help on backing up DVDs

[compwizpro]

I am currently backing up my dvd collection to play on a HTPC and am wondering on the format.

Currently I use handbrake and rip the movie part as .mkv using the high quality film setting in handbrake(1800kbps video using h.264 codec and 192kbps ac3 5.1 audio)

With theses settings I can achieve near dvd quality video with roughly a third of the file size. Is there any other filetype/codec that would give me the same or better file size to quality ratio?

thanks

 

[JaguarSKX]

I would say no. H.264 will give you the best depending on the setting you use. The next set up is to go lossless; which means storing the rips on your HDDs.

 

[danman]

The best option is to not re-encode the movie and leave it in mpeg2.

 

[compwizpro]

Right now i currently are backing up on my 1TB drive i got.

I have heard of the term loseless before but dont know how to do it in handbrake

If you could elaborate more on that that would be great.

thanks

 

[Verge]

Right now i currently are backing up on my 1TB drive i got.

I have heard of the term loseless before but dont know how to do it in handbrake

If you could elaborate more on that that would be great.

thanks

Lossless basically means using a vob ripper, and saving them on your hard drive. No compression.


264 at around 2.0gb is good, you will lose some quality from the dvd during compression, but you have to realize 264 is a much more efficient form of compression than mpeg2.