VLC media player Convert & Save DVD Chapters

README.md

Intro

How to use VLC media player to export a DVD in a file per chapter format

The command for reference is:

vlc dvdsimple:///G:/#1:1-1:1 --sout "#standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=T1_CH1.mpg} vlc://quit"

The important part is the addition of a "to" section that the GUI does not allow.

Update the range as necessary, for example to export chapter 1, 2 and 3 the range values would be 1,4 (The last is not included)

Note

As it stands it requires the vlc exe to be available on the path

References

https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_HowTo/Rip_a_DVD/

main.py

"""
Exports Chapters from DVD using VLC Media Player

ENSURE VLC is on the PATH
"""
import os

vlc_exe = "vlc"
dvd_drive = "G"
title = 1

if __name__ == '__main__':
    for chapter in range(1, 1):
        ch_id = f"{title}:{chapter}"
        out_f_name = f"T{title}_CH{chapter}.mpg"
        os.system(" ".join([
            "vlc",
            f'dvdsimple:///{dvd_drive}:/#{ch_id}-{ch_id}',
            f'--sout "#standard{{access=file,mux=ts,dst={out_f_name}}}"',
            'vlc://quit'])
        )