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2.3.1 Project name / directories

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When you enter the project name, the directory settings for VOB, AVI and preview images will automatically be set, accordingly to your data directory default you entered in the global preferences dialog. If you want to vary from this default settings, you can specify any directory you want for these data (e.g. if you don't have enough space in the default location for the VOB and the transcoded AVI files).

Note :
No special charaters, e.g. spaces or quotes, are allowed in the project name and paths.

Note :
Once you really started with the project, e.g. by ripping a title, you can't change the project name and paths anymore.

Note for cluster mode users:
You must keep the default settings here, otherwise cluster node network filesystem access will fail.


2.3.2 Data source / ripping mode selection

You have three choices for the data source:

  • Rip data from DVD to harddisk before encoding
  • Encode DVD on the fly
  • Use existend DVD image located in this directory

If you choose to transcode an existent DVD image, you must enter the top level directory of the ripped image. The DVD image must be decrypted and complete, that means a VIDEO_TS folder with all VOB and IFO files must be present.

But you should use the default mode "Rip data from DVD to harddisk before encoding" when possible (e.g. you have enough harddisk space for the ripped VOB files). The other modes have serious disadvantages. Refer to this discussion, which compares all three modes.


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