{
  "id": 14692068,
  "title": "I automated my Blu-ray ripping setup, and now building my movie library costs next to nothing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/i-automated-my-blu-ray-ripping-setup-and-now-building-my-movie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/i-automated-my-blu-ray-ripping-setup-now-building-my-movie-library-costs-next-to-nothing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blu-ray discs offer superior picture and audio quality, but ripping and organizing them manually can be tedious and time-consuming. To streamline the process, a fully automated Blu-ray ripping setup can be built using tools like Automatic Ripping Machine and linked to a home lab NAS. This allows for seamless ripping, transcoding, and tagging of Blu-ray discs without manual intervention. Raw ripping consumes large amounts of storage space, and maintaining raw disc images becomes expensive as the collection grows. By compressing ripped files to a visually transparent format like HEVC/H.265 or AV1, storage costs can be reduced to a fraction of the original size. This automated pipeline not only saves time but also reduces hardware costs, making it an affordable solution for building a comprehensive digital media library.",
  "summary": "I don't need to break the bank for storage",
  "key_points": [
    "Automated Blu-ray ripping setup saves time and effort",
    "Ripped files compressed to HEVC/H.265 or AV1 format",
    "Affordable solution for comprehensive digital media library"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}