How to Rip / Copy DVDs in Ubuntu with HandBrake
180Tutorial on how Rip / Copy DVDs in Ubuntu using HandBrake.
HandBrake is a very fast multithreaded cross-platform Transcoder available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Its primary purpose isn't to Rip DVDs. Its one of the best Transcoders available that just happens to be able to copy encrypted DVDs (as long as you have decrypting software such as libdvdcss2 installed).
Installation instructions for libdvdcss2 are detailed below.
Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk
Ubuntu 11.10:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk
Ubuntu 12.04:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk
Note - There isn't a Stable release of HandBrake for Ubuntu 12.04 yet, but the unstable (snapshot) version works fine
Videos can be transcoded into a verity of formats, including:
MKV (Matroska), H264, MP4, MPEG2, VP3 (Theora)
Audio can be transcoded into a verity of formats, including:
AAC, AC3, MP3, Dolby Digital, DTS, and Vorbis
Website: http://handbrake.fr