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How to rip copy-protected DVDs on Linux in 2024

I feel this is kind of a dumb question but I can’t find a solution that’s working for me:

every now and then I have the need to rip copy protected dvds. In the past I have used Handbrake with libdvdcss. But now there only seems to be flatpak versions of Handbrake for linux and these versions can’t access the libdvdcss library.

VLC should be able to do the job but for a specific dvd I wnt to rip now, I produces out-of-sync video/audio tracks and I haven’t been able to succeed.

I can’t believe ripping dvd’s can be that hard. Do I miss something obvious? Any tips are appreciated, aside from just download it - I can’t find the respective media anywhere…

Kongar ,

I use makemkv. Works every time. Once in a while you have to open the disk “manually” and select the right track but ya, makemkv does it all.

Free if you want to update the beta trial key every few months. After years of use I bought a lifetime license for like $20. Probably the best value I’ve ever gotten.

NoneYa ,

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?

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Does makemkv work well in wine?

Kongar ,

There’s a native Linux version! No need for wine :)

jayandp ,

Haven’t tried it on Linux recently, but MakeMKV still supports Linux apparently. You have to build it yourself though.

forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224&s…

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

If this is true, it’s no wonder Linux sadly doesn’t have mainstream appeal. As a current windows user (who is looking to jump out once 11 is forced) I do not see myself doing that.

Berny23 ,
@Berny23@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

You don’t have to, just get it from flathub as a flatpak.

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

Oh that makes more sense That I can do

DaGeek247 ,
@DaGeek247@fedia.io avatar

They make you compile it because it's non-free software and you're beta testing it in order to use it for free.

It has nothing to do with linux. They do the same for the windows beta.

cmnybo ,

It works great on Linux for DVDs and regular blurays.

Berny23 ,
@Berny23@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Why the hassle? It is available to install as flatpak for any distro: flathub.org/apps/com.makemkv.MakeMKV

jayandp ,

Ah, I missed that since it’s an unofficial flatpak so it wasn’t listed on their site or forums.

Lemmchen ,

I’ve been using this script to install MakeMKV on Ubuntu for years now without issues.

user224 ,

Is it not in your distro’s repo? I am pretty sure I’ve used handbrake from Arch repo just fine.

Chewy7324 ,

Building MakeMKV seems to require a binary, which is unfree. I assume this is the reason it’s not in official distribution repos (except Nix and FreeBSD).

It’s in the AUR and Nixpkgs, both automate building it from “source” (+binary). MakeMKV is in FreeBSDs official repos, according to pkgs.org.

user224 ,

I was referring to Hanbrake which is mentioned in the post.

kahomono ,

@ryan_harg makemkv

ipacialsection ,
@ipacialsection@startrek.website avatar

Handbrake will probably still work if you compile it from source, but it seems like upstream isn’t paying much attention to libdvdcss support.

The version in Debian’s repo still works for me, anyway.

deadcatbounce ,
@deadcatbounce@reddthat.com avatar

What happened to libdvdcss? Is that not a thing anymore?

From what I remember - it’s been a minute - there were many encryption keys that the publishing houses used to encrypt the DVDs released to the wild and they were packaged up in this codec, when they were found.

nullishcat ,
@nullishcat@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Hi, I actually wrote a guide on how to do this on my blog: nullish.cat/blog/disc-rip/The gist of it is just MakeMKV (and ImgBurn if you like ISOs.)

mp3 ,
@mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

You should be able to use FlatSeal to override the Flatpak’s sandbox and grant access to VLC’s library files, which should include libdvdcss.

wonderfulvoltaire ,

youtu.be/RZ8ijmy3qPo?si=Bro4Ec5PF4PqvBbJ

ThemboMcBembo ,
@ThemboMcBembo@beehaw.org avatar

DVD readers often don’t let you read from DVDs until opened by a valid program… But stay unlocked after that.

What I’ve done is open in VLC, close immediately, then use dd to copy the contents of the disc to an ISO

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