[ale] DVD ripping tools & distro of choice?

[adam]

Scott Castaline wrote:
> On 03/22/2010 10:47 PM, Preston Boyington wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Rich Faulkner<rfaulkner at 34thprs.org>  wrote:
>>> Question:  What (if any) DVD ripping tools can you recommend
>>> for busting movies down to HDD?  Hardware for this new server
>>> I have in mind will be a recycled AMD X2 4200+ w/2G a basic
>>> system drive and whatever for storage (1-2TB).  Thinking of
>>> Mythbuntu for the platform unless anyone has a distro already in
>>> service that they'd highly recommend for that task........Rich
>> Handbrake.
>>
>> I use MKV for my files now.  Basically I start with the 'high profile'
>> preset and then:
>> 'constant quality' of 61%
>> multiple audio tracks: mp3 @ 160/pass thru/commentaries
>> for H.264 I bump the reference and b-frames up to '4' to start.  i
>> also check 'no fast p-skip'
>>
>> no chapter markers for me.
>>
>> i use XBMC for my media center (there's even an Ubuntu based LiveCD).
>> works like a champ.  i also can easily go from mkv to avi should i
>> want to burn it to a disc and play it in my DiVX compatible DVD
>> player.
>>
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> Would that let me break apart segments of the DVD. What I'm trying to do 
> is I have the original DVD release of StarTrek The Original Series where 
> they put 2 episodes on one DVD. They are I believe paired up by the 
> original film order and not the order they aired on TV. I would like to 
> separate the episodes, so I can play them in any order that I feel like.
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Handbrake allows you to select certain titles/chapters to dip, so 
separating the DVD into individual episodes is simple and easy.

Adam