DVD TV Series Backup

[Bernard721]

Well hello everyone

Just joined these forums for its helpful tutorials.
So I thought I'd ask a question in the forums.

I am attempting to backup my MacGyver complete 7 Season, 136 episode series DVD Collection
The discs are getting knocked around and scratched, and I want to be able to view and watch episodes at my leisure from my computer without running to my cabinet and searching through hundreds of DVD's.

I first rip my VOB of each episode.
Then I load the IFO into AutoGK, fiddle around with the settings and get it where I want it. (DivX, Audio: VBR 128kb/s, Fixed video width of 640 and a Custom Size of 520mb per episode which seems reasonable for 45 minutes each episode)

Yet, AutoGK always crashes/stops working.
I'll post the log below.
If someone can help me out, I will be forever in their debt :P because I cannot live a day without my precious MacGyver.

Thanks in advanced!

[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] AutoGK 2.45
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] OS: Windows Vista (6.0.6001).2
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Job started.
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Input file: C:\Users\Bernard\Desktop\MacGyver\Season One\Disc One\Episode 1-Pilot\VTS_01_0.IFO
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Output file: C:\Users\Bernard\Desktop\MacGyver\Season One\Disc One\Episode 1-Pilot\Episode 1-Pilot.avi
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Output codec: DivX
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Audio 1: English AC3 2ch
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Subtitles: none
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Format: AVI
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Target size: 520Mb
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Custom resolution settings: fixed width of 640 pixels
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Audio 1 settings: VBR MP3 with average bitrate: 128Kbps
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Started encoding.
[11/18/2008 11:10:48 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[11/18/2008 11:12:08 PM] Processing file: C:\Users\Bernard\Desktop\MacGyver\Season One\Disc One\Episode 1-Pilot\VTS_01_PGC_01_1.VOB
[11/18/2008 11:12:08 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[11/18/2008 11:12:08 PM] Found NTSC source.
[11/18/2008 11:12:08 PM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[11/18/2008 11:12:08 PM] Color correction enabled.
[11/18/2008 11:12:08 PM] Analyzing source.
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EXCEPTION: Cannot open file "C:\Users\Bernard\Desktop\MacGyver\Season One\Disc One\Episode 1-Pilot\agk_tmp\interlace.log". The system cannot find the file specified
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[11/18/2008 11:12:15 PM] Job finished. Total time: 1 minute, 26 seconds
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[John-Paul]

It seems your using AutoGk 2.45 . Try updating to version 2.48

[Bernard721]

Wow! It seems to be working so far
Thanks for that.. :P


Edit: Also, do you think 520mb per Episode is good? I don't want to lose quality, but I have to do 136 episodes and want to keep it under 40gb

[manono]

Edit: Also, do you think 520mb per Episode is good? I don't want to lose quality, but I have to do 136 episodes and want to keep it under 40gb

It depends on how well they compress, given the settings you chose. Check the log for the compress test results. If you can't interpret it yourself, post it here. However you do it, though, you'll be losing quality.