Robert wrote:
Blush! I should have said "DVDShrink in Windows". I haven't found a good Linux substitute either, so on those rare occasions that I want to backup a DVD, I borrow the Windows machine I have set up for the great-grandkids.
Have you tried dvd::rip?
http://exit1.org/dvdrip/index.cipp
Basically a front end to transcode and a few other tools.
nate