Need help getting optimal quality for DVD-5

[BlackThought]

My idea is to convert some rips to a smaller size to burn to DVD5 to watch on my PC

Im fairly familiar with MeGUI and Staxrip.

My question is, what profile/settings would get me the best results, i know that compressing to a smaller size WILL make me lose quality, but some settings are better than others

I'll be burning these as a data disc, not converting to DVD format

[hech54]

If you familiarize us with what a PS3 will play(Xvid, Divx, H264) and what type of media it will accept(DVD, CD, external HDD/memory stick), we can tell you exactly what software to use.

[BlackThought]

Ya know what, scratch that, the PS3 would be a hassle, i can just use my PC and get more format support, but id still like to put them on a DVD 5.

Sorry about that.

[hech54]

OK...one more clarification....what exactly do you mean by "rips". That term is terribly misunderstood by many people.
Having said that....H264 video has the best balance of size vs quality.

[BlackThought]

Couldnt find the site rules so i don't know if we're allowed to talk about it here.

But BD rips i get from elsewhere, heres what im talking about

FILENAME : x
FORMAT : Matroska
FILE SIZE : 8.54 GiB
DURATION : 2h 2mn 17s 904ms
OVERAL BITRATE : 9 998 Kbps

VIDEO : AVC at 8 400 Kbps
ASPECT : 1920 x 816 (2.353) at 23.976 fps
QUALITY : 0.224 (bits per pixel)

AUDIO #0 : DTS
BITRATE : 1 510 Kbps
CHANNELS : 6 channels, 48.0 KHz
LANGUAGE : English

AUDIO #1 : Vorbis
BITRATE : 96.0 Kbps
CHANNELS : 2 channels, 48.0 KHz

Files avg from 6-15GB

[Hoser Rob]

If you're really pressed for time and/or drive space I'd suggest handbrake or vidcoder to h.264 output. But you'll need the advanced settings to get the best quality and the highest compression and that stuff can get complex pretty fast. At least you'll need to use the high profile which will give you 8x8 DCT transform. That's essential for quality unless you're ripping to a mobile.

The thing I don't quite get is this.

I don't know how many videos you're talking about here, but the cost per byte of an external usb hard drive is similar to that of those dvd-r's you can get in bargain stores in 50 packs, and the HDds are more reliable. You can get more reliable dvd-r's but they're much more expensive (like 4x the ccost) and harder to find.

I don't really see the point when you could get a portable USB HDd for about what a couple of 50 pack regular non premium DVD-r's cost. And that isn't counting what a case for all those discs costs. You can store them in the spindle they came in but that's a serious pain.

It's been a while since I've burned a DVD.

[jman98]

I don't really see the point

1) A hard drive is a SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE. You can lose EVERYTHING on it with the right hardware failure. If you're going to argue for backup hard drives that is fine, but that negates your cost argument.
2) Some people are not obsessive compulsive about how much space it takes to store things.

I'm not saying that you are wrong or don't have valid points. I'm just trying to explain a viewpoint that you seem incapable of understanding.

[BlackThought]

Ive had a HDD fail on me a lost quite a bit of stuff, id rather not go thru that again.

I just wanna backup my movies to watch, my monitor/TV is only 27 inches, so im not missing much by degrading the quality a bit.

[BlackThought]

Allll righty, Handbrake and Vidcoder both installed, they look the same just minor tweaks in UI


On Handbrake 8x8 Transform is checked, what else am i missing? i chose high profile