Copying a DVD

[Rick Kukiela]

Eh, im sure he has a mod chip.

On Friday 11 February 2005 03:51 am, LeVA wrote:
> 2005. február 11. 08:31,
> Bob Stia <rnr at sanctum.com>
>
> -> kde at mail.kde.org,:
> > Hello KDE people,
>
> [...]
>
> > I want to copy a game DVD as a backup.  I have one DVD player/recorder.
> > I know I have to copy it to disc first as an iso image.
>
> [...]
>
> Hi Bob!
>
> With k3b, it is fairly simple to create an iso image from a dvd disc. With
> the latest (0.11.20) k3b it is like that:
>
> - Tools / DVD / Copy DVD ...
> - In the "Options" group box, check the "Only Create Image"
> - Enter the path name where you want to save your image file.
>
> or, you can use the good old dd util:
>
> $ dd bs=2048 if=/dev/dvd of=/path/of/the/image/file
>
> Now that you have the iso file you wanted, simply burn out with k3b, or
> with whatever you like.
>
> But be aware! Recent game dvds and cds have several protections. This means
> that you can not play with your backup discs. You must the original disc
> inserted, or else the game will refuse to start.
>
> HTH,
>
> Daniel
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