Best Enconder for DVD-RB?

[LioCraft]

Hi there,
Long time since my last post.
I was using DVD Shrink + Titlesetblanker for my backups, but I'm tring to back-Up LOTR-FOTR extended, and there are not much things to remove, so I need a better quality encoder.
I tried DVD-RB a long time ago, and now I was reading that QuEnc is functioning much better.
Finally the question, what is the best encoder to use with DVD-RB?, I think CCE is still the most used, but is QuEnc a good alternative?, is DVD-RB functioning good with audio and subtitle tracks removal?
Thx,

LioCraft

[Guest]

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[LioCraft]

And if I change the frase what is the best with, what is your experience with usin QuEnc?...I don't want to break rulz, just want a good back-up and the fewer mistakes possible.

[Guest]

The top of every thread has a link to the forum rules.

You might ask what encoders people have used and what are the pros and cons as they see them.

[Rockas]

Let's see...

CCE - great quality -> fast -> NOT FREE (Basic = 58$ - limited to 2 passes)

QuEnq - Quality near CCE -> almost as fast as CCE -> FREE

HC Encoder - Quality very similar (if not equal) to CCE -> Slow -> FREE

ProCoder - great quality (specially and low bitrates) -> Slow -> NOT FREE (Works thought Robot1's EclPRO)

ReJig (transcoder) - Quality as good as any other transcoder (I use it when the level of compression is above 90% - Movie only) -> Very Fast -> FREE.

keep it UP

edit: i didn't tested all encoders (If I had the money and/or time to test all versions of CCE and ProCoder... I would be 2% happier :D) my oppinion is based on the other's oppinions gathered on this forum.

[LioCraft]

OK,
What encoders you people have used with DVD-RB and what are the pros and cons as you see them?.
I want to do a full back-up (keeping menus) of a very long movie, no extras, 4 x 2.0, 1 x DTS and 1 x 5.1 tracks to be removed (just keeping 5.1 eng track).....about 65% of compresion needed in DVD Shrink (or uncompresion...what ever). Quality is important, but just for a 29" common TV, nos a 50" plasma, and time is quite important.
According to your experience, what would be your enconder choise?

Thx for the time, and sorry for the first post.

[Fishman0919]

Like Rockas said, CCE is great quality, fast...not free.(CCE Basic $58, CCE SP $1,950.00)

Very near to CCE quality and speed is QuEnc .59 beta 3. FREE

Very, Very, Very near to CCE quality(if not the same)but slow, HC Encoder. FREE


For me, I love CCE mix of quality and speed but FREE is FREE and both QuEnc and HC Encoder are great.


Right now I find myself doing most of my movie with HC Encoder. I like the free stuff, great great quality. Start it when I go to bed, wake up in the morning and my movie is done... ready to burn.