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Subject: Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:00:11 -0000 (UTC)
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Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote at 18:07 this Thursday (GMT):
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
> say:
>
>>On 6/5/2025 4:55 AM, Xocyll wrote:
>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
>>> say:
>>> 
>>>> On 6/4/2025 1:21 PM, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
>>>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
>>>>> say:
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>> As for ripping discs, I have been using MakeMKV for years.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just last night I remembered why I dislike .mkv format
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried fast forwarding though one (on the HDD, via the dvd player) and
>>>>> it could only go up to 3x speed (3 arrows), vs the 6 arrows an mp4 will
>>>>> go at, and it seems like a logarithmic progression in the speeds.
>>>>>
>>>>> So to get an hour plus to a specific spot in the movie if it's and mp4
>>>>> takes 2-3 mins maybe but mkv takes 20 or more.
>>>>>
>>>>> No Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>> As I said, there are multiple mkv->mp4 converters out there.
>>> 
>>> Oh I know, I have one.  I just can't see where I would want to
>>> deliberately rip to .mkv format only to then have to convert it
>>> afterwards when I could just rip to .mp4 in the first place.
>>> Why generate more work for myself to no gain?
>>> 
>>Ah, I missed that you are able to rip directly to mp4.  Apologies.
>
> Most disc software will rip to multiple formats.
>
> Xocyll


You can also use ffmpeg if you need to convert it after ripping.
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