Thread: encoding,ripping,burning,copying

a file you get off of youtube is not going to really be of any quality to upload to most trackers. It;s already been encoded and at a pretty low qaulity to enable streaming. You will need a program like the above mentioned mediainfo to gather the specifications after ripping, but a program to do the rip, i myself use Handbrake.

Also, different trackers have different regulations about how encodings need to be done, and most trackers I upload to have their own guides about best practices. You should search the forums or FAQ on trackers you use, but a general guide can be found here.

Wikipedia actually has some decent info about their standards. Standard (warez) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I only have experience with x.264 and mkvs. I use a program called HDConvertToX, it is free, and pretty complicated when you first start using it. It took me a while to understand what I was doing and a lot of trial and error when encoding. It is overwhelming at first.

Most, if not all, easy to use or 1 click converters don't meet the rules and standards. However, that may be different if you are doing SD material and xvid. I don't really have any experience with that.

Originally Posted by TORRENTBEAST

I would like to know if somebody out there knows how to copy/rip movies and music in scene standards.also how to tell the specs of a encode or a file and if their are tricks,shortcuts or pointers anyone can give me I know how to do this with one click apps but some trackers dont like them
one last thing can I use file I get off youtube to up on trackers like mp3,music videos etc.....help the beast out thanks in advance

I basically want to learn how to rip movies like the pro's in the scene do well i know it will take some time but just want to know the basic's and the how to's

You should use the powerful scripting language avisynth (thousand of video filters etc) http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/Main_Page check this site and the forum Doom9.net - The Definitive DVD Backup Resource

Originally Posted by TORRENTBEAST

I found what I was looking for for the movie ripping but im still wanting some good quality programs for music ripping shoeshine suggested handbrake is there any other one I would like to try a few to see which works better for me

If you are ripping from CD's I highly suggest using EAC to rip a "perfect" FLAC and then using dBpoweramp to convert the FLACS to other file types.

This will help you set up EAC properly for "Perfect" FLAC rips.