Travis Wheaton
September 23rd, 2016, 06:08 PM
G'day,
The problem with democracy is, everyone is entitled to an opinion... But I'm after the right one!!! ;)
I am looking to convert around 130 DVDs for use on an original AppleTV for my brother who has Down Syndrome. We've tried giving him either original or duplicated copies of the discs themselves, but they just do not last long before they are scratched beyond use, and he has astonished us all by adapting very well to using an AppleTV, with cover-art to help him make his selection.
What I am wanting to achieve is as near lossless a result as possible. My thoughts therefore were that I need to rip as MPEG-2, as that's what the original files are on the DVDs. Hard drive space is not an issue - I've got an external drive ready to go.
Would I be right in thinking that the MPEG-2 option is best? Or would H.264/etc be as good, but with less storage required?
I've been checking out MacX DVD Ripper as it offers MPEG-2 as one option, and the de-interlaced and high quality engine ooptions seem to result in pretty good output... But before embarking on this task, I wanted to get as best advice as I can...
Thanks for your help. VHS was so much easier - he couldn't use them as coasters!
Cheers
Travis
The problem with democracy is, everyone is entitled to an opinion... But I'm after the right one!!! ;)
I am looking to convert around 130 DVDs for use on an original AppleTV for my brother who has Down Syndrome. We've tried giving him either original or duplicated copies of the discs themselves, but they just do not last long before they are scratched beyond use, and he has astonished us all by adapting very well to using an AppleTV, with cover-art to help him make his selection.
What I am wanting to achieve is as near lossless a result as possible. My thoughts therefore were that I need to rip as MPEG-2, as that's what the original files are on the DVDs. Hard drive space is not an issue - I've got an external drive ready to go.
Would I be right in thinking that the MPEG-2 option is best? Or would H.264/etc be as good, but with less storage required?
I've been checking out MacX DVD Ripper as it offers MPEG-2 as one option, and the de-interlaced and high quality engine ooptions seem to result in pretty good output... But before embarking on this task, I wanted to get as best advice as I can...
Thanks for your help. VHS was so much easier - he couldn't use them as coasters!
Cheers
Travis