MakeMKV is a useful application that can create MKV files from any DVD or Blu-ray. The program reads the discs that you insert in your machine, showing all the tracks on the DVD or Blu-ray organized into individual clips so you can choose which ones you want to rip to create a file with the images, audio, and subtitles included. Get the free MakeMKV. (This app has been in beta forever, and you can get a free beta key from the developer’s forum.) This app rips your DVD or Blu-ray disc and converts it to an MKV file. MakeMKV is a useful application that can create MKV files from any DVD or Blu-ray. The program reads the discs that you insert in your machine, showing all the tracks on the DVD or Blu-ray organized into individual clips so you can choose which ones you want to rip to create a file with the images, audio, and subtitles included.
This quick How-To will show you how to create a manageable sized MKV file for your Blu-Ray rips, complete with subtitles that will work great in any player you throw them at.
Many Blu-Ray disks do not hard-code any subtitles (Avatar and Kill Bill Vol. 1 come to mind). Instead, they do very fancy subtitles built into the Blu-Ray format. While this is wonderful for watching on a Blu-Ray player, most file players have no idea how to deal with them.
This document is generated from a Linux perspective; if you use a Mac or Windows environment, you'll need to muddle through a few items to get them to work for you.
The necessary process is:
1- Convert the Blu-Ray movie into a large MKV file.
2- Strip out the subtitles into separate files.
3- Convert the subtitles into an easier-to-use format.
2016 excel for mac compile error in hidden module. 4- Re-encode and mux in the subtitle files.
5- Watch!
Tools you'll need:
MakeMKV - This will rip the Blu-Ray disk and give you an easy-to-work-with MKV file.
mkvtoolnix - This will allow you to extract, merge, and generally play around with the different streams in an MKV file. Many Linux distributions have this in their repositories; on Ubuntu/Debian, 'sudo aptitude install mkvtoolnix' will take care of it for you. We'll use this to extract the subtitles as-is from the MKV file.
BDSup2Sub - will convert the subtitles into a format usable by most players (such as VLC).
Handbrake - Handbrake is an easy-to-use program to re-encode and re-mux your video files into a manageable size. If you prefer to use something else, by all means, have at it.
VLC - A very, very good media player. It plays virtually everything you throw at it. Again, use whatever you wish.
Step 1 - Rip your Blu-Ray Movie
Using MakeMKV, rip your Blu-Ray movie as you usually would. Make sure to place a check for the subtitles before you perform the rip. This probably will take a while, given the size of the format, as well as the general speed of your Blu-Ray drive, your hard drive, etc.
Step 2 - Pull the Subtitles Out
Once your movie is ripped, use the mkvtoolnix suite of programs to identify, then extract the subtitle files to .sup files.
Step 3 - Convert the Subtitles
Now, we've got the subtitles in a separate file, and we need to convert them to a different format so everything can use them. This is where BDSup2Sub comes in.
Step 4 - Re-encode the Movie With Your New Subtitle File
Open Handbrake, and use the original gigantic MKV file as the source.
Perform your standard cropping, scaling, and video settings for H.264 here, as always. When you're done, go to the 'Subtitles' tab, and click '+ Import SRT.' You'll want to select the IDX file you just created. Choose to default it if need be (forced subtitles file).
Begin your conversion!
After an excessive amount of time, your conversion will complete, and you're now free to watch the file in your player of choice.
Makemkv For Blu-ray
Welcome to MakeMKV beta
MakeMKV is your one-click solution to convert video that you own into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played everywhere. MakeMKV is a format converter, otherwise called 'transcoder'. It converts the video clips from proprietary (and usually encrypted) disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way. The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and preserve chapters. There are many players that can play MKV files nearly on all platforms, and there are tools to convert MKV files to many formats, including DVD and Blu-ray discs.
Makemkv Blu Ray
Additionally MakeMKV can instantly stream decrypted video without intermediate conversion to wide range of players, so you may watch Blu-ray and DVD discs with your favorite player on your favorite OS or on your favorite device.
Makemkv Css
- Reads DVD and Blu-ray discs
- Reads Blu-ray discs protected with latest versions of AACS and BD+
- Preserves all video and audio tracks, including HD audio
- Preserves chapters information
- Preserves all meta-information (track language, audio type)
- Fast conversion - converts as fast as your drive can read data.
- No additional software is required for conversion or decryption.
- Available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
- Functionality to open DVD discs is free and will always stay free.
- All features (including Blu-ray decryption and processing) are free during BETA.
Give it a try. Download your copy now!