I got a bunch of DVDs my local library was getting rid of and there are a few very obscure ones that I would like to archive. However I am unsure how to get the data from the DVD into a shareable format what’s the easiest way to do this? Thanks!

  • Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I haven’t ripped an optical disk in many years, but a lot of folks recommend Handbrake.

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      6 months ago

      Handbrake is the answer. I did this somewhat recently for a friend and it worked flawlessly

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      6 months ago

      Handbrake would have been my recommendation a decade ago so I’m glad to see that it’s still relevant.

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      6 months ago

      I should have added: you can get an external USB DVD drive pretty cheap from the usual places. Second hand market will be very cheap. Just make sure it’s compatible with the disks. For example, the US, Europe and Japan all have different formats.