Ripping Media Files
Ripping Audio CD
Requirements: Verified, Lossless ripping to archive CD collection.
- FLAC ia actually a standard and the acronym stands for "Free Lossless Audio Codec"
- Use Exact Audio Copy to rip to lossless FLAC format for archiving
- dBpoweramp Reference ($38) has a batch ripper and can batch conver FLAC to Ogg Vorbis which can plasy on most players
Ripping DVD Video
- Use dvddecryptor (and other?) to rip the contents of a DVD to a folder on the hard drive
- This folder structure can then be written back to a recordable DVD or to an ISO image file using a free tool like ImgBurn (www.imgburn.com).
- Can convert ripped DVDs to various file formats using freely available encoding tools such as nHandBrake (http://handbrake.fr) or RipBot264 (http://bit.ly/h3j6h8). HandBrake has native support for DVD file folders. RipBot264 you point the program to the main movie's first VOB file (~1GB) located in the VIDEO_TS folder - it will automatically find and assimilate the rest.
- AnyDVD can rip directly to ISO
- Slysoft's free Virtual CloneDrive program can mount an ISO
- For Liniux you can use Handbrake or AcidRip (still trying these out)
Ripping Blu-ray Video
- AnyDVD HD will play back Blu-ray on devices that lack a protected video path
- The main movie on a BD often consists of a single .m2ts file located in the .../BDMV/STREAM/ subdirectory
- Sort by size and it's usually the largest on.
- Once decrypted this file can be transcoded with free tools like HandBrake or RipBot264.
- A complete ISO image of a 3D movie will play just fine on a PC runninbg 3D compatible player software such as ArcSoft's TotalMedia Theater 5, Corel's WinDVD 2010, or Cyberlink's PowerDVD 10.
- Transcoding 3D Blu-ray video, DVDFab offers paid options for one-click conversions into a variety of popular file formats
Storing Media Files
Directory Format
- .../Media/Video/Movies/DVD
- .../Media/Video/Movies/HD
- .../Media/Video/TV
- .../Media/Audio/Music/[File Format]/Artist/Album/Track
Media Playback
Audio CDs
On Home Theater via HTPC
- Use Window Vista Windows Media Center
DVD Video
On Home Theater via HTPC
- Use Window Vista Windows Media Center
- Have MyMovies installed
- Have AnyDVD HD
On Networked PCs
- Use Windows Media Center or XBMC
Other Device
Last updated May 27, 2011
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