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by drxenos
Sat Nov 02, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: [FEATURE REQ / BUG?] makemkvcon accesses all optical drives no matter what is specified on the CLI to use
Replies: 3
Views: 592

Re: [FEATURE REQ / BUG?] makemkvcon accesses all optical drives no matter what is specified on the CLI to use

Just use the --noscan option. I use 5 drives simultaneously from the command line (C++) and I don't have an issue.
by drxenos
Sat Oct 26, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Write to fast drive and then move to slow drive?
Replies: 8
Views: 748

Re: Write to fast drive and then move to slow drive?

A HDD is already magnitudes faster than an optical drive. Writing to something even faster isn't going to make the ripping go any quicker. The optical drive is the bounding resource in this situation.
by drxenos
Fri Oct 18, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: 25th Anniversay Release of Rain Man
Replies: 0
Views: 427

25th Anniversay Release of Rain Man

MakeMKV has an issue with the 25th Anniversary release of "Rain Man." (https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rain-Man-Blu-ray/95064/). It is a BD-J disc. It will rip it to a folder successfully, but the results are unplayable in PowerDVD (I tried 3 different versions. All up-to-date). A screen co...
by drxenos
Sat Sep 21, 2024 4:03 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Issue with Forced VOBSUB in Phantom Menace
Replies: 3
Views: 1239

Re: Issue with Forced VOBSUB in Phantom Menace

This is a known issue with that DVD, you need to fix the transparency or else the subtitles are invisible. I extracted them, ran them through bdsup2sub with the --fix-invisible option, and remuxed them into the mkv file. Some DVD rippers like AnyDVD (if you can still run it) or XReveal have a settin...
by drxenos
Thu Jul 11, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Hot Air May Save Your Disk
Replies: 2
Views: 2176

Re: Hot Air May Save Your Disk

I'm sure it has more to do with the cleanings and multiple attempts to read an iffy disc than it does your hot breath.
by drxenos
Mon Jun 17, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: How to copy Blu Ray extras
Replies: 9
Views: 6492

Re: How to copy Blu Ray extras

I just play the Blu-ray in PowerDVD and use Process Monitor to see what the mpls numbers are. I use filters to ignore everything that isn't for PowerDVD. People often say this doesn't work anymore, but I've never had a problem with it. I then look for the mpls numbers in MakeMKV. If it's not found, ...
by drxenos
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Combining two index.bdmv files into one mkv output file
Replies: 9
Views: 7520

Re: Combining two index.bdmv files into one mkv output file

Using mkvtoolnix, there should be no decompression/recompression though. In the end, I managed to follow the mkvtoolnix procedure using original index.bdmv files and ended up with one mkv file exactly as described. And since I used bdmv files, no decompression/recompression was used for sure. Just ...
by drxenos
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Handling multi-disc films
Replies: 3
Views: 12683

Re: Handling multi-disc films

I simply extract both titles with MakeMKV and concatenate with mkvmerge. Nothing is lost. The chapters are there; the meta-data is fine. The "break" between the two halves is fine.
by drxenos
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability
Replies: 6
Views: 3227

Re: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability

I see. Thanks for the info.
by drxenos
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability
Replies: 6
Views: 3227

Re: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability

Thanks, man!

Do you now if this will always be the case (i.e., it's impossible) or is it being worked on?
by drxenos
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability
Replies: 6
Views: 3227

Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability

Is this drive flashable? I think not, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Drive Information OS device name: F: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U Revision: 1.03 Serial number: CEDL011924UC Firmware date: 2023-01-06 Bus encryption flags: 13 Highest AACS version: 76 LibreDrive Information Status: ...
by drxenos
Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Ripping from Laser Disc?
Replies: 4
Views: 8431

Re: Ripping from Laser Disc?

Sunoo wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:48 am
Laserdiscs don’t have a file structure, they’re much closer to a VHS tape than a DVD. Your best bet would to hook a Laserdisc player to a video capture card.
Agreed. LaserDisc is analog, not digital. A video capture card is the way to go.
by drxenos
Sat May 13, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: i found something out in my ripping adventures.
Replies: 2
Views: 3733

Re: i found something out in my ripping adventures.

Front USB ports are often under-powered.
by drxenos
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: Does makemkv call home on each invocation?
Replies: 2
Views: 4036

Re: Does makemkv call home on each invocation?

Or just an unfortunate choice of error code? Tried to start it up on my Mint desktop today and I got a popup with this message: "NO_ANSWER_FROM_MAKEMKVCON" If I start it from the cli, I also see it failing to open /usr/bin/makemkvcon: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.1.1...
by drxenos
Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:51 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Persistent artifacts showing up in Blu-Ray rip
Replies: 3
Views: 2801

Re: Persistent artifacts showing up in Blu-Ray rip

Can you be more specific about what 'artifacts on the file' means? Did MakeMKV have any errors or other messages in the log while you were doing the rip? Can you post it here? I think the problem has gone away for now. There were these green horizontal rectangles which appeared when I scrub the thr...