On Tue, May 6, 2014 11:07 pm, Kurt Brendgard wrote:
> You would think that when your kids have reached 31 years old, they would have
> learned by then that you take care of DVDs so as not to scratch them, or they
> might become unusable. I think I actually hear DVDs scream in terror when she
> enters a room. I can't say as it's different because it was daddy's money
> involved, because she does it to her own DVDs, paid for with her own hard
> earned money. Lol.
>
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>
> I have been thinking about how to put an end to this. Please feel free to poke
> very large holes in my thinking, and offer better suggestions. But this is
> what has been growing in the back of my head. I would like to convert my DVDs
> into MP4 format. I'm thinking MP4s are compatable with almost anything, even
> the Android tablet I've been drooling over. I'm not really wanting to make
> them into Divx, because I'd have to instal codecs on most things, and don't
> want to do that, especially not to the Windowz laptop I have to keep around. I
> try not to instal anything on it so that I don't run the risk of crashing it.
> Same thing for Apple's favorite format. So unless there is a compelling reason
> otherwise, I'm thinking MP4 format.
As far as ripping goes, I don't have personal experience to share, but
I've heard HandBrake mentioned a number of times:
XBMC's website mentions HandBrake as a supplemental tool, along with
MakeMKV:
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