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RE3 is one of my favorite movies out there, and the whole series. Will for sure check it out on blu-ray.
rotjong: how exactly are you archiving them? ripping them to .avi's or something? if so.... what program are you using?
got any links to the udf files ?
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\thdudf]
"DisplayName"="Toshiba UDF 2.5"
I always make use of AnyDVD HD.
Due to the weight of Big Brother you can only watch archived HD-DVD or BluRay discs as mounted images with PowerDVD. I believe it is the same with WinDVD and Arcsoft TMT. You can watch a burned BluRay backup from the BluRay drive, of course.
When I watch a disc the first time I watch it from the BluRay drive so that I can access all the features. Once I've seen the extra stuff then I make a movie-only backup
Voila! There's your backup in full original BluRay quality minus the extra stuff that you shouldn't need to watch every single time you watch the movie and you've shaved off quite a bit of wasted storage space.
- Have AnyDVD HD running in the background.
- If you aren't using Windows Vista then you need the Toshiba UDF 2.5 drivers installed or you need to first rip the entire BluRay disc to your HDD using the ripper built into AnyDVD HD before continuing.
- Use eac3to or BDInfo to locate the playlist (mlps) for the main movie. This is generally the one with the longest duration.
- Select that mlps file from the previous step with tsMuxeR GUI. You can deselect unecessary audio if you like.
- Select 'Create Blu-Ray disk' for the output with tsMuxeR GUI.
- Click on 'Start muxing' and sit back and relax for a bit.
- Take the output of tsMuxeR GUI and create an ISO image with UDF 2.5 using ImgBurn.
- Mount the ISO using Virtual CloneDrive.
- Play the mounted image with PowerDVD8.
In terms of size here are examples of ISO sizes for two BluRay movie-only backups:
Appleseed Ex Machina - 14.0 GB (15,068,233,728 bytes)
Bladerunner (The Final Cut) - 15.1 GB (16,216,948,736 bytes)
Now that's not even twice the size of a DVD9 SD DVD disc and it's 10 GB less than a single layer BluRay disc.
Note: The above information takes into account that people own the discs they are making an archived backup of. I take no responsibility for the actions of others. I merely strive to to exercise my Fair Use rights and watch my high definition media under the best conditions possible.
rotjong: how exactly are you archiving them? ripping them to .avi's or something? if so.... what program are you using?
and Bman... yeah... you definitely gotta check out RE3 on BluRay. Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End isn't bad either.
Nice set of information, I might start doing this. Thanks.
*edit I am having one issue, sound effects are 100X louder then voice, whats the deal?
It won't. I'm not sure why LordOfLA suggested that. Unless they meant a wireless remote which you can get for PowerDVD. I'm not sure how the remote works, though, since I've never had one for PowerDVD.
Cos I use my Logitech MX Revolution for the menus on my HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs
BTW, windvd 9 when it works is best for HD-DVD/Blueray playback. If you're using 32 bit xp/vista check out arcsoft TME.
I always make use of AnyDVD HD.
Due to the weight of Big Brother you can only watch archived HD-DVD or BluRay discs as mounted images with PowerDVD. I believe it is the same with WinDVD and Arcsoft TMT. You can watch a burned BluRay backup from the BluRay drive, of course.
When I watch a disc the first time I watch it from the BluRay drive so that I can access all the features. Once I've seen the extra stuff then I make a movie-only backup
Voila! There's your backup in full original BluRay quality minus the extra stuff that you shouldn't need to watch every single time you watch the movie and you've shaved off quite a bit of wasted storage space.
- Have AnyDVD HD running in the background.
- If you aren't using Windows Vista then you need the Toshiba UDF 2.5 drivers installed or you need to first rip the entire BluRay disc to your HDD using the ripper built into AnyDVD HD before continuing.
- Use eac3to or BDInfo to locate the playlist (mlps) for the main movie. This is generally the one with the longest duration.
- Select that mlps file from the previous step with tsMuxeR GUI. You can deselect unecessary audio if you like.
- Select 'Create Blu-Ray disk' for the output with tsMuxeR GUI.
- Click on 'Start muxing' and sit back and relax for a bit.
- Take the output of tsMuxeR GUI and create an ISO image with UDF 2.5 using ImgBurn.
- Mount the ISO using Virtual CloneDrive.
- Play the mounted image with PowerDVD8.
In terms of size here are examples of ISO sizes for two BluRay movie-only backups:
Appleseed Ex Machina - 14.0 GB (15,068,233,728 bytes)
Bladerunner (The Final Cut) - 15.1 GB (16,216,948,736 bytes)
Now that's not even twice the size of a DVD9 SD DVD disc and it's 10 GB less than a single layer BluRay disc.
Note: The above information takes into account that people own the discs they are making an archived backup of. I take no responsibility for the actions of others. I merely strive to to exercise my Fair Use rights and watch my high definition media under the best conditions possible.