Stitching DVDs together- file size issues

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DVD doesn’t have HD.
DVD uses MPEG2 as video codec, which is way less efficient than AVC or even HEVC.

I propose this MO:

  1. rip the DVDs without changing the codec or resolution, using Makemkv (Google it)
  2. append the parts to get a complete movie, following this HowTo [HowTo]: joining multi-part movies files with MKVtoolnix GUI
  3. Employ Handbrake to convert the MPEG2 codec to AVC, to remove the black borders and to remove the interlacing if necessary.
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