I'm looking for input and ideas as to how others are taking advantage of MCs ability to handle and manage ripped DVDs. Specifically, I currently use MC's Library Server to play music remotely a lot. I'm wondering if/how I can achieve the same thing with my DVDs.
As it stands, MC can't stream the DVDs in their native format (at least it doesn't work for me). Are there any plans to support this? Also, would such plans also support re-encoding on the fly like is available for music?
If the above is not supported, then I assume my only other option is to convert the DVDs (VOBs) to some other format. I've used various tools to do this in the past, but with varying levels of success. What software do others use? What's the best? If possible I'd like to maintain the DVD's original 5.1 sounds, which I believe WMV supports and MPEG does not, but I don't know of a converter that currently handles this. Anyone?