[MPlayer-users] mencode perfect rip

[Peter Gavin]

On 9/24/06, Grant <emailgrant at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to create a 1:1 image of the DVD on the hard drive so
> that it can be played back just like the original DVD?

Check out dvdbackup.  It copies the contents of the dvd to your hdd.
You end up with the dvd's directory structure, which you can then use
with mplayer -dvd-device /path/to/dvd/backup/ dvd://x.  Or if you want
to see the dvd menu you can use totem, e.g. totem
/path/to/dvd/backup/. If you want to make an image that can then be
burned to a dvd, use mkisofs -dvd-video.

Pete