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And if you're setting up a file server and an HTPC, would HDD be the way to go? If so, how, .avi files?
Originally posted by: MustISO
It would make sense to at least have the movie uncompressed. 20 discs (movie only) would be ~80-120GB.
Originally posted by: archcommus
So the HDD seems to be the way to go.
But don't DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter make .vob files which can be turned into an .iso? Is that how they'd have to be stored on the HDD, and loaded with some sort of virtual drive program, or can they be converted to some sort of playable video file like .avi? Of course without killing your quality...
Originally posted by: archcommus
Yes, .vob is playable, but inconvenient because it's multiple files.
So what kind of video format do I want to convert them to?
Searched it on Wikipedia. Way to make myself feel dumb...Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: archcommus
Yes, .vob is playable, but inconvenient because it's multiple files.
So what kind of video format do I want to convert them to?
h.264
Originally posted by: archcommus
Do others concur that H.264 is how I want to encode the .vob files?
Okay, thanks, that rules that out.Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: archcommus
Do others concur that H.264 is how I want to encode the .vob files?
Not really..unless he has a SCREAMING machine it will play very slowly and/or will skip frequently.
Check out my threads with clips.
Don't underestimate its usefulness if you have hte right machien though. I 've seen it run absolutely flawlessly on a dual 3.2 and it was orgasmic. If anything, the 1080p upconvert of some 1080i material looked somewhat better