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.worldEnglish
    181·
    6 months ago

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

    • ShunkW@lemmy.world
      8·
      6 months ago

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

    • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

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

    • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      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.

      • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
        11·
        6 months ago

        Yea, like $15

        But they are slooow for ripping, about 4x longer to rip the same DVD.

        My internal drive rip’s a DVD in 10-15 minutes, the external takes an hour.

        I’m pretty sure it’s a USB bottleneck. Maybe there’s USB 3 drives?

        • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Yes, they can be slow. This is a case-by-case thing. If you plan on ripping a LOT of optical disks you may want an internal drive. If you just want to archive a few disks like the OP, an external makes more sense to me.

          You can get a USB 3.0 external drive, too, but they are more expensive. The Hitachi LG Data Storage ‎GP96Y is supposed to be quite good, and works with phones, too.