04-13-2010, 01:47 AM
olnacl wrote:
Regarding the movie - it's already ripped and the ripped size is 6.6GB. Apple TV, when I select it under Add to Library, just ignores it - no error message, no copied file.
I think your goose is cooked unless you transcode it again with that checkmark. If using the AppleTV preset, I think it's on by default, and doesn't hurt anything if left on for small files (I don't think.)
Another thing regarding the lifespan of any optical drive: get a dedicated ripper app like RipIt (or MacTheRipper if you can stomach the donation and license hoops, which are truly like no other experience.)
Doing it all in one step takes longer because you can't queue up transcode jobs without multiple optical drives going. And it kills them faster (I'd wager) because they're frequently spinning up, spinning down, accessing data, and so on.
But with a ripper, you start it and the optical drive is mostly cruising at the same pace for 15-30 minutes and then it's done. PLUS you can take the opportunity to test your ripped VIDEO_TS folder within DVD Player to make sure you got what you came for before transcoding. Get a FireWire drive, not USB.