![]() Our fresh install of Xubuntu 14.04 was set to autoplay DVDs using parole media player. We’re not huge fans of systems auto-playing media. The sixth DVD in each set contains extra material, so there’s actually a bit more value in the set, but we tend to just rip the actual shows. We recently picked up (new) several seasons on DVD of the once-popular television show ‘The X Files’ for $1 0 each. Each season contains roughly 20 episodes (between 6 DVDs) or about $0.50/episode. ![]() While you can find some good deals on particular Blueray discs, there’s currently a much wider range of inexpensive DVDs available, especially when it comes to television series. To keep things simple we installed the handbrake (GUI) package. In the Xubuntu 14.04 repositories we found both the GUI and CLI (command line) versions of Handbrake. If you happen to be using the 14.04 version of Ubuntu or one of its derivatives (Xubuntu), Handbrake is in the repositories. Don’t bother setting up the PPA as shown on the Handbrake website because, as I type this, there’s no PPA for Trusty (14.04). Handbrake is really popular in the Mac OS X world, but is cross-platform and works on Windows and Linux. If you’re unfamiliar with Handbrake, Handbrake is, in the project’s words “a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.” ![]() But what about those multi-movie DVDs or DVDs with multiple episodes of a television show? Handbrake can rip those too and the process is fairly simple. Digital media is hot for its portability between devices. Ripping DVDs is a fairly simple process and there are lots of guides around that show how to install and rip movie DVDs using Handbrake. ![]() If you own a lot of DVDs, Blueray discs, VHS, or, gasp!, Discovision (circa 1978), you know how ugly it looks stored in your living room by your entertainment system. Article by Charles McColm first published on FullCircle, issue 88 ![]()
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