[KaHooli]

hi everyone,
i am 'ripping' my dvd onto my lan server as i have a 2.5 year old daughter that tries to put the dvd's into the player by herself, and so i have a few scratched discs.

my dilemma is that when i have ripped them, they are very big (eg 1.5 to 2.5 gb). the video is xvid. i beleive what is using up all the space is that the audio is ac-3 acm (6 channel).

if this is the problem, is there another codec i can use to keep the surround sound through xbmc?

thanks for any help you may provide,
ka hooli

[spoonTRex]

if you ripped the dd 2.0 stream you would get the full 5.1 if you have a prologic ii reciever. the 2.0 stream on the disc should be mixed to work flawlessly to 5.1 comparaible to the dd5.1 track.

[KaHooli]

if you ripped the dd 2.0 stream you would get the full 5.1 if you have a prologic ii reciever. the 2.0 stream on the disc should be mixed to work flawlessly to 5.1 comparaible to the dd5.1 track.

1. dd = dolby digital?
2. so if i do this, i will get surround sound in the movie?