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by drxenos
Wed Sep 24, 2025 3:21 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Difference between index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv?
Replies: 9
Views: 32470

Re: Difference between index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv?

Yeah, I believe the order is volatile and the titles appear in the order MakeMKV processes them. What I do is use the MPLS/M2TS numbers and my tools know how to translate them to MakeMKV number when they call MakeMKV. That way, it's always consistent even if I have to reprocess a disc.
by drxenos
Wed Sep 24, 2025 12:14 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Difference between index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv?
Replies: 9
Views: 32470

Re: Difference between index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv?

I agree with what you are saying in principle, but... When you select the main icon to open a BD, the title scan goes in reverse, so the lower file numbers are done last. The scan goes lowest to highest when you select the index.bdmv. Perhaps there is a way to get the default behavior reversed? I t...
by drxenos
Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:16 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Difference between index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv?
Replies: 9
Views: 32470

Re: Difference between index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv?

I use index.bdmv when ripping episodes. If left up to the standard disc interrogation, the episodes are almost always out of order. Using index.bdmv rips the episodes in the correct order (I have found). index.bdmv is simply used to tell MakeMKV where the Blu-ray folder is. Selecting it doesn't aff...
by drxenos
Tue Aug 19, 2025 6:58 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: The Guns of Navarone
Replies: 7
Views: 12472

Re: The Guns of Navarone

I have the "Stripes" 4K and it also has these A/B titles. Oddly, PowerDVD in one of my computers will play the A version, whereas PowerDVD another computer will select B. Weird...

I checked the subtitle tracks and you're correct, the differences are in the American vs. British spellings.
by drxenos
Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:21 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Reliable Way to Determine "Episode Order" for TV Series Blu Ray Discs
Replies: 18
Views: 85641

Re: Reliable Way to Determine "Episode Order" for TV Series Blu Ray Discs

I've never had an issue with this. I just play each episode in PowerDVD and look at what MPLS is selected.
by drxenos
Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:43 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: My Blu-ray Remux Journey: 5,500 Titles, 210TB, and What I Learned
Replies: 13
Views: 9040

Re: My Blu-ray Remux Journey: 5,500 Titles, 210TB, and What I Learned

I have about the same number of discs. My NAS is "only" 70 TB (2 drives are parity, so 50 usable). I do have offline backups of all rips which is about 300 TB (plus secondary backups for really expensive or rare stuff). I use a lot of different tools because I've found that some discs are ...
by drxenos
Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:37 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: 2000+ rips on my 8 drive NAS
Replies: 23
Views: 15553

Re: 2000+ rips on my 8 drive NAS

1. If in the US, ripping Blu-rays protected by AACS (which most are) violates the DMCA clause on breaking DRM meant to protect copyrighted material. Further complicating matters, in the US the Librarian of Congress can issue exemptions from breaking DRM. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millen...
by drxenos
Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:00 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: 2000+ rips on my 8 drive NAS
Replies: 23
Views: 15553

Re: 2000+ rips on my 8 drive NAS

So you pay people so they can commit a crime? They're not making much money if they have to pay the BluRay from the money you give them. Asking an assistant to buy a blu-ray with my own money (since I pay them/reimburse this expense) and ripping the disc for my own personal use falls under the &quo...
by drxenos
Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:41 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Best software to create ISO file from full disk backup
Replies: 9
Views: 11784

Re: Best software to create ISO file from full disk backup

If "Mount" isn't available in the context menu, it means .iso isn't associated with Windows File Explorer. Yes, that is true. However, Windows 11 has a "simplified" context menu that shows you a menu with minimal "most frequently used" options. If you want to see "...
by drxenos
Mon Aug 11, 2025 1:41 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Best software to create ISO file from full disk backup
Replies: 9
Views: 11784

Re: Best software to create ISO file from full disk backup

Out of curiosity, I right clicked on an ISO in Windows 11 and confirmed that you don't initially get the Mount option. However, after right clicking the ISO if you select Show more options in the menu, then you get the Mount option. After right clicking the ISO did you select Show more options in t...
by drxenos
Sat Aug 09, 2025 4:51 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: VERY EFFECTIVE fix for Scratched Blu-Rays...
Replies: 8
Views: 30295

Re: VERY EFFECTIVE fix for Scratched Blu-Rays...

[Translator] Smooth grinding of the surface using abrasive can be a great help in reading the information on the disk correctly. However, another problem may arise if you intensively polish only certain areas with scratches. Problems like the center of gravity moving away from the center of the dis...
by drxenos
Thu May 29, 2025 5:26 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Are backups worth it in the long run?
Replies: 15
Views: 11460

Re: Are backups worth it in the long run?

https://www.techspot.com/news/107068-hu ... -away.html

I would say, yes, backups are definitely worth it.
by drxenos
Tue May 06, 2025 12:40 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Blu Ray Rips have Green artifacts, screen tearing, and afterimages.
Replies: 5
Views: 5772

Re: Blu Ray Rips have Green artifacts, screen tearing, and afterimages.

Whenever I see this in VLC, I turn off hardware decoding and it goes away.
by drxenos
Fri Apr 04, 2025 12:43 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: License Key
Replies: 4
Views: 4402

Re: License Key

I bought my license in 2014. The processor was Avangate.
by drxenos
Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:07 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Are backups worth it in the long run?
Replies: 15
Views: 11460

Re: Are backups worth it in the long run?

Thanks for sharing! I think I might just keep the disks themselves as the backups and keep only the mkv as the digital portion. I can get 1/2 of the space back I have now. I'm worried about burning out the GPU/CPU so I don't use handbrake at all. I might look into it in the future. My transcoding r...