Re: [Dvdrtools-users] video dvd backup

[André Dalle]

Once the files are decss'd on disk, you don't need libdvdread/css to access 
the files.

You could just move the files you don't want to another directory, or use
mkisofs -exclude-list to omit certain files from the ISO image.

Is dvdbackup doing any special processing that you require?

On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 02:34:33PM +0100, Alessio Sangalli wrote:
> Hi I have a question; this could be a bit OT because dvd-record is only 
> the last piece in the process.
> 
> Few days ago I've backed up four DVDs on my hard disk with the dvdbackup 
> command:
> 
> dvdbackup -M -i /dev/dvd -o dvd/
> 
> not I have the directory
> 
> dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/VIDEO_TS/ with a lot of VOB, BUP, IFO files.
> 
> I can play the dvd with mplayer (specifying -dvd-device dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1) 
> or 'navigate' it with ogle -u cli dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1 etc etc.
> 
> Now, the total size of the ripped files is over 7GB. There are few 
> titles, however, which I could skip, to reach a size of less than 4.7GB.
> 
> I've tried to extract the 'main feature' of the dvd or a single title 
> with dvdbackup, but I have problems - probably because I read from a 
> hard disc directory and not from a real dvd device:
> 
> $ dvdbackup -F -i /root/dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/ -o backup/
> libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.2 for DVD access
> libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
> Can't read title from device /root/dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/
> You must provide a title name when you read DVD-Video structure direct 
> from the HD
> 
> ok, it should be enought to supply a -n switch; as the last line says, 
> reading from hard disc *should be* supported.
> 
> $ dvdbackup -F -i /root/dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/ -o backup/ -n lotr1
> libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.2 for DVD access
> libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
> libdvdread: Fatal error in block read.
> Mirror of the main feature of the DVD failed
> 
> and it exits.
> 
> I've tried other parameters, compiled dvdbackup in debug mode, etc, but 
> I always get suach an error. I've also tried to hack the sources and 
> read libdvdread documentation... but I was not able to find a solution.
> 
> Do you have any hints, or can you suggest me some reference (another 
> mailing list, or the author of dvdbackup, a web site etc)???
> 
> thank you
> bye
> as
> 
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