first 14 mins of movie missing from MKV file

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tigerstrike
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first 14 mins of movie missing from MKV file

#1 Post by tigerstrike » Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:58 am

I was ripping my polar express DVD and for some reason the file is not starting from the beginning of the movie. The script says "cells 1-10 were removed from title start" so I'm assuming that's where the issue may be coming but I have no idea for sure and I'm trying to figure out how to get those 14 mins to show up.

MakeMKV v1.18.2 win(x64-release) started
Downloading latest SDF to C:\Users\we3rh/.MakeMKV ...
Using direct disc access mode
Cells 1-10 were removed from title start
Complex multiplex encountered - 12 cells and 2162 VOBUs have to be scanned. This may take some time, please be patient - it can't be avoided.
Title #1 was added (43 cell(s), 1:26:42)
Title #4 has length of 12 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #5 has length of 12 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #6 has length of 21 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #7 has length of 7 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #8 has length of 62 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Operation successfully completed

Mr. Red
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Re: first 14 mins of movie missing from MKV file

#2 Post by Mr. Red » Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:26 pm

Try to open the DVD manually and select the Title(s) with the matching length.
Based on how the disc is mastered, it's possible that both parts are stored as separate titles. Then you have to rip both and merge them together with MkvToolnix.

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