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by jepollard
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Playing DVD files from computer to television
Replies: 2
Views: 1877

Playing DVD files from computer to television

My goal is to have a dedicated PC to be used "like" a DVD player for my TV. I hope to put my DVDs on a hard drive and attach the PC to my smart TV. Then "remotely" select video from the hard drive and cause it to play on the TV. I have no idea exactly what the ultimate configurat...
by jepollard
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Deciding which DVD files are necessary to copy
Replies: 1
Views: 1032

Deciding which DVD files are necessary to copy

Is there a simple way to tell which of the DVD files are necessary (and sufficient) to copy to the hard drive? I don't understand what "Chapters" are. I don't need "previews", but don't know how to identify them without watching them on the hard drive. One copied file contained c...
by jepollard
Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Creating playable hard drive files from regular DVD
Replies: 2
Views: 1073

Re: Creating playable hard drive files from regular DVD

"You need a program that can play MKV files.
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I use VLC."

Perfect. Thank you.
by jepollard
Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Creating playable hard drive files from regular DVD
Replies: 2
Views: 1073

Creating playable hard drive files from regular DVD

I just started using the product and I have zero experience in this area. I had MakeMKV open a DVD movie. Attachment (MakeMKV-display) is what I saw (after I unchecked what appeared to be superfluous choices. Attachment (MakeMKV-hard-drive-files) shows the resulting hard drive files after MakeMKV fi...