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Thread ID: 104792	2009-11-08 21:59:00	Strange network issue	nofam (9009)	Press F1

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828282	2009-11-08 21:59:00	I'm slowly ripping my DVD collection (very slowly as it's a P4!) to my media server (XP Pro), and I very occasionally get a weird issue when I copy the finished .mkv file from the temporary rips folder to the Movies folder (they're all on the same SATA drive). The server is headless, so I control it wirelessly via TightVNC on my lappy. Normally, copying a 1.5Gb file from one location to another on the same physical disk is near-instantaneous, but when the issue occurs, it takes around 8 minutes - pretty much exactly how long it would take to copy over the WLAN if the rip was on my lappy? As I said, it only happens very occasionally, but I'm curious as to why? Usually when I move files around on the server I'm accessing it via a mapped drive rather than remotely. Is it just a case of Windows getting a bit confused about where the files are? Any ideas? :confused:	nofam (9009)
828283	2009-11-09 00:57:00	Normally, copying a 1.5Gb file from one location to another on the same physical disk is near-instantaneous, ... I'm assuming you meant "moving" here, but if you didn't, then you answered your own question. Sure you're not hitting CTRL when drag'n'dropping?	MushHead (10626)
828284	2009-11-09 01:10:00	I'm assuming you meant "moving" here, but if you didn't, then you answered your own question. Sure you're not hitting CTRL when drag'n'dropping? Yeah, my bad Mushhead - I did mean moving as opposed to copying - the rips folder is a temp directory that nothing is stored in. Reasonably sure that I didn't accidentally copy it, as I usually use the right-click and drag function, which clearly shows moving or copying. Food for thought though - will try to take note next time it happens. :thumbs:	nofam (9009)
828285	2009-11-09 01:13:00	Yeah def check that moving/copying thing, only other way that kind of thing could be happening is if Windoze was being a complete Muppet and thinking one of the folders was not local and somehow copying it over the network. Don't know how that could actually happen though. :p Out of interest nofam, what software are you using to rip to .mkv? I've been on the hunt for something decent but haven't been able to find anything I like as of yet.	wratterus (105)
828286	2009-11-09 01:47:00	Yeah def check that moving/copying thing. Out of interest nofam, what software are you using to rip to .mkv? I've been on the hunt for something decent but haven't been able to find anything I like as of yet. Still a two-step process I'm afraid Wrat - DVD Decryptor to rip to .iso, and then Handbrake to encode using H.264/AAC into an .mkv container. Takes forever on my old P4, but an 8Gb .iso ends up around 1.8Gb. The whole DRM schmozzle with Blu-ray has prevented anyone from developing an elegant piece of software to do what should be easy and legal to do.	nofam (9009)
828287	2009-11-09 01:49:00	Still a two-step process I'm afraid Wrat - DVD Decryptor to rip to .iso, and then Handbrake to encode using H.264/AAC into an .mkv container. Takes forever on my old P4, but an 8Gb .iso ends up around 1.8Gb. The whole DRM schmozzle with Blu-ray has prevented anyone from developing an elegant piece of software to do what should be easy and legal to do. As I thought - thanks though. :thumbs:	wratterus (105)
828288	2009-11-09 01:52:00	As I thought - thanks though. :thumbs: Check this (www.makemkv.com/) out though Wrat - there's a thread on it here (http:) which is worth a read. If the dev manages to get it working, it will be fantastic.	nofam (9009)
828289	2009-11-09 01:57:00	Giggidy gig. :banana	wratterus (105)
828290	2009-11-09 02:18:00	I have seen an issue like that before.....its where the pc controlling the transfer actually becomes involved with the transfer......If I were to move folder a to folder b on the same disk,BUT are using my pc explorer shell, then the transfer will be so as the command is coming from my pc....if that makes sense!	SolMiester (139)
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