Archiving Digital Content



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Originally Posted by sryounger83 /forum/post/15401761


I am building a media center pc to store all 700+ dvds I have. I would like to be able to rip all my dvd's to the media centers 1.5 TB hard drive but I am having trouble finding the right program to achieve my goal. I have a 42" 1080P plasma tv and would like to rip the dvd's while maintaining 5.1 dolby digital sound and maintain the dvd video quality while maintaining a relatively small file size. Please help me with what the best program, burn specs and file type is best.

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You could use DVD Shrink to rip an ISO from the DVD, but it's going to be 4 gig per dvd if you want to maintain DVD quality. The good thing about this is that it's fast (5-10 mins per rip) and free. I know there are other programs out there that can compress the dvd to 1 gig, but compression takes a long time. Long as in hours. You could try Divx Author 1.5 if you want to compress to divx file.


Also, you can save the cost of building a media center pc and buy a wdtv or popcorn hour to play your files. Then use the savings on buying more hard drive space.

Thank you for the information. I forgot to mention while I am trying to scrape together the funds to build my media center I want to get a start in copying over my dvds but I only have access to a mac. Would you know of the best mac software that can quickly convert over?



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Originally Posted by sryounger83 /forum/post/15404409


Thank you for the information. I forgot to mention while I am trying to scrape together the funds to build my media center I want to get a start in copying over my dvds but I only have access to a mac. Would you know of the best mac software that can quickly convert over?

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MacTheRipper and Handbrake

MacTheRipper first to decrypt the dvd to your hard drive. Then Handbrake to put it in the format you want. Good luck.