Speeding up Blu-ray copy times

[Krukester]

So im finding, it's taking around 5 hours to rip/compress a Blu-ray, then burn the disk. Burning isn't a issue, as im only using 2x LTH BD-R discs, but the ripping is what takes forever. 4 Hours alone on that.

Im wondering, if there is a faster way to speed up this process? I have a fairly decent PC, so that shouldn't be any issues.

I usually use Blu-Ray copy to do everything. Keep in mind, im only doing the main movie.

I was told by a friend, that it may be better to save the information to my hard drive, which may speed up the process. How do I go about doing this? Im sure it's pretty simple, but I can't figure it out.

[IPopov50]

I have a fairly decent PC

Please elaborate some more on this one.

I was told by a friend, that it may be better to save the information to my hard drive

Your friend is absolutely correct

How do I go about doing this?

First, you copy your BD to HDD uncompressed by setting output as "BD50" with your HDD as destination (output format you can set as image file (.iso) or folder, your choice and makes no difference for next step.
Second, you select that file/folder you have created in first step, as source and do your magic, i.e. extract main movie and compress your content to a desired size (BD25, BD9, or BD5)

[Guest]

I was told by a friend, that it may be better to save the information to my hard drive, which may speed up the process. How do I go about doing this? Im sure it's pretty simple, but I can't figure it out.

Your friend is correct and it has been posted on the forum many times that it is faster and fewer problems to save to a hard drive.

Set your target/destination as your hard drive.
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[IPopov50]

Oops G, I didn't see you!!! Glad we are on same page, as usual
And thanks for the pretty picture, I'm so lazy to make them!!!!

[Guest]

Oops G, I didn't see you!!! Glad we are on same page, as usual
And thanks for the pretty picture, I'm so lazy to make them!!!!

Ditto did not see you.
The pretty pictures are pre-made and saved in a folder for when needed.

[Krukester]

I have a Core 2 Duo processor (2.4 Ghz I think), Nividia Geforce 8600 GTS graphics card, 250 GB HDD.

I built this PC for gaming 3-4 years ago, don't PC game anymore much. Just use it for surfing, and movies really.

[IPopov50]

@Krukester
I hate to disappoint you, but your machine is a bit weak by today's standards. Processor isn't that powerful and your video card doesn't support CUDA acceleration.
To make story short, your converting time is about right for this machine. All you really can do at this point is to upgrade your videocard, install one that is CUDA-enabled, and that will improve (reduce) processing time. Otherwise, consider building a new machine...

[Krukester]

@Krukester
I hate to disappoint you, but your machine is a bit weak by today's standards. Processor isn't that powerful and your video card doesn't support CUDA acceleration.
To make story short, your converting time is about right for this machine. All you really can do at this point is to upgrade your videocard, install one that is CUDA-enabled, and that will improve (reduce) processing time. Otherwise, consider building a new machine...

Yeah. Thats what I thought also. It's alright though. I don't mind taking 4-5 hours to do a Blu-ray, because im usually busy doing other things anyways.