How to convert BluRay files?

[FirstBorg]

Hi!
How do I convert Bluray files to avi? Its long time since I did that with dvd files... then there was need of a software that could read the ts files, but what about the new bluray (or even HDDVD) files?

[setarip_old]

Hi!

If you perform a "Search" here of all of the sub-forums, you'll find MANY threads regarding the conversion of movies on BluRay discs to other formats...

[onesloth]

check out slysoft's AnyDVD HD for ripping, then eac3to for dealing with the containers, converting audio, etc.. eac3to can mux everything into an MKV. If you insist on an AVI container (I wouldnt. MKV supports more audio and video formats) you'll have to do some searching on your own. AVI has a limited number of types of video and audio it can contain, so you might have to transcode your tracks when you would just mux everything together in a MKV otherwise.

[dat720]

Try This :) (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=137128) yes im shamelessly plugging my thread

[FirstBorg]

thx, thats cool :)
2 questions though... If I want multiple audiostreams, do I simply add the next track in the eac3to code?
und 2, will the speed of the encoding much slower if I do it on an external drive through usb?

[dat720]

yes just add multiple tracks:
eac3to.exe f: 1) 2: HDDVD.mkv 3: Track1.ac3 -libav 4: Track2.ac3 -libav

no your BlueRay/HD drive will be much slower than a usb hdd

[foxyshadis]

no your BlueRay/HD drive will be much slower than a usb hdd

Depends on the system. If it takes longer to decode, process, and encode each frame than it does to read it, it might make no difference and could save you some space and initial time to copy. Find your bottleneck. Are you really hurting for drive space or time that bad, though?

[dat720]

Your right to a certain point, but even my 5yo HP DC7600 with 2gb Ram and Pentium D 3.2ghz is no faster ripping to the internal hdd's than the external hdd's, the bottle neck is and in most cases will be the optical drive.