Quick and dirty encoder?

[TheMonarch]

Hello all, I have a DVD encoding question...

What encoder should I use for turning a DVD (actually its a VIDEO_TS folder) into a uncompressed video file?

Yes, uncompressed

Reason is, I want my PC to do the "bitchwork", as I don't want to wait 2 days for my PB to do it (I also don't want my PB to fry my manhood )

Also, the reason I say uncompressed is because I don't want to lose any quality and I'm also assuming it will encode way faster.

I don't Use my PC all that much anymore, so I don't care if it takes 2 days, since it just sits there as my 280GB file/ music server.

I tried handbrake, but it only does MPEG-4/H.264, (so it was gonna take forever anyways)

So basically:

DVD->VIDEO_TS->UNCOMPRESSED->TO PC->PC DOES BITCHWORK AND ENCODES HIGH QUALITY H.264

 

[homerjward]

by uncompressed do you mean DV? that'll be a hell of a huge file...try ffmpegx
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ and it'll still take forever on your pb

 

[crazzyeddie]

Dont change the video_ts folder at all. Most PC programs you find will accept that, or be able to convert it. Converting it to uncompressed video will get you nothing.

 

[TheMonarch]

I wanted to encode it with quicktime pro (windows), but it wouldn't open it

 

[Counterfit]

Try Popcorn or something like DVD2onex

 

[Nermal]

Popcorn and DVD2One will both recompress it.

You should keep it in its original format, there's a component for QuickTime which will allow it to open MPEG-2 files.