Re: [dvd::rip] DVD Rip -- Decrypt, Shrink, Copy, Burn?

[Douglas Bollinger <dcb@xxxxxx>]

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:23:31 -0400
Benjamin Sher <delphi123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am new to DVD:Rip. May I ask. I would like to be able to do the following:
> 
> 1)decrypt commercial movies, whether 4.7 or 8.5 Gig in size.
> 
> 2)copy and shrink the movie to the size of a single layer movie.
> 
> 3)burn the movie onto a single 4.7 DVD.
> 
> I am using PCLINUXOS. We have all the tools needed (such as libdvdcss2, 
> K3b, etc).
> 
> I am considering three possible programs: DVD Rip, XDVDShrink and K9Copy.
> 
> First, can DVD: Rip do all three things? Secondly, what, in your 
> opinion, are the pros and cons of these three programs. Why would you 
> recommend DVD: Rip over the others?

Currently, DVD::rip is used for making .avi or .ogg files.  What you want is a
requantilizer.

What I've found is the best is to use Wine to run the windows program DVD
Shrink.  If you turn-off the previews, it works perfectly in Linux. 

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