jsrun wrote:dynaflash wrote:Realize though, MTR 3.0beta -> HB or MTR2.6.6 ->DTOX -> HB is likely to be the normal workflow for what you are trying to do in the future as I dont believe there are any plans to get HB to handle all of these dvd's. This should just be Standard Operating Procedure from now on, unfortunately.
I am fine with this, if I can just understand it a little better.
I have 200 movies ripped with MTR. Some with 2.6.6 some with 3.0beta. No way to tell which (that I know of).
What should I do next?
Run through DTOX then compress with MediaFork?
Your workflow above (MTR 3.0beta -> HB or MTR2.6.6 ->DTOX -> HB) suggests that I rip with MTR 3 then somehow reprocess it with HB or MTR 2.6.6 then to DTOX then back to HB again. I am getting lost.
Also, I have gone to The dvd2one website and downloaded the trial, but I am not exactly clear on how I use this program to take care of my zero cell problem on all of the movies that are already successfully ripped to my hard drive with MTR... Do I make a full disc copy of my video_ts folder or can I make a movie-only copy (if I plan to only use that..) or does it matter?
P.S. Thanks for the prompt reply. I really appreciate it.
Okay, this very subject is a huge issue not just with HB/MF but with MTR and DTOX as well.
Problem is, everything depends on which version of mtr you ripped your dvds with. I will try to summarize here as best I can, beyond that, I have to suggest you take a look at the mtr forums to get even more detail, like best methods used for an individual dvd.
If you ripped with anything earlier than mtr's lates beta 3.0 r14d ( this would include 2.6.6).
Use dtox and the movie only mode, select your VIDEO_TS folder that was generated by MTR. a drawer will pop out in dtox with a listing of the cells, including their duration and size. In general, you dont want any cells that have a zero duration or are 0mb in size. So, uncheck those cells. Then process with dtox to either a blank dvd (which should be playable on a dvd drive or can be used as a source for HB) or you can output another fileset which will look just like the one from MTR but will be remastered without the zero cells and should work fine in HB.
If you have the 3.0 r14d beta then follow the instructions on the mtr forums.
Since you say you have the 3.0 beta, you must be registered on the mtr forums, most of the info you need should be there.
Of course, you can always just try each one you have from mtr with HB and check for audio at the end of the movie, then just process the ones that drop audio. I think you will find that well over 80% HB can just process as is fine. The rest you will probably have to run through dtox.
Thats more or less it in a nutshell.
Hope it helps.