[mythtv-users] Working with DVD ISO images

[Brian Phillips]

kenneth at berrypatch.net wrote:
> I need some help understanding how to use DVD ISO images.
> 
> I (somehow) managed to RIP an ISO image from a damaged DVD (GREAT!). 
> It will play within Myth with everything working including the menus. 
> 
> My main question is I can't figure out how to burn that ISO image to
> a new DVD.  I have successfully archived videos to the DVD, but I
> just can't find out how to burn the ISO image.  
> 
> In addition I moved the ISO image to another computer and attempted
> to use k3b to to burn the image which did not work.  What happened is
> DVD root menu would try to work I had music, you could tell the menu
> was changing in response to cursor movement.  But, the video was
> quite messed up, almost like scrambled.    
> 
> Summary.
> - Specifically how do I burn an rip'd ISO image to a new DVD?
> - Should I expect to be able to use other burning software to write
> the ISO image? 
> - Would it be possible to duplicate a DVD using dd?
> 

I assume these DVDs are encrypted?

If so, have you installed the libdvdcss packages?

If so, are sure the image files are decrypted?

I don't know a whole bunch about DVD behavior, but I know you never know
what you're going to get with the latest Hollywood encryption + linux.

Brian