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What's your current DVD ripping solution/process?
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Hmm... very odd.
The terminal update is just the re-compiled version I believe, where you type a few commands into terminal and it will update all the presets and give a slightly new UI (and is supposed to run a little faster).
My octo is ripping from a DVD image right now and it's hitting 40-50%, which is the highest I've seen it in a while. It's still taking 35 minutes, though.
Ah well. I appreciate your input!
And I feel like a jerk. My old macs would take 90-150 minutes for a 90-minute movie. The octo is saving me a ton of time and letting me put a huge dent into my collection, so I should be stoked! I just feel like it's still taking longer than it should!
The terminal update is just the re-compiled version I believe, where you type a few commands into terminal and it will update all the presets and give a slightly new UI (and is supposed to run a little faster).
My octo is ripping from a DVD image right now and it's hitting 40-50%, which is the highest I've seen it in a while. It's still taking 35 minutes, though.
Ah well. I appreciate your input!
And I feel like a jerk. My old macs would take 90-150 minutes for a 90-minute movie. The octo is saving me a ton of time and letting me put a huge dent into my collection, so I should be stoked! I just feel like it's still taking longer than it should!
Wait what?
You talk of using MacTheRipper and then Handbrake.
I use handbrake to rip movies onto my computer, why would you rip a movie onto the computer using MTR and then use Handbrake. What does Handbrake do besides ripping movies right onto your computer?
You talk of using MacTheRipper and then Handbrake.
I use handbrake to rip movies onto my computer, why would you rip a movie onto the computer using MTR and then use Handbrake. What does Handbrake do besides ripping movies right onto your computer?
handbrake doesn't rip the movie, it encodes it to mp4. mactheripper is used to rip the movie in its entirety. it makes a complete mirror copy of all the files that are on the DVD. this is used by people who use their computer as their home theater hub. if you don't have an 8 core mac pro, handbraking a feature film can take a long time, so many people rip a bunch of movies during the day and then set up a handbrake queue to run all night.
NP,
And don't feel that way. A lot of what we all talk about here is to do with performance tuning. Trying to use every bit of what you paid for right down to the last CPU cycle is an admirable goal. Go for it dude!
I don't understand? Drag&Drop only takes between 4 and 7 min. depending on the film-length. Handbrake reads and re-encodes them just fine. Why use another program for something D&D does better and easier? Am I missing something?
Hmm, could be I guess. I just did it with "Filth and Wisdom" (AKA "Wonderlust") directed by Madona. And "Kit Kittredge, An American Girl", A Patricia Rozema film, EP: Julia Roberts, and distributed through New Line Cinema and it all just worked. That last time I tried it, it was with "Pirates Of The Caribbean" III with Johnny Depp and ummm, some CG film - I think "WALL-E" from Pixar/Disney. All were the original DVDs.
I don't follow distribution techniques but I would imagine if films are regularly copy-protected then these would not be exceptions.
Handbrake just does it's thing and doesn't care where the VOB folder is. I wonder if some DVD players themselves disallow filesystem level access on (c) disks? <shrug> I have no idea.