From f1214c7b3008263694ee19a7a187d1bdd04d2d8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alex Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:32:38 +0100 Subject: Move ripping to blog website --- blog/content/notes/index.gmi | 1 + blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ misc/ripping.md | 71 ------------------------------------- 3 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-) create mode 100644 blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi delete mode 100644 misc/ripping.md diff --git a/blog/content/notes/index.gmi b/blog/content/notes/index.gmi index 03e3d9f8..31188065 100644 --- a/blog/content/notes/index.gmi +++ b/blog/content/notes/index.gmi @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Notes about some books I like: => tech/internet-communication-channels Internet communication channels => tech/ledger Ledger => tech/migadu Migadu +=> tech/ripping Ripping ### Gadgets diff --git a/blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi b/blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c2ab2ede --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# Ripping + +## Media + +=> https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/ripping-optical-media.1507399/post-43734994 Main source + +### 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 + +=> https://diskprices.com/ See diskprices.com + +## Software + +### Audio + +=> https://abcde.einval.com/wiki/ abcde claims to rip and compress to FLAC and tag automatically. + +### DVD + +Use dd to rip DVD. However, dd can fail on some disks, perhaps due to damage or copy protection. + +=> https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/642790 This post on unix.stackexchange describes a trick that works: + +* Start playback of the disc using VLC. +* Try dd first, if it fails, then run a command like "ddrescue -n -b2048 -K1M /dev/sr0 x.iso x.map". +* After dd or 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 + +=> http://fvonline-db.bplaced.net/ FindVUK 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.) + +=> https://git.sr.ht/~shironeko/blu-save 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. 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 . - -## 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. -- cgit v1.2.3