[vox-tech] backing up DVDs (was Re: [vox] fair use / DVD questions)

[Jan W]

I have done a bit of burning of DVD+R and +RW media for work here.

I use cdrecord-prodvd and xcdroast for the GUI.

I have successfully recorded 4.7 GB of data on +R media, but I have no
experience with -R media whatsoever.  We use Plextor 504A.

>From what I know of DVD, can't you use a block copy (dd) to build your image,
and then cdrecord to burn?

Or is your problem with burning the actual image?  I had lots of problems
burning when I was using the cdrecord-prodvd binary.  The latest version of
xcdroast (0.98alpha14) seemed to help out alot with the issues that I was
having.  But even now, it says that there are "errors writing tracks" when the
burn was completely successful, so it's still kinda weird.

Any help I can give, please let me know.

HTHO,

jan

--- Jonathan Stickel <jjstickel@myrealbox.com> wrote:
> Not too long ago I acquired a Sony DVD+/-RW drive and looked into 
> 'backing up' a purchased DVD onto DVD5 media.  The best resource I found 
> was:
> 
> http://www.doom9.org/
> 
> Unfortunately, the software is all for windows.  I did find a some stuff 
> for linux (dvd::rip) that would rip the DVD to a hardrive and transcode 
> to something that fits on a CD (VCD, AVI, etc.), but I had no luck 
> converting the title VOBs to something usable that would burn to a DVD5.
> 
> In addition, I had no success buring DVD+R/RW media in linux using 
> dvd+rw-tools.  I have not yet tried dvd-record with DVD-R/RW media.
> 
> Anyone have a positive experience backing up DVDs in linux?  writing 
> DVD+ media in linux?
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> p@dirac.org wrote:
> > has any company or organization challenged the right for the public to
> > make backup copies of their own commercially purchased DVD's?
> > 
> > are there any affordable home consumer DVD writers that can write to
> > DVD9 (single side, double layer, ~9GB) disks?
> > 
> > pete
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