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Use MakeMKV to pull an MKV off the disc, then use Handbrake to compress it to a reasonable size. Relatively easy, just takes a bit.
by jackson1442 5y ago
Use MakeMKV to pull an MKV off the disc, then use Handbrake to compress it to a reasonable size. Relatively easy, just takes a bit.
- m-p-3 5y agoYou can skip the MakeMKV part and directly encode through Handbrake if you add the required libraries (libaacs, libbdplus) in your Handbrake install directory and grab decryption key database (which I won't link here). You can do the same with commercial DVDs and the libdvdcss library. Then it's just a matter of opening the disc directly in Handbrake.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoI've found MakeMKV to be much more reliable than Handbrake for ripping.
- m-p-3 5y agoIn my case I could never get MakeMKV to recognizey blu-ray drive, even when running the program with admin privileges. And why run MakeMKV then run the MKV in HandBrake if I'm going to transcode it to x265 anyway. At this point I'll do both at once.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoI use ffmpeg to batch convert ripped files. Decoupling ripping from transcoding is more efficient for me. I can get all the ripping done as fast as possible. Transcoding takes a lot longer.
- eatbitseveryday 5y agoI thought blu-ray decoding was not possible. I remember long ago the DVD keys were extracted but it became impossible for blu-ray, except with a modified blu-ray disk drive with an older firmware that enabled this.
- doublepg23 5y agoI bought a “cheap” ($100 at the time) USB3 bluray player and it ripped discs fine - even on Linux. I believe MakeMKV has you install the necessary libraries for decrypting.
- eatbitseveryday 5y agoI think I read (on an Amazon review for a specific LG blu-ray product) that updates to the firmware of new devices happened in 2016 and no longer allowed reading 4K commercial films from that medium. I'd have to try and see how to do it today.
- m-p-3 5y agoIRRC they usually roll new master keys periodically, which normally requires a firmware update to get an updated set model-specific decryption keys, which I believe they can blacklist if the drive is compromised. Feel free to correct me on this, I'm a bit rusty on the matter. I haven't bought new movies lately, but I've been able to rip all the blu-rays I currently own with my old Blu-Ray drive.
- doublepg23 5y agoAssuming it’s 1080p not UHD I’ll often keep the MKV with how cheap storage is.
- jackson1442 5y agoI _think_ you can rip it to a 4K UHD mp4 but it's been a while since I've done this. Tricky part is really compatibility, not sure if some of the apps I use to stream from NAS support MKV.
- nebula8804 5y agoThere are a few drives that when modified can rip 4k. It is a pain and the drives are kinda slow but it works.