2024-01-25, 09:56 PM
pretty much everything should support mpeg2 by now but almost nothing concerning streaming will support a DVD structure
i would personally recommend MakeMKV to remux only to mkv, if you happen to have a 1% device that cannot do mpeg2 then setting up live transcoding on jellyfin would get used on-the-fly to send it to that client
it's sort of the whole reason for a transcode capable server, you don't have to do it ahead of time
as far as size, most common DVDs are 4.7GB up to a max of 8.5GB and that is the ENTIRE disc, once remuxed it should come down approx 10%-15% (or more) so storage cost is not that horrible
i would personally recommend MakeMKV to remux only to mkv, if you happen to have a 1% device that cannot do mpeg2 then setting up live transcoding on jellyfin would get used on-the-fly to send it to that client
it's sort of the whole reason for a transcode capable server, you don't have to do it ahead of time
as far as size, most common DVDs are 4.7GB up to a max of 8.5GB and that is the ENTIRE disc, once remuxed it should come down approx 10%-15% (or more) so storage cost is not that horrible