For HandBrake, I used "HQ 1080p30 Surround." For transcode-video, I used -target big, which increases the allowed bit rate.
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Ripped the entire movie using a comparable setting in each app.Compared the image quality of the two zoomed-in images using similar settings (file size, bit rate, etc.) in HandBrake and transcode-video.Exported a still showing some detailed object from all 26 conversions.Exported a still showing some facial features from all 26 conversions.I did not create a zoomed-in version of this shot. Exported a still-with faces, detailed objects, and sky-from all 26 conversions.I recorded the time required to convert the music video, as well as the file size, and the bit rate of the converted video. For HandBrake, this meant 15 presets to test, and 11 more for transcode-video, for a total of 26 different rips. Ripped the music video using all of each tool's available pre-set options-but only those that rip at 1920x1080.Using the music video, I performed six separate tasks: The music video is included on the Blu-ray, and has a nice mix of scenery, action, and actors from which to choose test footage. If you'd like to see what I discovered about ripping time, file sizes, and-with lots and lots of frame grabs-image quality, keep reading…įor my tests, I used Florence and the Machine's music video for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, a very entertaining Tim Burton film. Ripping a movie involves making trade-offs between those three competing measures: Maximizing any one measure requires some sort of tradeoff with one or both of the other measures.Īfter ripping so many DVDs and Blu-rays over the years, I was curious about how HandBrake and Don Melton's Video Transcoding tools handle those tradeoffs, so I decided to do some testing. The reality, though, is far from the ideal. Quality: Higher is better the closer the image quality is to the original, the better.Īn ideal rip would be one that happens in seconds, saves into a 10KB file, and has quality matching the original.Size: Smaller is better measured in MB of drive space used.Speed: Faster is better measured in minutes required to rip.And though I've included some comparison pictures in the how-I-rip article, I've never done a deep dive into the various ripping options and how they compare on three key fronts:
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I've talked about everything from installing the tools I use to how I rip to how to make sure I update the ripping tools.
An obvious interest area of mine is in ripping (and watching) movies using my Mac.