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2010-12-24, 10:05
(This post was last modified: 2010-12-24, 10:13 by Beer40oz.)
So if DVDFab is used to just rip the m2ts file then it's uncompressed so that means the files will be huge right? 10 gigs and up? now I wonder what it's used to make them into a 4 gig file and look so sharp.
Also why is mkv better vs m2ts? (why go the extra step to convert to mkv)
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you answered yourself in the first sentence. m2ts will be 18gb+ and mkv can be compressed to 8gb-10gb with unnoticeable video quality
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2010-12-24, 13:05
(This post was last modified: 2010-12-24, 13:15 by SpectreX.)
x264 is used for compressing. And yeah, those 4GB encodes look really good....on 15inch CRT . You can compress a video stream in any container, m2ts, or MKV, doesn`t matter.
Ripping just to m2ts leaves you without chapter support, so MKV is preffered since you have chapter support that way. Compressing a movie to a transparent encode takes skill and numerous test encodes, and is not worth it, and you end up to something like 12-18GB per encode (depends on the audio, HD audio or lossy DTS/DD)
HDD space is cheap, ripping the main movie is fast and easy with Make MKV or DVD Fab. Encoding is slow, and takes skill to achieve a transparent encode.
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8gb-10gb look great on my 50" ....and then there are QEBS encoded mp4's which are 4GB and superb!!
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2010-12-24, 13:17
(This post was last modified: 2010-12-24, 13:22 by SpectreX.)
There`s a difference between look great and look exactly like the original Blu Ray...and those FASM encodes (i had 2 or 3 of them, 3GB GB or so) look like s*it even on my 22inch monitor, upscaled DVD quality. And Dolby Digital is 2001 tech, which is what they include in those encodes. Lossless audio (DTS-HD/TrueHD) takes 2GB or so by itself.
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if you muck with ref frames and x264 settings it can be great BUT as a fellow videophile I must agree that you cannot beat an original blu of course. You just need space! PS: mkv rips is not like DVD 2 VHS difference tho for goodness sake
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Anyone got any suggestions for Blu Ray ripping on Mac?
I've started using MakeMKV which seems to work well - but when playing the film I get messed up audio (most of which comes from the rear left speaker) I think I have some adjustments to make in my XBMC but just wanted to check that it should downmix the HD audio to normal 5.1?
Regardless, is there an recommended all in one that will allow me to rip and re-encode if necessary or do I have to use a combination of MakeMKV and Handbrake??