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How to rip copy-protected DVDs on Linux in 2024
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I just tried using this last night for the first time on some indie movie from the early 2000’s. Surely no type of hard DRM to crack.
But when I finished, the movie was very pixelated.
I converted DVD to ISO file and then the app converted the ISO to mkv file all using default settings. Is that okay or should I have changed some of the settings?
DVD -> ISO -> MKV should be fine, what happens when you play the iso directly in VLC?
Thanks for the reply!
Strangely enough, ISO is fine. Same with the generated mkv file. It seems the issue was when I uploaded to Plex. I didn’t think to check the file that was created, now this is making me wonder where I went wrong.
Ah, it's probably Plex not supporting the video's codec. When you use MakeMKV to generate a video file, it's basically just grabbing the source file directly from the disc / iso. It's fine in modern players but for maximum compatibility you'll have to remux it.
EDIT: Forgot DVDs use a different folder structure than BDs so that guide won't work, you can use this one from thewiki.moe instead (although it's very technical, and the wiki is moreso focused on anime.) You can maybe try using ffmpeg to convert to an mp4, that might just make it work on Plex.
Where is HEVC crew? 😂