Full Version: DVD files taking too much space
So I have been ripping my DVDs onto my hard drive. The DVD format is taking up way too much room. I would like to convert these to another format that takes up less room but I do not want any quality loss. I also want to be able to keep DTS audio with the new file. So does anyone have a suggestion on a format and a program to convert with? Thanks in advance.
Well hard drive space is cheap....or just burn movies you want to keep to DVDR.
Regarding formats.... DIVX/XVID are compressed video MPEG4 variants... offer near DVD quality for about 1/8 the size.
Not sure about DTS, but can keep dolby AC3 audio from DVD or convert to other format.
Another growing format is H264 codec using AAC for audio... even smaller size. Just do a search.
Lots of converters out there.
Regarding formats.... DIVX/XVID are compressed video MPEG4 variants... offer near DVD quality for about 1/8 the size.
Not sure about DTS, but can keep dolby AC3 audio from DVD or convert to other format.
Another growing format is H264 codec using AAC for audio... even smaller size. Just do a search.
Lots of converters out there.
QUOTE (Mischcabob @ May 8 2009, 05:36 AM) 
Well hard drive space is cheap....or just burn movies you want to keep to DVDR.
Regarding formats.... DIVX/XVID are compressed video MPEG4 variants... offer near DVD quality for about 1/8 the size.
Not sure about DTS, but can keep dolby AC3 audio from DVD or convert to other format.
Another growing format is H264 codec using AAC for audio... even smaller size. Just do a search.
Lots of converters out there.
Regarding formats.... DIVX/XVID are compressed video MPEG4 variants... offer near DVD quality for about 1/8 the size.
Not sure about DTS, but can keep dolby AC3 audio from DVD or convert to other format.
Another growing format is H264 codec using AAC for audio... even smaller size. Just do a search.
Lots of converters out there.
Pardon my ignorance, but is that H264 format the same as the mkv format???
QUOTE (isa @ Jun 23 2009, 09:26 AM)
Pardon my ignorance, but is that H264 format the same as the mkv format???
Matroska is an open source container format like AVI. H.264/MPEG-4 AVC is excellent video codec standard used by the industry.
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