I feel this is kind of a dumb question but I can’t find a solution that’s working for me:

every now and then I have the need to rip copy protected dvds. In the past I have used Handbrake with libdvdcss. But now there only seems to be flatpak versions of Handbrake for linux and these versions can’t access the libdvdcss library.

VLC should be able to do the job but for a specific dvd I wnt to rip now, I produces out-of-sync video/audio tracks and I haven’t been able to succeed.

I can’t believe ripping dvd’s can be that hard. Do I miss something obvious? Any tips are appreciated, aside from just download it - I can’t find the respective media anywhere…

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I use makemkv. Works every time. Once in a while you have to open the disk “manually” and select the right track but ya, makemkv does it all.

Free if you want to update the beta trial key every few months. After years of use I bought a lifetime license for like $20. Probably the best value I’ve ever gotten.

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DVD -> ISO -> MKV should be fine, what happens when you play the iso directly in VLC?

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Strangely, playing was working fine. Just when I try to convert it has sync issues… I’m probably just too simpleminded to make it work that way, but VLC doesn’t make it easy to do it right either, I guess…

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Does makemkv work well in wine?

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There’s a native Linux version! No need for wine :)

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True, but you need to build that yourself, and as I am but a smol helpless Linux newblet, I do not have the knowledge to do that.

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Haven’t tried it on Linux recently, but MakeMKV still supports Linux apparently. You have to build it yourself though.

https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224&sid=1674d5df36b036b50d6fabdfb380e72c

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If this is true, it’s no wonder Linux sadly doesn’t have mainstream appeal. As a current windows user (who is looking to jump out once 11 is forced) I do not see myself doing that.

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You don’t have to, just get it from flathub as a flatpak.

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Oh that makes more sense That I can do

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They make you compile it because it’s non-free software and you’re beta testing it in order to use it for free.

It has nothing to do with linux. They do the same for the windows beta.

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It works great on Linux for DVDs and regular blurays.

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Why the hassle? It is available to install as flatpak for any distro: https://flathub.org/apps/com.makemkv.MakeMKV

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Ah, I missed that since it’s an unofficial flatpak so it wasn’t listed on their site or forums.

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That’s exactly what I was looking for - I came across MakeMKV before, but couldn’t find a recent Linux version - didn’t think of Flathub, though. None of the guides that come up if you look for dvd ripping on linux mention it, though… Thanks mate!

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I’ve been using this script to install MakeMKV on Ubuntu for years now without issues.

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@ryan_harg makemkv

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Is it not in your distro’s repo? I am pretty sure I’ve used handbrake from Arch repo just fine.

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Building MakeMKV seems to require a binary, which is unfree. I assume this is the reason it’s not in official distribution repos (except Nix and FreeBSD).

It’s in the AUR and Nixpkgs, both automate building it from “source” (+binary). MakeMKV is in FreeBSDs official repos, according to pkgs.org.

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I was referring to Hanbrake which is mentioned in the post.

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Well, it seems my reading skill deteriorated to a surprising extent. You’ve even mentioned handbrake in your post…

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Handbrake will probably still work if you compile it from source, but it seems like upstream isn’t paying much attention to libdvdcss support.

The version in Debian’s repo still works for me, anyway.

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