rip BD to HD or iso

[RBBrittain]

Originally Posted by ricoman

I didn't see any options in BDRebuilder to work with an iso. In fact, it wouldn't even accept the iso in the "source path." Am I missing something?

Mount the ISO with VCD, then use the VCD drive as your "source path" in BDRB or other weapon of choice.

[ricoman]

OK, thanks. I didn't realize that the iso had to be mounted on a virtual drive first. I tried to go right from the ripped iso file. I'll download VCD and give it a shot with my next one. And don't hurt your head on that wall dude.

[ricoman]

OK, just to follow up: I ripped Skyfall to iso mounted it with VCD and processed it to movie only and burned to a 25gb BD disc. Everything worked hunky-dory. Just my observations, things that I didn't realize.
1) It seemed to take longer to rip to iso than to HD. It could be that Skyfall is just a longer movie with more stuff on the disc. What is your experience?
2) When the iso is processed with DVDRebuilder the result is the same BDMV folder as you get if you process the HD rip. I don't know what I was expecting just thought it would be different.
Questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages, if any, of processing with either method with BDRB if the goal is to burn to BD disc?
Now I know this is old, boring stuff to some of you, but though I'm no noob to burning discs and BDs, I am to the iso method so I figure there might be some other peeps out there like me, with similiar questions.
Thanks to all for your help.

[James]

Originally Posted by ricoman

OK, just to follow up: I ripped Skyfall to iso mounted it with VCD and processed it to movie only and burned to a 25gb BD disc. Everything worked hunky-dory. Just my observations, things that I didn't realize.
1) It seemed to take longer to rip to iso than to HD. It could be that Skyfall is just a longer movie with more stuff on the disc. What is your experience?

Writing isos should be faster.

Originally Posted by ricoman

Questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages, ...

Whatever they are, (isos only have advantages), if you use isos, it takes you some seconds to have folders (you mount the iso with VCD).
But if you have folders and want an iso.... good luck.