[solved] How to backup a bunch of blu-rays?
from MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 13:57
https://lemmy.ml/post/28025425

Seeing that DVD are slowly going end-of-live and that you can’t buy a lot of my childhood favorites in german anymore and streams are compressed-to-death (and DRMed), i had a streak of preservia. Which is why i rip a bunch of discs from the library on Linux (yes, legally not ok, but morally just ease of access, i wouldn’t sell them). Since it’s only to watch them when nostalgia hits, i want them in a ready-to-watch format, chose AV1 webm for small size. My burner is LibreDrive-ok ootb, meaning makemkv goes automatically in that mode.

I have the discs for a limited time, so i used to use dvdbackup for DVD and later feed the folder to handbrake for conversion. Now i got a bunch of blu-ray:

While i write this, handbrake is loading the chapters (that alone needs more than 1 hour for blu-ray); i’m trying if a lossless FFV1 mkv conversion (for later re-conversion) takes less long.

Now:

Edit: nope, handbrake suddenly has unable to decrypt unit (AACS)

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catloaf@lemm.ee on 02 Apr 14:32 next collapse

I would just download them. Already ripped, encoded, and compressed.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 14:52 collapse

If you know where to get the ripped german video… as far as i know, only in some private torrent groups you don’t get in easily.

Eideen@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 15:22 next collapse

What about github.com/…/automatic-ripping-machine

youtu.be/wPWx6GISIhY

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 15:26 collapse

Let’s see if i can get it to run without docker. Thanks!

SnachBarr@lemm.ee on 02 Apr 16:45 next collapse

What’s wrong with docker?

[deleted] on 03 Apr 01:00 next collapse

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MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 11:07 collapse

Need to set it up first, which i don’t want to do for just 1 tool. And i prefer native LXC anyway.

non_burglar@lemmy.world on 02 Apr 20:10 collapse

Docker isn’t required for automatic ripping machine. Theres a bare metal install.

janNatan@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 15:55 next collapse

I’ve had no problems compressing Blu Ray MKVs into MP4s with handbrake (using MX Linux). My drive is a branded, internal one (I want to say LG or Asus.) I am at work right now, by I can look at the model number when I get home if you want. Interestingly, I have actually used it on both German Blu Rays and North American ones.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 15:57 collapse

Yeah, just now someone answered the comment on the shop mentioning libredrive compatibility, that the vendor changed the drive and you have to flash it now.

Edit: nope, i have the Toshiba one.

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 16:16 next collapse

i wonder if it’ll save any time/space if you make iso images from your bluray’s with something like dd and mount them when you want to play them, instead of ripping their contents.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 11:10 collapse

I don’t think that will work? At least bluray have literally a virtual machine on the player, as part of the decryption chain.

Terrarium@hexbear.net on 02 Apr 16:47 next collapse

You need to buy more storage to archive Blu-Rays

lemonuri@lemmy.ml on 02 Apr 22:01 next collapse

I would think it moral to download the discs you own as rips. Get a vpn for a month and download away. This would be a lot less time and electrical energy consuming compared to ripping them yourself. Also somebody else has already dealt with drm bullshit.

slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org on 03 Apr 10:38 next collapse

I once ripped 400 blu-rays, it was kind of fun for a bit, but i would never do it again

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 10:57 collapse

Yeah, but where? Far as i know, videos in german are mostly in private torrent groups you don’t get easily in. No need for VPN here, download is legal and torrent is grey area and nobody cares, as long as you don’t make business with it.

[deleted] on 03 Apr 15:45 collapse

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racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 11:43 next collapse

What’s wrong with makemkv.com? I’ve used it for years for lossless backup DVD/BD and no issue.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 12:06 collapse

Yeah, the makemkvcon backup command had missing audio, so i assumed, it was the case for the graphical interface too. But it works fine, about same speed and i just discovered, that you can open the resulting mkv on handbrake and choose audio channels and whatnot as if it was the disc itself. Only issue with duplicates (confirmed via video-compare , great tool with dynamic move-mouse split) but that’s what the checkmarks are for. I’ll mark it as solved.

data1701d@startrek.website on 03 Apr 15:30 collapse

I’ve done it with ffmpeg before - I think the command’s on the Arch wiki. I preserved subtitles as well. I overall remember it being pretty reasonable since I didn’t set it up to re-encode, just pass through original video.