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by sremick
Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:25 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Weird extra audio track on Criterion Brazil BD
Replies: 5
Views: 6403

Re: Weird extra audio track on Criterion Brazil BD

VLC doesn't seem to differentiate between DTS and DTS-MA. A tool like Mediainfo ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaInfo ) can tell the difference however. Perfect, that helped. Thank you! (it was the first audio track) (GUI version of Mediainfo seems problematic... bummer. But commandline version...
by sremick
Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:28 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Weird extra audio track on Criterion Brazil BD
Replies: 5
Views: 6403

Re: Weird extra audio track on Criterion Brazil BD

By default, MakeMKV will extract the "core audio" from certain "lossless" tracks into a more-compatible "lossy" track. The metadata remains the same. In other words, if you have a 7.1 DTS-MA HD track to start with, you'll also have a lossy 7.1 DTS track that more playe...
by sremick
Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:14 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Weird extra audio track on Criterion Brazil BD
Replies: 5
Views: 6403

Weird extra audio track on Criterion Brazil BD

So tonight I ripped my blu-ray Criterion edition of Brazil (1985). In MakeMKV (1.15.2) when I open the disk pre-rip it it shows a DTS-MA track, a mono track (director commentary), and the subtitles track. But then after ripping, opening the resulting MKV file in VLC shows two DTS-MA audio tracks (al...
by sremick
Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: In the market for a new drive
Replies: 10
Views: 41956

Re: In the market for a new drive

For standard blu ray I don't believe so. I'm so quick to flash these things when they come I've not tried on the latest firmware revision. I've more of these arriving Monday and can certainly check if you want to hold off ordering until then. Just thought I'd follow up to see if you had had a chanc...
by sremick
Sat May 09, 2020 4:44 pm
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: In the market for a new drive
Replies: 10
Views: 41956

Re: In the market for a new drive

jonghotti wrote:
Sat May 09, 2020 1:40 pm
I've more of these arriving Monday and can certainly check if you want to hold off ordering until then.
That'd be great, thanks. I'm certainly in no rush. I'll hang tight until I hear back from you.
by sremick
Sat May 09, 2020 2:30 am
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: In the market for a new drive
Replies: 10
Views: 41956

Re: In the market for a new drive

jonghotti wrote:
Sat May 09, 2020 12:24 am
If you're able to mount the drive internally in your tower pc pick up an LG WH16NS60, it's a UHD Official class drive that can be updated later to enable 4K disc backup.
Sounds like a plan. I can (and prefer to) go internal. Does firmware/revision matter for this model?
by sremick
Fri May 08, 2020 8:46 pm
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: In the market for a new drive
Replies: 10
Views: 41956

Re: In the market for a new drive

Thanks for the quick replies from all of you willing to assist. :) To answer the multiple people who suggested it: I already tried just copying the m2ts files in the OS, but even that chokes. That's why I know it's not a MakeMKV issue and more fundamental at the drive level, and jumped straight to t...
by sremick
Fri May 08, 2020 2:35 am
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: In the market for a new drive
Replies: 10
Views: 41956

In the market for a new drive

Well, I think it's time to upgrade my BD drive. :( I currently have an Asus BW-12B1ST_a w/ firmware 1.00. From what I can tell, it's a dead-end as far as LibreDrive is concerned. The few times I've ripped commercial disks it's been fine. But I have this very important custom (unencrypted) BD-R that ...