What format is most of your movie library in? - Page 2

AprilHare · 09-04-2010, 09:20 PM

MPEG? It'd be huge!
Why not H264?

MovieBird · 09-04-2010, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carld

To be honest, these days most of my movies are in Netflix format. I haven't watched one of my own DVD movies in a year or two. I have bought and watched a few non-fiction DVDs, but for movies, I don't bother buying them anymore.

I've sprung for a Blu-ray player, but I own zero blu-rays or DVDs. All my watching is done via Netflix or friends discs. I have a player which can stream video, and while I've tried it, it looks horrendous. I'm sticking with physical media until the situation improves, but I refuse to purchase a disc I'll watch once or twice in five years. I made that mistake when I was younger with DVDs...

sabredog · 09-04-2010, 09:54 PM

We have 900 DVD's and 15 blu-ray. I have converted a lot of those to AVI files for our HTPC. Much less hassle firing up a movie from the NAS than wading through DVD menus.

This includes TV series as well.

MovieBird · 09-04-2010, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabredog

We have 900 DVD's and 15 blu-ray. I have converted a lot of those to AVI files for our HTPC. Much less hassle firing up a movie from the NAS than wading through DVD menus.

This includes TV series as well.

You might want to look into a company named Slysoft. With their software you can rip a the separate VOB files on a DVD into a single VOB. A VOB is just a renamed mpeg2 file, so if your player won't recognize it just change the file extension.

It's larger than most avi's depending on your encoding, but it is the exact same quality as the DVD. Everytime I've tried re-encoding DVDs to a smaller file size the graininess and color blocks have upset me. I don't like it when there are splotches of blacks inside what's supposed to be black...

HamsterRage · 09-04-2010, 10:09 PM

BluRay will never become the dominant format as pretty much all sales in the future will be downloads.

GlennD · 09-04-2010, 10:24 PM

We buy DVDs, which we use for TV viewing. I also compress them to view on our Zunes/iPhones.

I haven't seen a good free Bluray decoder/compressor yet, so I'm holding off on even starting to buy the format. No HDTV at our house yet anyway, so we're not missing anything.

GraceKrispy · 09-05-2010, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonny Blount

Heck, someone has most of their movies on film reels? I actually thought Blu-Ray would give DVDs a close fight here. I'm guessing the demographic on this forum is slightly older perhaps.

We have a decent collection of blu-ray, but *most* (as the question asks) of our collection is in regular DVD format.

shanghaichica · 09-05-2010, 09:27 AM

DVD. But my blu ray collection is catching up quickly. I'd say in the next year it will be equal to or surpass my DVD collection. I buy all new releases on blu ray now and some of my fav older releases have been replaced with blu ray.

Kajti · 09-05-2010, 03:13 PM

I'm making the adjustment I usually do with surveys, and trying to fit my mapping on one that doesn't work for me, in that "mpeg" doesn't work as a type here: after all, DVDs are encoded in MPEG-2, and Blu-Ray in MPEG-4. So I'll take the first response as meaning "other". Most of what I have I currently download in AVI form (divx / xvid = mpeg-4), though some is MKV (h.264 / x264 = mpeg-4), while older stuff is SVCD (mpeg-2) or VCD (mpeg-1), and some are in a wide range of containers (ogm, mov, mp4, asf, wmv, more).

Xanthe · 09-05-2010, 04:20 PM

I voted VHS, but actually I have more purchased movies in BetaMax format. Unfortunately, my BetaMax player no longer works.

Since I have a couple hundred VHS tapes around here with recorded shows and movies that I've never watched, I no longer record things to watch. So, no DVR for me. If I don't catch it real-time, I don't see it unless I make the effort to find it on-line and watch it right when I find it.

I think that I have only around 40 DVD's, if that many. I tend to buy only obscure or personal favorite keepers.

petermillard · 09-05-2010, 04:37 PM

Mostly in DVD at the moment, but all are being slowly but surely converted to MPEG/H264. Mostly buying DVDs as well - very rarely rent movies. Have zero interest in BluRay <shrug>

theducks · 09-05-2010, 05:11 PM

You forgot Laserdisc

Currently, they still out number my Bluray collection 3:1
Mostly DVD that I am NOT rushing out to replace.
I also have:
Quad and 2 track Open reel Tape.
CD4 and SQ quad LP disc
100's of LP discs
a few 45's

ardeegee · 09-05-2010, 06:52 PM

I still have a few SelectaVision CEDs lying around, but no player.

ficbot · 09-05-2010, 06:59 PM

I have some fitness dvds (about 100) and television boxed sets, but I don't buy much anymore. I rent from a Netflix-type service and only buy fitness dvds and the occasional TV show if I love it.

I worry about keeping things all electronic because I don't want to max out my Dropbox account on large movie files and then have to pay for an upgrade. So the only things I have ripped to computer are things I teach with (so I can transfer them to my iPad for use at school) and the fitness dvds I have from the 'Ten Minute Solution' series. Each segment is only ten minutes long, so the space commitment is not huge, and the design of these workouts is for mixing and matching. So having them in digital form is better because I can mix and match across different disks, which is hard to do in physical media form (i.e. I can program a 30-minute routine in 3 seconds using my iTunes library and include 3 sections, each from different original disks).

But for things like a two-hour movie, I don't want to devote the time and effort to rip to computer, and I would probably just watch it once anyway, so I am happy to rent.

David71 · 09-05-2010, 09:54 PM

I have over 900 DVDs and about 250 BDs. Since my DVD collection is much larger that's the option I went with, even though any new releases I buy are on Blu, if available. I also don't mind replacing titles, like Criterions, when I can get them for a good price. I'm glad that they're putting out a decent number of classic and obscure films, at least enough of them to lighten my wallet.

I find it strange that I've had no problem switching over to my Kindle yet I can't imagine giving up my music or movie discs. Perhaps it's because with a leather cover my Kindle feels somewhat like a lighter hardcover book. I guess I just really like having a physical music and movie library close to hand and downloading just doesn't cut it for me. The fact that I have spent time and money putting together decent systems for movies and music may also play a part in that.

View Poll Results: What format is most of your movie library in?
Mpeg or similar?	37	29.13%
Blu-Ray (last 5 years)	7	5.51%
DVD (15 years)	79	62.20%
VHS (30 years)	3	2.36%
Film Reels (60 years)	1	0.79%
Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

09-05-2010, 05:11 PM	#27
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,249 Karma: 61360164 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Forgotten formats You forgot Laserdisc Currently, they still out number my Bluray collection 3:1 Mostly DVD that I am NOT rushing out to replace. I also have: Quad and 2 track Open reel Tape. CD4 and SQ quad LP disc 100's of LP discs a few 45's

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
What format is most of your music library in?	Sonny Blount	Lounge	54	09-09-2010 09:18 PM
Is there a standard format for library eBooks?	RonaldJJames	General Discussions	16	03-15-2010 01:59 PM
Library Ebooks and a question about format	gamegirl	News	13	12-05-2008 09:56 AM

09-04-2010, 09:20 PM	#16
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	MPEG? It'd be huge! Why not H264?

09-04-2010, 09:54 PM	#18
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,630 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	We have 900 DVD's and 15 blu-ray. I have converted a lot of those to AVI files for our HTPC. Much less hassle firing up a movie from the NAS than wading through DVD menus. This includes TV series as well.

09-04-2010, 10:09 PM	#20
HamsterRage Evangelist Posts: 435 Karma: 24326 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	BluRay will never become the dominant format as pretty much all sales in the future will be downloads.

09-04-2010, 10:24 PM	#21
GlennD Wizard Posts: 2,120 Karma: 17500000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Pacific NW Device: sony PRS350, iPhone, iPad	We buy DVDs, which we use for TV viewing. I also compress them to view on our Zunes/iPhones. I haven't seen a good free Bluray decoder/compressor yet, so I'm holding off on even starting to buy the format. No HDTV at our house yet anyway, so we're not missing anything.

09-05-2010, 09:27 AM	#23
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	DVD. But my blu ray collection is catching up quickly. I'd say in the next year it will be equal to or surpass my DVD collection. I buy all new releases on blu ray now and some of my fav older releases have been replaced with blu ray.

09-05-2010, 03:13 PM	#24
Kajti Member Posts: 16 Karma: 37138 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony	I'm making the adjustment I usually do with surveys, and trying to fit my mapping on one that doesn't work for me, in that "mpeg" doesn't work as a type here: after all, DVDs are encoded in MPEG-2, and Blu-Ray in MPEG-4. So I'll take the first response as meaning "other". Most of what I have I currently download in AVI form (divx / xvid = mpeg-4), though some is MKV (h.264 / x264 = mpeg-4), while older stuff is SVCD (mpeg-2) or VCD (mpeg-1), and some are in a wide range of containers (ogm, mov, mp4, asf, wmv, more).

09-05-2010, 04:20 PM	#25
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I voted VHS, but actually I have more purchased movies in BetaMax format. Unfortunately, my BetaMax player no longer works. Since I have a couple hundred VHS tapes around here with recorded shows and movies that I've never watched, I no longer record things to watch. So, no DVR for me. If I don't catch it real-time, I don't see it unless I make the effort to find it on-line and watch it right when I find it. I think that I have only around 40 DVD's, if that many. I tend to buy only obscure or personal favorite keepers.

09-05-2010, 04:37 PM	#26
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Mostly in DVD at the moment, but all are being slowly but surely converted to MPEG/H264. Mostly buying DVDs as well - very rarely rent movies. Have zero interest in BluRay <shrug>

09-05-2010, 06:52 PM	#28
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	I still have a few SelectaVision CEDs lying around, but no player.

09-05-2010, 06:59 PM	#29
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I have some fitness dvds (about 100) and television boxed sets, but I don't buy much anymore. I rent from a Netflix-type service and only buy fitness dvds and the occasional TV show if I love it. I worry about keeping things all electronic because I don't want to max out my Dropbox account on large movie files and then have to pay for an upgrade. So the only things I have ripped to computer are things I teach with (so I can transfer them to my iPad for use at school) and the fitness dvds I have from the 'Ten Minute Solution' series. Each segment is only ten minutes long, so the space commitment is not huge, and the design of these workouts is for mixing and matching. So having them in digital form is better because I can mix and match across different disks, which is hard to do in physical media form (i.e. I can program a 30-minute routine in 3 seconds using my iTunes library and include 3 sections, each from different original disks). But for things like a two-hour movie, I don't want to devote the time and effort to rip to computer, and I would probably just watch it once anyway, so I am happy to rent.

Advert

Advert

09-05-2010, 09:54 PM	#30
David71 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ashland, AL Device: Kindle Touch	I have over 900 DVDs and about 250 BDs. Since my DVD collection is much larger that's the option I went with, even though any new releases I buy are on Blu, if available. I also don't mind replacing titles, like Criterions, when I can get them for a good price. I'm glad that they're putting out a decent number of classic and obscure films, at least enough of them to lighten my wallet. I find it strange that I've had no problem switching over to my Kindle yet I can't imagine giving up my music or movie discs. Perhaps it's because with a leather cover my Kindle feels somewhat like a lighter hardcover book. I guess I just really like having a physical music and movie library close to hand and downloading just doesn't cut it for me. The fact that I have spent time and money putting together decent systems for movies and music may also play a part in that.