Is there a manual for us Newbee's

[MKV Ernie]

so we don;t have to waste on the forum is there a manual I can down load to learn how to do both DVDs's and BR's

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try wiki searches

MKV is a Container and can hold multiple streams ( like a dvd ISO file )
Video ( X264 , H264 etc )
Audio ( ac3 , aac , vorbis , etc lots more )
chapter markers
subtitles (srt , etc,)
+ more

these programs in this order work very well for extracting into the MKV container
converting , merging , shrinking the mkv

anydvd
MakeMkv
Handbrake
MKVmerge Gui

some guides to get you started

https://sites.google.com/site/taumox/home
https://sites.google.com/site/taumox/handbrake-tutorial
https://sites.google.com/site/taumox/en ... -mini-size

here is a great guide to help understand the H.264 ( mpeg4 part 10 ) CODEC ( very handy )
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.ph ... rial:h.264

also the nightly builds of handbrake
https://build.handbrake.fr/view/Nightlies/

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@MKV Ernie

Hi!

In direct response to your question(s), please read the questions and answers in the MakeMKV FAQ at:

http://www.makemkv.com/faq/