[MPlayer-users] Ripping DVDs with the -dumpstream option

[Dom H]

> Define free.
>
> makemkv does use a binary shareware component, but the paid license is only
> required for BD decryption.  DVD conversion is free.  (for that matter, the
> program has been in beta since forever, and available to use free of cost
> regardless.)
>>
>> I'd be interested in hearing what would be involved with expanding on
>> the dumpstream option (to preserve the metadata) and if the devs would
>> ever consider it.
>>
>
> I can't speak for them, but from what I've gathered over the years, snow
> ball's chance in hell.  The 'metadata' is not part of the stream to begin
> with, but kept in different files.  Dumpstream itself is not really meant to
> be used as we are discussing here (extracting a working video file),, it
> just happens to conveniently work in the case of dvd vob files.
>
>
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I did mean 'free as in beer', I wasn't aware MakeMKV was free for DVD
ripping. Will give it a go, thanks.