I feel this is kind of a dumb question but I can’t find a solution that’s working for me:

every now and then I have the need to rip copy protected dvds. In the past I have used Handbrake with libdvdcss. But now there only seems to be flatpak versions of Handbrake for linux and these versions can’t access the libdvdcss library.

VLC should be able to do the job but for a specific dvd I wnt to rip now, I produces out-of-sync video/audio tracks and I haven’t been able to succeed.

I can’t believe ripping dvd’s can be that hard. Do I miss something obvious? Any tips are appreciated, aside from just download it - I can’t find the respective media anywhere…

  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    491·
    3 months ago

    I use makemkv. Works every time. Once in a while you have to open the disk “manually” and select the right track but ya, makemkv does it all.

    Free if you want to update the beta trial key every few months. After years of use I bought a lifetime license for like $20. Probably the best value I’ve ever gotten.

    • NoneYa@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      I just tried using this last night for the first time on some indie movie from the early 2000’s. Surely no type of hard DRM to crack.

      But when I finished, the movie was very pixelated.

      I converted DVD to ISO file and then the app converted the ISO to mkv file all using default settings. Is that okay or should I have changed some of the settings?

        • NoneYa@lemm.eeEnglish
          4·
          3 months ago

          Thanks for the reply!

          Strangely enough, ISO is fine. Same with the generated mkv file. It seems the issue was when I uploaded to Plex. I didn’t think to check the file that was created, now this is making me wonder where I went wrong.

          • nullishcat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            8·
            3 months ago

            Ah, it’s probably Plex not supporting the video’s codec. When you use MakeMKV to generate a video file, it’s basically just grabbing the source file directly from the disc / iso. It’s fine in modern players but for maximum compatibility you’ll have to remux it.

            EDIT: Forgot DVDs use a different folder structure than BDs so that guide won’t work, you can use this one from thewiki.moe instead (although it’s very technical, and the wiki is moreso focused on anime.) You can maybe try using ffmpeg to convert to an mp4, that might just make it work on Plex.

        • Ryan@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          Strangely, playing was working fine. Just when I try to convert it has sync issues… I’m probably just too simpleminded to make it work that way, but VLC doesn’t make it easy to do it right either, I guess…