the cartoon from the hard disk, just like I have done so with many other cartoons I've bought for them on DVD or VCD.
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