K3B dvd ripping

kernel-P4N1C · 04-24-2011, 05:10 PM

Hi guys..

this is the first time i try to rip using k3b and guess what.. doesn't work.

I've installed transcode and it's dependencies and this is what the console says when i ask k3b to rip.

Code:

Layout: Attempting to add QLayout "" to QFrame "", which already has a layout
QObject::connect: Cannot connect K3b::VideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::processedSubSize(int, int) to K3b::VideoDVDRippingJob::(null)

what do you guys think?

(using slackware 13.1 64)

hitest · 04-25-2011, 10:29 AM

K3B works without issues here on 13.1 and on -current. Are you running a full install?

chrisretusn · 04-25-2011, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitest

K3B works without issues here on 13.1 and on -current. Are you running a full install?

Actually I almost got caught thinking the same thing. Slackware does not rip DVD's out-of-the-box. K3b requires transcode to be installed to rip DVD's

clifford227 · 04-26-2011, 02:06 AM

I know you want to hear of a solution to the k3b problem, but I dont have one.

I used a fantastic script called 'xvidenc', which although is a command-line based app, is really easy to use. The screenshots make it look quite difficult, but it isnt. You can get by on the defaults. But there are a lot of options to tweak audio/video quality if you want them.

http://xvidenc.sourceforge.net/index.html

kingbeowulf · 04-27-2011, 02:48 AM

K3B can rip DVDs. However, doing this violates the DMCA here in the USA. There are a few dependencies you need to load, and then adjust the configure script in the slackbuild to allow this functionality.

However, there are a few better tools, such as:

k9copy
dvd::rip

which allow better control of the ripping process (copy to iso, transcode, resize, etc)

slackbuilds.org has slackbuild build scripts.

croxen · 04-27-2011, 08:21 AM

The command-line version of HandBrake also comes into consideration here. (There doesn't seem to be a bolt-on GUI for it for Slackware.) VLC can also be occasionally useful to handle specialized ripping problems.