TV Series DVd Collection? (1 Viewer)

[crazyfool]

hey guys,
I have just installed the tv series plugin and it looks like it will be a great plugin for me. However i have a number of tv seasons on dvd which i am in the process of splitting them into a dvd per episode containing ifo's etc.. However i cannot find a way to get the plugin to realise these are tv episodes and catalogue them. I tried manually but the episodes dont appear in mediaportal. I have then under the folder structure of TV Show/Season x/Episode x and then audio_ts and video _ts... is this even possible using dvds or should i be converting them into videos instead... which i am trying now btw but a 1gb dvd file takes about 25mins to convert to x264

 

[keith2045]

You dont need to convert them, i have all of mine stored this way Series/Series - seasonxep - title/ then the audio and video ts folders are under it. I dont have the reg expressions handy, i will try and post them later. But if you search this forum you should find them, i (and other people) have posted some that work.

Hope this helps

 

[Helios61]

Hello crazyfool!

I thinh its better to convert them! I have tried it about a half year, asked for help, tried a lot of Expressions/Rules -> it doesn't work. With .avi-files there is no problem! Converting the files is IMO the easiest way, to get it work!

Best Regards
Helios

 

[crazyfool]

well i used .vob files in the end which worked as far as being detected but it seems i cant forward or rewind the episodes which sucks... so Helios61 what software do you use to convert them and what bitrate etc... looks best or closest to the source

 

[jacc1234]

Use the x264 codec to convert them. It gives the best quality with a smaller file size. You should look into MeGui to do the transcoding. It is free and will do what you need. There is a bit of learning involved to do proper x264 encodes but the results are worth it.

 

[nwaps]

i use this guide to get my dvds in avi format. guide

seems a little confusing at first but once you get it done its fairly simple.