How to rip TV shows [convert to MKV]

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I have TV shows which are of size 350MB. I want to convert them to 480p MKV (of 150MB) so that I can save size. But how ?

Which software I have to use ? with what settings ?

I want to retain quality & I don't want to compromise.

Thank you !
 
Any suggested settings so that quality will be good ?

I don't mind keeping my computer on for many hours if its lot of CPU power.
 
you need to transcode (uncompress the avi and then recompress to h.264) - that means cpu + hdd will be stressed. I would prefer to do it on an always on machine. I was hoping the raspberry pi hooked to an external hdd would be able to do it, but transcoding was not supported last I checked. If you have an old pc lying around, hook it up and use it exclusively for transcoding, It will take longer but your primary system will be safe.

<Disclaimer: All info was read off the interwebz when I had a similar idea>
 
manu1991 said:
How To Encode Movies *700MB To 300MB* Step By Step - WJunction - Webmaster Forum
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Checking the tutorial, thank you !

soggy316 said:
^you need to transcode (uncompress the avi and then recompress to h.264) - that means cpu + hdd will be stressed. I would prefer to do it on an always on machine. I was hoping the raspberry pi hooked to an external hdd would be able to do it, but transcoding was not supported last I checked. If you have an old pc lying around, hook it up and use it exclusively for transcoding, It will take longer but your primary system will be safe.

<Disclaimer: All info was read off the interwebz when I had a similar idea>
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No issues. I already have a spare computer which good config which I don't mind running always. Can you give some links to tutorials ?
 
I have encoded a lot of movies. If you really want to use full potential of encoding then use megui.
There is a whole guide and various other tools for using it. This way you will learn how to get best quality/size ratio.
If you just want to encode for playing on something use handbrake. There are tons and tons of freeware which are much more simpler to use.
 
Video encoding is a big ocean in itself. You should go to doom9 forums if you want to understands the inner workings. Using ready made software sometimes could be very frustrating.
 
Listen,
No matter what you do, you cannot convert shit into gold using softwares. Try all softwares and see yourself.
 
The amount of electricity wasted on doing this operation would get you the HDD space you would save...better buy new HDD :)

Just a thought...
 
I bought a software for compression of mpeg2 to h264 it can use gpu and it was pretty cheap dont remember the name but its dam fast...
 
Super Video Converter if you want one step conversion or ffmpeg if you are comfortable from command line.
 
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