What is your DVD ripping process?

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Can't promise it still works, but I wrote a Handbrake CLI script years ago for batch encoding (below). I used it for near-complete automation. If you check the off-topic forum here, you'll find a topic about ffmpeg where myself and a few others have discussed quite a bit of ffmpeg syntax and batching.

I haven't ever used sub OCR, though it's something I'm interested in due to the amount of very old hard-subbed anime I have where I can get better video, but it's raw (i.e., in Japanese) and nobody has subbed it previously. Most of what I've found is not CLI and/or not Linux-based which presents a problem for me.

As for AV1, I don't have any issues, but I'm running an i7-13700k and an Arc A380. The former decodes without much issue using QSV (QuickSync) and the A380 runs circles around other consumer encoders. Issues? Well, QSV is not fully mature and missing quite a few features available on bare SVT-AV1 or any other encoder but it's blazing fast and works well for any modern media. There have been bumps as ffmpeg has integrated AV1 encoding, but many of those are ironed out and I hope to see new features in the near future.

On the compatibility side, many common devices (e.g., Roku) don't actually support AV1 playback despite claiming to do so. However, my two main devices -- an LG C1 and a Google Pixel 6 -- both support AV1 natively and can render both ASS and SRT without transcoding. My Pixel can even play back AV1 with picture-based subs (VOB/DVD, PGS) without requiring server-side transcoding when I use VLC as an external player with VLC. Most other devices require AV1 --> H264 but I don't serve a ton of clients and haven't had any issues with 3-5 streams going at the same time.

Handbrake Batch Encoding:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
################DOCUMENTATION ONLY###################
# PURPOSE: Automate ripping of disc media via HandbrakeCLI
# USAGE:  Automatic Setup: ./hbcli-batchenc.sh
#          Manual Setup:    ./hbcli-batchenc.sh <preset> <title>
# INPUT:  Automatic Setup: NONE
#          Manual Setup:    Handbrake preset and/or disc title
#
# OUTPUT:  Automatic Setup: MP4 file using preset at /outDir/title-#.mp4
#          Manual Setup:    MP4 file using specified preset at /path/
#
# READ:    Lines with !AUTOMATIC should be commented out for manual use
#          Lines with !MANUAL must be uncommented and have values
#          Lines with !REMOTE should be commented out for local use
#          If using AUTOMATIC, use a staging area for media and organize after rip
#
# WIP:    Update for using on server (no remote)
#          Figure out how to auto-start on Ubuntu Server 20.04
#          Any way to connect to a DB for naming search?
#          Add flag for remote/local
########################################################################
########################### CHANGE THESE ###############################
########################################################################
# comment out if not using rip local --> store remote
user_name=<remote_host_username>
remote_host=<remote_host_ip_or_name>
# need path to Handbrake presets (can be anywhere)
hbDir=</path/to/handbrake/presets/>
# where is media stored e.g., /mnt/dvd-storage/
baseDir=</path/to/media/>
# what are your prefix names e.g., plex-DVD-[media_type]
# name all presets similar or use single preset
preset_prefix=<preset-naming-convention->
# set minimum title duration from disc to process (integer)
min_dur=<minimum_duration>
# !AUTOMATIC
# output folder for automatic storage
media=<media_store_folder_name>
# !MANUAL
# media is preset name AND media directory
# title is manual disc title input (useful for plex)
#media="$1"
#title="$2"
########################################################################
########################### DO NOT CHANGE ##############################
########################################################################
# !REMOTE
# scp to a remote destination (can comment out in loop rather than here)
# current usage is rip on different computer than server, will be updated
function scpubu () {
  folder=$(printf %q "$3")
  destDir="$2"/"${folder}"/
  ssh "${user_name}"@"${remote_host}" mkdir -p "${destDir}"
  scp "$1" "${user_name}"@"${remote_host}":"${destDir}"
}
# grab disc title for auto-naming purposes
title=$(diskutil info <DISC_DRIVE> | sed -n -e 's/^.*Volume Name: //p' | xargs)
# current usage is media type for folder name (movies vs. tv_shows)
dirSlug="${media}/${title}"
# e.g., plex-DVD-movies.json OR plex-DVD-storage.json
preset="${preset_prefix}${media}"
presetDir="${hbDir}${preset}.json"
# usage is for mounted media storage (/mnt/name/[movies OR tv_shows]/[disc_title])
outDir="${baseDir}${dirSlug}/"
# make HandbrakeCLI error for each title not 0, store errors in variable
rawout=$(handbrakeCLI -i <DISC_DRIVE> --min-duration=0 -t 0 2>&1 >/dev/null)
# count the error lines for total title count
count=$(echo $rawout | grep -Eao "\\+ title [0-9]+:" | wc -l)
# make output directory and any missing parents
mkdir -p "${outDir}"
# iterate through titles
for i in $(seq $count); do
  episode="${outDir}${title}-$i.mp4"
  handbrakeCLI \
  --preset-import-file "${presetDir}" \
  --preset ${preset} \
  -i <DISC_DRIVE> -t $i --min-duration="${min_dur}" -o "${episode}"
  # !REMOTE (comment out next 2 lines)
  scpubu "${episode}" "${media}" "${title}"
  rm "${episode}"
done
rm -r "${outDir}"
drutil eject <DISK_DRIVE>