Video editing

[EmmEff]

Would I be able to rip a blu ray with dvd fab and encode another to mp4 with handbrake, both at the same time? By "be able to" I mean it won't over stress the system or mess up the rip or encoding process?

Cheers.

 

[dugdiamond]

yes you can - but it will most likely take more than TWICE as long as ripping and encoding them both seperately.

ripping and encoding uses your PC other storage (HDDs) to temporarily cache files, and as each process will be intensivingly using your HDD during either of the processes, this will be the real reason why it will take longer, NOT the fact that your CPU can't handle the tasks.

 

[EmmEff]

yes you can - but it will most likely take more than TWICE as long as ripping and encoding them both seperately.

ripping and encoding uses your PC other storage (HDDs) to temporarily cache files, and as each process will be intensivingly using your HDD during either of the processes, this will be the real reason why it will take longer, NOT the fact that your CPU can't handle the tasks.

Nice one. Thanks.

 

[EmmEff]

I'm using Handbrake to encode blu-Ray ISO to mp4. The resultant mp4 file size for a 2 hour movie is 20 gig, which is a bit big. Does anyone use thus software for this, and if so what "compromise" do you make in the output settings to keep the file size down?

 

[dugdiamond]

I'm using Handbrake to encode blu-Ray ISO to mp4. The resultant mp4 file size for a 2 hour movie is 20 gig, which is a bit big. Does anyone use thus software for this, and if so what "compromise" do you make in the output settings to keep the file size down?

You are best ripping the BD 'raw' and then re-encoding the RAW (lossless avi) footage with some other software.

I use TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works. It is the best i have used to date. I can shrink a BD to under 1gb, with awesome quality.

It'll mean doing two encodings, but the space saved will be worth it.

 

[EmmEff]

You are best ripping the BD 'raw' and then re-encoding the RAW (lossless avi) footage with some other software.

I use TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works. It is the best i have used to date. I can shrink a BD to under 1gb, with awesome quality.

It'll mean doing two encodings, but the space saved will be worth it.

What software do you use to rip it RAW, and what do you mean by 2 encodings?

I'm new to this, as you may be able to tell!

 

[dugdiamond]

when i say RAW, i do not mean a *.raw extension... i just mean. rip the video at the highest quality you can, with whatever software you use (do not use ANY compression).

that will be ONE pass, and the resulting video will be ooooooooge.

then re-encode this oooooooooge file (another PASS) with better software, like TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works.

the first pass should not take too long to complete as there will not be any compressing going on... it will just export the 'raw' footage from the BD/DVD to your scratch disc.

 

[Wraith]

If you have 16GB+ ram couldn't you use a RAM Disk rather than HDD wouldn't it greatly improve decode/encode and caching speeds?

 

[dugdiamond]

If you have 16GB+ ram couldn't you use a RAM Disk rather than HDD wouldn't it greatly improve decode/encode and caching speeds?

BDdiscs are 25GB, 50GB or even larger.
besides, that first pass can only go as fast as the system can read the BD disc

 

[EmmEff]

when i say RAW, i do not mean a *.raw extension... i just mean. rip the video at the highest quality you can, with whatever software you use (do not use ANY compression).

that will be ONE pass, and the resulting video will be ooooooooge.

then re-encode this oooooooooge file (another PASS) with better software, like TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works.

the first pass should not take too long to complete as there will not be any compressing going on... it will just export the 'raw' footage from the BD/DVD to your scratch disc.

Thanks.