[MEncoder-users] Questions about copying video before encoding

[larrystotler at netscape.net]

Sometimes when I try to rip a dvd, I can't due to the fake bad 
sectors(I use linux, so windows programs like anydvd don't help).  I 
usually just try to copy the video/audio stream out by using:

mencoder dvd://1 -oac copy -channels 6 -alang en -ovc copy -o 
dvd-copy.avi.

However, after having used unoptimal settings for a long time thanks to 
a friend of mine, I've been re-ripping my stuff using the pullup and 
softskip stuff to make sure the movies are at 24fps.

so, I know I can add the -vf pullup,softskip -ofps 24000/1001 to the 
command line I'm using above.

What I don't know is whether or not the quaility is going to be the 
same and whether I need to use the pullup,softskip setting when I 
actually reencode the movie.

The machine I use to rip sometimes is a P3 laptop, so it isn't fast 
enough to encode and it overheats if used for encoding over a prolonged 
period of time, so I just want to be able to rip out the video/audio 
stream for encoding at a later time.

Thanx