On 2017-07-09 22:31:41 +0000, **PCZ** said:
> The worst part is definiely renaming the episodes.
> It doesn't matter how automated your tools, YOU have to do some naming.
>
> If i am going to rip a commercial DVD set (still protected physical media)
> I use 2 things.
>
> 1:MakeMKV despite it's name it is not an encoder it is a ripper.
> It finds the episodes on the disc and rips to seperate files.
> Output from each disc needs to go into a different directory, not much choice
> really as the episodes are all called Title0x.
>
> Time taken to do this varies dependent on how well the disc is protected.
>
> When the first disc is done i get the next one started and rename the output
> from the first.
> At a minimum the titleOx files need to have to have season and episode.
> IE:s03e08
> no need to get fancy it just needs to be enough to allow Sonarr to catalogue
> them and rename with show and episode titles later.
>
> rinse and repeat.
>
> 2:Handbrake
> Mostly i will then start loading up handbrake with the DVD rips
> Directory by directory as there ripped and named.
>
> First i take a look at a cross section of the episode rips to determine
> how much
> cropping is required.
> The bit rate to use and the resolution.
>
> Some of the old classics can be terrible with huge black bars left
> right top and
> bottom and an image that keeps moving left and right just for fun.
>
> Handbrake can auto crop but i rarely allow it to do so.
> All my presets use custom cropping.
>
> I will then make a test encode or two to check settings.
> No need to let them finish abort after a few minutes is encoded.
>
> Then full steam ahead load up the rips.
>
> I add the show to Sonarr and it downloads info from the TVDB.
> Then i put the encoded files into the show directory and let Sonarr scan for
> them.
> As long as it recognise season and episode numbers it is happy.
> Then i let it rename which tidys everything up nicely adding the episode title
> etc.
>
> If i had to add episode titles manually i would find a new hobby :)
My process is much simpler.
I first rip the disc to hard drive with anydvd. One folder per disc.
I then rip the disc with VidCoder. This produces 1 file for each
episode with disc name and title number. I go with automatic cropping,
constant quality (variable bitrate) and I try to match resolution with
the original. I also try to get chapter stops and subtitles. (OCD?) I
usually check the first file that finishes plus a few more along the
way.
For naming, I use FileBot. It's a pretty slick little utility. It can
find names from tvdb automatically if the files are named with title,
season, and episode, or even the episode title. For my purposes, I have
it search for the series and then I line each file up with the episode
name by dragging. I've established a RegEx line that formats the names
to my preference. (series.SxEE.title instead of series.sSSeEE.title.)
For dvds, I have PowerDVD set to show information. When I play an
episode it shows me the title number. I haven't found anything that
helps with Blu-Ray, though...
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