Couch Ripper Kodi Addon

About: Like many others, I use Kodi and I like to rip my movies/TV shows to my library from DVDs and Blu-ray discs. I had been doing this with a few scripts and wanted to create a Kodi interface to make this a little smoother process. Couch Ripper is designed to do just that. This project is still very alpha.

Pre-Requisites: By default, Couch Ripper utilizes MakeMKV http://www.makemkv.com/ and HandBrake https://handbrake.fr/ to do the actual ripping and encoding of DVDs and Blu-rays, so these must be installed prior to it working, unless you specify different commands for encoding and ripping.

MakeMKV: MakeMKV is the software responsible for ripping, decrypting and encoding the video. It is proprietary software, and costs $50 for a license, but is free to use while it is in beta. They have stated that once it leaves beta, DVD ripping will continue to be free, while Blu-ray ripping will require a license. During the beta, you can get the current license from http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1053 which needs to be updated every 60 days. You can also show your support and purchase a full license (which will not change through versions or updates) for the software on their website http://makemkv.com/buy/.

Installation - Ubuntu: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:heyarje/makemkv-beta sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install makemkv-bin makemkv-oss

Installation - Windows/Mac http://www.makemkv.com/download/

Open the MakeMKV GUI and enter the key from the above-mentioned forum post, or your purchased license.

HandBrake: HandBrake transcodes the files output by MakeMKV and compresses them to their final format. HandBrake is free and open-source software.

Installation - Ubuntu (Do not use the version in the Ubuntu repos): sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli

Installation - Windows/Mac https://handbrake.fr/downloads2.php

Setup: I have tried to make Couch Ripper both easy to use and flexible. All of the defaults are pretty sane for a great quality movie with a small file size. The paths to the executables and folders have no defaults though, so those must be set prior to use. When you open the config, you will see a defaults section and 10 separate profiles. Set the defaults first, then you can use them in each profile. I like to use several different profiles, like Movies, TV Shows, Foreign Films, Black and White, etc. To use the default value for a setting in one of the profiles, either select default from the dropdown, or leave it blank. All profiles are set to use the values you set in the defaults section when they are created by default.

Pretty Name................The name of the profile that will be shown in the selection dialog when you run Couch Ripper. Enabled....................Whether or not this profile should be shown in the selection dialog when you run Couch Ripper. Path to MakeMKVCon.........Required. Path to the makemkvcon executable (/usr/bin/makemkvcon on Ubuntu) Path to HandBrakeCLI.......Required. Path to the HandbrakeCLI executable (/usr/bin/HandBrakeCLI on Ubuntu) Temporary Folder...........Required. Path to temporary folder for initial rips. This folder will need at least 60GB free to store them. This folder should be dedicated to Couch Ripper, since anything in it can be deleted. Destination Folder.........Required. Path to where you want the final videos. I do not suggest making this the same path as your library, as the filenames will need cleanup. CPU Priority...............Ripping and encoding videos is very CPU intensive. Setting this to Normal or High may make the process faster, but will likely leave your PC unoperable in the meantime. Settings this to Low should allow you to use the regular functions of Kodi in the meantime. Resolution.................This is the maximum resolution. Videos with a higher resolution will be reduced to this. Videos with a lower resolution are unaffected. Quality....................Quality setting. High is recommended, but if quality is not a concern, and disk space is, choose another value. Minimum Title Length.......Since MakeMKV works by ripping all video tracks above a certain length, instead of picking the largest one, we need to set a minimum title length, otherwise it will rip all the previews, features, etc. A sane default for movies is 45, TV shows 8. Native Language............This is the language YOU speak. This setting makes sure that audio and subtitle tracks for your language are ripped, if available. In the case of foreign films where your language is not available, it will rip the language of the movie instead. Foreign Audio..............This setting is useful if you like to watch foreign movies with subtitles in their native language. It grabs all audio tracks available. If you do not like watching foreign films with subtitles, do not use this option. By setting the "Native Language" option above, your audio and subtitles will be ripped by default, if available. Encode After Rip...........As stated before, the process is split in two processes. First, a video is ripped, then it is encoded. Most users will want to leave this as True. The only reason to change it is if you wanted to encode your videos with another application, or perhaps batch encode them when your PC is not used, etc. Eject After................Choose when (if ever) to eject a disc. Notify After Rip...........Display a notification in Kodi after ripping a disc. Notification will be automatically dismissed. Dialog will pop up a notification that requires you to click OK to dismiss it. This is helpful if you won't be around to see the notification. Notify After Encode........Display a notification in Kodi after encoding a movie. Notification is a toast that will automatically be dismissed. Dialog will pop up a notification that requires you to click OK to dismiss it. This is helpful if you won't be around to see the notification. Clean Up Temp Folder On ..Success..................Delete temporary files after a successful encode. Most users would want to allow this, unless you are experiencing issues. Black and White............If a movie is black and white, this will tell the encoder not to produce colors, which can reduce green tinge or rainbow shimmering in black and white encodes. DO NOT use this for videos that are in black and white with partial color, such as Sin City. Drive ID...................Numerical drive ID. If you have more than one optical drive you may need to specify the correct drive here. You can use Identify Drives to get the IDs. Additional HandBrakeCLI ..Arguments................You can enter any additional arguments for HandBrakeCLI here. Useful for audio settings and such that are not handled by Couch Ripper. NOTE: Entering arguments here that conflict with the arguments set by Couch Ripper will probably end badly. Identify Drives............You can use this to find out the numerical ID for your optical drives. Just make sure to have a disc in the drive(s) you want to ID. Use Custom Rip Command.....Enables the use of a completely custom rip command. Custom Rip Command.........The rip command that will be used instead of MakeMKV. It is not verified in any way, and you are on your own if you choose to use this. Use Custom Encode Command..Enables the use of a completely custom encode command. Custom Encode Command......The encode command that will be used instead of HandBrakeCLI. It is not verified in any way, and you are on your own if you choose to use this. Show MakeMKVCon/Rip ..Command..................This just displays the MakeMKVCon (or custom rip) command that will be run. Useful when debugging or using advanced options. Show HandBrakeCLI/Encode ..Command..................This just displays the MakeMKVCon (or custom encode command that will be run. Useful when debugging, using advanced options, or if you want to schedule encodings.

Usage: After setting up Couch Ripper and creating a profile or two, all you have to do is launch it. It will then bring up a dialog to choose the profile you want to use. After selecting a profile, it will rip and encode the video(s) for you. That's it!

CD Part of icon derived from work by http://gentleface.com Couch part of icon derived from work by http://lethalnik-art.deviantart.com, http://minimalcustomizers.deviantart.com

TODO: Create encoding scheduler Add Manual Naming Option Add Renaming Options If only title, remove txx in filename Use strings.po