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Pavera,
How do you plan to play back your ripped dvds and on what kind of equipment. Just curious. Thanks

Good answer.... Nice job...

Sorry, not going to provide tutorials for that stuff, it's all pretty easy and you can google your way to download links. I should have been more specific with my joke. I was just kidding. I allready got all the parts and peices I need. Deja.com is your friend...lol, I think I just dated myself oh ...

huh?

No seriously really how do you do it.

Wow I would love to hear your reasoning for this process.
I'm sure the outcome is worth the trouble. Do you have any issues
with audio syncing?

As to your comments regarding AVI, why? Is it that bad compared to
mpeg4?

I do have access to both the PC and Mac. Thats the one drag about the whole Mac vs PC thing, there are so many more options on the PC side. I could just install boot camp on a Mini and run XP. The mini does lend itself to be the perfect HTPC. The more I research the more I am surprised that most peo...

WHY: Transfer DVDs to a media server PRIORITIES: Quality and file size SETTINGS: Title: Main feature (if there are special features -- usually just the longer "featurettes" and documentaries -- I'll rip them separately.) Encoder: x264 (Main profile) Constant quality: 70% Grayscale encodin...

Deck,
Thanks again, you got me thinking and testing some configurations.
I did get it to work creating an AVI and using the AC3 passthru option.

What am I giving up by using the AVI vs the MP4 format?

Thanks Deck!

I guess VIDEO_TS is the answer for now.
Is mactheripper still the best solution for that option?

Thanks for the info. What a drag, I was planning to convert my DVD collection and store it on my server for later playback. But If I can't watch the movies with the surround channels it's really not worth it. What kind of discrete 6-channel devices do you recomend? I want to use the optical in of my...

Ok, I give up. Macbook Pro, optical out. JVC digital HDMI receiver. I've been able to play DVD's thru my optical out to my JVC digital receiver without a problem. I get all the surround channels correctly. When I rip my DVD's using the latest Handbrake, I don't get the surround channels to play. I'v...