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Hi there.

New to posting and was just flicking through some of the posts and came upon this (old) one and thought I'd drop my 5 cents into the slot.

On average and with an original blu ray in the drive, the size of the file is approx 49gb's for all the movies I've looked at through MakeMkv so the need for a 50gb minimum disc to burn a complete blu ray would be needed. 25gb is going to be compressing somewhere's so it won't be an exact copy.

Brian.

Thebhuhhuh77 wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2026 9:29 am ...On average and with an original blu ray in the drive, the size of the file is approx 49gb's for all the movies I've looked at through MakeMkv so the need for a 50gb minimum disc to burn a complete blu ray would be needed...

As the original post was dealing with DVDs, rather than BluRay, this point doesn't really apply here (a dual-layer, single-sided DVD will hold about 9GB).

But just in case anyone else is reviewing this thread, here are a couple of other possibilities:

myorion wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:15 am 1. When I play the MKV files that MakeMKV created and stored on my computer, they have a grainy look and the edges of features look somewhat blurry. It is like downloading 480p, or less, videos that have been greatly compressed.

NTSC DVDs store a 480i image, so these results should be expected. This means that not only are they limited to 480 scan lines, but that the image is interlaced (odd- and even-numbered scan lines being displayed alternately) - this will give a "feathering" effect on the edges of moving objects.

myorion wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:20 pm I am viewing the source DVD differently than how I view the MKV files. The source DVD is played from a direct HDMI connection from my Sony UBP-X800M2 to my LG 3440x1440 monitor, whereas the MKV files on my computer are viewed using computer video playblack programs (VLC, Movies & TV, Media Player) from the HDMI connection on my computer directly to my LG 3440x1440 monitor.

Your (Sony) player is likely upsampling and/or de-interlacing the image. Your monitor may well also be processing images received via the player's HDMI socket (you presumably are using a different HDMI socket for your PC). Therefore to make a "fair" comparison you need to disable all such processing - check the product manuals for more details.

myorion wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:20 pm ...I will take your recommendations and look at the settings on my playback programs. If I do found something that works for me and may help others then I will post it here in this forum...

Given the lack of follow-up, it is worth pointing out that VLC has extensive de-interlace options that can significantly improve the appearance of DVD (and interlaced HD) content, but these are not enabled by default (and they will increase CPU utilisation, which may be a factor on slower systems). Video drivers also have options to alter the colour/gamma settings on video, which may be worth investigating if you see a "washed out" appearance. And 4K content has HDR which adds its own set of complications.