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Steve's Preferences

My personal rule-set when ripping DVDs.

Some references / general rules:

  • Always use film or animation tune options
  • Always use medium preset; if you want to tweak, do it somewhere else
  • DVDs always use H.264 high / 3.1 only
  • “New” animation is anything after Batman: the Animated Series
  • “High quality” animation is anything starting with Samurai Jack, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond and newer – lots of movement, broad color range
  • “New” TV shows on DVD anything contemporary with 7th Heaven and beyond
  • Need a target filesize for older animation / TV shows – might be per-show or just per-length

Main title is 60+ minutes, or audio has more than 2 channels:

  • Use -mtune film
  • Copy DTS/AC3 main audio track
  • Prefer DTS in every case
  • High / 4.1

Old animation

  • Use -mtune animation
  • 2-pass encode, target filesize
  • Baseline, Medium or High / 3.1

Old animation shorts (or favorites)

  • Examples: Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry
  • Use -mtune animation
  • Higher quality encoding settings (need to spec out)
  • Baseline, Medium or High / 3.1

Old movies – black and white or poor quality

  • Use -mtune grain or it may make artifacts worse

New animation

  • Use -mtune animation
  • Need to spec out
  • High / 4.1

High-quality animation

  • Examples: Justice League, Batman Beyond, Teen Titans
  • Use -mtune animation
  • Copy AC3 track directly
  • High / 4.1

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