Re: [dvd::rip] dvd::rip stable release 0.98.0 & alternatives

["Ivan F. Villanueva B." <dvdrip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 10:27:10AM +0200, Jörn Reder wrote:
> Douglas Bollinger wrote:
> 
> > Actually, you don't even need a Windows box as dvdshrink works perfectly 
> > under
> > Wine.  In fact, I think it would take a _long_ time to get dvd::rip upto
> > dvdshrink standards, so I have to wonder if it's worth the effort.
> > Re-inventing the wheel and all that.
> 
> I'm pretty sure dvd::rip will never beat dvdshrink, in particular if you
> want to keep menus and stuff intact. But for me (and I think for many 
> other users too), this is not what I want. It's enough to have a good(!)
> backup of the main title, including my languages' audio channels and 
> subtitles. Why waste megabytes (and reduce quality) for fancy menus and
> background material I don't need?
> 
> Of course I want to achieve this with pure OSS Linux software, and would
> love it when I can do this with my favourite DVD ripping software ;) 
> Besides that its overdue that a software called "dvd::rip" finally can 
> author/burn DVD's ;)

I couldn't agree more.

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