Encoding software and settings Help

[tonyclem]

I have more than 4TB of VOB's that I have ripped from DVD's I have purchased over the last 20 years, most are TV series, many are classics. I ran into a problem today and now I am doubting how I need to do things.

It is my desire to encode everything I have and once I have a good clean, stable copy of each show . . . I want to delete the VOB's.

I have every imaginable software to accomplish this task, but these encoded files have to be near perfect for me to feel ok with deleting the master copies, the VOB's

So my question is:

where is the best place for the best tutorial for encoding clear files that are smaller in size?

or what does everyone here use as software and for settings?

My DVD's are getting unplayable and pitted and I need to convert them to digital before it's too late.

The one thing I need is a good GUI as I am not good with command line unless it is simple.

Today I was encoding my Golden Girls series and I ran into an interlace problem, basically, very visible lines through the playback of the finished product. I did a simple deinterlace and that was pretty horrible too.

So I have been reading all day and I am over saturated and over it at the moment.

I have always liked mp4 container w/ x264, with AAC 128 sound, basically really simple file, but I am open for MKV also. My goal is no larger than 325mb for a 24 minute 720x480 show . . . seems like that would be simple to achieve a quality file,

I see files half that size that look amazing, I just don't know what program works best and what settings to use.

I have a huge archive, I don't mind sharing, but I must first quality encode them for archiving.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Mod: I had no idea where to post this, if this is wrong place, please accept my apology.

NOTE: I watch my programs on either a portable HDD or flash drive plugged into the USB port on my Samsung Blu ray/media player into my Samsung Smart TV.

I never watch on my computer or burn them to DVD or Blu Ray disks

[workerbee]

Moved to Applications and Software.

[contrail]

Have you tried using Handbrake? I can help you with that software.

[tonyclem]

Have you tried using Handbrake? I can help you with that software.

I have read a tutorial on that software, have it installed, but wow it is taking forever on just one file . . . maybe I have it setup wrong, but I was running a test anyhow. I have literally 100's in not 1000 episodes. So I just cancelled the encoding on Handbrake, it was running 3 hours 25 minute and completed 19 minutes of 23 minute show . . . obviously I have something wrong (I assume) . . . I even setup my second computer to dedicate it to this encoding project.

BTW: When I stopped it, it still allowed the 19 minute segment to play, wow, how nice, no interlace line, no choppiness . . . very nice, but 3.5 to encode 19 minutes.


Tony

[contrail]

Have you tried using Handbrake? I can help you with that software.

I have read a tutorial on that software, have it installed, but wow it is taking forever on just one file . . . maybe I have it setup wrong, but I was running a test anyhow. I have literally 100's in not 1000 episodes. So I just cancelled the encoding on Handbrake, it was running 3 hours 25 minute and completed 19 minutes of 23 minute show . . . obviously I have something wrong (I assume) . . . I even setup my second computer to dedicate it to this encoding project.

BTW: When I stopped it, it still allowed the 19 minute segment to play, wow, how nice, no interlace line, no choppiness . . . very nice, but 3.5 to encode 19 minutes.


Tony

Handbrake is CPU intensive, but makes does quality over quantity. I highly recommend it if you have a good CPU like me, I have an i7. Another program is meGUI, I have not used it but it is recommended by anonymous123.

My Handbrake Settings:
https://imgur.com/a/BdwaR

I found most of this info at: https://www.macworld.com/article/1142301...aults.html

[AncientRome]

I personally like the RipBot264 encoder.
If you have multiple machines it can use them as well and RipBot comes with a lot of extra tools to try out and use.

Once the prerequisites are met, setting up a big list to enocde is pretty simple.

I would probably do (for RipBot and HandBrake).
2 Stages Encoding (for best compression & quality, but takes longer),
H.265 (x265),
512 kbps Video,
128 kbps AAC Audio

It should end up around ~150 MB in size.

[RobertX]

About MakeMKV:

Pros: encodes/rips fast
Cons: it has an evaluation period

If you use MakeMKV on your DVDs, you should rip your DVDs immediately unless a later version comes out.