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JJ84
5th July 2010, 11:36
Right,
I have backed up all of my DVDs to DivX using dvddecryptor and DivX pro.

Only issue I have with some of them is the sound is quiet. Even tho I have changed the sound to 270 or 320mbps as I like to have good sound aswell as a good picture. Dont mind the larger file size.

Now I have 20 plus Blurays I wish to make a backup copy for either 1:1 bluray copy. What program good for 1:1 copy.

Also want to Rip blueray to my harddrive, whats good program for this, and then a program to convert the file to DivX or a good HD format. What is a good program to do this. And what is a format which people use on here. I am after quality so not worried bout size of the file.

Thanks guys.
Inspector.Gadget
5th July 2010, 15:29
A true 1:1 copy? Rip the BD as a folder structure or ISO using AnyDVD HD. You can eliminate unwanted audio and subtitle tracks using BDRebuilder.

If you want an identical quality copy but don't care about menus and just want each title in a separate file with your choice of audio and subs, use MakeMKV.

If you want to reduce file size without losing much if any apparent visual quality, feed the relevant title to x264 using a suitably low CRF value (18-22 in my experience, with slightly higher numbers suitable for simple animation).
setarip_old
5th July 2010, 17:47
@JJ84

Hi!

To create a true 1:1 copy, you actually have three choices: (presently freeware) DVSDFab Passkey, (presently freeware) MakeMKV ("backup" option), and (mentioned by "Inspector.Gadget) AnyDVDHD...
CWR03
5th July 2010, 18:05
A 1:1 copy is still going to be a huge file, around 25gb with just the movie and main audio track. I've used MakeMKV to rip and ConvertXToHD to convert to a 5-6gb file with almost no apparent loss in quality.
Ghitulescu
5th July 2010, 20:46
It seems to be a little offtopic, but BACKUP means 1:1 copy. So it's either COPY/BACKUP or CONVERSION.

Coming back: quiet means that that the dolby digital HD was not correctly recoded by divx pro whatever you used. I suppose the DRC was disregarded. BTW, I assume you know that standard obeying audio tracks should be -18dBfs (6x quieter than you normally hear on TV during a commercial break ;)).

See this forum for how to correctly use (eg eac3to) DRC and normalisation.