Converting old DVD rips...
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
I have done similar conversions on quite a number of videos, after first copy them to hard disk the way you describe. I tried a few conversion programs, but most recommendations pointed to HandBrake. After trying it, I never looked back. It does an excellent job. It can handle a great variety of input formats, and a great variety of output formats, including both H.264 and H.265. If your source has multiple soundtrack options, you can select which one to use, and if the output format support multiple sound tracks, you can select several. If your source has subtitle tracks, you can select one to be hardburned (merged into the image itself), or if the output format supports separate subtitle tracks, you can select which ones from the source to include. HandBrake can convert resolutions, correct incorrect aspect ratios (as you often see e.g. on YouTube downloads), can mask off letterboxing edges. Arbitrary cropping - some movies digitized from analog video have a few 'nervous' scan lines at the bottom of the image. It can convert between a large selection of different video coding formats. For video conversion, you can adjust the quality/result size - and you'll be surprised by how low you can set the quality before anyone would notice any deterioration! (But make sure to use a quality setting significantly above the level where you notice artifacts!) One 'disadvantage' is that HandBrake really knows to make use of your CPU - every full and HT core, for a long time at 90-95% load. I guess that is one of the reasons why conversion results are so good. But be prepared to go away and do something else (e.g. get a good night's sleep) if you have set up a work list for HandBrake to convert a couple dozen movies :-) Another 'disadvantage' is that HandBrake has so much functionality that the UI is bound to be somewhat complex. It isn't more complex than it must be to provide all its functionality, but you may feel somewhat bewildered the first few times you use it. There is a 'preview' facility for you to verify that you have picked up the right sound track and subtitle track, the the right cropping and aspect ratio correction etc. - use it liberally, especially until you feel that you have become an expert HandBrake user! HandBrake does not handle any sort of copy protection, region protection etc., but once you have your DVD/BDs on the hard disk, those problems have been solved, e.g. by using a copy program bypassing such restrictions, or none of your DVDs are from 'foreig
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
I second trønderen's experience with HandBrake[^]. Getting started is a bit like old school photography: you convert a movie a few times fiddling with filters and bit rates until you get the result you want, just like you used to play with exposure and aperture until the right print came out.
Mircea
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I have done similar conversions on quite a number of videos, after first copy them to hard disk the way you describe. I tried a few conversion programs, but most recommendations pointed to HandBrake. After trying it, I never looked back. It does an excellent job. It can handle a great variety of input formats, and a great variety of output formats, including both H.264 and H.265. If your source has multiple soundtrack options, you can select which one to use, and if the output format support multiple sound tracks, you can select several. If your source has subtitle tracks, you can select one to be hardburned (merged into the image itself), or if the output format supports separate subtitle tracks, you can select which ones from the source to include. HandBrake can convert resolutions, correct incorrect aspect ratios (as you often see e.g. on YouTube downloads), can mask off letterboxing edges. Arbitrary cropping - some movies digitized from analog video have a few 'nervous' scan lines at the bottom of the image. It can convert between a large selection of different video coding formats. For video conversion, you can adjust the quality/result size - and you'll be surprised by how low you can set the quality before anyone would notice any deterioration! (But make sure to use a quality setting significantly above the level where you notice artifacts!) One 'disadvantage' is that HandBrake really knows to make use of your CPU - every full and HT core, for a long time at 90-95% load. I guess that is one of the reasons why conversion results are so good. But be prepared to go away and do something else (e.g. get a good night's sleep) if you have set up a work list for HandBrake to convert a couple dozen movies :-) Another 'disadvantage' is that HandBrake has so much functionality that the UI is bound to be somewhat complex. It isn't more complex than it must be to provide all its functionality, but you may feel somewhat bewildered the first few times you use it. There is a 'preview' facility for you to verify that you have picked up the right sound track and subtitle track, the the right cropping and aspect ratio correction etc. - use it liberally, especially until you feel that you have become an expert HandBrake user! HandBrake does not handle any sort of copy protection, region protection etc., but once you have your DVD/BDs on the hard disk, those problems have been solved, e.g. by using a copy program bypassing such restrictions, or none of your DVDs are from 'foreig
trønderen wrote:
Most of my friends' TV sets can interpret .srt subtitle files
I prefer to include those as additional subtitle tracks in HandBrake when I do the conversion. It also lets you select the encoding (UTF-8 or a bunch of others).
Mircea
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
"a few hundred discs" wow that's quite a collection . i believe i would have difficulty identifying a fraction of that number i would consider collecting though i do not collect films rather instead music . i would inquire the titles in your collection but of course these text boxes are not large enough .
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
Another +1 for Handbrake. If you are converting mainly DVDs (480 lines) rather than BluRay discs you will get very good quality and lightning-fast, low-cpu, conversions if you have a graphics card with h264/h265 NVENC capability. If doing heavier-lifting encodes, it would appear that pure CPU gives better quality (last time I looked at the subject). I currently use a GTX 960 which is quite economical to purchase second-hand. Here is a side by side of a frame from a 480p VOB file (left, 20.7 MB) recoded to h265 (right, 5.5 MB) at a blistering 670 frames per second. No banding or noise in the blacks. http://www.clumpton.com/uknwebimg/clipboard_2024-01-04_09-14-41.png[^]
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
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I have done similar conversions on quite a number of videos, after first copy them to hard disk the way you describe. I tried a few conversion programs, but most recommendations pointed to HandBrake. After trying it, I never looked back. It does an excellent job. It can handle a great variety of input formats, and a great variety of output formats, including both H.264 and H.265. If your source has multiple soundtrack options, you can select which one to use, and if the output format support multiple sound tracks, you can select several. If your source has subtitle tracks, you can select one to be hardburned (merged into the image itself), or if the output format supports separate subtitle tracks, you can select which ones from the source to include. HandBrake can convert resolutions, correct incorrect aspect ratios (as you often see e.g. on YouTube downloads), can mask off letterboxing edges. Arbitrary cropping - some movies digitized from analog video have a few 'nervous' scan lines at the bottom of the image. It can convert between a large selection of different video coding formats. For video conversion, you can adjust the quality/result size - and you'll be surprised by how low you can set the quality before anyone would notice any deterioration! (But make sure to use a quality setting significantly above the level where you notice artifacts!) One 'disadvantage' is that HandBrake really knows to make use of your CPU - every full and HT core, for a long time at 90-95% load. I guess that is one of the reasons why conversion results are so good. But be prepared to go away and do something else (e.g. get a good night's sleep) if you have set up a work list for HandBrake to convert a couple dozen movies :-) Another 'disadvantage' is that HandBrake has so much functionality that the UI is bound to be somewhat complex. It isn't more complex than it must be to provide all its functionality, but you may feel somewhat bewildered the first few times you use it. There is a 'preview' facility for you to verify that you have picked up the right sound track and subtitle track, the the right cropping and aspect ratio correction etc. - use it liberally, especially until you feel that you have become an expert HandBrake user! HandBrake does not handle any sort of copy protection, region protection etc., but once you have your DVD/BDs on the hard disk, those problems have been solved, e.g. by using a copy program bypassing such restrictions, or none of your DVDs are from 'foreig
Thanks for the thorough discussion. I'm somewhat familiar with Handbrake, although not all of its nooks and crannies. I was hoping that, once I found settings that worked well enough for a sample or two, I'd be able to just re-use those same settings for *all* my rips, consistently. But if I have to experiment with different settings for various files...it'll probably never get done. I can't imagine it's safe to say there's a set of one-size-fits-all settings? In theory, it should be safe to consider all my rips were done in a consistent fashion.
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"a few hundred discs" wow that's quite a collection . i believe i would have difficulty identifying a fraction of that number i would consider collecting though i do not collect films rather instead music . i would inquire the titles in your collection but of course these text boxes are not large enough .
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Another +1 for Handbrake. If you are converting mainly DVDs (480 lines) rather than BluRay discs you will get very good quality and lightning-fast, low-cpu, conversions if you have a graphics card with h264/h265 NVENC capability. If doing heavier-lifting encodes, it would appear that pure CPU gives better quality (last time I looked at the subject). I currently use a GTX 960 which is quite economical to purchase second-hand. Here is a side by side of a frame from a 480p VOB file (left, 20.7 MB) recoded to h265 (right, 5.5 MB) at a blistering 670 frames per second. No banding or noise in the blacks. http://www.clumpton.com/uknwebimg/clipboard_2024-01-04_09-14-41.png[^]
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
I'll have a VM doing the encoding job, and I'm hoping I can just queue up a bunch of them using common settings. I can't say I really care much about encoding time; I care more about the output (I realize I'll lose the benefit of any sort of hardware acceleration by doing it in a VM). Have you found a generic setting that works "well enough" for most MPEG-4 480p input?
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I'll have a VM doing the encoding job, and I'm hoping I can just queue up a bunch of them using common settings. I can't say I really care much about encoding time; I care more about the output (I realize I'll lose the benefit of any sort of hardware acceleration by doing it in a VM). Have you found a generic setting that works "well enough" for most MPEG-4 480p input?
If you're encoding to h265 a video bitrate of about a 1000 kb/s should be quite sufficient. Profile: Main@L3.1@Main. YUV 4:2:0. 8 bit depth. AC3 should do for your sound needs, though using the original mp2 for simple 2-channel audio tracks could save some time at the expense of slightly larger file size. It should be possible (with VMWare) to assign a graphics card in pass-through mode to a VM (or even a GPU on a multiple GPU card). If you already have on-board graphics you could simply add an NVidia card for encoding via VM. Hope this helps
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
HandBrake.fr been my goto and simplest/easiest by far IMHO multi platform and CLI/batch also ;)
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
Some notes about general conversion: Choose a quality setting/target average bitrate appropriate for the source format. Make sure that decombing is on (prevents the horizontal comb-like jagged edges) Sound data can be passed through unaffected by the video conversion (which could prevent sync problems). Specifically about Handbrake, it does everything I want and it's been my go to for years. It's sometimes hard how to find how to do something just by looking at the options available in the app (sound passthru being an example) but it is so widely used that you'll find help in the forums.
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Years ago I ripped most of my purchased DVD collection, to VOB files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, so if I were so inclined to re-burn them to DVD, these would be compatible with "regular" players. They're taking quite a bit of room however (4.37GB for a full single-layer disc, twice for dual-layer), and I know the h.265 codec is a lot more efficient than the old MPEG-4 used by DVDs. I know there's a lot of programs that probably *can* convert those, even though h.265 is really designed for higher-resolution videos. My problem is *trust* - can I trust that the conversion will be done correctly? What I mean by that, is that I've seen conversions where audio and video would slowly start to drift, so much that by the time a 2-hour movie ends, the audio is "off" by a few seconds with the video being played back. And I know the source is okay. Worse, if I quickly jump to various parts in the video, this is NOT apparent, so the only way I can really tell whether a converted video suffers from this is to watch it from start to finish. Obviously I don't want to do that with a few hundred discs. Has anyone done this sort of conversion before (specifically, with the h.265 codec), and can vouch that the program used does NOT introduce this sort of problem? I don't really care about preserving menus, extras, subtitles, alternate audio tracks, etc. If I can end up with a single, much smaller .mkv or .mp4 file (over a set of 4+GB folders with multiple VOB files), I'll be happy.
I'm currently doing this with a bunch of .iso files. The following seems to be a basicly competent application from what I can tell (it's what I've been using). I haven't watched a movie through yet, so I can't promise no audio sync drift, but what is nice about it is that you can select a zillion .iso files and leave it to go, rather than doing it one by one. And it seems to make good choices regarding aspect ratio etc. I've been using its MP4 option. Known downsides: help seems to be incomplete, no command line interface, uses original .iso disc names even if file has previously been renamed. Haven't tried to rip with a folder based source, I'm afraid. EaseFab Video Converter Ultimate: All-in-one Video, DVD and Blu-ray Solution for Windows (Windows 11/10 included) | OFFICIAL[^]
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I'm more of a TV series DVD collector than movies. When one season of a show includes 5-7 discs, it quickly adds up. A coworker of mine is counting his DVD collection by the thousands. Then he's moved onto Blu-ray (and UHD after that...)
amazing . i am currently enjoying "The Firm" series and am disappointed "Roadkill" w/ Hugh Laurie provided only 4 episodes . i must say i do not understand video collection as i do not receive the same pleasure upon subsequent viewing unlike music .
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If you're encoding to h265 a video bitrate of about a 1000 kb/s should be quite sufficient. Profile: Main@L3.1@Main. YUV 4:2:0. 8 bit depth. AC3 should do for your sound needs, though using the original mp2 for simple 2-channel audio tracks could save some time at the expense of slightly larger file size. It should be possible (with VMWare) to assign a graphics card in pass-through mode to a VM (or even a GPU on a multiple GPU card). If you already have on-board graphics you could simply add an NVidia card for encoding via VM. Hope this helps
So old that I did my first coding in octal via switches on a DEC PDP 8
Clumpco wrote:
If you're encoding to h265 a video bitrate of about a 1000 kb/s should be quite sufficient. Profile: Main@L3.1@Main. YUV 4:2:O . 8 bit depth.
That's exactly the sort of thing I was looking for, thanks
Clumpco wrote:
AC3 should do for your sound needs, though using the original mp2 for simple 2-channel audio tracks could save some time at the expense of slightly larger file size.
Encoding time is a non-issue, my VM host is already running 24/7, if I can batch a bunch of videos and just let do its thing even for a month, I'll be happy.
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Some notes about general conversion: Choose a quality setting/target average bitrate appropriate for the source format. Make sure that decombing is on (prevents the horizontal comb-like jagged edges) Sound data can be passed through unaffected by the video conversion (which could prevent sync problems). Specifically about Handbrake, it does everything I want and it's been my go to for years. It's sometimes hard how to find how to do something just by looking at the options available in the app (sound passthru being an example) but it is so widely used that you'll find help in the forums.
Phil Hodgkins wrote:
Make sure that decombing is on (prevents the horizontal comb-like jagged edges)
Thanks Phil. Those nuggets of knowledge is exactly why I posted. I think I know exactly what you're talking about; problem is, I *never* would've guessed the "decombing" setting is what I would need to look at.
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I'm currently doing this with a bunch of .iso files. The following seems to be a basicly competent application from what I can tell (it's what I've been using). I haven't watched a movie through yet, so I can't promise no audio sync drift, but what is nice about it is that you can select a zillion .iso files and leave it to go, rather than doing it one by one. And it seems to make good choices regarding aspect ratio etc. I've been using its MP4 option. Known downsides: help seems to be incomplete, no command line interface, uses original .iso disc names even if file has previously been renamed. Haven't tried to rip with a folder based source, I'm afraid. EaseFab Video Converter Ultimate: All-in-one Video, DVD and Blu-ray Solution for Windows (Windows 11/10 included) | OFFICIAL[^]
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amazing . i am currently enjoying "The Firm" series and am disappointed "Roadkill" w/ Hugh Laurie provided only 4 episodes . i must say i do not understand video collection as i do not receive the same pleasure upon subsequent viewing unlike music .
BernardIE5317 wrote:
i must say i do not understand video collection as i do not receive the same pleasure upon subsequent viewing unlike music .
It's a lot easier to play (and re-play) some music over and over as it's something you can do while doing other things, like mow the lawn or drive to work. Watching a movie or TV series requires more of a commitment (sit down and watch) so I understand where you're coming from. I'm not saying I constantly rewatch old series repeatedly, but it's nice to have the ability to binge a series without worrying whether it'll actually be there on Netflix to stream when I feel like it. I'm also rather selective - anything I buy is something I've thoroughly enjoyed and would re-watch again, uninterrupted, with no commercial break, etc.
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BernardIE5317 wrote:
i must say i do not understand video collection as i do not receive the same pleasure upon subsequent viewing unlike music .
It's a lot easier to play (and re-play) some music over and over as it's something you can do while doing other things, like mow the lawn or drive to work. Watching a movie or TV series requires more of a commitment (sit down and watch) so I understand where you're coming from. I'm not saying I constantly rewatch old series repeatedly, but it's nice to have the ability to binge a series without worrying whether it'll actually be there on Netflix to stream when I feel like it. I'm also rather selective - anything I buy is something I've thoroughly enjoyed and would re-watch again, uninterrupted, with no commercial break, etc.
I would add that when a show can be streamed, you don’t know whether the content has been edited to remove an ‘offensive’ scene or some other reason. I haven’t digitized my DVDs yet and have less than a hundred titles, but I like to have them on hand. :thumbsup:
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