DVD to Mobile help...

[hookie66]

basicly i have some dvds i want to put on a external drive so i can watch them on my tv through my WDTV i want to know what the best options to use are.

I basicly want something that will be the same resolution as the dvd and as close to the quality.

would i need a program to find the informtion of the dvd then use that informtion in DVDfab so im not setting any option to high to what they really are?

which offers the best quality form a dvd? MKV,MP4,DIVX, XVID?
and whats H264 is that audio?

thank for the help in advance.

[AGJ]

Try ripping main movie as ISO file and then give the WD TV a try for playing it back

[GregiBoy]

Do "Main Movie" only ISO as apparently the WDTV does not support menus.

[hookie66]

i'm just doing some samples now and comparing quality, is there one codec that is known to have a better quality and size compression for ripping just a dvd?

Is mp4 / mkv mainly for ripping a BluRay?

[GregiBoy]

No... But I would try the generic.mkv.h264.audiocopy profile for the WDTV starting around 1599 bitrate, 2 pass for the WDTV.

[hookie66]

thanks for replying by the way.

I've done some samples and for some reason the .Mp4's dont show up on my wdtv but others that i havent made do, is there any reason for that?

i did about 9 samples, i found the acc to be good quality on my pc but poor on my tv so i've gone with audiocopy, and i think i can see a slight better picture with h264 over divx and mkv.

i have gone with 1500 bit rate, same as source framerate, 736 x 416 (is this the best to use for dvd's?) and avi.h264.audiocopy.avi.
does a 2-pass effect the quality by much?

does this sound about right? or is there anything you reconemd as you pretty much have the same setup as me.

Edit: i have just got your samsung profile and trying that now also trying generic.mkv.h264.audiocopy.

[hookie66]

ok after tesing i've gone for avi.H264.audiocopy 736 x 416, 1500 bit rate, same as source framerate and 2-pass.

taking 6 hours i'll update tomorrow.

[Complication]

ok after tesing i've gone for avi.H264.audiocopy 736 x 416, 1500 bit rate, same as source framerate and 2-pass.

You are better off leaving the default frame size of 720x??? or 704x??? (which is what in on the source DVD). Setting a higher value will leave less available bandwidth for no detail gain and may not play well depending on your playback device. You can reduce the frame size for specific devices (ex. ipod) but it is rarely a good idea to increase it. DVDFab cannot invent detail that is not there in the original.

[hookie66]

How do i get it default of 720 x xxx for pal? i have a list and thats the only frame size close to it so i click it. it that just what id does from the start if i dont chnage anything and it checks the sourse?

i've just compared my rip to the oringal and found my rip to a little burly than the dvd, is this just normal as i am compressed it to about 2gb from a 8gb source?

[Complication]

Maybe you should give some information on the title you are trying. A PAL DVD should have 720x??? unless the frame size on the DVD is smaller. What is the closest size in the list that is less than 720?

I'm not sure what you mean by burly.

[hookie66]

ok i'm finding this kinda hard at the moment, i converted the dvds and for some of them i had no audio or i couldnt fast forward or skip, i'm looking into taking the vob files and compressing them into a file type and running that from the WDTV any help on help?

i'm trying to reach a dvd like qulaity for about 2gb on a 42" tv with a wdtv.
i've got about 40 dvd that i just want to backup i've tried to compare samples but there is so many option i'm getting so many different results i cant work out whats the best.

[GregiBoy]

You have already been told how to do this !!!!

Read my "Best Practice: DVD to Mobile" thread and follow the steps in it.

In the "New Profiles" section there is a "Samsung" profile that I have developed that many WDTV and other media player users think works great.

Download, install and use that at least as a start point.

We can give you no further advice than that as this whole topic is very subjective and what is fine to some is terrible to others.

You just have to try it and base it on YOUR OWN impressions

[hookie66]

I've tried that profile on 3 dvds and i cant fastforward, i've changed settings then it doesnt show up on my WDTV, ive made about 20 samples of a chapter and tested 5 full dvds i'm just asking for help. well thanks anyways.

[GregiBoy]

You really would be better getting on to the WDTV forum as there will be users there with more experience with that device.

[hookie66]

its ok i've reinstalled it and started again i'll just try to work it out with trial and error mate, thanks anyways.