DVD Backup on an HTPC?
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Hi guys,
I'm looking to start backing up my DVDs on my HTPC, but I've got SEVERAL dvds and I think 4gigs a pop is a bit unnecessary. Instead of ripping in DVD format, I was wondering if anybody knows of a simple way to rip right into an avi file to my harddisk? The avi files look fine for my tastes, and they'd save me a lot of space in the long run. I was hoping for some freeware, but I'll take any suggestions you guys have. Thanks.
I'm looking to start backing up my DVDs on my HTPC, but I've got SEVERAL dvds and I think 4gigs a pop is a bit unnecessary. Instead of ripping in DVD format, I was wondering if anybody knows of a simple way to rip right into an avi file to my harddisk? The avi files look fine for my tastes, and they'd save me a lot of space in the long run. I was hoping for some freeware, but I'll take any suggestions you guys have. Thanks.
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I suggest you research mkv. Avi is good but a little dated.
I backed up all of my DVD's by re-encoding to x264 to mkv. The files are about 900MB to 1GB per movie. You can check out Handbrake to do the encoding. It can do avi too I believe if that's really what you want.
http://handbrake.fr/
I backed up all of my DVD's by re-encoding to x264 to mkv. The files are about 900MB to 1GB per movie. You can check out Handbrake to do the encoding. It can do avi too I believe if that's really what you want.
http://handbrake.fr/
To rip a copyrighted DVD requires breaking the copy protection on the DVD which is illegal, and requesting or supplying that type of information is a bannable offense here at THGF, I suggest you read the forum rules you agreed to, to gain posting privileges here at THGF through Best of Media.
This is a warning, not just to you, but anyone else reading this thread! 4ryan6
This is a warning, not just to you, but anyone else reading this thread! 4ryan6
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