![]() ![]() DVD’s playing on todays large 4K TV’s look terrible due to their low resolution. THE GOAL – To produce the highest quality video with the smallest possible file size, whilst retaining the entire original 5.1 Dolby Digital sound track. The program interface has changed, the H.264 codec has been refined, and the TV’s we view our movies on have evolved dramatically since writing the original articles. MY RANT – By popular demand, I have decided to update my two articles on how to quickly and easily produce great quality DVD and Blu Ray video encodes with Handbrake. ![]() **NOTE** – These settings are for DVD Video ONLY – You can find a updated Blu Ray Tutorial HERE. To get started right away please scroll down to the red text that says “START HERE”. This is a simple easy guide on how to make the best encodes with the smallest file size in Handbrake without having to know or understand all of the settings. Something like The Avengers (2012) or Zootopia (2016) will usually work.THERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR FEBRUARY 2022 USING HANDBRAKE VERSION 1.5.1 HERE This is fairly simple for movies: use the title of the film, followed by the year it was released. Plex and Kodi can add movie posters and other information to your content, but only if you name your files in a way the applications can understand. ![]() That's the advantage of owning your own content without any pesky DRM. ![]() Of course, once you have a collection of movie files, you can use whatever software you want and try out something different whenever you want. By comparison, Kodi is completely free (and open-source), but it's not as seamless of an experience as Plex. There's also a Plex Pass subscription, which removes the need for the in-app purchases and unlocks other features. Plex allows you to create a server and watch content from it with the web app (or TV apps) for free, but if you want to watch your movies using the mobile Android or iOS apps, you'll have to pay an in-app purchase for each device. Once you set up a server for your movies, any other devices on your local network with Kodi installed can play the content. Kodi is an open-source media center application, with plug-ins available for playing content from a wide variety of platforms and services. That's only counting the movie file itself - if you want to store the bonus content as well, make more room on your PC. DVD movies are usually only a few gigabytes, but Blu-Ray movies can easily take up 20-60GB of space. You'll also need a fair amount of disk space, since the ripping process involves dumping the contents of a disc onto your PC. I use the ~$50 LG WH14NS40 for both DVDs and Blu-Rays, and it generally works well, but it's an internal drive that only works on desktops with a spare SATA slot. Blu-ray drives (which can also read all DVDs) are still significantly more expensive than DVD drives, especially external USB models - the Pioneer BDR-XD07B is a popular option for ripping, but it costs around $100. Not all drives are created equal for ripping, but the ASUS ZenDrive Silver is a great (and affordable) option for DVDs. If your PC already has a drive, or if you have an external DVD/Blu-Ray drive collecting dust in a closet or drawer, you're already one step ahead! There are a few things you need to rip DVDs or Blu-Rays. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Prepare your setup ![]()
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