Hi, I've been searching through the archives with interest regarding quality of results. I have in mind to rip DVDs to hard drive and watch them from there. It seems like there is no magic formula for transcoding this material and getting good results. Material ranges, for example, stuff like Shrek and Finding Nemo - which are perfect - to older movies like Blade Runner or even older TV shows such as Fawlty Towers. Blade runner had a dark and gritty appearance to begin with and the transfer to DVD may not have been the best. And Fawlty Towers has color imperfections that make it look like VHS tapes.
It seems generally understood that any transcoding will detract from overall quality. On the other hand, some things that are poor quality perhaps won't lose much but could save a lot of space. I intend to watch these on an HD TV, so the quality does matter. Also I don't really care about all of the "extra value" add-ons on the DVDs like trailers for anything else the studio is working on. I just want to capture the movie itself. So the trade off would be disk space vs. quality of the results, right? I guess if I use dvd::rip for ripping, I should save my projects so that I can come back and transcode when I start running short of disk space. ;) So... Am I missing anything? Don't hesitate to point out any fallacies in my arguments. thanks, hank -- Beautiful Sunny Winfield, Illinois
