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I have a DVD collection I want on my Jellyfin library. What software should I use for compressing these DVD files to sizes matching what you find at sea? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by themurphy@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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EDIT: Thank you so much everyone! There's so much help for me here, and I'll recommend anyone with similar question as me to read the comments

Basically title.

I have the DVDs and I have the hardware to burn them to my PC.

But the file size is too much. What software would be ideal to get the best quality with the lowest file size?

I'm going for file sizes per movie at around 2-3gb max.

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[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

There is a third option for you - as others have suggested, you can use a tool like Handbrake to extract the content from your DVDs, but from there, if you're feeling adventurous, you can acquire a higher quality release from... Somewhere else... Get it in .mkv format, and you can use a tool like MKVToolNix to extract the audio from your DVD copy and "mux" it onto your HD copy.

MKV files are great because they are really just containers (like a fancy .zip), keeping the audio and video independent, allowing you to easily swap one out for the other.

The only downside is you may have to edit the audio slightly to sync up with your video