These are the individual videos on the DVD, and most of them are just garbage from the menus. Take a look at the “Title” drop-down directly under the “Source” label with your DVD’s title.ĭVDs are broken up into titles. Turn your attention back to the upper-left corner of the screen. If your DVD is an older standard definition DVD, Handbrake will use the native dimensions of the DVD and copy it as is. It will produce a quality 1080p copy of your DVD. If you’re just looking to make a copy of your DVD, you can select the “Fast 1080p30” preset as a good default. Scroll through and see what looks best for your use. You’ll find the preset list in the upper-right corner of the Handbrake window. Handbrake has presets with common aspect ratios, frame rates, and support for certain devices. When it’s done, you’ll see your DVD’s title listed as the source in the upper-left.

A progress bar will pop up at the top of the Handbrake window as it loads your DVD. It’s usually a drive letter like “/dev/sr0.”Īfter you select it, your drive will spin and start reading your DVD. If not, you can usually find your drive under the drop-down. It’ll probably have your drive selected already, so you can just open it right from there. You can also use the “Detected DVD devices” drop-down at the bottom of the window.

Click on it and select “VIDEO_TS” to open. First, if you already have your DVD in the drive, it should appear with the DVD’s title on the left of the window. There are a couple shortcuts to your DVD drive. Click it.Ī new window will open for you to browse to your source. You’ll see an “Open Source” button in the upper-left corner of the screen. This could be a source file, but in this case, it’s your DVD drive. Load the Sourceīegin by selecting your source. When Handbrake opens, it might look overwhelming at first, but it’s actually fairly simple, when you break it down. You can find it under the “Multimedia” category on your application menu. Sudo pacman -S libdvdcss handbrake Rip a DVD

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