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Originally Posted by Choirguy
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I'm convinced that Fair Use is the best option that we have for encoding DVDs...I'm still playing with settings for the best fit for my needs. So far, making the files 250 MB with 80 kps sound works exceptionally well...I've also tried 200 MB at 72 kps, which is less nice. I'm giving the same movie a chance at 180MB, but I think I'll be settling on 250MB.
I simply suggest letting Fair Use do everything itself, save setting the size of the file and the quality of the audio encoding.
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I agree on FairUse. It's a bit slower, but it's a one-step process. I played with many file sizes, and I set the file size as follows: 60 minutes @ 200 MB; 90 minutes @ 300 MB; 120 minutes @ 400 MB; 150 minutes @ 500 MB; and so on. I tried a 3 hour movie at 300 MB, and the picture was very blotchy. Tolerable, but why settle for 'tolerable' on a device with the capabilities of the x50v?
And this was at two encoding passes. I have a 1GB SD card, so there's room to play around.
Patiently waiting for the 2GB SD card
