Rip DVDs quickly and easily from the commandline.
This script has been tested on both Linux and Mac OS X with Python 3, HandBrakeCLI and VLC installed (and also MacPorts in the case of OS X).
- With minimal configuration:
- Encodes videos in mp4 files with h.264 video and aac audio. (compatible with a wide variety of media players without additional transcoding, including PS3, Roku, and most smart phones, smart TVs and tablets).
- Preserves all audio tracks, all subtitle tracks, and chapter markers.
- Intelligently chooses output filename based on a provided prefix.
- Generates one video file per DVD title, or optionally one per chapter.
- Easy to read "scan" mode tells you what you need need to know about a disk to decide on how to rip it.
$ python3 dvdrip.py -h
- Determine number of chapters
$ python3 dvdrip.py --scan -i /path/to/cdrom - Rip Movie (one file for the movie)
$ python3 dvdrip.py -i /path/to/cdrom -o output_name - Rip TV Show (one file per episode)
$ python3 dvdrip.py -c -i /path/to/cdrom -o output_name