DarkNite
14th January 2006, 02:49
I completely agree on the feel of a well mastered DVD, as I'm the one stuck with the holiday seasons duties of compiling the familial video archives into a nice, navigable compilation.
However, I also happen to be one of those people who secretly wishes DVD's would just automatically play when you insert them and skip the 30 second - 5 minute process of getting to a usable menu.
When I insert a disk full of rips with an autorun, or queue up a playlist, I relish the fact that I get my fix immediately. When I backup a scratched DVD I often just backup the movie/episodes, or make an autoplay DVD with the option of hopping to an appropriately themed menu for whatever extras I decided to keep.
Recently I have started compiling all the worthwhile extras into a repository of their own since they seem to get played in bunches once you begin to talk about the funny thing on this disk, or the alternate ending for that one movie, etc... Saves me a load of time that way, and is a welcome break at LAN events.
However, I also happen to be one of those people who secretly wishes DVD's would just automatically play when you insert them and skip the 30 second - 5 minute process of getting to a usable menu.
When I insert a disk full of rips with an autorun, or queue up a playlist, I relish the fact that I get my fix immediately. When I backup a scratched DVD I often just backup the movie/episodes, or make an autoplay DVD with the option of hopping to an appropriately themed menu for whatever extras I decided to keep.
Recently I have started compiling all the worthwhile extras into a repository of their own since they seem to get played in bunches once you begin to talk about the funny thing on this disk, or the alternate ending for that one movie, etc... Saves me a load of time that way, and is a welcome break at LAN events.