This was posted over 24 years ago; my opinions, thoughts, attitude, and writing style may have evolved since then, and this post might have been different if it were to be posted today.
the sorenson 3 video codec is my friend ^_^
85% quality yields files that look as good and are 2/3 the file size of the mpeg-2 dvd-ripped counterparts ^_^
time to get more cowboy bebop footage extracted for future use ^_^