Linux aternative to Clone DVD, or DVD Shrink - Page 4

Vincent_Vega · 01-08-2007, 01:29 PM

...that's what I figured.

Mithrilhall · 01-08-2007, 01:34 PM

Have you tried K9Copy?

http://k9copy.sourceforge.net/
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=23885

Maxei · 06-14-2007, 10:51 PM

Well, it is getting tiresome to see that the Windows version of DVD Shrink fails to work properly using WINE. I have installed the latest WINE version, 0.9.38)and DVD Shrink opens and analyses the DVD. So far so good. But then any action with the mouse on the GUI or just wait a little, DVD Shrink just closes (crashes?) without warning nor errors. So here I go with the Linux DVDShrink clone (which only the name is cloned, actually). This little piece of software runs in Konsole (there is no GUI afaik ?). However, it produced only one VOB file very short (like 5 minutes of play under Kaffeine). No errors or whatsoever. I don't understand, but as it is looks like another piece of crap. It does not compare in anything to the Windows version DVD Shrink. Don't waste your time testing it.
Oh boy, I'm depressed. I wish I could be a programmer so I could reverse engineer DVD Shrink and make a REAL CLONE for Linux. Are there any brave takers? I' m too old to start learning programming.

teckk · 06-17-2007, 11:28 PM

Quote:

So how would you make a copy of a DVD? dd if=/dev/dvd of=? ....etc....
How exactly would that command look in order to copy a regular DVD for backup purposes?

Something like

Code:

dd if=/dev/hdc of=abc.iso

Check the .iso

Code:

diff /dev/hdc abc.iso -r

Make the copy

Code:

/usr/bin/growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc=abc.iso

5matyb5 · 06-18-2007, 12:21 AM

that would work, but it will not shrink the file if you want top burn to a 4.7 gig disk. Also "k3b" is a front end for many different tools including growisofs, dd, and mkisofs. Personally I would never copy dvd's because it's against the law

, but I would use a number of different programs such as

vobcopy
k9copy
k3b
dd

but k9copy shpuld do everything you want ie: copy, shrink, create iso, it will even burn if you want to do it all in one step. You can find it here http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=23885

karelvdm · 06-20-2007, 02:01 AM

Hi Maxel,

Try one of these:
http://packman.links2linux.org/package/dvdshrink
http://rpm.pbone.net/
Thats the Linux DVDshrink with a gui.

I've tested it on OpenSuse 10.2
and it worked for me.My homebox is SLED 10 and couldn't get it working. So at home I use the Windows version with wine. I had to untick the preview option else it kept crashing on me.

dranas · 09-20-2007, 01:27 PM

thats funny, i still use dvd decrypter and dvd shrink to copy all my movies, and it defeats all these stupid copy right protections.....maybe youre just doing it wrong