How to clone a video dvd

[happybunny]

I think i have found the simplest way to make clone copies of a "normal" dvd .

There are many methods for ripping dvd's in the forums, but many strip out the menu's which is sometimes a pain, especially on training dvd's with chapter stops, etc. This method preserves all of that.



dvdbackup -i /dev/dvd -o /data/dvddata/ -M


will rip the files off the original dvd, and put them in /data/dvddata

then


growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video /data/dvddata/MOVIE-TITLE/


will burn it back to a dvd, menu's and all.

I'm not completely sure which other tools may be needed as I have been looking for the best way to do this and have loaded other misc things which may or may not be needed (mplayer for instance).

I have done this twice so far and the copy acts just like the original.

[dkeav]

if its a "normal" dvd , ie single layer you can just use dd as long as the dvd doesnt have too many scratches and what not

[happybunny]

I tried that and dd told me my dvd writer was read only....any suggestions on that?

[dkeav]

use dd to make a image of the disk on your harddrive then use growisofs to burn it, it has a modified built in dd command it uses for burning