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Apr 19, 2015
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thebruce
I still recommend using mkvs.
If you need to transfer to an iPad use handbrake to shrink it. But as a general rule I think it is best to have mkvs and then adjust from there.
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Has anyone ripped their DVD/Blu-Ray collection and used Plex to stream them?
coolcats
4/19/15 9:57am
I do, you should compress them much more than that
CSoul
4/19/15 9:59am
i've been working on it for about a month now...
ds7
4/19/15 9:59am
use make mkv and handbrake to rip.
quikandskinny
4/19/15 10:00am
What settings do you use on handbrake
PolarisPrime
4/19/15 11:27am
On the subtitles page, do a foreign audio search and have the subs burned in
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 11:30am
Thanks. I will try that tonight.
PolarisPrime
4/19/15 11:32am
I wish the foreign audio scan didn't add so much time.
brj8
4/19/15 12:17pm
Wow. 2-year olds
TNT
4/19/15 10:02am
About 1.5 GB per DVD, about 6 GB per Blue Ray. I'd get a 1 TB drive so you have
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 10:13am
I have mine down to 600MB per DVD and 2.5 GB per Bluray.
KingDave
4/19/15 10:29am
I used to do that, but I like the high quality
thebruce
4/19/15 11:38am
I wouldn't get less than a 2 TB if it were me.
jdub
4/19/15 10:54am
Any old hard drive will work fine. No need for NAS unless you're not hooking it
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 11:28am
If you're using it with Plex, with the intent of sharing, not just any ol' HD
jdub
4/19/15 12:17pm
Haven't had any complaints from my Plex friends on my plain ol' WD drive
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 12:38pm
You won't either--until your hard drive crashes
jdub
4/19/15 5:27pm
NAS has nothing to do with quality or reliability of the drive
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 5:33pm
Yes, do it with all my DVD's
Bobby Dooley
4/19/15 10:28am
Lots of us do. Don't hesitate to ask for tips along the way
KingDave
4/19/15 10:30am
question: what do you do to rip the DVD of a TV series?
ds7
4/19/15 11:15am
I still use MakeMKV for the TV series.
thebruce
4/19/15 11:43am
What do you use to play MKV files? My tv wont so I have to convert them to
Ebolarama
4/19/15 11:52am
The only thing I know of that does MKVs natively is the WD TV Live
GregOstertag
4/19/15 12:28pm
As a quick followup, Roku 3 says that it can do native MKVs, but the truth is
GregOstertag
4/19/15 12:32pm
I just download on a thumb drive and plug it into my tv. I'm ghetto like that.
Ebolarama
4/19/15 12:33pm
I see. The WD TV Live has a USB port, so you could plug it into your TV and do
GregOstertag
4/19/15 12:41pm
I wish. Stuck here in Utah for the time being.
Ebolarama
4/19/15 12:43pm
Roku directplays mkvs
thebruce
4/19/15 1:15pm
Roku 3 and it works flawlessly.
thebruce
4/19/15 1:15pm
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Cougazul
4/19/15 11:20am
I have seen Blurays around 17 GB
thebruce
4/19/15 11:37am
Why? My compressed blu rays at 1080 p look fantastic.
brj8
4/19/15 12:09pm
Compressed Blurays really don't look as good
thebruce
4/19/15 1:14pm
I rip stuff like it's my religion.
thebruce
4/19/15 11:35am
MKV won't work if you want to put the movie files on any devices though
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 11:55am
It will still work, you just have to down the quality.
thebruce
4/19/15 1:16pm
Most devices don't natively play MKV files. It's a format issue, not quality
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 1:53pm
most will through Plex. if not using Plex vlc works on devices too.
thebruce
4/19/15 2:10pm
BTW I didn't say they would natively.
thebruce
4/19/15 2:11pm
Plex will transcode a lot of different filetypes. What if you're not going to
BYUCoug11
4/19/15 5:57pm
I still recommend using mkvs.
thebruce
4/19/15 6:07pm
1-2 GB for a DVD. 4-6 for a blu ray.
brj8
4/19/15 12:03pm
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