Making DVD backups

Egon · 28 Dec 2014 at 14:41

I'm wanting to turn my collection into a format that I can stream over my network (from PC to PS3 to TV). I've read around a bit and read threads on here and found that most people recommend to use makemkv.

However the first one I tried (a disney film for the kids) obviously has some form of copyright as the video was covered in green lines throughout and was unwatchable.

Am I doing something wrong, or can you just not rip films with copy protection?

andy_mk3 · 28 Dec 2014 at 14:54

Strange. I have never had an issue using MakeMKV and copy protection.

Egon · 28 Dec 2014 at 15:00

Hold on... it might be me being a muppet. Trying again.

andy_mk3 · 28 Dec 2014 at 15:03

Sounds like a likely cause

Egon · 28 Dec 2014 at 15:40

andy_mk3 said:
Sounds like a likely cause

LOL, absolutely!

I ripped the film yesterday with handbrake, not makemkv. Just tried makemkv and it worked a treat

So handbrake can't rip copy protected DVDs then I guess. What do I use handbrake for? Sorry for the 'noobness' of this post!

lucid · 28 Dec 2014 at 15:42

If you want to shrink (compress) the rip to save space, then Handbrake is your tool. Also use it for some file conversion duties. The compression is lossy though. A quick couple of test runs will help you work out whether compression is for you and how far you can go.

Caged · 28 Dec 2014 at 15:47

I've never had an issue with Handbrake to rip DVDs. But assuming you have the space you're better off archiving them without re-encoding them, and maintaining the special features and extra audio channels etc.

garymcq23 · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:09

can i do this with my blu ray dvds and not lose any picture and sound quilty?