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Thread: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    I'm very happy to have a native DVD Shrinker, but I already have some problems with it, usability wise.

    Let me say first, that so far, the thing works, I have successfully shrunk 2/3 DVD's to .iso

    K9Copy (repository version)
    1. The interface is clean, but it's too stripped down. The open button should be more clearly reserved for reading the CD. There must be a better icon to use for that, and it should be called READ DISK or something, to be more obvious.

    2. When I tried to save the file to my media drive, I was told that I can only save files locally, and the window closed. There was no way of bringing the read DVD back into the k9copy interface. I saw what would seem to be the right folder in /tmp/kde-nalmeth, but the files were way to small to be right.
    The work was lost effectively. I'll try to file a bug if this isn't fixed in the newer version.

    3. When I went through copying the disk again, I saved it "locally" in my /home. Then to my suprise a window pops up saying "Burning to DVD".

    This threw me off, because typically that would mean you're burning to a DVD. Or so I would think.
    I saw that my drive wasn't trying to do anything, and knew I already had a written disk in the drive, so I left it. At the end, the .iso is sitting where I wanted it.

    Suffice to say, I really think the wording of the saving window should be "Ripping to .iso", or just "ripping". Anything but burning, you're doing the opposite. And as I said I think the Open button should be more clearly related to READING THE DISK. I guess all in all it's just a bit of an immature interface. The important thing is that it does the job.

    I like how you can burn the shrunken image right in the same interface, but since I don't have a working burner ATM I haven't been able to test it.

    I'd like to try the new one out to see if anything with the interface has changed.

    Anyone else a little confused by k9copy at first?

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    Hey guys, sorry about neglecting the thread for awhile. I have gone back to the wiki and compiled a .deb for the new version of K9Copy. Hopefully this will save the time and effort of compiling while resolving the issues you guys are having.

    Enjoy!

    Edit: The .deb is located at http://thepiratecove.org/files/k9cop...2_2-1_i386.deb

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    Quote Originally Posted by eqisow
    Hey guys, sorry about neglecting the thread for awhile. I have gone back to the wiki and compiled a .deb for the new version of K9Copy. Hopefully this will save the time and effort of compiling while resolving the issues you guys are having.

    Enjoy!

    Edit: The .deb is located at http://thepiratecove.org/files/k9cop...2_2-1_i386.deb
    eh i dl the deb and installed it but how do i run k9copy in gnome ubuntu?
    Last edited by Kouya; June 22nd, 2006 at 11:57 AM.
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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    Quote Originally Posted by eqisow
    Hey guys, sorry about neglecting the thread for awhile. I have gone back to the wiki and compiled a .deb for the new version of K9Copy. Hopefully this will save the time and effort of compiling while resolving the issues you guys are having.

    Enjoy!

    Edit: The .deb is located at http://thepiratecove.org/files/k9cop...2_2-1_i386.deb
    there are two problems with this deb for me.
    1. To run it after install I have to do
    Code:
    /usr/local/kde/bin/k9copy
    it is not in the PATH because I am on Ubuntu.

    Secondly, I have an error regarding vamps:
    Code:
    An error occured while running DVDAuthor:
    vamps: Fatal: write to stdout: No such file or directory
    ASUS Zenbook 14 Ubuntu 22.10

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    Thanks mate it works great. I just want to know does it work when I rip a Blockbuster DVD to ISO file as I tested it with home made dvd.
    Thanks again!

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    rado_london, it will work for commercial (Blockbuster) DVD's if you follow the instructions under the "Activate support for encrypted DVDs" section of the wiki.
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    Kouya and foxy123, to fix the issue with running K9Copy in Gnome, run the following command:
    Code:
    sudo ln -s /usr/local/kde/bin/k9copy /usr/local/bin/k9copy
    I updated the wiki to address this problem.
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    foxy123, I'm afraid I'm not sure about your error message. I will have to look into it.
    Last edited by eqisow; July 4th, 2006 at 01:41 AM.

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    Quote Originally Posted by eqisow
    foxy123, I'm afraid I'm not sure about your error message. I will have to look into it.
    Thanks a lot. Though it is solved by running k9copy with sudo. But still I would prefer to run it as a normal user.
    ASUS Zenbook 14 Ubuntu 22.10

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    THAT is beautiful

    dvdshrink is about the only reason i'm still keeping windows around
    +1 for ubuntu

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    I just re-installed ubuntu and can't get k9copy working again.

    I followed the instructions on the wiki to get the latest version.

    Here is what appears to be my problem:

    Please send bug report - no VTS_TMAPT ??

    Any ideas what that is all about, or what I may be doing wrong?
    I could copy the entire output if I needed to, but didn't want to fill up the thread with it.

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    Re: Rip and shrink DVDs with K9Copy

    Hey all, nice wiki and thread. But I am having a problem burning. I have dapper and all the latest software for k9copy. I save to an iso then go to burn and I get an error saying that there is not enough space on the disk. This can not be the dvd's are 4.7 gb and the iso is only 4.4 gb. I also tryed to use k3b to burn and I get the same problem. Does any one know how to fix this?

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