====== beandog's mostly dvds multimedia wiki ======

This wiki is a collection of notes that I've gathered over the years when it comes to accessing, ripping and encoding DVDs on Linux.

  * [[About]]
  * [[http://wonkabar.org/contact-me|Contact Me]]
  * [[http://wonkabar.org/|My Blog]]
  * [[http://bluray.beandog.org/|Linux Blu-ray and DVD software]] - mirrors for libraries and software
  * [[https://samples.mplayerhq.hu/|Video samples]]
  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20211127030150/http://stnsoft.com/DVD/index.html|DVD-Video Information]] - best reference
  * [[https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Inside_DVD-Video|Wikibook: Inside DVD Video]] - a technical reference for authors, developers (must read!)
  * [[https://github.com/beandog]] - my github repo
  * [[https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3JCC6KN8YI722?&sort=default|Amazon Wishlist]] - please buy me a Blu-ray .. for development purposes :D
==== DVDs ====

  * [[dvd_info]] - a small set of DVD utilities written in C
  * [[dvd_copy]] - copy a track to fileystem or stdout
  * [[dvd_drive_status]] - check if a drive is empty, polling, closed with or without a disc (Linux plus limited *BSD support)
  * [[dvd_eject]] - close tray with checks to tell you when it's finished polling
  * [[dvd_trip]] - a tiny DVD ripper
  * [[dvd_player]] - a DVD player
  * [[lsdvd]] - the original!

  * [[DVD Drives]]
  * [[DVD Structure]]
  * [[DVD Title]]
  * [[IFO]]
  * [[PAL to NTSC]]
  * [[Ripping DVDs]]
  * [[VobSubs]] - DVD subtitles
  * [[Subtitles]] - Closed captioning and VobSubs

  * [[Steve's Preferences]]
  * [[Problem DVDs]] - library of specific DVDs that have issues
  * [[DVD Anomalies]] - DVDs that have something strange (though not broken)
  * [[Kernel Messages]] - documentation of various events sent to syslog
==== Blu-ray ====

  * [[Blu-ray]]
  * [[Blu-ray DRM]]
  * [[bluray_info]] - print information about Blu-ray discs
  * [[bluray_copy]] - dump track to filesystem or stdout (ships with bluray_info package)
  * [[bluray_player]] - a Blu-ray player
  * [[MakeMKV]]
  * [[http://bluray.beandog.org/]] - tarballs I like to hang onto
  * [[libaacs]] - software to access Blu-rays with DRM
  * [[libbluray]] - main Blu-ray libraries
  * [[KEYDB]]
  * [[FindVUK]]
  * [[Problem Blu-rays]] - discs I've run into that have issues ripping, copying, accessing, etc.

==== Video CDs ====

  * [[VCD]]
  * [[SVCD]]

==== VHS ====

  * [[VHS]]
  * [[ivtv]]

==== Containers ====

  * [[Matroska]]
  * [[MP4]]
  * [[VOB]]
  * [[WebM]]
  * [[3GP]]

==== Codecs ====

  * [[AAC]]
  * [[x264|AVC]]
  * [[x265|HEVC]]
  * [[MP3]]
  * [[VP8]]
  * [[VP9]]


==== Encoding ====

  * [[Deinterlacing]]
  * [[Detelecining]]

==== Playback ====

  * [[DLNA]]
  * [[minidlna]]

==== References ====

  * [[Encoding Specifications]]
  * [[DVD and Blu-ray Comparison]]
  * [[Optical Drive Speeds]]
==== Software ====

  * [[bluray_info]]
  * [[cdrecord]]
  * [[cdrom_id]]
  * [[ddrescue]]
  * [[disc_id]]
  * [[dvd_drive_status]]
  * [[dvd_eject]]
  * [[dvd_info]]
  * [[dvdbackup]]
  * [[ffmpeg]]
  * [[FindVUK]]
  * [[handbrake]]
  * [[libaacs]]
  * [[libdvdread]]
  * [[lirc]]
  * [[MakeMKV]]
  * [[mencoder]]
  * [[mkclean]]
  * [[mkvextract]]
  * [[mkvmerge]]
  * [[mp4box]]
  * [[mplayer]]
  * [[mplayer-resume]]
  * [[ogle]]
  * [[ogmmerge]]
  * [[Plex]]
  * [[ponymath]]
  * [[pv]]
  * [[regionset]]
  * [[trayopen]]
  * [[udev]]
  * [[udevadm]]
  * [[VLC]]
  * [[vobcopy]]
  * [[volname]]
  * [[vpxenc]]
  * [[x264]]
  * [[x265]]

==== Operating Systems ====

  * [[DragonFly BSD]]
  * [[NetBSD]]
  * [[OpenBSD]]


==== Archives ====

  * [[alsa]]
  * [[mythtv]]
  * [[saa7134]]
  * [[Tivo]]
  * [[transcode]]
  * [[xrandr]]

==== Hardware ====

  * [[Sony DVD Players]]
  * [[Sony Blu-ray Players]]
  * [[XBR-65X900F|Sony XBR-65X900F]] - my 4K TV
  * [[PS3]]
  * [[PS4]]
  * [[PSP]]
  * [[PS Vita]]
  * [[Samsung Gravity 2]]
  * [[Sansa c240]]
  * [[Sansa Fuze]]
  * [[Zotac ZBOX-BI320]] - my Plex server
  * [[Steve's HTPC]]
  * [[iHOS104|LITE-ON iHOS104]]
  * [[Amazon USB Fire Stick]]
==== Links ====

  * [[http://dev.beandog.org/x264_preset_reference.html|x264 preset reference]]
  * [[http://wonkabar.org/2013/07/03/reading-ejecting-ripping-and-polling-dvd-devices-in-linux-also-notes-on-my-dvd-library/|reading, ejecting, ripping and polling dvd devices in linux; also, notes on my dvd library]] - blog post
  * [[http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/video3.htm|The Ins and Outs of Video Compression]]
  * [[http://www.videohelp.com/dvd|What is DVD?]]
  * [[http://dvdlab.wikia.com/wiki/VTS,_VMG_..|VTS,_VMG_..]]
  * [[http://mediachance.com/dvdlab/Helppro/vts.htm|VTS, VMG and other stuff]]
  * [[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Inside_DVD-Video|WikiBooks: Inside DVD Video]]
  * [[http://radagast.ca/linux/dvd_authoring/dvd_authoring.html|Creating DVD Video with Linux]]
  * [[http://dvdauthor.sourceforge.net/doc/dvdauthor.html|dvdauthor]]
  * [[https://frames-per-second.appspot.com/|Compare framerates]]
==== Development ====

  * [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=libaacs.git;a=summary|libaacs git repo]]
  * [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=libbdplus.git;a=summary|libbdplus git repo]]
  * [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=libbluray.git;a=summary|libbluray git repo]]
  * [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=libdvdcss.git;a=summary|libdvdcss git repo]]
  * [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=libdvdnav.git;a=summary|libdvdnav git repo]]
  * [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=libdvdread.git;a=summary|libdvdread git repo]]
  * [[https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/libdvdnav-devel/|libdvdread / libdvdnav mailing list]] - new, hosted at VideoLan (VLC)
  * [[https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/dvdnav-discuss|libdvdread / libdvdnav mailing list]] old, but still active, hosted at MPlayer

==== TODO ====

  * Package ''dvd_info'' and ''bluray_info'' for Debian, etc. Gentoo already has it.

==== General Notes ====

  * I reference [[http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=Main_Page|this multimedia wiki]] a lot because it is an excellent resource of technical information.