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by rwbenjey
Sat May 19, 2012 5:25 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Compressing MKV files with Handbrake (odd issue)
Replies: 4
Views: 15143

Re: Compressing MKV files with Handbrake (odd issue)

Ok, I figured this one out: "By Default, HandBrake outputs MP4 files with 32-bit chunk offset atoms (stco). This means that if the file grows above 4GB, it will be rendered useless. Enabling this [large file size] option will force HandBrake to use 64-bit chunk offset atoms (co64)..." The ...
by rwbenjey
Sat May 19, 2012 12:10 am
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: simple way to shrink mkv file size?
Replies: 11
Views: 106010

Re: simple way to shrink mkv file size?

iLoop wrote:
moviebuff wrote:shrinks my blu ray mkv's from say 25gb down to 4gb with little quality loss
That sounds impossible to me. :roll:

I've been able to achieve this kind of compression as well.
by rwbenjey
Fri May 18, 2012 7:03 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Compressing MKV files with Handbrake (odd issue)
Replies: 4
Views: 15143

Re: Compressing MKV files with Handbrake (odd issue)

Good point, I'll post a log comparison this evening.
by rwbenjey
Fri May 18, 2012 6:20 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Compressing MKV files with Handbrake (odd issue)
Replies: 4
Views: 15143

Compressing MKV files with Handbrake (odd issue)

I've been using MakeMKV to rip my Blu-rays and Handbrake to convert/compress them to smaller-sized M4V files. The odd thing is that some of my MKV files properly make the transition and some don't. The files that don't will display a duration time in VLC of 00:00:00--instead of the length of the mov...