![]() Opening DVD in manual mode from GUI was broken in 1.16.0.Some non-English messages were displayed incorrectly.Conversion of some DVDs could fail at the very end of title.Picture dimensions were displayed incorrectly for some exotic HEVC streams.Program failed to recognize some AAC streams with exotic channel encoding.Mac OS: Support for Mac OS 12.0 Monterey.Any Java runtime version is now supported, including Java 16.Much better support for discs with Java playlist obfuscation.WinCDArb update, fixes occasional "no optical drives" error.Program could hang if internet connection wasn't available.Program failed on some DVD streams recorded from sattelite feed (TiVO DVD).Program failed to recognize some exotic USB drives.Many internal improvements and small bugfixes.A new, rewritten DVD engine - much better handling for discs with structure protection.Program crashed decoding certain AC3 (DD) streams, usually during transcoding.On some UHD HEVC streams program spitted thousands of invalid "Corrupt" messages, appearing to hang.Some titles were truncated on DVDs with structure protection, when using CellWallk method.Program could hang when scanning certain protected DVD discs using CellWallk method.Improved handling for discs with mastering errors.Linux AArch64 version crashed on Raspberry PI3.DV HEVC streams with certain encoding were processed in a non-compatible way.Files integrity may be checked using hash file.NOTE: MakeMKV is not signed by Apple, you might need to adjust gatekeeper options in order to install the program. Requires 圆4 or ARM64 Mac OS X 10.7 or later.Requires Windows XP or later, x86 or 圆4.The only other thing you need is time.MakeMKV for Windows and Mac OS X is available for download below. No matter which method you choose, you’ll be able to easily rip any of your optical discs and digitize some or all of your video collection. And you can then choose to create an Apple-compatible file to use with iTunes and iOS devices, or use an MKV file with other apps, such as VLC or Plex. ![]() So you have several options: rip a DVD with HandBrake, or rip a DVD or Blu-ray disc with MakeMKV. And the conversion takes about as long as the duration of the video on my 5K iMac, so ripping and converting a 2-hour movie takes about four hours altogether. Converting the same MKV file using the H.2p30 preset gives you a much smaller file, around 3-4GB. m4v file with HandBrake results in a file about 6-10GB. ![]() In my experience, converting a 30-40GB MKV file (a 2-3 hour movie) to an. HandBrake’s Matroska presets let you convert an MKV file to a smaller file in the same format. (See my previous HandBrake article for an explanation of the difference between 576 and 480 line videos.) H.265 is a newer compression codec that might not be supported on all your devices, and VP8 and VP9 are codecs designed by Google, which you may not be able to play on Apple devices. I recommend using the H.2p30 preset for Blu-rays, and the H.264 MKV 576p26 or H.264 MKV 480p30 presets for DVDs. In the Presets drawer, click the disclosure triangle next to Matroska (MKV stands for Matroska video) and choose one of the presets. If you want to retain your videos in MKV format but save space, you can use HandBrake to convert these videos to smaller MKV files. When you have an MKV file, you choose it as a source in HandBrake, and follow the same procedure as with a DVD. My previous article explains how to rip a DVD with HandBrake. I won’t go into detail here about how to do this. If you do want to convert your video to an Apple-compatible format that you can add to your iTunes library, play on an Apple TV, and sync to an iOS device, it’s time to use HandBrake. If you click the disclosure triangle next to the disc, you can choose to exclude different parts of a disc, such as the main feature and bonuses, or different episodes for a TV series you can also exclude any audio and subtitle tracks you don’t need. The MakeMKV interface lets you select which elements from a disc you want to rip. ![]() MakeMKV will read the disc, then display its contents. Launch MakeMKV, insert a disc in your optical drive, then click the big button that looks like an optical drive. While macOS doesn’t support Blu-ray discs, any software that can read such discs will be able to do so from this drive, or any other. I have long used the Pioneer BDR-XD05B, which is a bus-powered drive (it doesn’t need a separate power supply) that supports USB 3. You’ll need an optical drive to rip DVDs, and if you want to rip Blu-rays, you’ll need a Blu-ray drive (which can also rip CDs and DVDs).
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