How to burn quality BLu-ray movies and music? ...Or the dawn of the ultra fast download age.

That is the old version, by the way.

We're on Rev 2 now. Which is even more beyond.
 
highEndguy said:
This a good one :
Baetis Audio
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That's a crazy amount of money for a bunch of off the shelf parts. I guess you're paying for the support service as much as anything.

You could build or buy a vortexbox for a fraction of the cost and get the same results. You would have to do all the setup yourself put you would have a couple grand to spend on music for your efforts.
 
-E- said:
Way not the same thing.

Not even in the same league, Djn04.
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How so? Do they use proprietary software or hardware? They're almost certainly using some type of Linux with commercial and opensource applications, and all the outputs with the exception of BNC are from the Intel mobo. The BNC connection is likely directly from the SPDIF header on the mobo.

I'm not saying there's no market for this type of product, just that you can DIY something that will likely equal the performance if you are willing to learn and invest the time.
 
It is just starting to be interesting; now we need to go deeper into more precise details.
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! ...Save your money, build it for free. :) ...Well, free* like less than what you consider too much.

* For some it could be a thou, for others five thou; anything between or below or above. ...For me, anything below. ;)
 
BlueFox said:
I might have a post here on how to rip Blue Ray Audio disks. I have done a few now, and just this week Bob Marley Legend, Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, and Neil Young Psychedelic Pill arrived to be ripped on Saturday.

I will try to find the post tomorrow night, and post it.
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This is what I posted on another site. It applies to getting the music files off of a Blue Ray Audio disk. It will not work on a 'regular' Blue Ray disk.

Leaving aside the discussion of which format sounds better, I just ripped my first Blueray audio disk, the Pure Audio version of Grrr! by The Rolling Stones. To do this I needed to buy a BR drive to attach to my computer, and two software programs.


This is the drive I purchased from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TVAU0E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1


The software is one program to decrypt the files, and the other extracts the audio files to your hard drive. This link explains the two pieces of software needed.
Computer Audiophile - Ripping Blu-ray The Easy Way


So, how does it sound? Absolutely fantastic. These are the first high-res files I have tried, and they will not be the last. This Blueray Audio is a great idea so long as you rip them to a music server.


Of course, nothing ever works like it should when dealing with computers, so I had these issues.


1. Attaching the BR drive to my USB hub I got an over power error. I had to disconnect the hub, and attach the drive directly to the computer.


2. The software for extracting the audio files showed no files even though they were decrypted. Then I again used the decryption software to rip the BR to my hard drive. This took about 30 minutes, and the extraction software was able to see the files.


3. After this, it went rather smooth. While not a technical issue, this part was a pain in the butt. Since there was no metadata for the files, I had to edit the name for all 50 tracks in the extraction software. Once that was done I selected to encode the 96/24 files in ALAC to cut the storage space requirements in half. I have been very happy with ALAC for CD files, so why change now. Except they won't play. Need to contact Bryston about this deficiency.


4. I then tried one file saved as FLAC. This worked, so I then went through the whole process again of editing 50 song titles, and extracting them as FLAC files.


Once the files were extracted I copied them to backup, and onto the music server drive. Now I can easily select one file, or all files to play.


Life is good. I can't wait for Exile on Main Street to arrive. :smile:
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I fixed item number 1 by buying a powered USB hub. All in all I am very happy with this, and will rip three more disks tomorrow. Number 2 was operator error, number 3 still sucks since you have to provide titles to every track.
 
NorthStar said:
Ok, could you please detail your setup? ...Including your source(s), Internet speed, memory, type of burner (brand, price, ...), time to execute, total investment, but in particular your source(s).
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My HTPC Setup:

Custom DELL XPS 8500

•3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3770 processor 3.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.90 GHz
•16GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
•1TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM
•Blu-ray Drive
•EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD Superclocked Video Card - 1280MB GDDR5
•Ultra X4 750-Watt Modular Power Supply
•Windows 7 Pro 64bit OS

2 Drobo s each populated with 5 3TB 7200 RPM Hard Drives. Drobos are connected to the HTPC via USB 3.0 ports. Each Drobo unit is setup as RAID5 and are mirrored for backup purpose.

HT_Equipment.jpg
 
Perfect George! Thank you very much, it helps a lot.

Now, let say that you would love to have the movie* 'Gravity' on Blu-ray,
with full high def picture and high res multichannel audio.
What do you do next?

P.S. Can you also get it in 3D?

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* It can be any other flick/documentary, ...;
like 'Pina' - 3D for example, or 'Samsara', or 'Baraka', or 'The Art of Flight' - 3D.

...With full HD (1920 x 1080p) picture and full HR multichannel audio (DTS-HD MA or Dolby TrueHD or Multichannel uncompressed LPCM).

Please, take me through the process, from start to finish. ...Where do you get the source of your flicks first (PirateBay, etc.), which program do you use to burn (utorrent, bitlord, etc.), how long does it take you for a two-hour flick, is 3D possible, etc.?

And, can you also make a copy of a Blu-ray movie that you already have purchased (the original from a store)?

What you burn on your hard-drive, can you also copy it on a USB stick with all the same full high def video and high res audio? For a 2-hour movie, how many GB a USB stick need to be...16, 32, less?
 
Just ripped,


Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill


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This had two LPCM file options; 96/24 and 192/24. This is the first BR Audio I have seen with 192/24, and this is what I ripped to FLAC. It seemed to take forever to copy the BR to the hard drive, and then rip the files, but now I am enjoying the music. I also have this on CD, so I need to rip it so that I can do an A/B between tracks.
 
BlueFox said:
Just ripped,


Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill


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This had two LPCM file options; 96/24 and 192/24. This is the first BR Audio I have seen with 192/24, and this is what I ripped to FLAC.
It seemed to take forever to copy the BR to the hard drive, and then rip the files, but now I am enjoying the music.
I also have this on CD, so I need to rip it so that I can do an A/B between tracks.
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Bud, how long is forever, roughly?
 
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