MAKEMKV AND HANDBRAKE MOVIE
This works, of course, and you have the option to make a few versions of each movie (or TV show), including SD versions that can save disk space on portable devices. Most of the recommendations I’ve seen involving using a tool called MakeMKV to rip a Blu-Ray into a high-quality MKV file and then using Handbrake to convert that file into a more accessible H.264 file that will work on your devices. That said, the resulting H.264 file was both huge (6 GB) and fantastic looking.īut the biggest issue with using Handbrake to rip DVDs is that it’s not free: That free libdvdcss decryption solution I mentioned in the previous article only works for DVDs, not Blu-Rays, so you’ll need something like SlySoft AnyDVD HD too. And that decryption tool will cost you $70 to $135, depending on how you choose to buy it.
And third, Handbrake takes forever to rip a Blu-Ray: “Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith” took over two hours from start to finish. Second, there are few profiles dedicated to HD formats built-into Handbrake, so while you can easily go full-sized (1080p) there’s no 720p preset.
MAKEMKV AND HANDBRAKE HOW TO
You can actually rip Blu-Ray videos directly into H.264 format using the Handbrake utility I recommended in How to Rip DVD Videos, but this has a few drawbacks.įirst, for the movies I’ve tested, I haven’t seen a way to get soft captions working you have to either “burn in” captions or ignore them. And as with DVD video, I focus my attention on converting the handful of Blu-Ray movies I do have to some more easily-accessed digital format.īecause Blu-Ray videos are HD quality and because the resulting files can be humongous, you’re going to need to spend some time testing output so you can find a good balance between quality and size. So while the “Indiana Jones,” “James Bond,” and “Lord of the Rings” movies are all available in high-quality HD formats via iTunes and other services, the “Star Wars” movies are not. For 1080p HD Blu-Ray movies, that means blockbusters. But the results can of course be spectacular.Īs I noted in How to Rip DVD Videos, I don’t really buy a lot of disc-based content, and these days most of what I do buy simply isn’t available in some digital content. And worse, it takes a very long time to rip Blu-Ray content, especially full-length movies. For starters, there’s no free solution that I’m aware of. Ripping Blu-Ray videos is not as straightforward as doing so with DVD videos.
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