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Have you found a good way to streamline bringing content into your archive after purchase? I've tried to start archiving my collection of movies/TV on physical
by JonathonW 7y ago
Have you found a good way to streamline bringing content into your archive after purchase? I've tried to start archiving my collection of movies/TV on physical discs, but have never managed to get very far because the whole process of ripping/transcoding Blu-rays is a PITA and takes forever (ignoring the legal issues with Blu-ray and DVD ripping, as well).
- joshmn 7y agoAfter purchase I usually just download a "backup" of the content.
- berbec 7y agoSadly, this is generally faster, better quality and easier. Getting the right encoding settings, audio formats, video codecs etc is a surprisingly complicated dance. I've often downloaded a bluray I bought just because I know the release groups will get the job done better than I can.
- Causality1 7y agoSame with games, especially if they require some third party crap like Uplay.
- rbritton 7y agoBasically what the sibling reply said. Getting a digital copy is way, way easier than trying to get an archive copy from a disc you have, unfortunately.
- osamagirl69 7y agoI have had very good luck using mkmkv. It runs under linux/mac/windows and has a very no fuss interface that generates a un-encrypted but otherwise bit-for-bit accurate copy of dvd/blueray disks. Nominally it costs $50 but a free 'beta' key is posted on the forums once a month that allows it to be used for free indefinitely.
- agildehaus 7y agoThe files themselves are sitting there on the disc, you don't need to re-encode them. Just rip. The downside is it takes more space :)
- Causality1 7y agoFrankly after I buy something I just go to the local McDonald's and torrent a copy over their wifi while enjoying a cheeseburger.