Comments on: Ripping Videos for MythTV with AcidRip http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:28:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: severndigital http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5493 severndigital Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5493 wow ... way more complicated than this needs to be.<br /> <br /> 1. dvd shrink to smallest size using a single vob file.<br /> 2. change vob extension to mpg<br /> 3. watch on tv wow … way more complicated than this needs to be.

1. dvd shrink to smallest size using a single vob file.
2. change vob extension to mpg
3. watch on tv

]]> By: jen17 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5494 jen17 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5494 How do you "dvd shrink to the smallest size using a single vob file"? How do you “dvd shrink to the smallest size using a single vob file”?

]]> By: jen17 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5495 jen17 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5495 Using DvdShrink under M$ whatever? Using DvdShrink under M$ whatever?

]]> By: jimsiff http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5496 jimsiff Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5496 DVD Shrink + DVD Decrypter under Wine...<br /> <br /> http://www.mrbass.org/linux/ubuntu/dvdshrink/ DVD Shrink + DVD Decrypter under Wine…

http://www.mrbass.org/linux/ubuntu/dvdshrink/

]]> By: earlm http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5497 earlm Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5497 The quality of native linux DVD ripping software sucks<br /> compared to what is freely available on Windoze. Use<br /> DVDFab or AnyDVD. You can rip to ISO or DVD directory <br /> (i.e. VOB files). You can recode, compress, edit, etc. <br /> You can also playback the DVD from file using any<br /> DVD player app (e.g. VLC, PowerDVD, InterVideo, etc) and<br /> you can stream video from hard drive to TV now. <br /> Archiving your DVDs in AVI format is going backwards. <br /> At the least use Wine to run the better Windoze ripping<br /> software. The quality of native linux DVD ripping software sucks
compared to what is freely available on Windoze. Use
DVDFab or AnyDVD. You can rip to ISO or DVD directory
(i.e. VOB files). You can recode, compress, edit, etc.
You can also playback the DVD from file using any
DVD player app (e.g. VLC, PowerDVD, InterVideo, etc) and
you can stream video from hard drive to TV now.
Archiving your DVDs in AVI format is going backwards.
At the least use Wine to run the better Windoze ripping
software.

]]> By: jonathone http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5498 jonathone Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5498 The easiest to use DVD backup tool I have come accross is K9copy. It will make iso images to burn to disc, or MPEG4 AVI files. The easiest to use DVD backup tool I have come accross is K9copy. It will make iso images to burn to disc, or MPEG4 AVI files.

]]> By: jonathone http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5499 jonathone Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5499 The DVD spec uses MPEG2 whereas an AVI file can use MPEG4, which uses less space than MPEG2. The DVD spec uses MPEG2 whereas an AVI file can use MPEG4, which uses less space than MPEG2.

]]> By: mjhammel http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5500 mjhammel Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5500 Using wine isn't an option for me - I don't do windows. Period. Ever. If it works for you, all the better. However, I'm only interested in native applications (or possibly, yuck, Java versions). <br /> <br /> So after reading all the notes on wine-based solutions I did a little more research and found XDVDShrink which is a bash script with a GTK+ gui that wraps some other ripping tools. This is easier to use than AcidRip (fewer options to set). It rips straight to MPEG-2 files but the files sizes tend to be larger (up to 1GB larger) than what I'm getting from AcidRip (which one reader has mentioned contain MPEG-4). AcidRip can set the scaling to whatever you like though at times it doesn't honor my requests for 740x480 (sometimes a little larger, sometimes a little smaller), probably because I forgot to set something correctly in the UI. XDVDShrink doesn't have this problem as it <em>always</em> rips to 740x480 - there is no option to change this in the UI. <br /> <br /> FYI, you can easily rip to VOBs under linux, but I'm looking for small file sizes to archive all my movies to disk for use with MythTV. VOBs take up lots of disk space and DVDs offer a bunch of features I don't need when all I want to do is watch the movie. I do want decent quality (but not necessarily excellent) as my eventual goal is to show the movies outside using a DIY projector.<br /> <br /> In fact, you can do everything everyone has mentioned in this thread under Linux. The UIs aren't as nice, but if you know what you're doing then it can be done. And done very professionally.<br /> <br /> Oh, and k9copy is nice but like many apps of this nature its overkill. I'm just looking to rip to a file. I don't need burning or file management or a thousand other options. AcidRip and XDVDShrink essentially do one thing and one thing only - and they both do it very nicely. Using wine isn’t an option for me – I don’t do windows. Period. Ever. If it works for you, all the better. However, I’m only interested in native applications (or possibly, yuck, Java versions).

So after reading all the notes on wine-based solutions I did a little more research and found XDVDShrink which is a bash script with a GTK+ gui that wraps some other ripping tools. This is easier to use than AcidRip (fewer options to set). It rips straight to MPEG-2 files but the files sizes tend to be larger (up to 1GB larger) than what I’m getting from AcidRip (which one reader has mentioned contain MPEG-4). AcidRip can set the scaling to whatever you like though at times it doesn’t honor my requests for 740×480 (sometimes a little larger, sometimes a little smaller), probably because I forgot to set something correctly in the UI. XDVDShrink doesn’t have this problem as it always rips to 740×480 – there is no option to change this in the UI.

FYI, you can easily rip to VOBs under linux, but I’m looking for small file sizes to archive all my movies to disk for use with MythTV. VOBs take up lots of disk space and DVDs offer a bunch of features I don’t need when all I want to do is watch the movie. I do want decent quality (but not necessarily excellent) as my eventual goal is to show the movies outside using a DIY projector.

In fact, you can do everything everyone has mentioned in this thread under Linux. The UIs aren’t as nice, but if you know what you’re doing then it can be done. And done very professionally.

Oh, and k9copy is nice but like many apps of this nature its overkill. I’m just looking to rip to a file. I don’t need burning or file management or a thousand other options. AcidRip and XDVDShrink essentially do one thing and one thing only – and they both do it very nicely.

]]> By: xxxinetd http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5501 xxxinetd Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5501 A nice program for ripping DVD's to avi or Matroska X264 or MP4 is OGMRip. Much less complicated than the above acidrip IMHO. I do not know if the Matroska format is compatible with MythTV. But I'm willing to try it and report back :) A nice program for ripping DVD’s to avi or Matroska X264 or MP4 is OGMRip. Much less complicated than the above acidrip IMHO. I do not know if the Matroska format is compatible with MythTV. But I’m willing to try it and report back :)

]]> By: igorc http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5502 igorc Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6326/#comment-5502 I'm using linux for long time now and haven't yet found better application for video ripping than AcidRip.<br /> I still can't understand why people still insist running wine??? You are missing the whole point about the free software in that way. I don't even use a peace of hardware if I find it works with ndiswraper (ported windows drivers) only!!! It's all or nothing for me ...<br /> If you miss windows that badly why don't you keep dual boot installation and do what ever you want to in windows (playing games probably) and then switch back to linux to enjoy powerful free software???<br /> DVDrip is another nice application for dvd ripping and transcoding but for the purpose described in this article AcidRip is perfect. I’m using linux for long time now and haven’t yet found better application for video ripping than AcidRip.
I still can’t understand why people still insist running wine??? You are missing the whole point about the free software in that way. I don’t even use a peace of hardware if I find it works with ndiswraper (ported windows drivers) only!!! It’s all or nothing for me …
If you miss windows that badly why don’t you keep dual boot installation and do what ever you want to in windows (playing games probably) and then switch back to linux to enjoy powerful free software???
DVDrip is another nice application for dvd ripping and transcoding but for the purpose described in this article AcidRip is perfect.

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