Best settings to use for Highest DVD and Bluray backups

[sjaeger172004]

Hi

What are the best settings for the highest quality backups eg 4k and bonus content?

Also if I set MAKEMVK to non NVME drive does Makemvk use any processing on the OS NVME?

Thanks

[drxenos]

There aren't any. MakeMKV isn't a transcoder.

[asmcom]

Hi

What are the best settings for the highest quality backups eg 4k and bonus content?

Also if I set MAKEMVK to non NVME drive does Makemvk use any processing on the OS NVME?

Thanks

Hello sjaeger172004

Yes — MakeMKV is excellent for creating lossless backups of Blu-ray, UHD, and DVD discs.

Here’s why it’s so widely respected for that purpose:

1. Truly Lossless Video and Audio

MakeMKV does not re-encode video or audio. It simply copies (demuxes) the original streams from the disc and wraps them into an MKV container.

You keep 100% of the original video quality, including 4K, HDR10, Dolby Vision (Profile 7 FEL if hardware supports), etc.

Audio tracks such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MA, or PCM are also preserved bit-for-bit.

2. Full Metadata Preservation

It retains:

Chapters

Subtitles (PGS, forced, etc.)

Multiple audio tracks

Language and title info


This makes the MKV file identical in playback features to the original disc, minus menus and encryption.

3. Flexible Output

Rip the main movie only, saving space.

Or create a full-disc backup (via “Backup” mode), which stores the original Blu-ray folder structure for use with other tools or players.

4. LibreDrive Support

For UHD discs, MakeMKV’s LibreDrive feature bypasses AACS 2.0 restrictions, letting you read and archive UHD titles that would otherwise be blocked assuming your drive firmware supports it (like UHD-friendly ASUS or Pioneer models).

5. Ideal for Post-Processing

Since it outputs standard MKV files, you can later:

Compress or transcode (e.g., with HandBrake or other third party software.)

Stream directly via Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby

Archive the untouched copy as your master source

Summary

Pros:

1:1 video/audio quality

Reliable AACS and UHD handling

Easy to use

Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Cons:

Doesn’t compress files (so backups can be 30–80 GB each)

No menu preservation (main movie only). It is possible to do a full backup and use image burn to produce a ISO container file.

Needs compatible drive firmware for UHD Discs.

Would highly recommend purchasing MakeMKV software.

Regards

Asmcom