DVD Ripper

A fast DVD decryption and ripping tool written in Rust. Parses DVD IFO structures, decrypts VOB files using libdvdcss, and optionally encodes to modern formats with hardware acceleration support.

Built as a project for CSC 853 (Network Security) at San Francisco State University.

Features

• IFO Parsing - Read DVD metadata from VIDEO_TS.IFO and VTS_*.IFO files
• CSS Decryption - Decrypt protected DVDs using libdvdcss
• Auto-Mount - Automatically mount and unmount DVD devices
• Hardware Encoding - Support for VAAPI, NVENC, and QSV acceleration
• Interactive Selection - Choose titles interactively or via command-line arguments
• Format Conversion - Output to VOB, MP4, or AVI formats

Installation

Using Nix

A Nix flake is provided for both development and installation:

# Run directly
nix run github:drawpitech/sfsu-csc-853-final-project

# Build the package
nix build

# Enter development shell
nix develop

Build from source

cargo build --release

The binary will be available at target/release/ripper.

Dependencies

• Rust toolchain (edition 2024)
• ffmpeg and ffprobe
• libdvdcss (bundled and built automatically)

Quick Start

List available titles on a DVD:

ripper --list

Rip a DVD with interactive title selection:

ripper

Rip a specific title to MP4 with hardware acceleration:

ripper --vts 1 --out movie.mp4 --hwaccel vaapi

Use a pre-mounted DVD:

ripper --path /mnt/dvd/VIDEO_TS

Usage

Options:
  -d, --device <DEVICE>      Path to DVD device [default: /dev/sr0]
  -p, --path <PATH>          Path to pre-mounted VIDEO_TS directory
  -v, --vts <VTS>            VTS number to extract (e.g., 2 for VTS_02)
  -o, --out <OUT>            Output path (extension determines format)
      --hwaccel <HWACCEL>    Hardware acceleration [default: auto]
                             [possible values: auto, vaapi, nvenc, qsv, none]
      --list                 List all available titles and exit
      --dry-run              Parse DVD structure without decrypting

Project Structure

• ripper/ - Main CLI application
• dvdcss/ - Rust bindings to libdvdcss
• ffmpeg/ - FFmpeg wrapper for video conversion

Notes

• Requires permissions to access DVD devices (may need sudo or cdrom group membership)
• Hardware acceleration support depends on your system and drivers
• Decryption functionality requires a working libdvdcss installation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for:

• Bug fixes and improvements
• Additional hardware encoder support
• Documentation enhancements
• Platform compatibility fixes

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License and was created for educational purposes as part of CSC 853 at SFSU.