So here is the deal. I am building my home theater system to an all digital format. So that means I want to rip DVDs into my hard drive. What software for ripping the DVDs is worth installing without getting a nasty virus or spyware?
I would like to preserve my physical DVDs as I collect them. So that is the reason I would like an archive of the movies.
MakeMKV, Handbrake, Acrock Media Converter.
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What file formats are the best for streaming over a ReadyDLNA device?
mp4 seems to be the most flexible. MKV's are better quality but take alot of horse power to encode.
So will I lose the Dobly Digital surround sound audio tracks?
Time to experiment then. For legal purposes I assure anyone in the thread that I will not redistribute the films.
Are you ripping any blurays?
No I am just doing DVDs. I like to use the actual disc for Blu Rays.
Ok, because Blurays are a pain in the ass.
I dont even own a Blu Ray drive yet. I see no need in buying one just yet.
The quality is nice, but getting them to rip is difficult.
If you're not streaming these I might suggest using ImgBurn. You can simply mount the ISO later on. I believe this is also faster, but don't quote me as I haven't tried it.
makemkv does blu rays now. i ripped one the other day to test it out and it works fine.
also it even keeps the foreign languages, foreign subtitles, and the commentary. they probably keep the dolby digital.
Does it really? I'll have to try it.
Nope if you use make mkv it will keep all audio tracks from the source. You can then remove track or down mix (what I do) twitch handbrake.
http://www.dvdfab.cn/ not sure about keeping the audio source true.? Stopped purchasing media longtime ago.
Those are container format's. Not A/V codecs.
If you encode a video with same x264 settings to mp4 and mkv, they will be of identical quality.
I'm trying to think of a clever analogy here but brain does not compute.
@strykerzr350 Choose between mp4 and mkv depending on what your long term goals are.
Some devices might not support mkv while they support mp4. Heck, maybe even vice versa, who knows..
While if you use for example say Plex Media Server, it would take care of this for you, transcoding on the fly.
Personally I use mkv but like I said, choose according to your devices.
Also, it is possible to go from mp4 to mkv without having to re-encode the video but it can be a bit fiddly judging from my quick Google search lol. Haven't personally tried it.
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clever analogy.
"it's like using the shortest version of decimel/fraction to explain a number. 1/3 is shorter in a fraction then decimal of 0.3333333333333333333333......"
althou ofc some things are always lost in analogy's.
The drives are cheap now.