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by wmcclain
Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Buying makemkv and linux?
Replies: 5
Views: 874

Re: Buying makemkv and linux?

Which distribution of linux? Arch has the binaries in its AUR library. Other distributions might have something similar.

I used to compile it; it's not difficult.
by wmcclain
Mon May 13, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: Linux mint 21.3 need help adding MakeMKV to system
Replies: 2
Views: 5861

Re: Linux mint 21.3 need help adding MakeMKV to system

The official build instructions are here: https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224 Are people saying that doesn't work? I used to do it quite often but now on Arch Linux I use the version in the user repository. It doesn't look like Mint has this in their repository. So I would bu...
by wmcclain
Sun May 12, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: Naming Files in Linux
Replies: 1
Views: 4138

Re: Naming Files in Linux

I may not be understanding.

You have a list of titles on the left. Click on one and there is a "Properties" selection on the right. One of the properties is "File name".

Does it work differently on Windows?
by wmcclain
Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: Old ccextractor version
Replies: 1
Views: 4340

Re: Old ccextractor version

I'm using ccextractor 0.94 on Arch linux. Like MakeMKV itself, it comes from the AUR user-supported repository.

I don't think ccextractor is packaged with MakeMKV here.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/makemkv
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ccextractor
by wmcclain
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Can rewritable DVD's have copy-protection?
Replies: 10
Views: 4641

Re: Can rewritable DVD's have copy-protection?

It is technically not possible to have CSS on burnable media. I don't know what the others are. The owners have calculated a trade-off: how much do we lose by piracy vs what is the advantage of keeping these titles in print (on demand)? The ones I have seen are all deep catalog and classics. Probabl...
by wmcclain
Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Can rewritable DVD's have copy-protection?
Replies: 10
Views: 4641

Re: Can rewritable DVD's have copy-protection?

For items picked up from ebay, etc: it is hard. You can look for clues in the quality of the disc label or box art, but those can be expertly duplicated. I had a bootleg where the file dates were way too recent, the dual layer original had been compressed to one layer, and the audio codecs were non ...
by wmcclain
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Can rewritable DVD's have copy-protection?
Replies: 10
Views: 4641

Re: Can rewritable DVD's have copy-protection?

The big studios do produced DVD-R discs. They do not have CSS copy protection. I've gotten a few dual layer DVDs and a small number of burned Blu-rays.

This is their "manufactured on demand" effort.

Scanning my notes: Warner, Sony, Fox, MGM, TCM, Universal have all done it.
by wmcclain
Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: General question about Calculated BUP offset for VTS
Replies: 1
Views: 2004

Re: General question about Calculated BUP offset for VTS

I've seen those messages for years and they have caused no problems for me.

DVDs are not always authored with care and you sometimes see strange errors.
by wmcclain
Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Mutliple BluRay Drives Question
Replies: 2
Views: 1696

Re: Mutliple BluRay Drives Question

Are you using:

Preferences -> IO -> Ask for single drive mode
by wmcclain
Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MakeMKV v1.17.4 linux can't find any usable optical drives
Replies: 3
Views: 9444

Re: MakeMKV v1.17.4 linux can't find any usable optical drives

I'm using Arch with makemkv installed from the AUR repository. I use both SATA and USB Blu-ray drives. I don't recall any specific setup required. Could be a module or group permissions error? Do other applications see the drive? It mounts discs and the contents are visible? If there is anything you...
by wmcclain
Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Playing DVD files from computer to television
Replies: 2
Views: 1977

Re: Playing DVD files from computer to television

Many people do this, the HTPC = "Home Theater Computer" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htpc). The task is much simplified if you are interested in only locally stored files: you don't have to worry about a tuner or recording capability. Kodi is a popular free system that will catalog and p...
by wmcclain
Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: Ejecting after read errors takes over a minute and fails
Replies: 2
Views: 6559

Re: Ejecting after read errors takes over a minute and fails

I've had this for years. I have not had to power off to recover for a long time, but optical drives on Linux do seem to get wedged into error states where it will not give up the disc even when no one wants it loaded. Hitting the physical eject button repeatedly seems to help. Eventually. I've also ...
by wmcclain
Thu Feb 16, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Having issues with using downloaded subtitles that seem different than the movie's subtitles
Replies: 2
Views: 2844

Re: Having issues with using downloaded subtitles that seem different than the movie's subtitles

It is a great day when your downloaded srt file fits the video perfectly the first time. For all other days, I use a bash command-line script: https://github.com/helixarch/subedit It has many modes but I find "-a" the most useful. Play the video and note the timestamps of the first and las...
by wmcclain
Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:47 am
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Choosing the Correct Video/Audio Track
Replies: 2
Views: 3883

Re: Choosing the Correct Video/Audio Track

This is a very common situation and often discussed here. See viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16791

Do you have java jre installed? That will often sort out the proper playlists.
by wmcclain
Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:14 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: 3 minutes of silence in main track of disc 2 of Visconti's "Ludwig"
Replies: 7
Views: 7223

Re: 3 minutes of silence in main track of disc 2 of Visconti's "Ludwig"

^ This was with standard Blu-ray. I didn't see this was the UHD forum when I searched for the topic.