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Author: George Toft
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: copy dvd's
Don Calfa wrote:
> George Toft wrote:
>
>> Alan Dayley wrote:
>>
>>>> What is the best software under Fedora to copy dvd's?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> K3B! http://k3b.org
>>>
>>> It uses the various command line tools to do the real work but has this
>>> great GUI on top of it all.
>>>
>>> Alan
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>>
>> Being DVD-stupid, can someone clear up a misconception for me? Let's
>> say I have a DVD that my kids love to watch. The repeated handling of
>> the DVD leads to its untimely demise and I get to go buy another one.
>> Sound familiar? Can I copy the whole DVD onto one of those DVD +/- R
>> whatevers and have a movie on a $2 media instead of having to
>> repeatedly donate a $25 home viewing license fee just because the
>> media failed?
>>
>> I also have a couple DVD's that are delaminating and I would like to
>> copy them before they fail completely. Is this as easy as duplicating
>> a CD?
>
>
> As long as the original DVD falls within the 4.7 GB range, you can copy
> the DVD provided you rip the scrambling off. I know that there are dual
> layered media and burners now but I haven't tried any of those yet.
>
> Also, most distributors (Columbia, Anchor Bay, Rhino, etc...) will
> replace damaged discs. All you have to do is ask. Most will send you a
> mailer, some will request the disc first.
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Thank you all for the responses - all very helpful.
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George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
AGD,LLC
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