- K9Copy
K9Copy is a program that allows you to copy DVDs (and other audio-video media) in Linux. It has the following features: - Video compression (to make the video fit on a 4.7GB recordable DVD, or any size desired)
- DVD burning
- Creation of ISO images
- Choice of audio and subtitle tracks to be copied
- Title preview (video only)
- Preservation of original menus
Homepage: http://k9copy.sourceforge.net/
Warning: As always, check the relevant copyright laws for your country regarding the backup of any copyright-protected DVDs and other media. Installing K9Copy from the Repositories
K9Copy requires the multiverse repository - enable this in Software Sources
Search for the package k9copy in Synaptic, Adept, KPackageKit, or other package manager.
Or, to install via terminal: sudo apt-get install k9copy
Activate Support for Encrypted DVDs
Encrypted DVD playback requires the installation of libdvdcss2 from the Medibuntu repositories. libdvdcss will need to be enabled for K9Copy to have full functionality.
* You can install libdvdcss2 from a command line terminal as a 64-bit .deb package without installing the Medibuntu repositories:
wget -c http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_amd64.deb
- or a 32-bit .deb package:
wget -c http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_i386.deb
See RestrictedFormats for more information on playing encrypted DVDs and other non-free media.
Using K9Copy
K9Copy should now appear under Menu -> Applications -> Sound & Video in Gnome (Ubuntu) or Menu -> Multimedia in KDE (Kubuntu) or XFCE (Xubuntu). You can also start K9Copy from a command-line terminal (or by pressing Alt + F2): k9copy
Quickstart guide
K9Copy works in both KDE and Gnome. To copy a normal DVD and shrink it down to 4.7Gb, set the input device to your DVD and output as ISO image. Open the video using the 'folder' icon at top left. Under the MPEG4 Encoding tab, select Video codec as copy. Ticking the 2 pass box will give a higher quality copy. Set file size to say, 4700MB (note that there have been reports e.g. that this value is sometimes slightly exceeded).
Select the title(s) of interest. Then press the circular to DVD icon. It will ask for a location to create the iso copy. Note that when it starts, it misleadingly says 'Burning DVD' - what its actually doing is creating the iso copy on the hard drive - rest assured the DVD is NOT being overwritten! A dvd can then be created from the resulting iso file with another program eg. Nautilus (right click on the iso) or K3b. Although k9copy can also burn the iso (or a DVD structure), using a separate program has been reported to be more reliable.
Tip: To preview the titles, highlight the title/chapter of interest and click on the 'movie camera' icon - only THEN can you use the stop/play buttons in the preview window.
If you wish to change the Menu structure (reauthor the DVD), you can use qdvdauthor.
Similar and related programs
*DVD::Rip is another full-featured solution for DVD ripping in Linux.
*DVDShrink is a Windows-based program that must be run in Wine in Linux.
