On Fri, 22 May 2020 at 16:41, Bob Goodwin <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a set of instructional DVDs the I am asked to copy to thumb USB > drive. Commercial instructional DVDs often have copy protection or some "pay per view" mechanism. My former work regularly provided instructional DVD's that could not be copied. The software kept a log of the user's progress on the system disk and created a certificate file to print on completion, but in some cases we had to have the DVD inserted to use the course. > Can it be done with Fedora 31, the computer with a DVD drive and > if possible what is the best program to use. They are made for a Windows > computer and of course will not function in Linux. I can see the files > and run videos etc but the lessons will not run in my Linux computer. > I tried k3b but it did not even see the disk? I keep a few commercial DVD's produced by ESA and NASA that are not copy protected to test DVD readers and software. > Anyway what can I do to put them on a 64 GB flash drive? > Assuming the DVD doesn't reboot into PC-DOS or the like, Plan A: straight copy to the USB key and see if it is usable. Plan B: Windows 10 can loop mount some .iso image files, so make ISO image file of DVD using dd <https://www.systutorials.com/create-iso-image-on-linux/> and see if works in Windows. Plan C: use the ISO image file to make a "clone" of the DVD. -- George N. White III
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