A very good mencoder command-line to rip a DVD in very good quality.

This long one-liner will rip a DVD in very good quality to an AVI file. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ mencoder -passlogfile 2passlog.log -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=1400:me_quality=6:chroma_me=1:nointerlacing:max_bframes=1:noqpel:hq_ac:trellis:quant_type=mpeg:chroma_opt:bvhq=1:vhq=4:autoaspect:pass=1:turbo -aid 128 -ofps 23.976 dvd:// -o evil_dead_movie.avi┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ mencoder -passlogfile 2passlog.log -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts…

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How to rip subtitles from a movie file using ffmpeg.

Ripping the subtitles from a movie file is very easy, just use this command to rip the subs to a file for later perusal. Or to correct grammar and spelling/translation errors. ffmpeg -i BLADE_RUNNER_2049_WEB_DL_1080p-BLUEBIRD.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srtffmpeg -i BLADE_RUNNER_2049_WEB_DL_1080p-BLUEBIRD.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt This rips the first subs track to a…

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Rip a DVD easily on Ubuntu with the dvdrip application.

The dvdrip application is an easy way to rip a DVD to your hard disk drive. To install this application, run this command. ~$ sudo apt-get install dvdrip Then run the dvdrip application. Now read a DVD disk and setup the various options to transcode the DVD to your hard…

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Rip a DVD on Linux Mint 17 with ogmrip.

Ripping a DVD with ogmrip allows you to save a copy of a DVD on your computer, these can be watched with mpv and provide easier access to all of your movies without changing DVD discs all of the time. The disc can be put away for safekeeping and the…

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