Comment on Asking for suggestions on managing media
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 months agoHell, I’ve found ripping a DVD to MKV results in a 3-5gb file.
Then converting that MKV using handbrake, I can bring the size down as much as 75%. When you’re talking about a thousand videos, that adds up.
TV series (especially older stuff) I can consistently reduce 80%+. This makes a real difference for shows that were on for 10 years.
And these all look fine on a 65" TV from 6’ away. Why store more if I don’t have to?
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Ripping straight from physical to media is just the remuxing process.
What you are doing is called an encode.
It can be good. But not as original as the original.
It’s like saying an MP3 is as good as a FLAC…
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 days ago
Ira not as good as the original, but again, you can’t tell the difference on a 65" TV, especially with old TV shows that are 4:3
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
I am usually watching encodes myself as remuxes are way too size-heavy for my liking. Only special movies get the remux quality treatment.
Whats more important: Preserving the better part of the bitrate. Crus it too much and you have Netflix at home :p