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Join the Team!Rip Blu-ray Movie Discs with Your New PlayStation 3
Now that the PS3 can run full-blown Linux OS distributions like Yellow Dog Linux, Fedora Core (video), and others, users have found that ripping an exact copy of a Blu-ray movie (as well as PS3 games) is as easy as typing in the following command in the Terminal to create an ISO image: dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/blu-raymovie.iso. Of course, once you’ve created the file, you can then burn a Blu-ray disc with the ISO image if you have an external Blu-ray burner handy or – most likely the case – just play the movie back from its hard drive or attached storage (via Gizmodo, PS3NEWS). Ahhhh, the beauty of having full access to hack your system (more details on the dd command).
* Disclaimer: It’s not clear if the ISO image is playable through the PS3 interface or through Linux via a media player application.
* Note: Creating ISO images of Blu-ray or HD DVD discs can be done on any PC equipped with a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive as well – theoretically. I know for a fact, though, that it will work on Linux desktop PCs because no software / hardware security checks are in place.
UPDATE: Another alternative, if you’re running Windows, is picking up a copy of Slysoft AnyDVD HD — rips Blu-ray and HD DVD movies and creates a version that doesn’t require a HDCP compatible monitor for playback!
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