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| author | alex <alex@pdp7.net> | 2026-02-22 20:32:38 +0100 |
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| committer | alex <alex@pdp7.net> | 2026-02-22 20:32:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/misc/ripping.md b/misc/ripping.md deleted file mode 100644 index f985c43f..00000000 --- a/misc/ripping.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -# Ripping - -## Media - -[Main source](https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/ripping-optical-media.1507399/post-43734994). - -### Audio CD - -About 200-300 MB per album CD when ripped to FLAC. - -### DVD - -About 4-8 GB per disc, averaging 5.6 GB per movie as ISO. - -### Blu-ray - -About 20-50 GB per disc, averaging 37 GB per movie as ISO. - -## Hardware - -### Reader - -I got a Verbatim external USB Blu-ray writer for about 120€. - -### Storage - -See <https://diskprices.com/>. - -## Software - -### Audio - -* [abcde](https://abcde.einval.com/wiki/) claims to rip and compress to FLAC and tag automatically. - -### Video - -#### DVD - -Use `dd` to rip DVD. -However, `dd` can fail on some disks, perhaps due to damage or copy protection. -[This post on unix.stackexchange describes a trick that works](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/642790): - -* Start playback of the disc using [VLC media player](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/). -* Try `dd` first, if it fails, then run a command like `ddrescue -n -b2048 -K1M /dev/sr0 x.iso x.map`. -* After `ddrescue` starts running, quit VLC. - -For playback, most software (including Kodi and VLC for Android) can play back DVD ISO with full menu support - -#### Blu-ray - -[FindVUK](http://fvonline-db.bplaced.net/) has the keys to play Blu-ray discs ripped with `dd`. -However, with encrypted Blu-ray discs, you need to configure the keys in each device where you want to play back the content. -(And this is not easy or possible in some cases.) - -[blu-save](https://git.sr.ht/~shironeko/blu-save) can remove the encryption. -Remember to specify the path to the keys when running blu-save. - -However, VLC is confused by the `AACS` and `CERTIFICATE` directories that blu-save copies to the output. -If you remove them, then VLC can play the `BDMV` directory with menus, etc. - -You can repack a Blu-ray extracted with blu-save by running a command like: - -``` -mkisofs -allow-limited-size -o .../my.iso . -``` - -from the directory that contains *only* the `BDMV` directory. - -VLC for desktop computers can open a repacked Blu-ray ISO and show the menus. -Kodi for Android can open a repacked Blu-ray ISO and identify the titles. -However, Kodi did not support the menus for the Blu-ray I tested. |
