The DVD is 480x720 pixels. If you rip it, you are just bypassing copy protection and moving the MPEG2 code to another place.
When I record TV shows, it is 1080x1920 pixels in MPEG 2 format. Unfortunately, a TV show is something like 30+ gigabytes. By removing the commercials and converting to MPEG4, I can reduce that size to about a 1/10 the size that looks the same on the TV.
Unfortunately, MPEG4 compression is very CPU intensive. With a dual core pentium, it would take like 18 hours to convert a movie or ball game. I can now do it in nearly real time (a little more than an hour per hour of video) with and my chip and it is clocked about 1/2 the speed and has 1/3 less cores.
Something like this would make shuffling video much easier. I set the computer up to record shows I like in full HD, then I put them on a hard drive and watch them at my convenience. Like a TiVo but I don’t have to worry about running out of space.
Unfortunately, MPEG4 compression is very CPU intensive. With a dual core pentium, it would take like 18 hours to convert a movie or ball game. I can now do it in nearly real time (a little more than an hour per hour of video) with and my chip and it is clocked about 1/2 the speed and has 1/3 less cores.
Thanks. While I have a good 3D video card ( I had to upgrade the PSU to support it), I don't play video games, do hi-end 3D modeling, or do things with HD video. As such, My uni-CPU PC performs professional quality photo-editing, light CAD and document creation very well for me.
I'm going to try your scenario and see what happens.