[plug] dual layer dvd

[Chris Griffin]

Brad,

I too was interested in this and have been googling for them. I have
found and downed vobcopy but am having trouble with growisofs. Any
hints as to where I can download it from?

Chris G

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:49:35 +0400, Brad Campbell <brad at wasp.net.au> wrote:
> garry wrote:
> > Hypothetically, I have a couple of kids who love to play their Bananas
> > DVD.....
> >
> > Is it possible to back up a DVD [without bothering with dvdcss or xVid
> > etc] to a dual layer DVD writer so the kids only use the DVD[+/-]R in
> > the DVD player?
> >
> > My hypothetical Bananas DVD[+/-]R is not for distribution.
> >
> > Can I do this with dd?
> 
> Dispensing with the hypothetical stuff (As far as I'm concerned this is a fair use issue, and your
> use sounds fair to me)...
> 
> You will have issues doing it this way as your dd image will be encrypted, but your shiny new backup
> won't have keys on it to decrypt the image.
> 
> Seriously. Grab growisofs and vobcopy.
> Use vobcopy to rip-decrypt the disk and growisofs to write the image to a shiny new backup. Dead
> easy and problem solved.
> 
> I use vobcopy to store my dvd's on my entertainment server so I don't have to keep swapping disks
> when I want to watch something. It takes a complete image of the original "sans encryption" and
> leaves it in a perfect xine navigable format that could also be burned straight back to another disk
> (if you have a DL player, which I don't).
> 
> Legal or not, I can't stand someone telling me what I can and can't do with a "product" I have paid
> good money for. It's not a license, it's a physical thing I hold in my hand.
> 
> Brad
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