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It only had the problem with Disc 2; Disc 1 ripped just fine. I tried with two different drives, one modern and one very old. Same result on the Goofy DVD

Out of curiosity, may I ask which version of MakeMKV you're using, and what MakeMKV reported when it failed to create these backups ? Any error messages in the logs ?


MakeMKV v1.18.3 win(x64-release) started
Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as C:\Users\*********/MakeMKV_log.txt
Using ...

The same thing has happened on the DIsney DVD Collectable Tin Complete Goofy Collection. MakeMKV would not create the ISO, but DVD Decryptor did with no issues.


Funny, as I have multiple Disney DVDs where DVD Decrypter dies because of memory leaks, as the discs have way too many playlists ...

The same thing has happened on the DIsney DVD Collectable Tin Complete Goofy Collection. MakeMKV would not create the ISO, but DVD Decryptor did with no issues.

sqadz wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2026 2:20 am It's not anything to do with decryption

lol.

MakeMKV does create ISOs of DVDs. Whereas it only does a folder backup if the inserted disc is a Blu-ray disc.

Is there a reason why MakeMKV won't make an ISO of a first generation Legally Blonde DVD

I've never had this issue before, but if you have Windows and use Xreveal to break the ...

Is there a reason why MakeMKV won't make an ISO of a first generation Legally Blonde DVD, but DVDecrypter, a piece of software over 20 years old, will? Surely MakeMKV is more up to date with decryption?

This is one of the most easily flashed drives. It literally takes seconds to do. Others are more complicated, but this one is super easy to flash.

Yeah, well you could go either way. Re-encode at 1080p resolution retaining a reasonably high video bitrate bringing the file size down to that of a regular 1080p blu-ray or re-encode at 4K resolution with a lower bitrate still bringing the file size down to approx a 1080p (or a little bit ...

A bit pointless downsizing the resolution. May as well just rip the blu-ray disc! A slightly better option would be to re-encode the 4K video to around half of the bitrate. This way you still keep the 4K res and it'll still look pretty good on a large TV.

Personally, I re-encode all of my ...

Hi there,

As we know who have bought any computer equipment lately, SSD prices went through the roof, which led to more people buying mechanical hard drives. So, now they've gone up 50% in the last few months. I want to minimize the costs for backing up my media library. I've pulled every hard ...

Hi there,

As we know who have bought any computer equipment lately, SSD prices went through the roof, which led to more people buying mechanical hard drives. So, now they've gone up 50% in the last few months. I want to minimize the costs for backing up my media library. I've pulled every hard ...

MakeMKV only checks the date against key expiration when the program is loaded.

A common dodge for the expired beta key is to set your system date to a date when the key WAS valid, start MakeMKV, then reset your date to current. Until you stop MakeMKV (it can sit quietly in your system tray ...

Shellium wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 2:40 am Time to buy a key I guess

Not just yet. In the future? Absolutely. I just sank $1200 into four 18 TB external hard drives to back up my massive media collection, so I'm broke. And, that's not even counting the 3 bluray drives I bought.

Billycar11 wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 3:10 am anywhere from today to 2+ weeks

Do you know the exact limitations of having an expired Beta Key? It still appears to make ISOs of encrypted DVDs. I haven't tried Blurays/UHD dics. I assume those would not work?