I first use dvdbackup in Linux to decrypt the DVD, and then use MakeMkv to convert the data to mkv files. This has been working 100% of the time until this particular DVD.
I noticed that dvdbackup retrieved 4 CSS keys:
VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB
VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB
VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB
but then only found 3 VTS's.
When I open VIDEO_TS.IFO in MakeMkv, it never runs to completion, as apparently it can't find anything legitimate to process.
Does anyone have an idea what is happening here, and is there anything I can do to change the outcome?
Trying to convert The Matrix (1999) W/S version
Re: Trying to convert The Matrix (1999) W/S version
Why not just open the DVD directly in MakeMKV?
Re: Trying to convert The Matrix (1999) W/S version
dvdbackup seems more reliable, and makemkv sometimes seems finicky. I'm using a USB CD-ROM, and sometimes makemkv has problems with it. I'm not blaming makemkv for my problem, as it's occurring (I think) before I run makemkv.
Thanks for your reply.
Update: I tried to open the DVD directly from MakeMkv, and got the same results. Then I remembered "Expert mode", so I turned it on, and added my DVD manually. I had to put in a "token" code, so I used a 1.
Result: Ripped! Now if I can figure out how to get the "special features", as all I got was the main movie. But this is awesome: at least I got it.
Update 2: Wow! I'm learning so much about MakeMkv. I tried once again to open the DVD manually. This time, I noticed there were 35 titles. So for my token, I entered 1-35. The result was, I only got the first title. The documentation mentions putting in the titles you want, so I entered:
1 2 3 4 - - - etc - - - 32 33 34 35
And this time, I got everything which was over 120 seconds. The program itself removed duplicate titles; however, I did retrieve 3 copies of the movie! I assume at least 1 is a video with commentary in English. I'll be investigating the files with mplayer.
I wondered if my token format was wrong, like, maybe 1 - 35 would be correct. But no, it told me to use 1-35. However, as I stated above, this didn't work, so maybe I have to specify exactly what I want.
In life, sometimes you have not because you ask not. Anyhow, Mike, if you're reading this, I'm thoroughly enjoying using your program.