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Hello, I'm hoping someone here can provide me with some direction and maybe even some insight. I hope this is the right thread and I appologize if it is not; please point me in the direction that my questions would be better suited.
I'll start off with what I'm trying to accomplish. I recent built a HTPC running Windows Media Center. I have digitized (for lack of a better word) all of my CD music into an online library that is accessible from my new HTPC. Now I would like to do the same for my movies. This brings me to my big question.
Whats the best method for backing up DVD's to a hard drive (I want the best quality video and audio, preferably no more compression than the original DVD movie)?
I've looked at several different DVD ripping guides and DVD backup guides and none seem to pertain to what I want to do. I tried the DVD2DVDR stuff with DVD shink and that works great but the movie has to go back to a DVDR and there is a noticeable video quality loss from what I've seen. The other thing I've read about and tried was the DVD2AVI stuff, which all seems to be focused on getting the movie small enough for a CD or 2 and thats not what I want either. This process is also long and tedious and it just seems to me there has to be a better way. I've also seen some threads where people try to merge the .vob files into one big one and then give the file a .mpg extension, but that doesn't seem to work for most.
Can anyone assist me with this?
Basically I don't care if the ending file is .mpg, .avi or any other video format. I just want it playable in Windows Media Player (or similar video player) and have the closet to orginal quality as possible. I would even like it to work like the original DVD if possible with menus and all, but I can settle for just the main feature and its DD 5.1 or DTS sound.
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