From cbe07827bafea4a188835d568ece8d24348efee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alex Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2025 23:44:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Flesh out Blu-ray ripping, reorg --- misc/ripping.md | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/misc/ripping.md b/misc/ripping.md index 834216f..08afc52 100644 --- a/misc/ripping.md +++ b/misc/ripping.md @@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ See . ### Video -You can use `dd` to rip DVD and Blu-ray. +#### 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): @@ -42,14 +44,27 @@ However, `dd` can fail on some disks, perhaps due to damage or copy protection. * 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 rip Blu-ray discs. However, with encrypted Blu-ray discs, you need to configure the keys in each device where you want to play back the content. [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. -For playback, most software (including Kodi and VLC for Android) can play back DVD ISO with full menu support. +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. -For Blu-ray, Kodi for Android can open a repacked ISO and identify the titles. +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. -- 2.47.3