I still rip/encode movies as I buy them. At first, it was kind of time consuming, but now the process is much more manageable doing one movie at a time.
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Anyone Give up on Ripping Movies
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Blu Ray Ripping
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what's your BluRay Ripping Setup? Any extra software needed or just use handbrake?
Thanks!
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what's your BluRay Ripping Setup? Any extra software needed or just use handbrake?
Thanks!
WARNING: Potentially dumb question from a very techy person, lol.
I rip movies on my PC, rather than on my MBP (don't want to waste its HD space, as my desktop PC has 2.5TB of storage instead of 500GB). This is with Windows 7, 6GB of RAM, and a dual-core Athlon processor. I have used both Handbrake (and I've used it on my Mac, too) and WinX DVD Ripper. Can anyone explain to me why the same settings (standard 480P MP4 files) take THREE TIMES (or more) longer when I use Handbrake than WinX DVD Ripper? Doesn't make sense to me, but I know that I'll just use whatever is faster when quality is equal.
BTW, using WinX, I rip a 2 hour DVD in about 25 minutes on my very dated hardware. HB takes at least an hour.
I rip movies on my PC, rather than on my MBP (don't want to waste its HD space, as my desktop PC has 2.5TB of storage instead of 500GB). This is with Windows 7, 6GB of RAM, and a dual-core Athlon processor. I have used both Handbrake (and I've used it on my Mac, too) and WinX DVD Ripper. Can anyone explain to me why the same settings (standard 480P MP4 files) take THREE TIMES (or more) longer when I use Handbrake than WinX DVD Ripper? Doesn't make sense to me, but I know that I'll just use whatever is faster when quality is equal.
BTW, using WinX, I rip a 2 hour DVD in about 25 minutes on my very dated hardware. HB takes at least an hour.
Does the WinX program also encode the file, or is it simply ripping it? If its only ripping it, that's probably why. Handbrake is ripping the DVD then encoding to an M4V file.
I have ripped all of my disks - movies, TV and music. I rarely watch any of these files, many of which are now available on Netflix streaming anyway. Having already acquired enough storage to keep my library, I have no immediate need to get rid of what I've got, but I would be very surprised if I ever bought another physical disc.
So, I guess that I have given up on ripping movies. I would rather get the movie in digital format directly, or rent the digital version on iTunes, or better yet just wait for ti to show up in Netflix Streaming.
So, I guess that I have given up on ripping movies. I would rather get the movie in digital format directly, or rent the digital version on iTunes, or better yet just wait for ti to show up in Netflix Streaming.
You might want to store those disks. If the RIAA comes knocking at your door, you would need proof of ownership. As far as the movies you can't rip, use makemkv (free, donation), then handbrake. Also, makemkv rips blu rays good too.
I won't quit ripping until fibre optic becomes standard method for delivery. Should be a few more years when this is done.
I won't quit ripping until fibre optic becomes standard method for delivery. Should be a few more years when this is done.
will someone please make a machine into which you can put a stack of DVDs, press go, and end up with a whole bunch of DVD rips a day later?
Give up? NEVER!
I certainly don't do as many as I used to. I prefer quality over quantity these days. There are so few movies worth watching again that I am pretty picky about which ones I bother to rip and encode. 90% or better I do not, including the vast majority of new material being pushed out these days.
I certainly don't do as many as I used to. I prefer quality over quantity these days. There are so few movies worth watching again that I am pretty picky about which ones I bother to rip and encode. 90% or better I do not, including the vast majority of new material being pushed out these days.
oh the hassle of loading a dvd in my computer and having handbrake rip it. I get so exhausted.
Really its that hard?
Really its that hard?
I have... but only for the stuff that I can get on iTunes. I'm slowly rebuying a season at a time, but if I can't get it, I'll still make sure I have it somehow. Do I watch them all very often? No, but as someone else said, I prefer quality over quantity. I also don't have a huge music library because all the new stuff has to compete with all the old stuff...
On a side note, it's amazing how lacking in originality tv and movies are today. Most of the major movies of this year were either remakes of comics, cartoons or movies that came out years ago (not 5 or 10, I'm talking 20 - 60 years ago). Given that, aside from a boost in graphics, it's hard to want to rebuy what's basically the same as a movie I already have.
Still, Smart Lists are a great way to go through movies and tv shows you haven't seen in a while... and since the computer is picking, you aren't likely to get your same old stuff all the time. At least it works for me.
On a side note, it's amazing how lacking in originality tv and movies are today. Most of the major movies of this year were either remakes of comics, cartoons or movies that came out years ago (not 5 or 10, I'm talking 20 - 60 years ago). Given that, aside from a boost in graphics, it's hard to want to rebuy what's basically the same as a movie I already have.
Still, Smart Lists are a great way to go through movies and tv shows you haven't seen in a while... and since the computer is picking, you aren't likely to get your same old stuff all the time. At least it works for me.
Yep.
Just wasn't worth the effort anymore, with more and more stuff showing up either on Netflix or the iTunes store. Plus DVDs look like crap on big screens anyway, and ripping/storing quality BR is a pain in the arse.
Are you talking about movies released in theaters or home video releases? I don't recall any major theatrical releases of 60 year old movies in the past year.
To answer the OP's question, I have toyed around with the idea of ripping some of my DVDs to my file/media server, but never saw any real advantage to doing so (the only advantage I can think of would be being able to view them on my iPad, but I rarely travel, so that's pretty much a null point). It's not like my DVDs are taking up a huge amount of space, despite owning roughly 860 DVDs, Blu-rays, and HD-DVDs. When I want to watch something, it's just as easy for me to pick the movie off the shelf and put it in the player. Plus, I'm a big movie buff and get pretty anal regarding picture and audio quality. I would rather not sacrifice quality for convenience.
only reason I rip is to put movies on my iPad 1 and 4S. it's standard def but honestly handbrake rips such a fine quality that it looks good on either system. if I really want a movie though, I'll buy bluray and enjoy it.
Two movies with Scenes I can watch over and over without getting bored is
3000 Miles to Graceland, the Casino shootout
Heat with Robert Deniro, the street fight with all the machine guns
I would love to cut scenes from different movies and merge them into maybe one movie, that would be cool, but do not have all that free time
On a Mac, you need a Blu Ray burner, and the MakeMKV app (free download). Just rip the movie using MakeMKV, then run the resulting .mkv file through HandBrake as normal.
If you're coding for Apple TV at 720p, remember to check the output resolution in HandBrake. If the vertical is anything less than 720, you can change it to "Custom" and up the vertical to be 720, leaving the horizontal at 1280. The resulting file will have the correct vertical resolution for Apple TV, but a greater horizontal resolution.
Blu Ray Burner
Thanks!
Can you recommend a blu ray burner? And just to confirm, I won't be able to watch blu rays on my mac since Lion doesn't support it, but I will be able to backup blu ray discs.... and also create blu rays for say home purposes, using the export function in Final Cut..... Correct?
Thanks again!
Thanks!
Can you recommend a blu ray burner? And just to confirm, I won't be able to watch blu rays on my mac since Lion doesn't support it, but I will be able to backup blu ray discs.... and also create blu rays for say home purposes, using the export function in Final Cut..... Correct?
Thanks again!
I quit. I stopped buying DVDs several years ago after I realized I never watched anything more than once. I had ripped some, but I realized having the movies easily available on the Apple TV didn't make me watch them any more than I did before I ripped them. As I got older, movies really lost their replay value for me. I still do have a few DVDs that I consider my all time favorites, but all other DVDs were donated to charity via Gazelle last year. Rips were deleted. Netflix and the occasional rental via the Apple TV is good enough for me.
I have the slot load Digistor burner (currently out of stock) which works very well. Just make sure you get the external power adapter - ripping a Blu Ray uses up the battery faster than it can be recharged over USB and if the battery goes dead you get a ton of problems (mine somehow managed to "black screen" my iMac when it was dead/dying). No issues with the power adapter plugged in though.
I use Asus SBC-06D1S-U blu-ray combo drive to rip my DVD's. It works great with my 2010 iMac.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135251
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Just to clarify, you don't need a Blu Ray burner, a Blu Ray reader will also work (and is probably cheaper). Initially the drive needed to be have burn capabilities but I believe somewhere along the way, MakeMKV was updated to only need Blu Ray reading.
I am still rippng away, but only movies I know I love and will want to watch again and again. Casino, Back to The Future, Godfather series, Goodfellas, LOTR, Matrix, great comedies, etc....
I rip what I liek most, and rent or netflix whatever i just know I'll watch once just to see it.
I use ripit/handbrake combo and it's great.
I actually enjoy ripping my DVD's more than my music.
I rip what I liek most, and rent or netflix whatever i just know I'll watch once just to see it.
I use ripit/handbrake combo and it's great.
I actually enjoy ripping my DVD's more than my music.
This makes me think of the cartoon where it shows a pirated DVD vs one you buy:
Pirated: inseter disc... select play
Purchased: FBI warning.... trailers you can't skip.... threatening message about piracy (one a DVD you bought)... another FBI warning... a Blu ray advertisement... finally... the movie menu.
Personally though, it takes forever to rip 1 movie. Sure, it's nice to scroll through a list... but the time you'd take picking out a physical disc and sticking it in your DVD/Blu Ray player will never be more than the time you took to rip just 2 movies in your life time.
New movies almost all come with a digital copy anyway these days.
As far as movie libraries go, I quit collecting ages ago. I started to count each movie in dollars... and I wanted to smack myself. How often does anyone re-watch a film? There are very few movies that people want to watch over and over again.
I can see why the OP's household never watches wht he ripped and would rather see something on demand (because it's probably something they haven't seen already).
Some people rip ever Red Box rental they rent... and why? Are you really going to watch that?
Hell, all those hours spent ripping... imagine what you could have done with them. Just my opinion.
I started to buy thos CD/BLURay packaged disk sets.
Target or Best Buy usual sell the Blue Ray disc with DVD set for $14.99 but I have picked up some for $7.99 and $9.99
I find those to be worth it so if I want to rip it I can, if I prefer the blu ray version on my PS3 I can, it offers a smaller case too, takes up less room in my rubber maid storage units.
Target or Best Buy usual sell the Blue Ray disc with DVD set for $14.99 but I have picked up some for $7.99 and $9.99
I find those to be worth it so if I want to rip it I can, if I prefer the blu ray version on my PS3 I can, it offers a smaller case too, takes up less room in my rubber maid storage units.