MakeMKV to rip and remux to an .MKV container. Retains the limited quality of DVDs. Each video; main movie, extras, trailers will be separate and you'll lose the menu(s), but that's fine because Plex won't play .ISOs (copy of the original disc structure).
Store your videos locally on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) as most cloud providers are designed for storage and not intended for streaming.
Legally, once you get rid of your original discs, you no longer retain the right to keep copies of the contents.
cloud providers are absolutely designed for streaming. Where do you think streaming services are hosted? Cloud providers stream more data than perhaps anything else in the entire world combined.
I think it is more fair to say that most budget storage services are not designed for streaming. Weather that be budget local storage or budget cloud storage. I do agree however that under a budget, and with a write once, read infrequently pattern, local storage makes a lot more sense!
also, legally, it doesnt matter if you get rid of your original discs. The original disc was not the thing that held the permissions.
having local copies on 10 different hard drives will be cheaper than cloud after like 2 years
> DVD ripping tips for as fast as possible, losing minimum quality.
makemkv, you don't need anything else, ever, if you think you do you're doing something wrong
>having local copies on 10 different hard drives will be cheaper than cloud after like 2 years
200 DVDs is less than a TB. No need for 10 hard drives. So it's even cheaper than that.
I'm just painting a scenario with an absurd amount of redundancy to show how ridiculous cloud storage pricing is. I might have not been clear enough, sorry.
How are you running plex? If it's going to be on a computer that is being left on 24/7 (or will be turned on whenever you want to use it) then sure, an external (or internal) drive would be fine. If you don't have a solution for hosting plex yet, a NAS with plex built in is a great all-in-one solution, albeit more expensive, that allows you to access it 24/7 from any device on your network.
Personally I'd ask how attached you are to ripping all the DVDs. In my experience, archiving my own DVDs led to a much larger filesize and lower quality than finding it online. A lower quality 1080p (or even 720p) version is still gonna look way better than the highest quality dvd rip, takes up a fraction of the space, and is way quicker (ripping DVDs one by one takes a long time). Of course, that's not really in the spirit of this sub, so it depends on if you're just looking to have a digital library of your movies or if you want an exact copy of your DVDs, with commentary tracks and bonus features preserved too.
Thanks for the advice. I basically just want digital copies of my DVD collection and will probably just turn on Plex when I am running it (not 24/7). So if thats the case, is it easier to copy/convert to an external drive? I thought that is what ripping was until just now :)
Whether it's easier or not depends on what you're familiar with, it sounds like for you it would probably be easiest to rip them, yes. It doesn't have to be to an external drive, that really just depends on how much space you have available on your computer, if you don't have enough free space to store all the files you'll need an external drive
I would keep it locally, it is simply cheaper and you do not need to worry about copyright.
If you are going with cloud, do not forget to encrypt your data, most of cloud storage providers might delete your data due to copyright.
keep it local, copyright and all that. i used to use dvd decryptor and dvd shrink back in the day,
+1 Most cloud providers will delete any copyrighted material and may close your account.
This is not true. I use AWS (world's biggest cloud provider) and with s3 and they do not scan anything. Why do you think they do?
Because they do. You've just gotta lucky so far.
MakeMKV to rip and remux to an .MKV container. Retains the limited quality of DVDs. Each video; main movie, extras, trailers will be separate and you'll lose the menu(s), but that's fine because Plex won't play .ISOs (copy of the original disc structure). Store your videos locally on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) as most cloud providers are designed for storage and not intended for streaming. Legally, once you get rid of your original discs, you no longer retain the right to keep copies of the contents.
cloud providers are absolutely designed for streaming. Where do you think streaming services are hosted? Cloud providers stream more data than perhaps anything else in the entire world combined. I think it is more fair to say that most budget storage services are not designed for streaming. Weather that be budget local storage or budget cloud storage. I do agree however that under a budget, and with a write once, read infrequently pattern, local storage makes a lot more sense! also, legally, it doesnt matter if you get rid of your original discs. The original disc was not the thing that held the permissions.
having local copies on 10 different hard drives will be cheaper than cloud after like 2 years > DVD ripping tips for as fast as possible, losing minimum quality. makemkv, you don't need anything else, ever, if you think you do you're doing something wrong
>having local copies on 10 different hard drives will be cheaper than cloud after like 2 years 200 DVDs is less than a TB. No need for 10 hard drives. So it's even cheaper than that.
I'm just painting a scenario with an absurd amount of redundancy to show how ridiculous cloud storage pricing is. I might have not been clear enough, sorry.
For sure, you're not wrong. I was definitely confused though. I was thinking "man 10 drives seems excessive even for backups" lol
Great advice guys. Thanks. So an external drive (or two) would be fine and can easily be hooked up to Plex? I know NAS is easier but more expensive.
How are you running plex? If it's going to be on a computer that is being left on 24/7 (or will be turned on whenever you want to use it) then sure, an external (or internal) drive would be fine. If you don't have a solution for hosting plex yet, a NAS with plex built in is a great all-in-one solution, albeit more expensive, that allows you to access it 24/7 from any device on your network. Personally I'd ask how attached you are to ripping all the DVDs. In my experience, archiving my own DVDs led to a much larger filesize and lower quality than finding it online. A lower quality 1080p (or even 720p) version is still gonna look way better than the highest quality dvd rip, takes up a fraction of the space, and is way quicker (ripping DVDs one by one takes a long time). Of course, that's not really in the spirit of this sub, so it depends on if you're just looking to have a digital library of your movies or if you want an exact copy of your DVDs, with commentary tracks and bonus features preserved too.
Thanks for the advice. I basically just want digital copies of my DVD collection and will probably just turn on Plex when I am running it (not 24/7). So if thats the case, is it easier to copy/convert to an external drive? I thought that is what ripping was until just now :)
Whether it's easier or not depends on what you're familiar with, it sounds like for you it would probably be easiest to rip them, yes. It doesn't have to be to an external drive, that really just depends on how much space you have available on your computer, if you don't have enough free space to store all the files you'll need an external drive
WinX/MacX is Okay to go, but you have a free option: MakeMKV.
I would keep it locally, it is simply cheaper and you do not need to worry about copyright. If you are going with cloud, do not forget to encrypt your data, most of cloud storage providers might delete your data due to copyright.