I just made M4v files of two different 28-minute video segments, one with MacDVDRipper Pro and the other with Handbrake. MacDVDRipper Pro was set to the default ("High Quality") Rip and Convert settings, while on Handbrake I had the RF set to 17.8.
Both of them generated files of approximately the same size -- about 350 MB. MacDVDRipper Pro made it easy to select soft subtitles; with Handbrake I just burned them onto the file, but I suppose there's a way to do soft subs there as well.
I was surprised to find that the "reduced file size preset" (which look like approximately 480x320) in MacDVDRipper's video encoding menu gave me an image that looked about as good when "blown up" to fit a 20-inch monitor as the standard 640x480 file size did when played back in QT.
The only real difference in video quality was that the Handbrake file displayed noticeable de-interlacing lines, while the MacDVDRipper Pro file looked smoother. Is this a common result?
I originally thought I'd need to rip discs in one application and then compress them in another, but I guess not. Any other clear advantages/disadvantages between the two applications?
Both of them generated files of approximately the same size -- about 350 MB. MacDVDRipper Pro made it easy to select soft subtitles; with Handbrake I just burned them onto the file, but I suppose there's a way to do soft subs there as well.
I was surprised to find that the "reduced file size preset" (which look like approximately 480x320) in MacDVDRipper's video encoding menu gave me an image that looked about as good when "blown up" to fit a 20-inch monitor as the standard 640x480 file size did when played back in QT.
The only real difference in video quality was that the Handbrake file displayed noticeable de-interlacing lines, while the MacDVDRipper Pro file looked smoother. Is this a common result?
I originally thought I'd need to rip discs in one application and then compress them in another, but I guess not. Any other clear advantages/disadvantages between the two applications?