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I've been using MakeMKV for a while, using the basic settings under the Expert mode. However, I have not been able to find anywhere I can change the output video to high definition, etc. The closest I can get editing the Audio and Subtitles in the last screen before ripping. (I tried to add a small attachment, but it won't let me.) I tried ripping under the following profiles: Default, AAC-stereo, FLAC, and WDTV. They all look pretty much the same to me.

The reason this is important to me is that my wife is severely vision impaired, so I want to get the best output I can.

Another question: I agree with other users that the output files, even from DVD's, seem rather large. Without having to learn xml programming, is there a way to have MakeMKV compress the output a wee bit more?

MakeMKV makes a one-to-one copy of the contents of a disc into a .mkv file. While there are profiles you can use to change the audio on the fly, there's no such convenience for video. The video you get in the .mkv is the same as it is on the source disc.

The typical way people compress their rips (both video and audio) is to use Handbrake.