Once the files are decss'd on disk, you don't need libdvdread/css to access the files.
You could just move the files you don't want to another directory, or use mkisofs -exclude-list to omit certain files from the ISO image. Is dvdbackup doing any special processing that you require? On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 02:34:33PM +0100, Alessio Sangalli wrote: > Hi I have a question; this could be a bit OT because dvd-record is only > the last piece in the process. > > Few days ago I've backed up four DVDs on my hard disk with the dvdbackup > command: > > dvdbackup -M -i /dev/dvd -o dvd/ > > not I have the directory > > dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/VIDEO_TS/ with a lot of VOB, BUP, IFO files. > > I can play the dvd with mplayer (specifying -dvd-device dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1) > or 'navigate' it with ogle -u cli dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1 etc etc. > > Now, the total size of the ripped files is over 7GB. There are few > titles, however, which I could skip, to reach a size of less than 4.7GB. > > I've tried to extract the 'main feature' of the dvd or a single title > with dvdbackup, but I have problems - probably because I read from a > hard disc directory and not from a real dvd device: > > $ dvdbackup -F -i /root/dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/ -o backup/ > libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.2 for DVD access > libdvdread: Couldn't find device name. > Can't read title from device /root/dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/ > You must provide a title name when you read DVD-Video structure direct > from the HD > > ok, it should be enought to supply a -n switch; as the last line says, > reading from hard disc *should be* supported. > > $ dvdbackup -F -i /root/dvd/LOTR_SEE_D1/ -o backup/ -n lotr1 > libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.2 for DVD access > libdvdread: Couldn't find device name. > libdvdread: Fatal error in block read. > Mirror of the main feature of the DVD failed > > and it exits. > > I've tried other parameters, compiled dvdbackup in debug mode, etc, but > I always get suach an error. I've also tried to hack the sources and > read libdvdread documentation... but I was not able to find a solution. > > Do you have any hints, or can you suggest me some reference (another > mailing list, or the author of dvdbackup, a web site etc)??? > > thank you > bye > as > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dvdrtools-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dvdrtools-users -- Andre Dalle [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] _______________________________________________ Dvdrtools-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dvdrtools-users
