Howto Rip a DVD - Easy and Free with Linux

Check out my new Linux channel: http://bit.ly/linux-nixie So, you have a nice shiny DVD with your favorite movie, and your dog chews it to pieces. If only you had ripped that movie to a file that you could burn to a new DVD, or play on your favorite media player. In this video tutorial I show those of you outside of the United States*** how to do this in Linux. http://www.linuxhaxor.net

First we need to install several libraries, including libdvdcss2 (for help installing this see my previous video here). Then we install a DVD ripper (I chose Thoggen because it is quick and easy). And that's it, you can rip away to your heart's content!

Thoggen: http://thoggen.net/
HandbrakeGTK: http://handbrake.fr/

The DVD ripping program I chose was Thoggen for its ease of use and simplicity. It automatically rips the DVD to .OGM (Ogg media) format. VLC and other media players should be able to play this without a problem, but if you need help installing codecs install ffmpeg (see my video here where I explain it) as it contains a whole codec library. Other DVD ripping programs can save to other formats, so feel free to install and use the ripper of your choice.

***In the United States it is illegal to break the encryption on encrypted DVDs. It violates the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), specifically the anti-circumvention provisions. So while copying your DVDs and keeping a copy can be considered fair use, the act of breaking the encryption using this guide is illegal in the US, so please only do this if you live in a country where you won't be breaking any laws by doing this!

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[rolle16]

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[Urfriendlypixolinha]

Nixie, do not mind all these idiots putting you down here on Youtube. You know your stuff, and you share your knowledge. That's the only thing that matters here. Every new vid of yours I watch, I learn something new about using Linux.

[shewolf5155]

Hi Nixie.

Evem just to make a backup copy of a movie dvd or music cd, or even a computer program disk is ilegal in many countries, like South Africa. You can get big fines, jail time or even both.

[elingeniero2000]

not according to the law in the us 873. you can not break the encryption if you do its at your own risk I agree we should be able to rip for personal use but our goverment wants to intrude into every aspet of our lives and help corrporations make more money off of us

also make mkv and brasero(iso only) work as well

[MrJydeBonde]

@pawzz1 type apt-get instead of aptitude

[animefreak873]

This is bull crap...i have every right to burn and rip MY dvd's.

[Dean66Essex]

mmmm

[lakeshoremasonry]

You Are Good,,Very Good!

[rocketman221projects]

@taltigolt Yes I know. I watch south park too.

[taltigolt]

@rocketman221projects it was a joke as you can see don't you know what i was quoting?

[rocketman221projects]

@taltigolt There is nothing wrong with making a backup of dvds or cds that you own. What are you going to do if the disk gets scratched and won't play anymore?