I started off with DVD Shrink to copy DVDs to a single-layer DVD (much cheaper but the lower capacity meant it had to drop the quality a bit). As hard drives became cheaper I started using DVD Decrypter to rip the files from the disc, then Handbrake to encode them to a single file and save space. Now that I have a Plex server and am looking to take my library of DVDs and Blu Ray discs and store them on hard drives I'm looking to see if there's anything better.
@peelthestickers9 күн бұрын
Video starts at ~2:10 your welcome (Great tut thought bro!)
@anthony5557 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott, I thought I had to buy a DVD ripping software but he free MakeMKV works perfect. Really enjoyed your simple and clear style of presentation.
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
That’s great, glad it helped.
@BlackLight650 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this info. I'd been using handbrake for years and then it just stopped finding the source files - even for DVDs which I had already ripped! This is a blessing!
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome
@BayouGhost Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Just started my Plex server gotta a lot of John Wayne dvd's to rip!
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
That's Awesome! Enjoy!
@Vinconex2 ай бұрын
IM am converting V the Original mini series now with this and of this works I will super psyched as not even the pirate sites have this bad boy (original dual layerd excellent condition case and all lol), tries 3 different programs but they didnt work so I will be very happy to add this to the NAS collection, thank you sir!
@npr1300A8 Жыл бұрын
Hi Scott. Watching from England. Your presentation is perfect! Nice and relaxed and no loud background music. I'm new to Plex and so haven't uploaded any DVDs yet. I've got two WD NAS drives but haven't used Plex at all. I've ripped tons of CDs (my own collection) over the years and know only too well the nightmare with tags etc, but streaming, I'm new to it. Thank you for the help.
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
Any questions let me know
@npr1300A8 Жыл бұрын
@Scott Burnette I've just ripped a dvd and it put it in C Video folder, but how do you add it to Plex? I've added it to my NAS by copy and paste as I normally do but I don't need to do this with Plex? Cheers Scott.
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
@@npr1300A8 Which NAS are you using? Synology, QNap , WD ? Let me know and I’ll send you some instructions.
@npr1300A8 Жыл бұрын
@@ScottBurnette WD EX2, Scott.
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
@@npr1300A8 Here is the support / install page for the WD NAS: support.plex.tv/articles/115003310834-western-digital-my-cloud-home/
@KittyCatMeowMeowTime10 ай бұрын
I'd love to try this and make a comment about how good and easy this program is to use, but the pigs might come and kill me.
@anything_alt61733 ай бұрын
This would be a cool setup for a movie theater setup at home just running ur own movies and shows without worry or buffering or fear it get taken off ur favorite platform
@dojmir7 сағат бұрын
will this take up storage? can i delete the files after i upload them to plex media server just incase it takes up storage?
@3sixtymining Жыл бұрын
Thanks, worked great!
@robertfreeman1966Ай бұрын
I have one of those pop-up outdoor theaters for my own personal use. I want to do a triple feature and have maybe trailers and intermissions stitched in between the movies. Will the software you use stitch them together so I can make a presentation like this
@thehowman85674 ай бұрын
Hi just saw your video I have a question so sometimes I’ll run into an issue where mkv can’t read the dvd and it’s not scratched or dirty it just won’t rip it can you Plase help me thanks great video
@ScottBurnette4 ай бұрын
There are products online & amazon to repair a disk if it’s not too bad. I’ll try to look into that.
@man-django9 ай бұрын
Whats other FOSS do you use!
@Shnick7 ай бұрын
Change the minimum chapter length from 120 to 3600 seconds. This will speed up your initial processing time by weeding out the chapters shorter than 1 hour long. Unless you’re ripping tv shows, then change it to 3000 second (50 min).
@rangofanatic10 ай бұрын
thanks for the tutorial! does the download have any noticeable decrease in audio/video quality? also, are subtitles available?
@sammobley92 Жыл бұрын
Odd question, do you put the episodes into a single folder for whatever show? iE for Plex you have a big bang theory folder, and every episode inside that folder?
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
Under the tv shows library I have a folder the Big Bang theory. Under that I have folders season 01 - season 12 . In those folders I each episode named IE: the Big Bang theory s02e04. I hope this helps.
@Invent3719 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information. I'm confused about how Plex works. Does Plex store my media files or do I need a dedicated computer in my house to store everything? Also, do you know if this service will work internationally. I am moving to Japan and want to bring my DVD collection, but in a a digital format. Thanks.
@ScottBurnette8 ай бұрын
You would need a spare computer, nas , server to house the media. I use a synology NAS to do that. I am not sure about Japan, that's why I would rip my collection to digital and use plex.
@waynecapon9665 Жыл бұрын
Hi Scott. Really good Video. Thank you for clarifying the MKV program, it really helped. I'm have a problem with Plex going to sleep over night. The only way I have found to wake it up is reinstall the program. Do you have any suggestions?
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
What are you running plex on ? NAS , Server, PC ?Let me know.
@blackjesusanime6027 Жыл бұрын
What is your process for renaming the files after ripping them?
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
For movies, I just name them "Name".mp4 or .mkv. For TV Shows I name them the name, if it's a series I create a folder of the name and within that I create a season folder "Season 01" and within that I add the file named "Name" S01E01.mkv
@akswrstl11 ай бұрын
how did it rip with the css protection?
@ScottBurnette11 ай бұрын
From what I have read makemkv gets around that most of the time. I don't know how yet, I am reading up on it.
@adrianmixit19987 ай бұрын
Plex freezes on my smart TV. Why is that. It's a 2023 Samsung. Doesn't happen on my other TV and it's the same. And other apps run fine. I use fire stick and reboot it and re installed and still the same.
@The3rdWiseMan15 ай бұрын
I know this may be a dumb question but the discs are still playable right? I know with imgburn I can still play the game disc afterwards. Just want to make sure before I wreck a bunch of my movies
@ScottBurnette5 ай бұрын
Yes they are.
@mistazet5 ай бұрын
Not working with some dvd - first one didn't worked
@deeoosee19 күн бұрын
Can’t you just rip the DVD and put it onto a USB Flash Drive, plug it into your smart tv’s USB and play it instead of servers and all of that?
@ScottBurnette19 күн бұрын
@@deeoosee you can but this gives you a user interface and when you have a couple hundred discs it helps. You can do whatever method you want. That’s the neat part.
@user-es9mk5fj5u Жыл бұрын
Did our copy of Matilda and it was only audio on the mkv file.
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
Looking into this now.
@MegaChuck51 Жыл бұрын
Is MKV free?I want to rip DVD down to a USB drive for my vehicle player.
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@tuborice4571 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget about forced subs for films like avatar
@johnkwolf8 ай бұрын
I try to use that one and it crashes I haven’t got it to work. I use windows
@ScottBurnette8 ай бұрын
If you can , make sure your Windows install is up to date and if you are using a usb DVD drive , use a different usb port.
@funnychick328 ай бұрын
How do you know which file is which episode?
@ScottBurnette8 ай бұрын
I'll make a video explaining how I do this.
@GTgaming987 ай бұрын
Can you do that with games too
@ScottBurnette7 ай бұрын
I Am not sure.
@The3rdWiseMan15 ай бұрын
You can using imgburn then you find a matching emulator. For me I use pcsx2 which is a ps2 emulator and ripped all of my games.
@Jr-sn7qd10 ай бұрын
I tried this works great time to copy all my favorite movies then toss those messy DVDs
@ScottBurnette10 ай бұрын
Great!
@johnkwolf Жыл бұрын
Good program but I have never got it to work it goes so long and freezing even times wins works even time
@ScottBurnette Жыл бұрын
Have you checked your optical drive? Could be the drive or drivers.
@JH-kh9lf11 ай бұрын
Well my DVD's don't work so they must be copy write
@ScottBurnette11 ай бұрын
Does the software throw an error ?
@JH-kh9lf11 ай бұрын
Yes @@ScottBurnette
@ScottBurnette11 ай бұрын
@@JH-kh9lf what was it ? Maybe we can work around it
@DavidPar_20243 ай бұрын
Why do you convert your movies to MKV? The industry standard is MP4.
@stonesfan28511 ай бұрын
It's a fun waste of time. I say that because at least for me, I was never happy with the quality. I had several hard drive failures over a few years. Those things are not cheap and a power surge can easily take them out. And it got me to thinking, how many times do I really need to watch "Dude Where's My Car" and I cleared out a lot of stuff I haven't watched in a long time and recouped some of that money.