If you want full DVD quality backups to be stored on your network and viewed by the XBox 360 Media Center Extender, DVR-MS is the best file format. DVR-MS supports 5.1 surround sound and it’s video format is mpeg2 so there is no loss in video quality. Since there is no transcoding, conversions are quick as well. Plain mpeg2 works as well but the XBox 360 Media Center Extender cannot fast-forward and rewind well with that format. For the full interactive experience DVR-MS works best.
Here are the steps to convert a DVD backup to DVR-MS:
- Backup the vob set of the desired DVD using DVD Decrypter or your favorite DVD ripper.
- Use vob2mpg to convert the vobs to a single mpg.
- Use VideoRedo Plus to convert the mpg to DVR-MS.
VideoRedo Plus costs about $45 but it works very well with DVR-MS. You can skip the vob2mpg step and convert the vobs directly with VideoRedo but I have found at the vob transitions there can be skips. vob2mpg combines the vobs without the skips. Another option would be to create a single vob with DVD Decrypter.
