Is it possible to use K3b to make .iso images of a cd? I'm running Mandriva 2005 LE and it would be handy if I could make .iso images of my CDs instead of just copying the contents of the cd to a folder. In the terms of archiving I have Ark, Kover and K3b. I've looked at Ark and it doesn't have iso as an option and kover is for making cd case covers. Help anyone?

I don't know about K3b (I don't use it) but you can simply do this with cat or dd
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In k3b, if you click Tools --> Copy DVD, it will copy the dvd just fine. In the window that pops up, you can pick where the image is saved in the Image tab. Also, don't worry that the saved file ends in .img, this is in fact an .iso file. Simply renaming it to "whateverthediscis.iso" will solve the problem if the extension is an issue.

Also, if you are copying movie dvd's, you'll need libdvdcss (just google for it). This will decode the encryption allowing you to backup your dvd collection.

You can also add other little features like video transcoding, but for simply backing up images this should work just fine.