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musicvid10 wrote on 2/19/2014, 3:43 PM
If they're not encrypted, open the discs directly in HB.
If they are, use something like mkemkv or dvdfab first.
Normal preset in HB should work well on a flash drivve.
JackW wrote on 2/19/2014, 4:04 PM
Thanks. Will do.

Jack
Laurence wrote on 2/19/2014, 6:25 PM
The DVD VOB files are all reading compressed in a Vegas compatible MPEG2 format. Why do an extra generation of encode with Handbrake?
musicvid10 wrote on 2/20/2014, 8:43 AM
"Source: 2 DVDs from a pharmaceutical company, . . .

In the OP's situation, the HB encode would be the only step, not an extra one. That is unless I missed something.

MPEG-2 would be a terribly inefficient use of flash drive space, which is priced by the GB.
Laurence wrote on 2/20/2014, 5:25 PM
That's assuming there is no editing going on. If not, by all means go straight to Handbrake. I was imagining the OP loading the converted files on a Vegas timeline for some reason.
JackW wrote on 2/21/2014, 1:19 AM
No editing involved. The client, a hospital, uses a proprietary distribution device that broadcasts over a couple of dozen intranet channels to patient's rooms. Break your leg? Lie in bed, turn to Channel 26 and learn all about home care. The DVDs are supplied by pharmaceutical companies but must be encoded to .mp4 to play on the distribution device.

Thanks again for your suggestions. The final result looks great.

Jack
Laurence wrote on 2/21/2014, 6:43 AM
If you did want to do any edits, an MPEG editor like MPEG Wizard from womble.com or Video ReDo and do lossless editing of the mpeg2 before you send it to Handbrake.
JackW wrote on 2/21/2014, 1:04 PM
Good to know. Thanks.

Jack