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[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

This plugin.
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57265

I thought that plug-in was dead at this point? As in no more support or something?

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by Skybolt

I thought that plug-in was dead at this point? As in no more support or something?

The only thing dead about it is that it just works.
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...82&postcount=3

[panteragstk]

Originally Posted by Skybolt

Nope, that was exactly what I was talking about. And yes h.264, I have tried Handbrake and DVDFab. HandBrake seems to do a better job and much faster as well. But in the end I can see some of the compression, pixel loss, from straight DVD to converted DVD(MKV). But the DVD's as you pointed out are not the real issue it's the BD. Sorry I still refer to BD as DVD at times, when things are ripped I tend to loose track, since I have only recently started ripping BD.

I didn't know there was anyother format better then h.264 when using the MKV wrapper? Also isn't .vob format basicly meg2?

Yep. If you look at the stream of a vob compared to an mpeg 2 they are the same. There may be something special about vob's other than that, but I'm not aware of what they might be.

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

The only thing dead about it is that it just works.
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...82&postcount=3

Cool, Thanks, That's good to know. Sounds promising.

[Skybolt]

I guess I'll take this thread a little more off topic - Sorry.

Originally Posted by panteragstk

Yep. If you look at the stream of a vob compared to an mpeg 2 they are the same. There may be something special about vob's other than that, but I'm not aware of what they might be.

That's pretty much what I thought, so the conversion of the vob to h.264 realy isn't that good right? Or am I doing something wrong and I should look into that?

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by panteragstk

Yep. If you look at the stream of a vob compared to an mpeg 2 they are the same. There may be something special about vob's other than that, but I'm not aware of what they might be.

Shouldn't be ANY difference. You can take the VOBs and use a DOS copy command to append them together into a single file. Then just change the extension (or do it in the copy command that appends them) to an MPEG2 and play the file. A VOB is just an MPEG2 file that is split into 1GB segments as that was suppose to be the maximum size the earliest players would work with or so I read somewhere anyway. I've definitely used the copy command before to append the files together to get a final MPEG2. The trick is to get the files in the correct sequence. If you don't you will get playback problems to crashes since the split is not done on a frame boundary (or so I've read). These statements assume you are dealing with an un-protected DVD or a program running that will decode it for you in the background.

[panteragstk]

Originally Posted by Skybolt

I guess I'll take this thread a little more off topic - Sorry.




That's pretty much what I thought, so the conversion of the vob to h.264 realy isn't that good right? Or am I doing something wrong and I should look into that?

It's not that it isn't good, it's just pointless unless you need to save space. If you aren't needing all the space you can free up then I wouldn't mess with it.

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

Shouldn't be ANY difference. You can take the VOBs and use a DOS copy command to append them together into a single file. Then just change the extension (or do it in the copy command that appends them) to an MPEG2 and play the file. ...

Thanks, I actually have tried this and it does work quite well.

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by panteragstk

It's not that it isn't good, it's just pointless unless you need to save space. If you aren't needing all the space you can free up then I wouldn't mess with it.

Unless you need them to play on say an Xbox 306 extender ... Since the state of Sage being what it is, I have been looking for viable alternitives which also include playing all on my stored content including the DVD, BD rips. Since the 360 will not play DVD\BD direct rips I must convert them, or at least do what BobPheonix suggests for DVD's and then convert the BD's.

Thanks for all of the input and I'll stop hyjacking now

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by rwc

For me personally, I haven't given up on using sage--I'm still running sage and considering expanding it in my house because it really fits a need and works well with my family.

Since narflexes' post, we've had:

1. Google TV Dropped by logitech
2. Google TV 2.0 shipped
3. a "mystery" device that was being tested by google...
4. The "mystery" device turned out to be google glasses.
5. another "mystery" device registered w/ the FCC for testing
6. a google TV settop box (that seemed similar but different "enough" to the extended) shipped
7. Google fiber seems like they will be distributing some sort of video/cable tv
8. The mystery device from #5 turns out to be the nexus Q

Every step of the way when I thought 'OK--this will be the next version of "Sage" or at least the new 'Sage-Like' item' it hasn't happened.

So I haven't "given up" on using sage, but I am disillusioned that we will see a "new" sage (or something that we can say "That's why google bought sage") in the near future.

As far as I can tell #8 is not true. What makes you think the mystery "GFHD100" (I think that was what was in the picture) is the Nexus Q?

[rwc]

Somehow I forgot about the set top box... I was thinking the FCC application for streaming device. Maybe I was too narrow minded and thought of it incorrect?

http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/09/go...eaming-device/

[panteragstk]

The GFHD100 is their FTTU IPTV box. Hooray acronyms....

[hemicuda]

Since you mentioned IPTV STB..... The one thing I'm missing at this point is a capture device like that (not HD-PVR). My provider does a 2-78 selection in analog, but the "good" stuff is IP-based on derivatives of AT&T STB's. Wish there was something to bridge the gap (multi-stream of course) that would talk to SageTV.