Newbie Starting BD-Rebuilder Installation - Questions?

[tn jim]

I am starting my installation of BDR 0.44.16. My OS in Win7 64 bit.

Per the instructions I have installed ffdshow and Haali Matroska. ffdshow instructions are to "make sure MPEG2 decoding is "enabled" under "Video Decoder Configuration", my choices are: Disabled, libavcodec and Intel Quicksys, Enable does not appear as an option.

I was able to configure the Audio Decoder Configuration without a problem.

What am I doing wrong, am I posting this in the right place?

Thank you.

[Video Dude]

Select libavcodec and MPEG-2 decoding will be enabled. If you want to disable it, then select disabled.

[tn jim]

Select libavcodec and MPEG-2 decoding will be enabled. If you want to disable it, then select disabled.

Thank you! Now I can proceed installing the rest of the programs.

[tn jim]

I installed all the software associated with BDR and then ran Inspect. I got the following Inspect report, does this mean I'm all good as far as software installation goes? :

- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- AVISYNTH Version: [2.5.8.0], Ok
- HAALI Splitter: [1.9.42.1], Ok
- FFDSHOW: [4504], Ok
- WIN7 preferred AVC CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred VC-1 CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred MPEG2 CODEC: Ok
- FFDSHOW VC-1 set to "wmv9", Ok
- FFDSHOW MPEG2 set to "libavcodec": Ok
- FFDSHOW AVC set to "libavcodec": Ok
- AnyDVD settings check: Ok.
- BD Rebuilder v0.44.0.16, Ok
- X264: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok

I have downloaded but not run Imgburn yet, it does not appear on the above Inspect report, should it?

Is there any thing else I need to do before attempting to burn my first disc?

Thank you!

[jdobbs]

I installed all the software associated with BDR and then ran Inspect. I got the following Inspect report, does this mean I'm all good as far as software installation goes? :

- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- AVISYNTH Version: [2.5.8.0], Ok
- HAALI Splitter: [1.9.42.1], Ok
- FFDSHOW: [4504], Ok
- WIN7 preferred AVC CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred VC-1 CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred MPEG2 CODEC: Ok
- FFDSHOW VC-1 set to "wmv9", Ok
- FFDSHOW MPEG2 set to "libavcodec": Ok
- FFDSHOW AVC set to "libavcodec": Ok
- AnyDVD settings check: Ok.
- BD Rebuilder v0.44.0.16, Ok
- X264: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok

I have downloaded but not run Imgburn yet, it does not appear on the above Inspect report, should it?

Is there any thing else I need to do before attempting to burn my first disc?

Thank you!ImgBurn isn't required to run BD-RB. But it is a convenient addition. You can use any burning software you'd like, but ImgBurn is supported within BD-RB for auto-burning. Since it isn't required, BD-RB doesn't do a check. You can tell if it is installed, however, when the automatic burning options become enabled in BD-RB's menus.

[tn jim]

I am running my first backup BD-RB disc now from the original (so far so good!) BD-RB instructions say that the process will work faster if I copy to my hard drive first.

How exactly do I copy my BD disc to my hard drive?

Thank you!

[jdobbs]

It depends what you are using for decrypting. If you are using AnyDVD (recommended) then all you have to do is use copy the contents of the disc to a folder on your hard drive.

[tn jim]

I found this comment elsewhere, is it accurate with respect to BD-RB, if so what would be a good way to implement it: "When working with Blu ray video you should, if possible, use two separate physical hard drives (not just partitions on one drive). Use one hard drive as your source, the second as your target. Compressing high definition video is one of the most demanding chores you can do with a home computer. The speed of your cpu and the number of cores available in the cpu will drastically affect the time it takes for this process."

My PC is: Windows 7, 64 bit, Intel core i7 2600 CPU @3.40GHZ-3.70GHZ, 16GB RAM, 2TB hard drive (mostly empty).

Thank you!

[tn jim]

It depends what you are using for decrypting. If you are using AnyDVD (recommended) then all you have to do is use copy the contents of the disc to a folder on your hard drive.

Would it be good to use AnyDVD HD Image Ripper for this?

Thank you!

[jdobbs]

I found this comment elsewhere, is it accurate with respect to BD-RB, if so what would be a good way to implement it: "When working with Blu ray video you should, if possible, use two separate physical hard drives (not just partitions on one drive). Use one hard drive as your source, the second as your target. Compressing high definition video is one of the most demanding chores you can do with a home computer. The speed of your cpu and the number of cores available in the cpu will drastically affect the time it takes for this process."

My PC is: Windows 7, 64 bit, Intel core i7 2600 CPU @3.40GHZ-3.70GHZ, 16GB RAM, 2TB hard drive (mostly empty).

Thank you! Hard drives are helpful -- but by far the most important factor is CPU speed.

[jdobbs]

Would it be good to use AnyDVD HD Image Ripper for this?

Thank you! That works too... but you have to be careful what software you are using to mount and access the image. I've noticed that at least one of them keeps using more-and-more memory as the process goes on and eventually brings you system to a virtual stand-still.

There's really no advantage to an image over a simple copy.

[tn jim]

Does BD-RB require a minimum BD 25GB disc selection to include the DTS-HD track along with the video burn?

Thank you!

[tn jim]

Burned my first and second BD with glorious 1080p video and DTS-HD MSTR sound! Easy peasy with the great tools provided here.

A very big THANK YOU to Mr. jdobbs and the doom9 gang!!!

[tn jim]

Is it possible to add a second PC BD drive so that one could put the source BD in one drive, have it read/ripped to the PC HDD and then have BDRB take over, do it's thing, intiate ImgBurn that would then automagically burn the backup in the second PC drive (like DVD Shrink does)? This way you could put both your source disc and blank writable disc in the PC at the same time, start the BDRB backup process, walk away and come back to a completed backup.

Thank you!

[Ch3vr0n]

That's already possible and you don't need a 2nd drive. Besides ripping to a harddrive first and then processing is significantly faster than reading from an optical drive. 1) a harddrive can feed the to be processed data faster to the helper tools than an optical drive can and 2) a spinning disc generates heat, heat inside a computer is never good oh and don't forget that keeping a disc spinning inside a drive when it aint really needed is in general a bad idea. If something bad were to happen and the continues spinning makes the disc for example become "unstable" in the drive it could damage it.

Best way is rip to harddrive > process > burn (as iso, or to disc). If ya want bdrb to fire up imgburn all you have to do is tell it to in the "settings" menu. Settings > output options (the bottom 2) > auto burn to disc (with imgburn) or burn to iso (with imgburn)

[tn jim]

The backup to BD disc process using AnyDvd/BDRB is leaving files on my hard drive that I would like to delete. I backed up three BD's today, one using a hard drive AnyDVD rip and lost 8GB of hard drive space. How can I locate these files and delete them?

Thank you!

[jdobbs]

The backup to BD disc process using AnyDvd/BDRB is leaving files on my hard drive that I would like to delete. I backed up three BD's today and lost 8GB of hard drive space. How can I locate these files and delete them?

Thank you!Other than the config/ini file (which is very small) -- the only place BD-RB puts any files is in the selected working folder.

But you can have BD-RB remove the temporary files automatically after build by adding this to the config/ini file:

REMOVE_WORKING=1

I personally like to keep the output files on my hard drive until I watch the movie (on the off-chance that I ran into a bad disc). But, if you want to have the output removed as well (assuming you are auto-burning), add:

REMOVE_OUTPUT=n

[tn jim]

Other than the config/ini file (which is very small) -- the only place BD-RB puts any files is in the selected working folder.

But you can have BD-RB remove the temporary files automatically after build by adding this to the config/ini file:

REMOVE_WORKING=1

I personally like to keep the output files on my hard drive until I watch the movie (on the off-chance that I ran into a bad disc). But, if you want to have the output removed as well (assuming you are auto-burning), add:

REMOVE_OUTPUT=n

In your experience is it possible that AnyDVD or ImgBurn is leaving files on my hard drive?

Thank you!

[Guest]

Obviously, if you copied the BD files to your hard disk with AnyDVD (as files or image), then files will be "left" on your drive.

[tn jim]

Obviously, if you copied the BD files to your hard disk with AnyDVD (as files or image), then files will be "left" on your drive.

I did rip one movie to my hard drive with anyDVD. Can you tell me what that file would be named so I can search for it, all I can find so far is the (movie name) .Inf file?

Thank you!

[Guest]

When you do the rip you specify the directory. That is where you will find the files.

[jdobbs]

I did rip one movie to my hard drive with anyDVD. Can you tell me what that file would be named so I can search for it, all I can find so far is the (movie name) .Inf file?

Thank you! You select the location when you rip it.

[tn jim]

I have some BD movie discs that contain more than one series movies on one disc. Will BD-RB handle these just like discs with one movie on them or do I have to do something different with BD-RB?

Thank you!

[Ch3vr0n]

if you do em in "full disc" backup mode, it'll process them just like any other disc. but to make sure they all get the same "treatment", untick the option "quicker for extras", otherwise 1 episode might get handled as the "main title" and the others as extra's and won't get the full power of BDRB

[tn jim]

In my Windows 7 PC Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 automatically launches as soon as I put a BD in the drive and before I can launch anything else (AnyDVD), I can't find any Auto-Run settings anywhere to disable. Can anyone here tell me how to stop this Auto-Run?

Thank you!

[Ch3vr0n]

start > configuration screen > auto run (atleast in vista), or you can in that window simply untick the box to stop anything from auto-launching at all

[Video Dude]

Holding the SHIFT key while you insert the disc will prevent autorun.

[tn jim]

If possible I would like to have the burned BD disc ejected once ImgBurn has completed the burn. Is there a permanent setting somewhere that will allow this?

Thank you!

[laserfan]

Yes there is!

[tn jim]

Yes there is!

Are you going to keep it a secret?

[Guest]

After less than two minutes reading the help I find:

tools/settings/device/options/eject tray after...

[tn jim]

After less than two minutes reading the help I find:

tools/settings/device/options/eject tray after...

Would selecting after: "Write" be the correct selection.

Thank you!

[Guest]

If you want it ejected after the disk is written (burned), then yes, of course.

[tn jim]

Is it safe and practical to rip a disc with AnyDVD HD while processing/burning another disc with BD-RB and ImgBurn?

Thank you!

[RobertM]

Is it safe and practical to rip a disc with AnyDVD HD while processing/burning another disc with BD-RB and ImgBurn?

Thank you!

I would say it is safe to rip while processing with BD-RB (I do that all the time) but I wouldn't do any intensive HDD or processor tasks while burning a disc. I've tried doing so in the past, but the ImgBurn buffers can get depleted and the burn speed may get throttled back. I didn't get bad burns, mind you, but I just don't want to add any avoidable complications to the burning process.

[tn jim]

I would say it is safe to rip while processing with BD-RB (I do that all the time) but I wouldn't do any intensive HDD or processor tasks while burning a disc. I've tried doing so in the past, but the ImgBurn buffers can get depleted and the burn speed may get throttled back. I didn't get bad burns, mind you, but I just don't want to add any avoidable complications to the burning process.

From what you're saying I'm guessing it has somewhat to do with CPU processor power?

[Ch3vr0n]

no, harddisc speed. If the harddisc can't feed the data fast enough to both imgburn to BURN and from IMGBurn to HDD during ripping it'll slow down. For the simple reason that the needle continuously needs to swap sectors between burning to blank and writing to hdd and reporting back to both programs. CPU power doesn't come into play

[RobertM]

From what you're saying I'm guessing it has somewhat to do with CPU processor power?

Burning a disc isn't processor hungry. But if you are running your processors at 100% (like when you are re-encoding) then there is little left over for other tasks.

Burning is a big HDD task, however, and you need to be able to feed the buffers fast enough to keep up with the physical burning process. If you are doing other HDD stuff (like extracting, rebuilding) then the buffers will empty and the burn speed may have to slow down because of the incoming data bottleneck. This doesn't mean the burn will be bad. But it won't be better.

I certainly do other stuff while burning; browsing, Excel, lots of typical applications, etc. But I don't like having the burning buffers run dry, so I avoid any big tasks like re-encoding.