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by Woodstock
Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:03 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Rip as an m4v/mp4 file as well as mkv
Replies: 2
Views: 6005

Re: Rip as an m4v/mp4 file as well as mkv

Not to mention that it would slow the process of ripping disks a LOT. On the Mac, you can use Handbrake to go directly from a DVD to MP4 (Handbrake can handle encrypted DVDs on the mac). Friend of mine does it. Takes forever to process a single disk, where I can rip a whole TV season in the same tim...
by Woodstock
Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:56 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Star Wars Playback Issue
Replies: 5
Views: 9822

Re: Star Wars Playback Issue

A lot depends upon what you're playing them on. I've seen this with playing either MKV or MP4 1080p video across the network using several players (Asus, Seagate, Uebo), and even from the local hard drive in VLC, if the system load gets too high (Handbrake doing encodes, for example).
by Woodstock
Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:02 am
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Multiple Audio Streams
Replies: 6
Views: 17294

Re: Multiple Audio Streams

Generally speaking, if a player will handle MKV, it will also read any of the audio tracks in it that it has a CODEC for. So it is faster to let MakeMKV select all the audio tracks and put them into the MKV, although you can toss out any foreign languages you're not interested in. When you're recodi...
by Woodstock
Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:38 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Quality of MKV not the same as DVD (which shouldn't happen)
Replies: 11
Views: 25483

Re: Quality of MKV not the same as DVD (which shouldn't happ

VLC 2.0 has some interesting anomalies... Try using the Playback/Chapters menu a few times, and watch what happens with the menu itself.

I'm getting ready to go back to the 1.1.11 version, which was at least stable.
by Woodstock
Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:35 am
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Bluray ripping - dialog vs music loudness
Replies: 2
Views: 10382

Re: Bluray ripping - dialog vs music loudness

Have you used the same play software to play the BD itself, or is it something that can't play BD disks directly? As mentioned in another topic, you will probably find that the characteristics of an MKV playing in, say, VLC, match exactly the characteristics of the original disk. That is, if the mus...
by Woodstock
Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:39 am
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: 1.7.0 does not offer option to "backup" a DVD?
Replies: 11
Views: 18743

Re: 1.7.0 does not offer option to "backup" a DVD?

I have been using MakeMKV since v1.5.4, and there has not been a "backup DVD" option in any version I've used.
by Woodstock
Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:52 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Sentai Filmworks Discs No longer Opening
Replies: 12
Views: 18850

Re: Sentai Filmworks Discs No longer Opening

Would you happen to have the older Sentai BD title "Samurai Girls" from August 2011 to test? It works fine on MakeMKV 1.70 and later (just tested it on 1.72) for Windows. It would be interesting to see if this is a difference between Windows and Mac, or if it is something new Sentai is doi...
by Woodstock
Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:26 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Quality of MKV not the same as DVD (which shouldn't happen)
Replies: 11
Views: 25483

Re: Quality of MKV not the same as DVD (which shouldn't happ

How does the DVD look when you play it with VLC on the Mac? Are you playing it at "native resolution", or "full screen"? I've noticed different artifacts when playing both DVDs and MKVs at something other than the actual resolution (or integral multiple), but they're consistent -...
by Woodstock
Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:10 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: slow makeMKV to Handbrake from Blu Ray
Replies: 5
Views: 12422

Re: slow makeMKV to Handbrake from Blu Ray

Are you running the release version of Handbrake (0.9.5) or one of the nightly builds? There are significant speed improvements in the nightlies! But compressing a BD at high definition does take a while, and a lot of memory. 8gb is about right for Star Trek at 1920x1080 resolution, compressed with ...
by Woodstock
Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:12 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Question concerning subtitles in English Language films
Replies: 6
Views: 13680

Re: Question concerning subtitles in English Language films

Before you look at how to set up MakeMKV, check your player, first - the software used by Uebo and Seagate (amongst others) defaults to ALWAYS showing you the first subtitle stream, and you have to turn it off for each file played. I haven't found an menu setting to change this behavior on either un...
by Woodstock
Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:54 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Chapter and aspect ratio issues with certain DVD's
Replies: 31
Views: 46114

Re: Chapter and aspect ratio issues with certain DVD's

Consider that Mike isn't on here every day. Bumping just means there are a lot of no-content messages between the useful information in a topic and the end of it, when he gets time to come in. I certainly appreciate the concept that this forum (and MakeMKV) is not Mike's entire life, no matter what ...
by Woodstock
Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:39 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Disney's Miracle on Blu-ray
Replies: 2
Views: 6312

Re: Disney's Miracle on Blu-ray

What version of Handbrake are you using, the release version or one of the nightly builds?

The nightlies are MUCH better at handling BD data than the release version, although they still cannot handle things like BD subtitles.
by Woodstock
Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:53 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: version 1.7.0 crashes upon ejecting a disc
Replies: 11
Views: 14760

Re: version 1.7.0 crashes upon ejecting a disc

"Crash" as in... you get an error message, or the GUI just stops responding? I've had problems with MakeMKV's GUI losing control over the CLI portion after a rip; the CLI simply continues to try to read the disk, even though it's completed its work, and the only way to get it back is to ha...
by Woodstock
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:39 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Licensing Question
Replies: 9
Views: 16462

Re: Licensing Question

If you are only using one copy at a time, no need for a second key. Running it on both computers at the same time, well... then you need a second key.
by Woodstock
Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: MakeMKV Beta 1.6.16 is 21 months OLD!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 11592

Re: MakeMKV Beta 1.6.16 is 21 months OLD!!!

This is a complaint I've had, but not bothered to post - an ANNOUNCEMENTS section should not have static dates on non-static messages. Please, SHOW that something has changed, by deleting the old message and replacing it with the current one! Then, it will show up if someone clicks on "View unr...