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hobbit709

(41,694 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:24 PM Dec 2014

Looks like I'm going to be busy for a few days.

A friend is paying me to rip his DVDs to an external drive. He brought over two big plastic storage tubs full and a 2 TB external drive.
Anything I want, I can make a copy.

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Looks like I'm going to be busy for a few days. (Original Post) hobbit709 Dec 2014 OP

can you rip straight to VOB's or ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #1

VOB. I use ANYDVD hobbit709 Dec 2014 #2

yep... was just hoping you wouldn't have to ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #3

Good to know. I use MagicDVD Ripper, just now getting into doing this. CurtEastPoint Dec 2014 #4

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

1. can you rip straight to VOB's or

Reply to hobbit709 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:27 PM

Dec 2014

do you have to transcode?

sP

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. VOB. I use ANYDVD

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:28 PM

Dec 2014

Puts them on the hard drive exactly as they are on the DVD without the encryption.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

3. yep... was just hoping you wouldn't have to

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:32 PM

Dec 2014

burn the time (if you'll pardon the pun) with the transcoding. whenever i look at media playing devices i make sure they can handle VOB... just makes life easier!

have fun with that project. i have filled about 20TB over the last few years digitizing all our media... everything. hell, i even scanned the old tax returns and important cancelled checks.

sP

CurtEastPoint

(18,652 posts)

4. Good to know. I use MagicDVD Ripper, just now getting into doing this.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:47 PM

Dec 2014

I am making mp4 files and storing on 4TB drive then playing back through Plex Server. It seems to work pretty well.

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