Looking for a specific DVD storage solution?

baords dyslexic

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this so mods please move if you know a better place.

I have a large collection of DVD's that I don't want to get rid of but I'd like to reduce the space they take up. What I want to do is dump all the std DVD cases (except of box sets) and keep the DVD and the paper sleeve. A long long time ago I remember seeing a DVD case that took the DVD on one side and had room for the paper sleeve to be tucked in behind it in a separate compartment without being folded up I think they took about 24 DVDs and the case was about the thickness of 4 std DVD boxes.

So am I deluded or is there such a case and can anyone point me in the right direction?

Myrddin

Buy/build a HTPC, transfer all your dvd's to it 1:1 quality, never look back.

Technocentral

EnterNow wrote: »

Buy/build a HTPC, transfer all your dvd's to it 1:1 quality, never look back.

Makes it difficult to loan DVDS to your mates, I prefer the physical version.

Myrddin

Technocentral wrote: »

Makes it difficult to loan DVDS to your mates, I prefer the physical version.

Thats actually incentive to do it.

baords dyslexic

This really is just a space issue, what format would you use to put DVD,s on HDD and keep the original quality and what HDD space would a 5GB DVD then require? Multiply your answer by 2000.

Myrddin

baords dyslexic wrote: »

This really is just a space issue, what format would you use to put DVD,s on HDD and keep the original quality and what HDD space would a 5GB DVD then require? Multiply your answer by 2000.

I've a 6TB HTPC, & 5 or 6 boxes of dvds in the attic, I know which I prefer. I store my dvds as uncompressed mpeg files which can be read in Media Center.

Anyhow, for 2000 dvd's, your gonna have some job finding a storage solution that retains good access to the films. I vaguely remember the thing your talking about in the first post, havn't seen anything like it in a long time though

Voodu Child

It sounds like you are describing a DVD binder. Same as CD binder except the insert has space for a DVD cover/pamphlet. Im sure you can buy them on ebay, or you can buy the bare sleeves and put them in ring binders.



You can fit about 150-225 ripped DVDs on a 1TB drive depending on whether you keep the special features, foreign languages etc.

If you re-encode the video to x264 you could double or triple that with minimal change in quality.

So storing 2000 DVDs would need about 4-10TB depending on what route you go. That's not particularly far-fetched nowadays. HDD prices are a little high currently due to the floods but they should be back to previous prices within a few months and then continue downwards as normal. 2TB drives were down to about €65-70 just before the floods.

Myrddin

Voodu Child wrote: »

You can fit about 150-225 ripped DVDs on a 1TB drive depending on whether you keep the special features, foreign languages etc.

If you re-encode the video to x264 you could double or triple that with minimal change in quality.

So storing 2000 DVDs would need about 4-10TB depending on what route you go. That's not particularly far-fetched nowadays. HDD prices are a little high currently due to the floods but they should be back to previous prices within a few months and then continue downwards as normal. 2TB drives were down to about €65-70 just before the floods.

Being a fuss pot for quality, I don't re-encode. I do however remove extras etc. Agreed re hdd prices, at the moment they're crazy money. I actually need to upgrade 2 hdds in my HTPC but I'll have to wait. The capacities I need are just too dear.

Those binders look very good

baords dyslexic

Voodu Child has the right idea, thats what I was looking for at least it confirms I'm not totally mad and such a thing exists even though I still can't find where to buy them yet. The ones I saw originally had 20+ of those sleeves in a CD case type arrangement.

Myrddin

baords dyslexic wrote: »

Voodu Child has the right idea, thats what I was looking for at least it confirms I'm not totally mad and such a thing exists even though I still can't find where to buy them yet. The ones I saw originally had 20+ of those sleeves in a CD case type arrangement.

No your not mad I definitely remember something similar to what your describing, as I said though it was years ago & havn't seen one since.

WeleaseWoderick

Voodu Child wrote: »

You can fit about 150-225 ripped DVDs on a 1TB drive depending on whether you keep the special features, foreign languages etc.

If you re-encode the video to x264 you could double or triple that with minimal change in quality.

So storing 2000 DVDs would need about 4-10TB depending on what route you go. That's not particularly far-fetched nowadays. HDD prices are a little high currently due to the floods but they should be back to previous prices within a few months and then continue downwards as normal. 2TB drives were down to about €65-70 just before the floods.

May not be the correct place to ask this but what software would be best for ripping the entire DVD image i.e. so that it will have a menu. Generally how long would ripping a DVD take? (would be looking at over 500 disks or so).

Myrddin

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

May not be the correct place to ask this but what software would be best for ripping the entire DVD image i.e. so that it will have a menu. Generally how long would ripping a DVD take? (would be looking at over 500 disks or so).

Given that such software evades the copy protection on the disc, the mods won't allow discussion on such.

baords dyslexic

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

May not be the correct place to ask this but what software would be best for ripping the entire DVD image i.e. so that it will have a menu. Generally how long would ripping a DVD take? (would be looking at over 500 disks or so).

I obviously can't name any software but I find a direct copy of the same format of a 7.5GB DVD takes between 10-20mins.

Sad Professor

I was looking for DVD/cover sleeves a few years ago. I found quite a number of US sites selling them, but the shipping costs made them prohibitively expensive.

baords dyslexic

Getting closer

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/20-x-DVD-Binder-Sleeves-Multi-Hole-Punched-/150501013698

now all I need to do is find them a bit cheaper

Sad Professor

US site here:

http://www.3kaze.com/store.htm

But as I said before, the shipping is very expensive.