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Date:      Mon, 9 Aug 2010 12:01:07 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        depocatcher@gmail.com
Cc:        Freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Backing up video DVDs?
Message-ID:  <20100809120107.ef420f99.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <4C5F8BFC.30504@gmail.com>
References:  <4C5F8BFC.30504@gmail.com>

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On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:02:52 -0500, Depo Catcher <depocatcher@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have 100+ physical DVDs that I would copy to disk (for fast easy 
> access and backup purposes).  Is there any software in ports that will 
> make a good copy of the dvd?

If you don't want to invest time to recode the video files in
order to save disk space, then use the vobcopy program (from
ports); you will need between 4 and 8 GB per DVD. Of course, you
can also use dd to copy the DVDs 1:1 (use bs=20480 or similar).
The mplayer program will be able to play both.



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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