EDIT: Thank you so much everyone! There’s so much help for me here, and I’ll recommend anyone with similar question as me to read the comments
Basically title.
I have the DVDs and I have the hardware to burn them to my PC.
But the file size is too much. What software would be ideal to get the best quality with the lowest file size?
I’m going for file sizes per movie at around 2-3gb max.
Since you are asking in c/piracy, just download it. Either Blu-ray RIP or Web-DL (ripped from streaming services) will have far better quality than a DVD RIP. Unless is something unique, there is no real benefit in doing the leg work yourself.
If you want max bit-rate or lossless sound get a Blue-Ray remux. Otherwise WEB-DL looks as good for most people and weights a fraction.
Yeah, my content is unique and in a language not found at any public trackers.
I’m asking here because some people may be uploading files themselves, and may have experience in compressing. And how to do it.
Handbrake will be what you want. I would just Google the recommended quality settings for it for DVD.
Actually these days I would recommend using ChatGPT to get the ideal settings based on source medium and target quality/device