Package Dependencies (apt-get install these for example):
lsdvd dvdauthor gddrescue dvdbackup tovid mencoder mplayer genisoimage libdvdcss2
+NOTE: In Ubuntu, depending on your version, replace libdvdcss2 with what you find on this page.
+ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
+
Specific Executable (program) Dependencies (must be found in $PATH):
volname makexml lsdvd dvdauthor gddrescue dvdbackup mencoder mplayer mkisofs
COMMAND LINE EXAMPLES
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-Rip a DVD into a compressed AVI file with default xvidvhq profile:
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -x
+Rip a DVD into a compressed AVI file with default xvidhq profile:
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -z
-Rip a DVD into a compressed AVI file with default xvidvhq profile scaling to 320x240 compressed video size:
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -x -a 320:240
+Rip a DVD into a compressed AVI file with default xvidhq profile scaling to 320x240 compressed video size:
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -z -a 320:240
-Rip a DVD into a compressed AVI file with default xvidvhq profile targetting a certain compressed video filesize (in MB):
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -x -s 650
+Rip a DVD into a compressed AVI file with default xvidhq profile targetting a certain compressed video filesize (in MB):
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -z -s 650
Rip a DVD into a VOB file:
> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -v
> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -f
Rip a VOB file into a compressed AVI file:
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -x -n /path/to/file.vob
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -z -n /path/to/file.vob
Rip a DVD Folder into a compressed AVI file:
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -x -n /path/to/dvd/folder/that/contains/a/VIDEO_TS
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -z -n /path/to/dvd/folder/that/contains/a/VIDEO_TS
Rip a DVD into a compressed MP4 file for an ipod:
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -x -p ipod
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -b 2000 -z -p ipod
Rip a DVD into a compressed MP4 file for an ipod AND again for a compressed AVI file:
> dvdname=`volname /dev/dvd | awk '{ print $1 }'`
> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir -v
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir/ipod -b 2000 -x -p ipod -n /path/to/dest/dir/$dvdname.VOB
-> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir/xvid -b 2000 -x -p xvidvhq -n /path/to/dest/dir/$dvdname.VOB
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir/ipod -b 2000 -z -p ipod -n /path/to/dest/dir/$dvdname.VOB
+> rip_dvd -d /path/to/dest/dir/xvid -b 2000 -z -p xvidhq -n /path/to/dest/dir/$dvdname.VOB
> rm /path/to/dest/dir/$dvdname.VOB