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by drxenos
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Combining two index.bdmv files into one mkv output file
Replies: 9
Views: 976

Re: Combining two index.bdmv files into one mkv output file

Using mkvtoolnix, there should be no decompression/recompression though. In the end, I managed to follow the mkvtoolnix procedure using original index.bdmv files and ended up with one mkv file exactly as described. And since I used bdmv files, no decompression/recompression was used for sure. Just ...
by drxenos
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Handling multi-disc films
Replies: 2
Views: 7215

Re: Handling multi-disc films

I simply extract both titles with MakeMKV and concatenate with mkvmerge. Nothing is lost. The chapters are there; the meta-data is fine. The "break" between the two halves is fine.
by drxenos
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability
Replies: 6
Views: 1101

Re: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability

I see. Thanks for the info.
by drxenos
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability
Replies: 6
Views: 1101

Re: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability

Thanks, man!

Do you now if this will always be the case (i.e., it's impossible) or is it being worked on?
by drxenos
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability
Replies: 6
Views: 1101

Pioneer BDR-XS07U Flashability

Is this drive flashable? I think not, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Drive Information OS device name: F: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U Revision: 1.03 Serial number: CEDL011924UC Firmware date: 2023-01-06 Bus encryption flags: 13 Highest AACS version: 76 LibreDrive Information Status: ...
by drxenos
Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Ripping from Laser Disc?
Replies: 4
Views: 3037

Re: Ripping from Laser Disc?

Sunoo wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:48 am
Laserdiscs don’t have a file structure, they’re much closer to a VHS tape than a DVD. Your best bet would to hook a Laserdisc player to a video capture card.
Agreed. LaserDisc is analog, not digital. A video capture card is the way to go.
by drxenos
Sat May 13, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: i found something out in my ripping adventures.
Replies: 2
Views: 2171

Re: i found something out in my ripping adventures.

Front USB ports are often under-powered.
by drxenos
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: Does makemkv call home on each invocation?
Replies: 2
Views: 2918

Re: Does makemkv call home on each invocation?

Or just an unfortunate choice of error code? Tried to start it up on my Mint desktop today and I got a popup with this message: "NO_ANSWER_FROM_MAKEMKVCON" If I start it from the cli, I also see it failing to open /usr/bin/makemkvcon: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.1.1...
by drxenos
Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:51 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Persistent artifacts showing up in Blu-Ray rip
Replies: 3
Views: 1738

Re: Persistent artifacts showing up in Blu-Ray rip

Can you be more specific about what 'artifacts on the file' means? Did MakeMKV have any errors or other messages in the log while you were doing the rip? Can you post it here? I think the problem has gone away for now. There were these green horizontal rectangles which appeared when I scrub the thr...
by drxenos
Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:11 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?
Replies: 14
Views: 6611

Re: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?

online means the storage being "online" ergo attached/available, vs in cold storage. i.e. giving X amount of "online" storage, encoding will allow you to store more and have it be available. However, the cost of the time to do that vs the cost of just paying for more cold (i.e. ...
by drxenos
Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?
Replies: 14
Views: 6611

Re: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?

i mostly use plex for that. Yes, that requires being online, but that's generally not been a problem, and if I'm going offline for an extended period of time, I just load up a HD. Also, not all storage has to be kept online at all times. At the end of the day, the time it sets to set up an encode /...
by drxenos
Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:21 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Correctly recode PAL 25fps dvds to standard 23.976 fps
Replies: 20
Views: 42283

Re: Correctly recode PAL 25fps dvds to standard 23.976 fps

I have this automated in my own scripting tools. I use ffmpeg to re-time the audio/video (with optional pitch adjust), and mvkmerge to re-time the subtitles and chapters.
by drxenos
Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?
Replies: 14
Views: 6611

Re: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?

dcoke22 wrote:
Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:20 am
Nicely done. I've managed to keep ffmpeg busy for 7 or 8 days straight before, but 15 weeks is a high bar!
Yeah, my daughter laughed at me because my Blu-ray addiction had reached a new high. :lol:
by drxenos
Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:34 am
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: makemkvcon not processing the correct title ID
Replies: 2
Views: 2667

Re: makemkvcon not processing the correct title ID

Are these DVD title numbers? MakeMkV uses its own numbering scheme. You'll have to load the disc in the GUI to see what the title number translates to.
by drxenos
Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:30 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?
Replies: 14
Views: 6611

Re: What Backend/Frontend Encoder Do You Use?

Just trying to get an idea what everyone out there is using for a backend/frontend encoder after you have ripped your movie to .mkv format. I use my own frontend tools (scripting engine and a GUI transcoder). For a backend, it uses HandBrake, ffmpeg, mkvmerge, whatever it needs to get the job done....