Target sizes when ripping DVD to digital files?

[d000hg]

I'm putting some DVDs into digital form to watch on laptop/iPad. We used some MKV tool to rip episodes from the DVD (Handbrake couldn't do it) which ended up with files of ~1Gb per 25min episode... basically I think just a direct copy of the DVD in full-quality.

However I'm sure we should be able to get a lot smaller even before we start sacrificing quality, with better codecs. But I don't know what to aim for so I know when to be happy... any suggestions on Mb/minute I should be hoping for?

I do know that my Humax PVR can store HD TV at something like 1Gb/hour, and when I downloaded a F1 race I missed the whole thing in crystal clear HD was 1-2Gb so I'm guessing a ballpark of 250Mb for a 25min episode, maybe?

[eek]

From memory (I'm not at home with access to my media server) the standard size of an standard definition program ends up being about 400mb for 40 minutes so yes 250mb for a 25minute program.

MKV HD is higher at about 1gb for 40 minutes.

[stek]

Target sizes when ripping DVD to digital files?

That's illegal. Isn't it?

[d000hg]

That's illegal. Isn't it?

Stick to General for the moral side

[TheFaQQer]

Stick to General for the moral side

It's not a moral point, it's a legal one. What you suggest is illegal.

After all

What the law says, and what is right, are not always the same.

[d000hg]

It's not a moral point, it's a legal one. What you suggest is illegal.

After all

It's morals whether to follow the law....

[Support Monkey]

Burning DVDs, bit last year surely, why no get yourself a little remote hard drive you won't have any size limitation issue then

[Support Monkey]

i wish i read the post properly

[stek]

Zero bytes is the most optimal and not illegal if unwatchable...

[tranceporter]

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