Category Archives: Home Media Center

Video Encoding: Handbrake

After ripping the DVDs I’ll be needing to encode them so I can watch them on my various devices. The premier software in this category is the open source Handbrake. There’s versions for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. I’ve been using Handbrake 0.9.2 for OS X.
Handbrake can encode directly from DVD if they [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]

DVD Ripping Software: Fairmount & SlySoft AnyDVD

I’ve been looking at two pieces of software to rip my DVDs as part of my Video on Demand project. They are pretty much polar opposites. One is free (open source/GPL license) while the other is commercial. One is for Windows and the other is for the Mac.
Fairmount is Open Source for the [...]

Popularity: 25% [?]

Video On Demand

I’ve been batting around the concept of being able to have a video and music library available most anywhere in my apartment but didn’t make much progress. It was always easier to pull out the DVD, copy the file, or just go to where the video was easiest to watch. I was recently laid [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]