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I'm looking into ripping all my DVDs to my local drive, and I'm wondering what you guys have found to be the easiest way to do it. After a bit of preliminary research it looks like my 2 options are ISO or VOB/IFO. Do either of those formats have an advantage over the other? What tools would you recommend to use for ripping either format?
I've discounted ripping to avi/xvid because I've had trouble with audio sync in the past and I don't want to put up with that when I'm trying to rip hundreds of DVDs. Also I want the DD/DTS audio (not stereo MP3) and I'm not sure how to even do that in an avi, so a direct DVD rip seems to be the easiest way.
So please let me know what you guys have found to work well!
Thanks,
Nic
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2008-10-15, 21:13
(This post was last modified: 2011-02-16, 05:27 by TeknoJnky.)
Duno if this type of question is ok here or not, but what I do:
AnydvdHD + dvd shrink to ISO
iso filename = movie name (year).iso
Using xbmc's multi-path sources, I put all dvd shares on a single source, tv shares on another.
I use iso's for simple file management and less clutter.
I think the main downside for iso's is less support from non-xbmc apps vs the vob folders.
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You're right TeknoJnky this is definitely in the wrong forum, oops. I didn't notice the correct Off Topic forum which seems to already have some answers in it. I'll read up on the thread there and ask there if I find any further questions.
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The easiest method of doing this is using dvdforfree and handbrake.
dvdforfree will remove decss in realtime and allow handbrake to encode without errors.
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I've been ripping my DVDs using Handbrake. x264+AC3 sound with chapters. Everything's working great for me!
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DVD shrink is good for just getting the main movie.... if you hit re-author you can select just the main title on the disk..... others I have used just give you a long list of VOB's which can get confusing if you have multi language and disks with extras on.....
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Maybe I am mis-reading the site but doesn't handbrake alter the audio stream? I see that it will input a variety of audio formats but limits output to AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3. If you have a DTS movie and want untouched sound then handbrake isn't for you. If you don't care about preserving original audio then yea it's great. But for true backup give it a pass.
Again I might be misreading the site but it's worth looking into.