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Posted: 11/29/2023 12:47:54 PM EDT
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Why bother? I started ripping my DVDs to NAS about a decade ago and then realized what a waste of time it was since most of them had Ultraviolet digital IDs I could register and stream them from the cloud. I do purchase 4K Blu Rays for use in my mini theater, but I don't rip them either since I get the digital version also and can stream them anywhere else I want to.
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Posted: 11/29/2023 1:10:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KYLiberty: Why bother? I started ripping my DVDs to NAS about a decade ago and then realized what a waste of time it was since most of them had Ultraviolet digital IDs I could register and stream them from the cloud. I do purchase 4K Blu Rays for use in my mini theater, but I don't rip them either since I get the digital version also and can stream them anywhere else I want to. Because there have been several services like Ultraviolet that have gone out of business which means you can no longer stream your movies. I'm thinking about selling those codes on eBay as I'll never use them. |
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Posted: 11/29/2023 1:22:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Because there have been several services like Ultraviolet that have gone out of business which means you can no longer stream your movies. I'm thinking about selling those codes on eBay as I'll never use them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By KYLiberty: Why bother? I started ripping my DVDs to NAS about a decade ago and then realized what a waste of time it was since most of them had Ultraviolet digital IDs I could register and stream them from the cloud. I do purchase 4K Blu Rays for use in my mini theater, but I don't rip them either since I get the digital version also and can stream them anywhere else I want to. Because there have been several services like Ultraviolet that have gone out of business which means you can no longer stream your movies. I'm thinking about selling those codes on eBay as I'll never use them. |
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Posted: 11/29/2023 4:28:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KYLiberty: The hundreds of Ultraviolet IDs I registered still stream through Vudu. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KYLiberty: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By KYLiberty: Why bother? I started ripping my DVDs to NAS about a decade ago and then realized what a waste of time it was since most of them had Ultraviolet digital IDs I could register and stream them from the cloud. I do purchase 4K Blu Rays for use in my mini theater, but I don't rip them either since I get the digital version also and can stream them anywhere else I want to. Because there have been several services like Ultraviolet that have gone out of business which means you can no longer stream your movies. I'm thinking about selling those codes on eBay as I'll never use them. Sure...until they don't. That's the problem with all streaming platforms. Amazon has removed purchased content in the past and there's nothing stopping Vudu from doing the same. That or Vudu will just go out of business. |
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Posted: 11/29/2023 4:37:09 PM EDT
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I will never rely on content that I do not physically own. If it's important to you, get a hard or soft copy... but relying on streaming is not a good strategy IMO.
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Posted: 11/29/2023 4:37:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Sure...until they don't. That's the problem with all streaming platforms. Amazon has removed purchased content in the past and there's nothing stopping Vudu from doing the same. That or Vudu will just go out of business. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By KYLiberty: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By KYLiberty: Why bother? I started ripping my DVDs to NAS about a decade ago and then realized what a waste of time it was since most of them had Ultraviolet digital IDs I could register and stream them from the cloud. I do purchase 4K Blu Rays for use in my mini theater, but I don't rip them either since I get the digital version also and can stream them anywhere else I want to. Because there have been several services like Ultraviolet that have gone out of business which means you can no longer stream your movies. I'm thinking about selling those codes on eBay as I'll never use them. Sure...until they don't. That's the problem with all streaming platforms. Amazon has removed purchased content in the past and there's nothing stopping Vudu from doing the same. That or Vudu will just go out of business. |
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Posted: 11/29/2023 4:38:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: That's awesome. My son has Plex set up already, so I can just hook into that.  An alternative is Emby....I quit using plex several years ago after the Plex development team got snarky with users after a face lift of the interface. They also started pulling lots of personal usage data at the same time and were very coy about that new 'feature'. |
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Posted: 11/29/2023 4:42:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KYLiberty: Then spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars on NAS to rip all your DVDs. If any of my digital copies go away, I'll just get the old DVD out of the giant box of them in the garage if they aren't streaming on any of my other services and I want to watch one. As for my 4K Blu Rays, they're in my mini theater. Don't even need to go out to the garage to get one of them. Personally, I've got better uses for my 3 NASs and my time. That's literally what this entire thread is about so that's what we'll continue to do 
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Posted: 11/29/2023 10:07:22 PM EDT
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I just made my 148th folder, some of which have three movies in them,and I have 2.69T free on my 4T drive. I'm unchecking all but the largest file on each disk, so I don't have extra clutter.
Suggested here; https://helpdeskgeek.com/free-tools-review/how-to-rip-your-dvds-and-blu-rays-effortlessly-with-makemkv/ I have about 45 more disks in the first tote, then I dig into the second one. That's where the BRs are, and I can't do those until I get the new drive, but it's also where my TV series DVD disks are. That's going to be a lot of disks too. |
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Posted: 11/29/2023 10:12:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 2tired2run: An alternative is Emby... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 2tired2run: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: That's awesome. My son has Plex set up already, so I can just hook into that. I never heard of that, but I'll look into it. 
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Posted: 11/29/2023 10:21:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: I never heard of that, but I'll look into it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: Originally Posted By 2tired2run: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: That's awesome. My son has Plex set up already, so I can just hook into that. I never heard of that, but I'll look into it. I’m a big fan of Emby as well. Jellyfin is a free option based on Emby, however, I prefer the way Emby lets me restrict users by subfolders within each library. I switched from Plex to Emby several years ago and have no regrets. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 12:58:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lion: I use the case logic binders to hold the discs. I toss all the original holders. This would sure make storage easier, but I'm not ready to give up all that info yet. I guess I could pull all the inserts/covers, and save them too. Hmm... |
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CT, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 2:06:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Toker_]
[#13]
If you're already using Plex and like that interface, I would stick with it. You can also manage your music library from there.
When you rip your movies, tag them with the IMDB that you get from the URL of the movie description. That will help programs like Plex tag everything easily. IMDB URL of Aliens: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 File name you should use: Aliens (1986) {imdb-tt0090605} Sounds like you have a good handle of the ripping procress. I personally don't bother with Handbrake to compress the files as HDD costs are dropping all of the time. I want the original file in the highest quality possible. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 2:24:39 AM EDT
[Last Edit: magnum_99]
[#14]
Makemkv is the only one worth a crap. Go ahead and buy the key, it's worth it.
AnyDvd is Chinese Spyware. Plex sucks. I have had nothing but problems with it. Emby is great and works all the time. It's worth it to buy the full version. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 4:05:45 AM EDT
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Plex is set up, but I've only used it a couple of times. Once I get everything ripped in, I'll have to start that learning curve, vs opening the drive and playing it on the PC. That's tempting though, because I have better speakers hooked to the PC than to the TV.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 5:02:15 AM EDT
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I tried Plex sometime ago and did not like. Very sluggish.
I then tried Kodi and never looked back. I currently use the Synology Media Server on the NAS and a Vero 4K+ little box (attached to the TV) that runs Kodi on OSMC OS (Linux distro) as the streaming client. I also use MakeMKV to rip my disks but instead of relying purely on Kodi's internal scrapper, I first run TMM (TinyMediaManager) that gathers the movie or series' info from many different places (IMDB, TMDB, TVDB, etc.). I then choose the movie poster and fanart I want for the movies, pick the description, put my own notes, and sort the actors the way I want as well as sometimes fill some missing information. TMM then creates the NFO file and renames the photos and graphics to make everything compatible with Kodi (it can also organize according to other media managers like Plex and others). In the case of TV series, it pulls each episode description and related info. After everything looks like what I want, I run Kodi's library update, which reads the info from the NFO files I created with TMM. The Vero 4K+ can also do some upscaling so the videos coming from the old low-res DVDs do not look bad on a large TV screen. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 8:57:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ken_mays: I will never rely on content that I do not physically own. If it's important to you, get a hard or soft copy... but relying on streaming is not a good strategy IMO. Yeah. There are some shows like Tom and Jerry that are edited to leave out the violent parts - no frying pan to the face. in the future, how many are going to be removed from viewing for "toxic masculinity" or some other stupid reason? I'm up to 500+ movies, 900 TV episodes, and 163 music albums on my Plex server running on a Synology NAS. My local library has DVDs, so I may check some of them out. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 9:07:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: Plex is set up, but I've only used it a couple of times. Once I get everything ripped in, I'll have to start that learning curve, vs opening the drive and playing it on the PC. That's tempting though, because I have better speakers hooked to the PC than to the TV. There's a Plex client for Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Watch or listen to your movies, TV shows, and music wherever you want. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 10:46:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ken_mays: I will never rely on content that I do not physically own. If it's important to you, get a hard or soft copy... but relying on streaming is not a good strategy IMO. Somewhat related to this statement, what are you guys using to store your original DVD's after ripping them? I plan to keep all of mine (cases and all) but haven't found any decent storage solutions. I've looked all over for some properly sized Rubbermaid type containers, but the only thing close I've found are like cloth covered cardboard ones on Amazon. Anyone found anything better? |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 2:19:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dlshady: Somewhat related to this statement, what are you guys using to store your original DVD's after ripping them? I plan to keep all of mine (cases and all) but haven't found any decent storage solutions. I've looked all over for some properly sized Rubbermaid type containers, but the only thing close I've found are like cloth covered cardboard ones on Amazon. Anyone found anything better? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dlshady: Originally Posted By ken_mays: I will never rely on content that I do not physically own. If it's important to you, get a hard or soft copy... but relying on streaming is not a good strategy IMO. Somewhat related to this statement, what are you guys using to store your original DVD's after ripping them? I plan to keep all of mine (cases and all) but haven't found any decent storage solutions. I've looked all over for some properly sized Rubbermaid type containers, but the only thing close I've found are like cloth covered cardboard ones on Amazon. Anyone found anything better? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/924197-REG/case_logic_bnb_208_capacity_nylon_cd_dvd.html I just keep the discs, I toss the cases. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 2:21:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: This would sure make storage easier, but I'm not ready to give up all that info yet. I guess I could pull all the inserts/covers, and save them too. Hmm... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: Originally Posted By Lion: I use the case logic binders to hold the discs. I toss all the original holders. This would sure make storage easier, but I'm not ready to give up all that info yet. I guess I could pull all the inserts/covers, and save them too. Hmm... I still also buy/use CDs. For those I keep the cases. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 2:56:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wulfmann: For making a backup .ISO file that is easily used to burn a DVD that fits on a standard 4.35GB blank DVD "DVD Shrink" is fast, easy and very few incriptions can't be over ridden It is free. It shrinks the original as most are much larger than 4.35GB. You can also edit if you want just the movie 0r a couple episodes etc etc Works with XP, W7, W10 (I don't have W11) You can back up and store the .ISO file so if your original is damaged you can then burn the replacement I have used most of the others but this is easier IMO @Wulfmann Can Plex or VLC, or any of the others play .ISO files? Or do I have to convert them first? I have about 50'ish TB of them (I have an older OPPO BDP with the software version that will play ISO rips, and have almost all my BDs and DVDs ripped to ISO). |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:00:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. I have, and can highly recommend this. It's fast, and error free (and can easily be moved to a new/different computer. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:02:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: Yep, that's how I did it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: Originally Posted By Rugerlvr: MakeMKV to rip, Handbrake to compress. This is also the combination I use. MakeMKV is really good at what it does. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:06:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. If you’re buying a new drive buy this one as the firmware can be downgraded to work for ripping 4K Blu-ray’s. Buy DVDFab and use this utility to downgrade it. Well.... dang. That's way cheaper. Thanks. I haven't jumped down the rabbit hole of ripping my 4K discs yet. Now I'll have to look into it. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:15:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: scuba_steve]
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MrKandiyohi: There's a Plex client for Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Watch or listen to your movies, TV shows, and music wherever you want. And the Plex app for Roku, which is a big use case for us. I've been running a Plex server for a dozen years and zero issues. Ran it on a home server for most of that time, but more recently switched to running it directly on a Synology NAS. Works fantastic, but most of the newer Synology NASes don't have a decent enough GPU to encode higher resolution video adequately. If you name your files well, it automatically locates and associates all the meta data and art, and that extends to television and mini series:  Also provides access to all the audio and subtitle tracks. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:29:46 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scuba_steve: And the Plex app for Roku, which is a big use case for us. I've been running a Plex server for a dozen years and zero issues. Ran it on a home server for most of that time, but more recently switched to running it directly on a Synology NAS. Works fantastic, but most of the newer Synology NASes don't have a decent enough GPU to encode higher resolution video adequately. If you name your files well, it automatically locates and associates all the meta data and art, and that extends to television and mini series: https://i.imgur.com/HNo7Bj5.png Also provides access to all the audio and subtitle tracks. Filebot will take care of that. As far as transcoding, I like to use a Lenovo thinkcentre tiny with at least 8th gen intel. Can find several with i5-8500T on ebay around $100 or so. Run the Plex(or jellyfin in my case) server on the thinkcentre. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:45:33 PM EDT
[#28]
i have been ripping my blurays with makemvk the last couple days. damn the files are huge. im seeing 20-50 GB per movie
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MS, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:47:51 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: If anyone cares I found out that MakeMKV connects to an IP in Russia (185.84.108.20) in order to download the SDF file. I had to add a rule to my firewall to allow it to connect as I block all incoming/outgoing traffic with Russia, China, and India by default at home. |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 3:58:57 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: I just made my 148th folder, some of which have three movies in them, Meanwhile I put most of my movies in a single folder. Plex doesn't care about the folders. 
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CT, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 4:01:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Toker_]
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wildfowler: Wonder what happens when you actually pay for the key to rip Blu-ray now that it's not free anymore? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wildfowler: Wonder what happens when you actually pay for the key to rip Blu-ray now that it's not free anymore? Is it no longer officially Beta? Because the November key is still up. Originally Posted By Larsonous: i have been ripping my blurays with makemvk the last couple days. damn the files are huge. im seeing 20-50 GB per movie 4K rips are even bigger at 50GB-80GB. HDD prices aren't bad when you catch a sale. I was buying 18TB WD Red drives for around $210 this summer. Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Can Plex or VLC, or any of the others play .ISO files? Or do I have to convert them first? I have about 50'ish TB of them (I have an older OPPO BDP with the software version that will play ISO rips, and have almost all my BDs and DVDs ripped to ISO). Plex won't play ISO. I think Kodi does. But you can use MakeMKV and rip the MKV file from the original ISO. So you don't need to grab the disc again. Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Well.... dang. That's way cheaper. Thanks. I haven't jumped down the rabbit hole of ripping my 4K discs yet. Now I'll have to look into it. I don't bother with ISO. I just rip the main feature as MKV. Then I'll just rip any special features I want. Plex will let you organize all of that. No more tumbling around with menus, FBI warnings, etc. Plus, it takes up less space, which makes a big difference with 4K. I'm at over 16TB with 310 movie rips, 90% of which are 4K. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 4:29:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Larsonous: i have been ripping my blurays with makemvk the last couple days. damn the files are huge. im seeing 20-50 GB per movie That's their native size, on the Blu-ray. MakeMKV isn't making them any larger. You can use something like Handbrake to compress, but that will degrade quality to whatever extent you compress, which somewhat defeats the purpose of going with Blu-ray. I'm still rocking mostly DVD rips, since I'm not really a quality hound and typically enjoy the story just as much on DVD.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 5:00:41 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toker_: Is it no longer officially Beta? Because the November key is still up. 4K rips are even bigger at 50GB-80GB. HDD prices aren't bad when you catch a sale. I was buying 18TB WD Red drives for around $210 this summer. Plex won't play ISO. I think Kodi does. But you can use MakeMKV and rip the MKV file from the original ISO. So you don't need to grab the disc again. I don't bother with ISO. I just rip the main feature as MKV. Then I'll just rip any special features I want. Plex will let you organize all of that. No more tumbling around with menus, FBI warnings, etc. Plus, it takes up less space, which makes a big difference with 4K. I'm at over 16TB with 310 movie rips, 90% of which are 4K. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toker_: Originally Posted By Wildfowler: Wonder what happens when you actually pay for the key to rip Blu-ray now that it's not free anymore? Is it no longer officially Beta? Because the November key is still up. Originally Posted By Larsonous: i have been ripping my blurays with makemvk the last couple days. damn the files are huge. im seeing 20-50 GB per movie 4K rips are even bigger at 50GB-80GB. HDD prices aren't bad when you catch a sale. I was buying 18TB WD Red drives for around $210 this summer. Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Can Plex or VLC, or any of the others play .ISO files? Or do I have to convert them first? I have about 50'ish TB of them (I have an older OPPO BDP with the software version that will play ISO rips, and have almost all my BDs and DVDs ripped to ISO). Plex won't play ISO. I think Kodi does. But you can use MakeMKV and rip the MKV file from the original ISO. So you don't need to grab the disc again. Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Well.... dang. That's way cheaper. Thanks. I haven't jumped down the rabbit hole of ripping my 4K discs yet. Now I'll have to look into it. I don't bother with ISO. I just rip the main feature as MKV. Then I'll just rip any special features I want. Plex will let you organize all of that. No more tumbling around with menus, FBI warnings, etc. Plus, it takes up less space, which makes a big difference with 4K. I'm at over 16TB with 310 movie rips, 90% of which are 4K. Thanks for the info! |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 5:26:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dlshady]
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lion: From my previous post: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/924197-REG/case_logic_bnb_208_capacity_nylon_cd_dvd.html I just keep the discs, I toss the cases. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lion: Originally Posted By dlshady: Originally Posted By ken_mays: I will never rely on content that I do not physically own. If it's important to you, get a hard or soft copy... but relying on streaming is not a good strategy IMO. Somewhat related to this statement, what are you guys using to store your original DVD's after ripping them? I plan to keep all of mine (cases and all) but haven't found any decent storage solutions. I've looked all over for some properly sized Rubbermaid type containers, but the only thing close I've found are like cloth covered cardboard ones on Amazon. Anyone found anything better? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/924197-REG/case_logic_bnb_208_capacity_nylon_cd_dvd.html I just keep the discs, I toss the cases. I appreciate the link but like I said, I'm keeping them in the cases. Surely someone has made a storage solution for them that's not cardboard. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 6:06:18 PM EDT
[#35]
I keep my discs in a binder made for em. Toss the cases and inserts (except for a couple for some reason).
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Posted: 11/30/2023 8:23:40 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bluemax_1: Well.... dang. That's way cheaper. Thanks. I haven't jumped down the rabbit hole of ripping my 4K discs yet. Now I'll have to look into it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bluemax_1: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. If you’re buying a new drive buy this one as the firmware can be downgraded to work for ripping 4K Blu-ray’s. Buy DVDFab and use this utility to downgrade it. Well.... dang. That's way cheaper. Thanks. I haven't jumped down the rabbit hole of ripping my 4K discs yet. Now I'll have to look into it. No problem 👍 4K Blu-ray’s take forever to copy and they take a lot of space but they look great. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 9:00:13 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: No problem 👍 4K Blu-ray’s take forever to copy and they take a lot of space but they look great. I was watching a 4K demo reel on a TV at BestBuy yesterday and it was just jaw dropping. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 9:02:39 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GI-45: If you have a Roku with a USB port (such as Roku Ultra or one of their older models), their Media Player app works really well for playing MP4 and MKV files locally from an external hard drive. Even lets you add thumbnails and close caption files. I really like it because I don't need a separate PC running in the background. ETA this also works if your Roku is built into your TV. Plex is a better approach IMO |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 9:07:22 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JTX23: Plex is a better approach IMO Yes, especially since we have 8 Rokus in our home.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 10:00:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scuba_steve: I was watching a 4K demo reel on a TV at BestBuy yesterday and it was just jaw dropping. Thats no accident. The TV's demo mode's whole job is to sell you the TV. The videos are edited to have the most vibrant colors and the TV is put into whatever mode to display those specific videos. Once you get the TV home, most shows, even 4k ones, are streamed at significantly lower bitrate. And average shows are not 24/7 content that fits ino that window of "what colors are most vibrant and make this TV look absolutely amazing". Not saying its look like ass. Just pointing out that of coarse demo mode looks good. Thats the whole point of it. |
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CT, USA
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Posted: 11/30/2023 10:14:31 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: Thats no accident. The TV's demo mode's whole job is to sell you the TV. The videos are edited to have the most vibrant colors and the TV is put into whatever mode to display those specific videos. Once you get the TV home, most shows, even 4k ones, are streamed at significantly lower bitrate. And average shows are not 24/7 content that fits ino that window of "what colors are most vibrant and make this TV look absolutely amazing". Not saying its look like ass. Just pointing out that of coarse demo mode looks good. Thats the whole point of it. 4K lets you see some of the finer details, but the biggest difference is HDR/Dolby Vision. The color difference is immediately noticeable. All of the Planet Earth/Discovery content is reference content in 4K. But there are a lot of movies that look a lot better with new masters and HDR grading. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 11:02:57 PM EDT
[#42]
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Posted: 12/1/2023 1:41:47 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: Meanwhile I put most of my movies in a single folder. Plex doesn't care about the folders. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: I just made my 148th folder, some of which have three movies in them, MakeMKV creates a folder for each one, and I have to manually make it put some together. It did a few without folders (about eight of them), and I don't know why they were different. As for naming them, I don't even understand all the hints posted above about naming/linking them, and I've been naming them in a way to make it easier to find them individually. I give them a basic genre, then the name of the movie. Some of them I did by actor, because I have several movies that I wanted categorized together. (Audrey Hepburn, Steven Seagal, S. Stallone, etc.). I'm still learning as I go, and I hope that I don't have to go through and rename all of them.
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Posted: 12/1/2023 2:13:20 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: MakeMKV creates a folder for each one, and I have to manually make it put some together. It did a few without folders (about eight of them), and I don't know why they were different. As for naming them, I don't even understand all the hints posted above about naming/linking them, and I've been naming them in a way to make it easier to find them individually. I give them a basic genre, then the name of the movie. Some of them I did by actor, because I have several movies that I wanted categorized together. (Audrey Hepburn, Steven Seagal, S. Stallone, etc.). I'm still learning as I go, and I hope that I don't have to go through and rename all of them. I categorize my movies by name. If there are several movies in a group, I'll put them in their own folder.   From there, you can use Plex to sort things in the order you want. 
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Posted: 12/1/2023 2:30:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/1/2023 11:25:44 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51036/NAS_files-3045675.jpg How are crocodile dundee and deliverance "action" movies? |
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Posted: 12/1/2023 11:43:30 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 67Firebird: MakeMKV creates a folder for each one, and I have to manually make it put some together. It did a few without folders (about eight of them), and I don't know why they were different. As for naming them, I don't even understand all the hints posted above about naming/linking them, and I've been naming them in a way to make it easier to find them individually. I give them a basic genre, then the name of the movie. Some of them I did by actor, because I have several movies that I wanted categorized together. (Audrey Hepburn, Steven Seagal, S. Stallone, etc.). I'm still learning as I go, and I hope that I don't have to go through and rename all of them. Weird, I have a default location defined in Plex settings and that's where it saves the movie I rip, without creating a folder. And like the other poster, I drop all my movies in a single folder, associating that with a Plex library for movies. I have a separate folders and libraries for TV and several other categories. |
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Posted: 12/1/2023 12:28:43 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: How are crocodile dundee and deliverance "action" movies? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51036/NAS_files-3045675.jpg How are crocodile dundee and deliverance "action" movies? That's the first damn thing I thought!  Then I was like   
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Posted: 12/1/2023 1:35:26 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Sure...until they don't. That's the problem with all streaming platforms. Amazon has removed purchased content in the past and there's nothing stopping Vudu from doing the same. That or Vudu will just go out of business. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By KYLiberty: Originally Posted By Firestarter123: Originally Posted By KYLiberty: Why bother? I started ripping my DVDs to NAS about a decade ago and then realized what a waste of time it was since most of them had Ultraviolet digital IDs I could register and stream them from the cloud. I do purchase 4K Blu Rays for use in my mini theater, but I don't rip them either since I get the digital version also and can stream them anywhere else I want to. Because there have been several services like Ultraviolet that have gone out of business which means you can no longer stream your movies. I'm thinking about selling those codes on eBay as I'll never use them. Sure...until they don't. That's the problem with all streaming platforms. Amazon has removed purchased content in the past and there's nothing stopping Vudu from doing the same. That or Vudu will just go out of business. Not to mention that in the near future they are highly likely to, (without informing you) edit-out certain parts of movies which they deem politically incorrect. This is already starting to happen with some classic books as well. Publishers are "fixing" the parts of classic literature that don't comport with current woke standards. |
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Posted: 12/1/2023 2:38:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: How are crocodile dundee and deliverance "action" movies? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By giantpune: Originally Posted By 67Firebird: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51036/NAS_files-3045675.jpg How are crocodile dundee and deliverance "action" movies? I figured anything where people get shot/shot-at is action, so it simplified things. I only made a few categories; action, chick-flicks, westerns, and religious.  |
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