Using CUDA acceleration, what is the fastest time one could expect to rip a blu ray for plex using a hardware supporting ripper such as Leawo or DVDFab?
Thanks in advance.
Why transcode in the first place?
If you want to transcode it – go with the SW transcoder to get the best quality.
The last time I transcoded movies I’ve been using Handbrake, so not sure about DVDFab.
I suppose you’ll need to provide some more details if you want a good benchmark/reference (e.g. detailed specs of your output etc.)
Fastest? Your optical drive will most likely be the limiting factor.
But as @tom80H discusses, you’re headed down the wrong path. Quality comes into play at some point.
Depending on Handbrake settings, I can transcode 1080p video at 100+ fps or 10 fps. The former will be unwatchable and the latter will be hard to differentiate from the original.
The Nvidia cards have pre-set quality settings (same for Intel & AMD). From what I can tell, they accept very little, if any, additional arguments, so your ability to tweak things is limited.
Transcoding in software can produce higher quality video than transcoding in hardware. You have more choices to adjust the process to your liking. The tradeoff is speed.
Personally, I use MakeMKV to rip DVDs and Blu-rays. MakeMKV rips an unaltered copy of the movie/TV show from the disc to my SSD. The read speed of the optical drive is the limiting factor.
When I need to transcode a file, I use Handbrake. The cost is right (free), it has helpful pre-sets, and I can adjust as needed. I transcode using the CPU, not the GPU, in my PC. I can get better quality video and smaller file sizes using the CPU. As mentioned, the tradeoff is speed, but that is one I’m willing to accept. I usually queue up several movies in Handbrake, then come back later when they’re finished. I then make any desired naming, metadata, etc tweaks before loading the files into Plex.
I’ve never used Leawo or DVDFab, so cannot give you a comparison to Handbrake. However, Handbrake does support using Intel, Nvidia, and AMD GPUs for transcoding video.
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Are you suggesting to not rip Blu rays? I don’t know what transcoding means in this context.
Thanks!
Apps like DVDFab etc. usually do not only rip the media but also create an optimized version of the video from your discs. They re-encode the video to specific formats (=transcoding).
Apps like MakeMKV will only create a 1:1 copy of the video/audio as it’s stored on your disc.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/201358273-converting-iso-video-ts-and-other-disk-image-formats/
I would use MakeMKV for a lossless copy, no second thoughts on that one.
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^^
This.
For lossless MakeMKV.
To save space
Handbrake.
With every successful product come fakes. A Chinese company recently released a product “leawo blu-ray ripper” which is a re-packaged MakeMKV with custom interface. Obviously embedded MakeMKV copy would stop working after 45 days of evaluation, so their business model is to sell a program before it expires. If you bought this product we suggest getting a refund, since you have been scammed.
Technical details: tiger.dll in leawo install folder is a renamed makemvcon.exe with all “makemkv” strings edited out. Despite being called tiger.dll it’s still an executable - you can execute “tiger.dll info disc:0” to see a familiar interface.
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Ripping: Making an unaltered copy from the disc. The video/audio/subtitle tracks are in their original formats.
Transcoding: Converting the video/audio/subtitle tracks from their original format to another format.
I was suggesting you start by ripping a copy of the movie from the disc (whether DVD or Blu-ray).
Then, if desired, transcode the movie to the desired format.
Transcoding is not necessarily bad. It can be desirable, especially if you want to stream remotely over limited bandwidth and your server cannot transcode in real time.
Just be aware of the speed for quality trade-off. In general, the faster you transcode, the lower the quality, and at some point it becomes noticeable.
Also, using a GPU may yield less than desirable results, due to pre-set settings with limited adjustments. The conversion will be fast, but the output may be of lower quality and with a larger file size (lower compression) than transcoding using the CPU.
As the others on the thread have mentioned, start by ripping the disc with MakeMKV. See how well it works for you.
If desired, try transcoding a movie with Handbrake, both with GPU acceleration and using just the CPU. See how you like the results. You don’t have to transcode an entire movie, just test with a chapter or two to keep the transcode times short.
There is no right or wrong, just what works best for you.
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Just to elaborate more.
MakeMKV creates in effect a 1:1 copy of the movie with no quality loss.
Handbrake can “encode” the video and this means you will save storage space but lose a very marginal amount of quality (if done correctly.)
Then of course the 1:1 copy takes a minute or so
Using Handbrake can take an hour or two to gain optimal quality.
EDIT. What @FordGuy61 said above.
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