dvd-ripping to iso on freebsd ...

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On Friday 25 November 2005 03:26, user wrote:
> Hello,
>
> What is a tool I can use on FreeBSD to rip dvd movies to _iso_ ?
>
> Every document I see refers to vobcopy, which is not what I want, as I
> want single-file iso dumps of the dvd.

The port sysutils/dvdbackup will backup a dvd to your harddrive. You can then 
either burn the directory, or create an iso, by the normal means described in 
the handbook.

I've copied a few this way, but the last couple I tried came out as 8GB and I 
gave up and transcoded them instead, as I didn't fancy burning any dual-layer 
coasters. I'd be intested to know whether such disks really are DVD9, or 
whether this is some form  of copy-protection, IIRC there was a trick with 
cross-linking that did that on some software CDs.