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I'm currently trying to rip a DVD and it keeps recording the wrong language. I'm trying to get the original English, but presumably because "Deutsch" comes before "English" in the alphabet, it's defaulting to the German dub.

I've tried Media > Convert/Save and then selecting Audio track 2, as you'd expect. This worked for a while and always works if I just play the DVD, but has now stopped working when I try and rip it. I tried Show more options > Play another media sychronously, copying in " :audio-track=2 :disc-caching=300" then selecting a silent audio track like 5 or 6 for it to overwrite. This worked a few times, then only if I wasn't overwriting a file or entering everying without restarting the same process using the "play" button, or using the identical settings from before. Sometimes it would work if I recorded a few minutes then hit "stop" but not if I did a whole episode. Also tried setting the audio track and audio track ID to 2 in Advanced Preferences > Input/Codecs. After I did that I almost never heard English again. Audio > Audio Track > English is either greyed out or keeps resetting (to Italian for some reason).

Currently trying Media > Convert/Save > Show more options > Play another media sychronously,with " :audio-language=eng :disc-caching=300" which gave me English, but only recorded audio. But honestly, it feels like I'm constantly trying to trick VLC player into following a simple instruction, and it's constantly getting wise to it. I'm in an arms race and losing.

Also, I can only save one episode at a time. Is there any way to set it doing all episodes of a whole DVD?

More info:
https://wiki.videolan.org/Rip_a_DVD/

Or try with a nightly build:
https://nightlies.videolan.org

But ripping might be easier with Handbrake:
https://handbrake.fr

Hi, thanks but this doesn't help at all with the language/audio track problem.

Is this through CMD or can you actually do it through the programme? No idea how to adapt the lines of code.

But ripping might be easier with Handbrake:
https://handbrake.fr

I''ve now tried Handbrake as suggested and it's got even more, worse problems. Their forum is referring me to yet another programme. Can people please just only reply with advice that actually refers to my query please.

Are you sure you are selecting the correct audio track ? Have you tried with another one even if it doesn't appear to be somehow logical ?

Yeah, I have. Tried multiple audio tracks, tried multiple substitutions of other audio tracks (which occasionally works but with no rhyme or reason to when). Tried just playing the DVD in which case it gives me exactly the right language with no trouble at all.

Edit: It's also just done the same with an .mkv file.