Ripping my DVDs for my media server.

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Ripping my DVDs for my media server.

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Here's the workflow.

I've got my DVD Drive hooked up to my computer running MakeMKV which is ripping out a .iso file. That .iso file, in theory, should be able to be used on Jellyfin by just throwing it in, but its not working for me right now soooo. I throw the .iso files into HandBrake and re-encode the files using my GPU, as well as all of the special features for the DVD.

Extracting the .iso file is... slow. Re-encoding with my GPU is.... faster. And, I can't do anything with Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD. So I'm just ripping a fraction of my collection for now so that I at least have a back up of the discs.

Then once I have all the MKVs, I use FileZilla to ssh into my Raspberry Pi and upload all the files into their respective folders.
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MakeMKV Settings:
All Default.

HandBrake Settings:
Dimensions > Resolution and Scaling: > Resolution Limit: 480p NTSC SD
Video > Video Encoder: H.264 (NVEnc)
Video > Framerate (FPS): 30, Peak Framerate
Video > Quality: > Constant Quality: 16 CQ
Video > Encoder Options: > Encoder Preset: Slower
Video > Encoder Options: > Encoder Level: 4.2

Everything else should be default, however I'm also going into the Audio and Subtitles categories and adding all the tracks available from the disk.
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Re: Ripping my DVDs for my media server.

Post by matt »

ugh playback looks odd, the FPS doesn't look like how it should. likely due to the re-encode.

thankfully i still have the .iso files from everything so hopefully i can just figure that out with Jellyfin
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