Questions tagged [dvd]
Questions about DVD media, including playback, mounting, players, burning and editing. Questions may pertain to both video and data DVDs.
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How can I play encrypted DVD movies?
My machine can't play encrypted DVDs on a fresh install. How do I add this capability? Another useful bit of information would be what programs are best for playing DVDs, once I'm able to do so. ...
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How to burn a DVD which is playable in an external player?
I have several .dvd files which were created using OpenShot Video Editor. To export the videos from OpenShot, I used the DV-NTSC widescreen and DV-PAL Widescreen property.
Can anyone tell me how I ...
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Ripping DVD to iso - Accurately
I have been using Brasero to rip my DVD collection to .iso. However, I've discovered some errors in some of the DVDs through playback e.g. VLC player would just stop playing the iso file when a bad ...
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Discs in DVD Drive not being read
Does anyone have an experience with Ubuntu that is no longer reading discs in the DVD drive?
This is my first time Ubuntu does not see the disc :| The disc is fine and works on my other Ubuntu ...
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How to play DVDs in Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
Ubuntu is unable to play DVDs.
I used regionset to change the region.
libdvdcss (the newest version) is installed.
I enabled the option "No DVD menus" in VLC, and it doesn't work.
What should I do?
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Can't play DVDs through either VLC, Videos, or Kaffeine
Running this through an external DVD drive. Videos app says DVD source is required to play the file, but is not installed. Hitting play in VLC activates the disc (you can hear it start up in the drive)...
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How to eject a CD/DVD from the command line
I've just right clicked on the DVD icon in the Unity Launcher in order to eject it, but instead of hitting the 'Eject' button, I missed and hit the 'Unlock from Launchpad' option instead.
How do I go ...
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How to rip DVD's in high quality
I am currently backing up (ripping) my dvd collection onto my server harddrive, to allow streaming throughout my house. I am using Acidrip to do the ripping. My problem is that the quality video of ...
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Is there an alternative to DVD-Shrink, that can compress a DVD image to a smaller size to fit on a writeable DVD?
Is there a linux alternative to the Windows application DVD-Shrink, that can compress a DVD image to a smaller size to fit on a writeable DVD?
In backing up some DVD's the ripped ISO file size is ...
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Inserted DVD disc not recognized
I was trying to watch a DVD on my Ubuntu laptop, however, whenever I insert the disc, the CD/DVD drive icon on the Computer pane disappears, seems that it cannot detect what type of disc was inserted.
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Why does DVD playback still not work after installing libdvdcss2?
I have installed libdvdcss2, but I still get this error when trying to play DVDs:
libdvdread4 was installed by default (This is a new System76 Pangolin Performance). I ran the install-css.sh script, ...
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How to play VOB files that were inside a DVD disc?
I just downloaded a DVD which is for a movie. After uncompressing the DVD file I see .VOB, .IFO and .BUP files. If I open the first .VOB file it shows me the DVD menu but I can't interact with it. So, ...
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What cd/dvd burning software should I use? [closed]
I have tried countless cd/dvd burning software on ubuntu 12.04 and none of them work for me, any ideas guys?
I've tried tovidgui, bombono dvd,and mestelix, they are all so very confusing is there ...
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Why is it not possible to burn a multisession DVD using brasero?
The multisession function works for CDs, but not for DVDs.
There is no option to add files after creating a Multisession DVD. Why is it not possible to create a multisession DVD with brasero?
Thank ...
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I can't install libdvdcss - script not finding medibuntu, How to get DVD playback?
I am trying to get these instructions working on 12.04, I know I am connected to the internet but it doesn't seem to work.
$ sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
--2013-10-09 19:18:44-- ...
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Only MKV format available in HandBrake
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 32 bit. I have installed HandBrake rev5474 (i686), which I believe is the latest, and the Ubuntu Restricted Extras. I am able to play DVDs via VLC but when it comes to ...
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Recovering Files from a Corrupt CD/DVD
I have certain old CD/DVD's which are not in good condition. I want to recover from them anything that can be recovered. in windows you had software like Isobuster and Cd Recovery which will let me do ...
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How do I rip audio from a DVD?
I remember reading a long time ago how you can rip the audio (music) from a DVD and convert it to a usable/readable format.
I can't find that article any more. Can anybody help me?
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How to open UDF Volume
I have a DVD which I can open in Windows, but in my Ubuntu 12.04 installation I cannot any more. I receive this error:
Unable to mount UDF Volume
Error mounting: mount: block device /dev/sr0 is ...
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How do I create a movie DVD?
I would like to create a movie DVD that contains some pictures and small movies. I'm not after anything too fancy, just the ability to add some music, create a title screen and add a menu. Basically, ...
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How do I use Brasero to burn a movie in DVD format?
I have to present an assessment for my Uni course in the form of a DVD movie (so it can be played on a DVD player) but so far, Brasero doesn't seem to be doing it. For example, I left it for over an ...
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How can I read every DVD, even if encrypted by CSS or other?
I sometimes want to use my computer as a DVD-player. Unfortunately I know that I will often have to cope with encrypted DVDs, for example with CSS.
Therefore I installed the libdvdcss2 library from ...
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VLC won't run DVDs
Just updated to the newest version of Ubuntu and now VLC player won't read DVDs and displays the following message every time I try to play a DVD:
Playback failure:
DVDRead could not open the disc "/...
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Could not read dvd despite having restricted extras
I still can't seem to play movie DVDs on my Ubuntu 11.10 even after installing restricted extras and after trying this
This[a] is the error message that I get with movie player.
VLC doesn't play the ...
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Why does my optical drive not play commercial dvds?
I'm very new to Ubuntu having just replaced a faulty Windows 7 on my Sony Viao. I now find that my DVD drive will not play commercial movie DVDs. I have loaded the recommended files. I can use home-...
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VLC won't play DVD movies [duplicate]
I installed VLC player on my Ubuntu 14.04 system. DVD movies won't play (no sound or picture) even though the computer tries to start the movie. What's wrong? Is the version wrong for Ubuntu 14.04?
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Unable to rip DVD using HandBrake or OGMRip
I just got my kids some new DVDs, but I am trying to rip them and back them up, since I know they are rough with their discs, and I want to have backups in case the discs become scratched.
However, I ...
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What's the best way to burn a video file to a DVD?
I have a few high quality video files in a number of formats.
I'd like to burn them so I can watch them on my DVD player.
I'd like a program similar to Nero, which can transcode the files and burn ...
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Ubuntu won't recognize DVD drive
I just installed ubuntu 13.04 on my HP pavilion dv2000 and it won't recognize my DVD drive. I know very little about computers. Can anybody walk me through figuring this out?
I originally installed ...
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DVD : no medium found on /dev/sr0 when there is a DVD
I have a problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and playing DVD's.
After installing 14.04 I came to the conclusion that I can not play any DVD's. DVD's cannot even be opened as they are not seen by Ubuntu.
The ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 iso too big for DVD
I am trying to install ubuntu-22.04-2-desktop-amd64.iso on an HP Z210 computer. When I go into the BIOS boot menu with a bootable USB inserted, the BIOS does not recognize the USB stick. So I need to ...
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How does one burn an iso image to a dvd using windows 8? Specifically Ubuntu 12.04LTS [duplicate]
I'm trying to create a bootable dvd for Ubuntu 12.04LTS using a Windows 8 machine. The download of the .iso went well, but now I need to burn it to a dvd. Instructions for Windows 7 say to right ...
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How do I format a DVD-RW?
I have a dvd-RW- / Ubuntu (nautilus and KB3) recognise this DVD as DVD with restricted overwrite. So i cannot reuse that DVD. I had to pass in Windows - make him completely empty there, and ...
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How to backup programs to DVD
Is there any way to backup installed programs to DVD.
For example when I will install new Ubuntu to install software from the disk and not from the Internet.
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What is the best tool for converting and reading video to be played on DVD players? [closed]
Last time I tried Brasero it was very slow compared to anything on windows.
If there is also a way to speed it up that would be great.
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Burning files to DVD [duplicate]
When I move files to a DVD window (It says Drag or Copy files to write them to disk) I can only do it once.
If I try to "Write to Disk" The window comes up "Please wait until the estimation of the ...
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Can CD-RWs and DVD+/-RWs be mounted rw?
@enzotib mentioned the following command
sudo mount -o remount,rw /cdrom
Does this imply I can mount a CD or DVD in rw mode and use like a (real) filesystem? Does this work with the popular ISO-9660 ...
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I can't seem to install Ubuntu 16.04.2
I'm trying to install a newer version on a nettop (Acer Aspire Revo) that is running an older version. I have an external DVD drive that appears to be booting up ok, but when I get to the "Install ...
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Watching a DVD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I play DVD movies?
I tried to watch a dvd on ubuntu 10.10 but with no success. I went to medibuntu to check that I have all the required repositaries. Everything was ...
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Why does upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 using a CD/DVD still require download?
When I attempted to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, there was no autorun feature for the upgrade. So I went into Update Manager, Settings, and clicked "Add Volume" and it added the DVD I had downloaded ...
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Can not get correct sha256sum hash for Kubuntu 15.10 DVD
I have downloaded the .iso file for Kubuntu-15.10.iso from the official site. I successfully verified the correct sha256sum hash of
9e5eb424eabfd9b2d193d8c34eca7b48ad944b90c0de0bdcbb638563c14c4d2b
I ...
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How to copy a DVD [closed]
I was offered a couple of DVDs from abroad that cannot be played on my player due to region filtering.
So I tried k9copy to copy the DVD (it removes the region automatically).
But for some reasons ...
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My DVD's Will Not Play? [duplicate]
I've loaded everything suggested and almost all the multimedia apps available, and my DVD's will not play. The device is found, /dev/sr0 as well as the required links to /dev/dvd (for some programs). ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 won't boot with DVD drive in SATA. Says "AHCI unavailable" Boots fine when DVD unplugged
DVD worked on MSI Z490 board with intel i7.
With MSI Z690 board and intel i7, it won't boot with DVD plugged into SATA. Message "AHCI unavailable."
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Brasero makes unusable DVD's
Brasero is fond of writing .md5 CRC files on the DVD. Most DVD players are allergic to
stray files and refuse to play DVD's with .md5 files written on them
Why on earth does Brasero do this and how ...
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Can linux play blu-rays?
So I recently bought a blu-ray drive since I started accumulating a bunch of movies and shows on the format, and I was wondering if linux/ubuntu can actually play them? If not it's fine I can just ...
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how to create iso image from DVD [duplicate]
I want to create an iso image from my bootable DVD. I want to create direct DVD to iso image.
Please suggest me the right way to create iso image from DVD.
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Permission problem on /media/user folder prevents me from accessing external media
When I plug in my external Hard drive, insert a DVD, or try to see what I've got on my USB drive, peculiar behavior is the usual outcome.
The filesystems mount fine. When I log in as root through ...
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How to burn a region free DVD from a DVD movie locked to a specific region?
A friend of mine have a DVD movie locked to a different region. Hopefully, I seem to have a region free DVD player in my laptop.
How can I burn a region free copy of his DVD movie so my friend can ...
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How to try Ubuntu 18.04 Live Server?
I downloaded an Ubuntu 18.04 Live Server ISO.
I burned it onto a DVD-RW.
I can boot from that DVD-RW.
I press "tab" while booting as described here: If you act quickly enough, hitting the TAB key you ...