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What is this and how do I set it up? (blu-rays!)
javeryh:
Does anyone have a tutorial they could point to? I've got about 50 DVDs that I could start with and a couple of blu-rays (although I'll have to get a blu-ray drive for the computer). I'd also like to rip the ISOs just to keep the menus, etc. so when you load the movie it is just like you have the disc in there. Man, this would be great for all of the kids movies...
Generic Eric:
--- Quote from: javeryh on June 05, 2011, 02:43:34 pm ---Does anyone have a tutorial they could point to? I've got about 50 DVDs that I could start with and a couple of blu-rays (although I'll have to get a blu-ray drive for the computer). I'd also like to rip the ISOs just to keep the menus, etc. so when you load the movie it is just like you have the disc in there. Man, this would be great for all of the kids movies...
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The biggest thing you'll have to keep in mind is that you'll need to try a method out and watch the movie to see if its up to your standards and your expectations. I wouldn't suggest sitting down to do 50 DVDs before you found a method you like. I'd suggest using your most action packed movie because the scene transitions will point out the compression artifacts. Also keep this in mind for your movies in dark settings.
I haven't done it in a while, I just used anydvd with imgburn. Handbrake is good for making avi's. But if your looking for a guide, I'd start here:
http://www.tested.com/news/how-to-rip-dvds-to-play-on-any-devicefor-free/19/
http://www.tested.com/news/how-to-rip-a-blu-ray-movie-with-just-one-click/54/
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/the_last_dvd_and_bluray_ripping_guide_youll_ever_need
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/rip_dvds_playback_your_iphone_psp_xbox_360_ps3_appletv_or_any_h264enabled_player
Gigabytes are cheaper now than ever. Buy a few Terabyte drives and do direct copies if you can afford the space.
javeryh:
Thanks for the links. Once I go down this path and figure out how to set everything up, I'm definitely going to do 1:1 ISO rips so I can preserve the menus and all of the extras and everything. HDDs are ridiculously cheap and you can get a 2TB drive for a little over $100 right now and they are only going to come down. That's enough storage for 60+ movies with no compression!
2600:
--- Quote from: javeryh on June 06, 2011, 09:34:26 am ---Thanks for the links. Once I go down this path and figure out how to set everything up, I'm definitely going to do 1:1 ISO rips so I can preserve the menus and all of the extras and everything. HDDs are ridiculously cheap and you can get a 2TB drive for a little over $100 right now and they are only going to come down. That's enough storage for 60+ movies with no compression!
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Just to be clear you don't have to make them ISOs to make them 1:1. You'd have to hear from someone who stores them that way to hear the benefits of doing it that way, but I copy the folder structure 1:1 instead of making it an ISO. At the time I started doing it this way, media center couldn't read ISO files by itself, I'm not sure if it can currently.
newmanfamilyvlogs:
I've been building my media library at home and have been very pleased with Synology's products. I've got a 5-drive enclosure at work for doing network-wide backups (and some media serving) and another 1 drive enclosure at home for media and backup.
They have a built in http/ftp/nzb/emule/bittorrent client, and there are several Android/iPhone apps to manage downloads remotely.
Also supports DLNA for announcing to TVs and PS3s and whatever. I havn't played with this too much, but most things play fine over the network to my Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Here's a 4 bay:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108066
Paired with 4 of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245
So for around $700 you could have close to 8TB of networked storage, or close to 6TB with redundancy in the case of a single drive failure (swap it out and keep going). If a full Bluray is 56GB, and you went with the redundant storage setup, that's still over 100 movies.
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