[ubuntu-uk] editing DVD

[Darren Mansell]

On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 15:36 +0100, norman wrote:
> > > > I have some home made DVDs that I would like to edit and wondered if
> > > > there was some software which would enable me to transfer the files
> > > > from the DVD to the hard drive. I would then propose to edit them
> > > > using Avidemux and re-record. I use Ubuntu 7.04.
> > > 
> > > There are a couple of options for DVD ripping listed here:
> > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/RippingDVDs
> > > 
> > > The avidemux wiki has some info on one approach to get things from DVD
> > > into avidemux:
> > > http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.php?title=DVD_to_AVI
> > 
> > Thank you, I will investigate and see what's what.
> 
> This is remarkable. I have used 3 different pieces of software and all
> three give the same result. Three .vob files are produced the first of
> which seems to be the entire video whereas the other two are parts and
> do not cover the whole video. The smaller files play in Avidemux and can
> be edited but the large file does not play. The sound is there but the
> video appears as many, almost horizontal coloured lines.
> 
> Has anyone any idea of what is going on?
> 
> Norman
> 
> 
If it wasn't for them being home made DVD's I would say you need libdvdcss installed.