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by TroyWolf
Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:21 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: How to tell which title to use
Replies: 16
Views: 39581

Re: How to tell which title to use

This is a really old thread, but still a relevant topic/issue. I have been using HandBrake to rip my DVDs with a lot of success. I use the command line interface (CLI) on Ubuntu Linux. I simply pop in the DVD, then run a script that mounts the DVD and fires off HandBrake with my default profile. MOS...
by TroyWolf
Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:39 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: makemkvcon and headless operation
Replies: 6
Views: 35528

Re: makemkvcon and headless operation

Some good folks on the Internets have been telling me "Don't use HandBrake to rip your movies for Plex. Use MakeMKV to get a full quality copy then let Plex transcode as necessary. Disk space is cheap." I use my DVD of the movie Elf as a test. First I ripped with HandBrake set at Constant ...
by TroyWolf
Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:09 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: makemkvcon and headless operation
Replies: 6
Views: 35528

Re: makemkvcon and headless operation

THANKS, @technojunkie! Your docker config in github was the only "documentation" I found for how to install MakeMKV without GUI. For others, here is what I had to do on my Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS. I created a tmp directory and moved into it. Then I did this: wget http://www.makemkv.com/dow...