<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 3:12 PM, john-thomas richards <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jtr@jrichards.org">jtr@jrichards.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:17:00PM -0400, Bob Kline wrote:<br>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Adam Tauno Williams <<br>
> <a href="mailto:awilliam@whitemice.org">awilliam@whitemice.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > >If I choose "Rip Video DVD," and<br>
> > >insert a DVD, I see some information<br>
> > >about the DVD, but never see any<br>
> > >indication that one can start ripping.<br>
> > >I also tried a DVD that I recorded off<br>
> > >TV, that has the same kind of DVD<br>
> > >movie format - it plays fine - and the<br>
> > >same thing happens.<br>
> > >Anyone successfully used the rip<br>
> > >video DVD feature?<br>
> ><br>
> > Many video DVDs can simply be mounted and the BLOBs copied. It appears as<br>
> > a filesystem.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Indeed, the files do show up, but<br>
> no inndication as to how to start<br>
> ripping. i.e., the "Start ripping"<br>
> button that appears with CD's when<br>
> I choose "Rip a CD" does not appear,<br>
> so it's not clear what the next move is<br>
> after the directors and files appear.<br>
><br>
> If there is a next move...<br>
><br>
> My goal is to put a few movies on my<br>
> hard drive. In the event K3b doesn't<br>
> do this, despite the menu item, can<br>
> someone suggest another package?<br>
<br>
</div></div>Bob,<br>
<br>
I *strongly* recommend HandBrake. It is simple to use yet it offers<br>
some fine-grained control (not what you'd get from a commandline, but<br>
some). It even has pre-configured options for iPods, etc.<br>
<br>
Very strangely, it is not available in Debian proper.<br>
<font color="#888888">--<br>
john-thomas<br>
------<br>
Life is short; think quickly.<br>
</font><div><div></div> </div></blockquote><div><br>Thanks. I'll check it out.<br><br> -- Bob<br><br></div></div>