On 2017-07-09 23:59:17 +0000, **PCZ** said:
> In reply to "BillFrugge" who wrote the following:
>
>> 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...
>
> I still use Slysoft.
> I had issues with it as a deamon on my win 10 PCs and manually load it up if
> required.
> Hence i started to use Makemkv.
>
> I do have an old Win 7 box with the red fox permenantly on the bottom right
> Works much better there and i can rip on the fly without any copying to HD
> first.
Windows 10! I suppose someday I'll _have_ to migrate.
When slysoft went down, I tried dvdfab's decryptor. That didn't go
well... I don't think they've ever managed to decrypt the Lost In Space
BD set, but the red fox does.
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