Ultimate DVD Backup Guide: Rip, Convert to Digital & Upscale to 4K!

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  • Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
  • Unlock the ultimate DVD backup and upscale experience with this in-depth tutorial!
    Learn how to convert your DVDs to digital using Make MKV (check it out at www.makemkv.com/ ), a powerful and free software.
    Reduce the file size with HandBreak (handbrake.fr/ )
    Then, take your movie collection to the next level by up-scaling them to stunning 4K resolution using AVCLabs AI Video Enhancer.
    AVC: www.avclabs.com/video-enhance...
    This step-by-step guide will show you how to preserve your DVDs, unleash their digital potential, and enjoy an enhanced viewing experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your movie nights! Get started now and grab your Make MKV license at forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewt....
    Let's dive into the future of DVD preservation!
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    Intro - 00:00
    Requirements - 00:45
    Backup DVD's and BluRays - 01:35
    MakeMKV Free Beta Key - 02:00
    MakeMKV Tutorial - 02:30
    Reduce File Size with HandBreak - 05:05
    Comparison - 07:35
    Enhance Video Quality with AVC Labs - 08:15
    AVC Enhancer AI Tutorial - 09:00
    Quality Comparison - 12:55
    Upscale with Handbreak and Enhance with AVC - 14:00
    Time Test Upscale with AVC Only - 16:35
    Time Test HandBreak to Upscale AVC to Enhance - 17:51
    Video Quality VS Time Comparison - 18:15
    Personal Opinion of Options - 18:35
    Outro - 19:00
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  • @user-qj7sb5bi1b
    @user-qj7sb5bi1b 4 місяці тому +10

    The problem is that with the upscale and AI enhancement, a lot of fine details are lost! It is much better to leave the original resolution - in my opinion.

  • @armandomorales1560
    @armandomorales1560 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much, I've been looking on how to digitize my old phyisical media. I got some rare DVD's from small productions that don't exist anymore. I can't express how great this is for me. Thank you!

  • @henrixrahe
    @henrixrahe 25 днів тому +1

    Thank you! This video was really helpful. In addition, I am also using Plex so that I can more easily access my DVD library, it's pretty cool.

  • @ZoeyFang20
    @ZoeyFang20 6 місяців тому +2

    nice video~

  • @azn1011
    @azn1011 4 місяці тому +1

    great video! just a question though; if i lower the quality from 22 to 22.5 instead of 23, will it keep more of the quality but still reduce the file size?

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  4 місяці тому

      Yes it would. You can probably keep it at the default quality and HandBreak will still lower the size because of the different video format.

  • @mt8956
    @mt8956 3 місяці тому +1

    What’s a good iso playback. I copy my blu-ray into ISO but my VLC won’t play it with menus option. My DVD copy of movies and Tv shows will play with menus option on my VLC.

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  3 місяці тому

      VLC should play IOS images. You need to mount them like a virtual drive.
      In VLC Media Player on Windows, choose Media > Open File. You will get a browser-like dialog to choose the most wanted ISO image and then click the “Open” button to play the ISO file immediately.

  • @trueCinemaniac
    @trueCinemaniac 6 місяців тому +2

    Being a stickler for absolute best quality, the part where you convert from mkv to a slightly degraded version inside Handbrake is the one part I wonder if I can skip. Can you take the original mkv file into avclabs without downgrading the resolution? And if so, do you know how much (astornomically?) more time is added by using the original and not downgraded mkv file into avclabs?
    Thanks for the fascinating and informative video!!

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  6 місяців тому +3

      Yes you can, but unless you have a top tier graphics card, you will be spending a lot of time with the conversion. I was testing this on a standard 8gb 480 graphics card and it took days compared to hours with handbreak first.
      But yes, you can absolutely go straight to the AI. The video explains how many hours each took, but if I remember correctly, a 30 minute video took 8 hours vs 4 days.
      Again, all circumstantial. If you are running a better graphics card then your times will greatly improve.

    • @trueCinemaniac
      @trueCinemaniac 6 місяців тому

      @@graytechnical5870 Thanks for all the very useful and great info. I don't think I have a good graphics card at all (just a standard mac mini) but I'll need to investigate further. Cheers!

  • @GenreFluid
    @GenreFluid 10 місяців тому +1

    Could this work as a way of watching content that's otherwise region restricted?

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  10 місяців тому

      very good question, I dont know. You could always try!

  • @MrCREWCRUSHIN95
    @MrCREWCRUSHIN95 Місяць тому +1

    Why on earth would you reduce the size of 480i DVD files? They are already compressed and shrunk for the DVD.

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  Місяць тому

      A reduction of 8% is not noticed, and reduced my time by 10+ hours per minute. Soooo... yeah. End result was the same.

  • @candiceliu8496
    @candiceliu8496 8 місяців тому +2

    Hi, how long does it take to upscale an entire DVD movie?

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  8 місяців тому +2

      There is not really a definitive answer for that. It depends on your graphics card, the processor, the original scale, the new scale and the video itself.
      From my testing though, the upscaling went quicker when the AI did not have to change the image size or frames.

  • @renadraws
    @renadraws 7 місяців тому +1

    (to preface this: i don't know much about computers other than surface level things, I'm so sorry if this question is worded poorly) this may be a strange question but i really need some help; there's this DVD that i own it's the first out of 4 Hand Maid May DVDs and at the beginning of ONLY the first one there's this little puzzle and i need the highest quality image of the background image used in that little puzzle section. I can't find any screen recordings of it online but please believe me it exists, if you have discord i can send screenshots to show what I'm talking about. anyways, once you solve the puzzle you don't need to repeat it unless you reset the DVD. I desperately need this image but whenever i try ripping my DVD it only saves the real menu, and not the little puzzle :[ i thought that maybe i could do what you did in this video and upscale it but it just doesn't save the puzzle menu, everything else gets ripped EXCEPT THIS and it's frustrating. have you dealt with anything like this before? do you know how i could save the puzzle background image? if you don't do you know someone who can help me, please i need this image.
    also really great video btw!! i was able to understand it, very easy to follow thank you :]

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  7 місяців тому +1

      Sorry, we do have a discord, but it is simply so other people will not take our online presence. As far as ripping goes, there are other options out there that might work. MakeMKV releases monthly updates, so I would try that first as I have had the best success out of it. When it comes to selecting what portions of the DVD you want, checkmark everything. That should grab everything off of the disc.
      Another option that I have used before is Roxio and DVDRipper. Both are kinda old a this point, but do work.
      A third option would be to play the DVD on VLC (a media viewer for the computer), increase the scale of that section to the highest possible quality, and then record that section of the DVD with the built-in VLC Recorder feature. Not exactly elegant, and also not the best option as it goes off the resolution visible on the monitor, but it IS and option.
      Hope that helps!

    • @renadraws
      @renadraws 7 місяців тому

      @@graytechnical5870 very helpful, thanks so much :)

  • @agentskazzers3482
    @agentskazzers3482 5 місяців тому +1

    do you lose any quality when using handbrake its crazy how small it made that file :o

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  5 місяців тому +1

      A little, but honestly its not enough of a difference for me to justify the time it would cost otherwise.

    • @agentskazzers3482
      @agentskazzers3482 5 місяців тому

      @@graytechnical5870 I gotcha. Do you know of a program you could use to cut the file in parts?

    • @agentskazzers3482
      @agentskazzers3482 5 місяців тому

      Nevermind I know the answer to my own question!!

  • @blazingarrows6117
    @blazingarrows6117 Місяць тому +1

    Strange, my eyes hurt when I look at the AI enhancement side verse the original.

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  Місяць тому

      In their defense, AI enhanced grass is pretty hard to pull off. The cartoon comparison is much better.

  • @rodhester2166
    @rodhester2166 9 днів тому +1

    that link gives 404 error now. .ugh.

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  9 днів тому +1

      UA-cam put an extra ")" at the end of the URL. I fixed it now. Try it again.

  • @jorgediaz4863
    @jorgediaz4863 7 місяців тому

    I use Topaz video, I follow those same steps but in Topaz there is a higher quality in 4k at 60 fps... there is no comparison, it is better software.

    • @markkelly9095
      @markkelly9095 6 місяців тому +1

      And how much does that cost??

    • @TheRealSAFN
      @TheRealSAFN 6 місяців тому

      Why not just google it in 10seconds and get the answer. Literally I just copied and pasted it and got the answer@@markkelly9095

  • @CodySkidmorenh
    @CodySkidmorenh 4 місяці тому +1

    Looks like the cost of using the up-scale is $600 for 120 minutes. Am I wrong?

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  4 місяці тому

      The product I used was a stand-alone application. No additional cost. Just computing power on your own device.

  • @talem84
    @talem84 2 місяці тому +1

    acording to cast members they will be making it so people can walk around Bates and War of the World for the aniversary coming up

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  2 місяці тому

      I am confused, what?

    • @talem84
      @talem84 2 місяці тому

      @graytechnical5870 universal studios anniversary is this year so they will be allowing guests to walk around mates motel and War of the World sets.

  • @lucaMMXI
    @lucaMMXI 2 місяці тому +2

    Why do you degrade the quality of the already bad DVD by first compressing it with Handbrake and then enhancing it afterwards ...?

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  2 місяці тому

      By dropping the quality a fraction before upscaling saved me hours on rendering. The amount I dropped the quality was not noticeable either, even after displaying it on 4k resolution, nor was the finished product compared to not downscaling.

    • @CarlWilson82
      @CarlWilson82 Місяць тому

      ​@@graytechnical5870two steps back to make 1 step forward. Don't compress at all and if you don't want long render times, don't mess with the videos original quality.

  • @pcmanipulator
    @pcmanipulator 5 місяців тому +1

    Hi, I’m having serious issues myself trying to figure this out, I have a TON of anime I want to burn to blu-ray but when I burned a few already there still blurry? I have no idea what I’m doing wrong……

    • @graytechnical5870
      @graytechnical5870  5 місяців тому

      Sounds like your burning software possibly putting it at a lower resolution.
      Ones that I have used are DVDFlick (free) and FreeMake Video Converter (free, but with a crap ton of malware installers you have to watch out for). Those have settings to allow for different quality. The higher quality the less you can cram on the disc.

    • @pcmanipulator
      @pcmanipulator 5 місяців тому

      @@graytechnical5870 the software I’m using is, anymp4 . The file I have for the episode of a anime is a MKV. It’s about 226mb and when I put it into the anymp4 to burn it shows 1920-1080 but then I go test it on my TV is like, blurry persay. It’s not bad bad but it’s enough to annoy me haha. I’ll try the DVDflick so I don’t get a malware. But I am going CRAZY out of my mind with this because I have ALL the anime I want at my hands and can’t watch them in good quality……also, the burner I have is a LG 14x blu ray/16x DVD burner 3d Sata that’s in my pc. Not even Shute what resolution that can get…..for now all I want is every season of sword art online……

    • @pcmanipulator
      @pcmanipulator 5 місяців тому

      @@graytechnical5870 actually would it be more clear on a DVD then bluray? Maybe I shouldn’t use bluray…..

  • @sethterwilliger9434
    @sethterwilliger9434 Місяць тому +1

    Drop your quality to 16.5. Been using this for years and u will see no difference in quality at all

  • @scottluther2091
    @scottluther2091 26 днів тому +1

    "Learn how to convert your DVDs to digital using Make MKV " Uhhhhh, DVDs are already DIGITAL!

  • @xMatis20
    @xMatis20 Місяць тому +1

    bro uses comment bots 😂😂😂