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		haldora on Oct 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes I always had good success with MakeMKV (http://www.makemkv.com), but it's only available on Windows and Mac. I'd then use Handbrake to convert into a more accessible format (maybe shoot for H265?).

genpfault on Oct 20, 2020 | [–]

> but it's only available on Windows and Mac.

Oh? [1] has been working great for the past 5-6 years.

[1]: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=224

scrollaway on Oct 20, 2020 | [–]

MakeMKV is how I digitized my dvd collection as well. Felt right.

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