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by VarHD
Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: What do you guys do with your DVD copies from Blu-ray/DVD combo packs?
Replies: 1
Views: 3900

Re: What do you guys do with your DVD copies from Blu-ray/DVD combo packs?

I guess it depends mainly on your financial situation. If your income is low enough that selling them would make a difference, then you could try eBay, always making sure that you make it clear that you're only selling the disc to avoid misunderstandings, but you've said that your collection keeps g...
by VarHD
Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:21 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: 4K movies from the UK
Replies: 3
Views: 6309

Re: 4K movies from the UK

I got the flicker info from a web site, as they mentioned 25fps vs 30fps. A-ha. I suspect that must have been related to the very old analogue signals which were indeed different - in the US you had NTSC which would run at 60 Hz (30 frames, interlaced) and in Europe we had PAL at 50 Hz (25 frames, ...
by VarHD
Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:28 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: 4K movies from the UK
Replies: 3
Views: 6309

Re: 4K movies from the UK

Not sure where you've got the idea about flicker :shock: , but no, there won't be any flicker or any issues whatsoever. Unlike DVDs and standard Blu-rays, the 4K UHD Blu-ray specification doesn't have regional restrictions so they will play just fine, even directly in your 4K player (if you have one).
by VarHD
Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Beginner Question - list of titles/languages for discs?
Replies: 2
Views: 5423

Re: Beginner Question - list of titles/languages for discs?

When it comes to spoken (audio) languages, MakeMKV should always show you the language on the track selection. Similarly, the subtitle tracks are also named appropriately. As for screen titles in different languages. There are two reasons why this can happen: REASON 1 - The text is displayed from a ...
by VarHD
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:36 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: How to get copies of shows I legally own
Replies: 3
Views: 5965

Re: How to get copies of shows I legally own

I'm scratching my head on this one because I don't understand why they will play fine in my living room, but will not rip on my desktop. When a movie is played back on a "normal" player and the drive can't read some tiny part of it - it will skip it. You may either not even notice it or s...
by VarHD
Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:47 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Building a computer for bluray ripping
Replies: 6
Views: 10956

Re: Building a computer for bluray ripping

(...) has a large collection of Blu-rays and DVDs 2x4TB storage drives in a raid. ^ This right here is going to be a problem, if by "large" you really mean large and if he wants to preserve the highest quality, that is - just rip and not transcode the files. I would call my collection &qu...
by VarHD
Wed Dec 25, 2019 1:27 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Gremlins 4K UHD won't rip - volume key unknown
Replies: 4
Views: 9286

Re: Gremlins 4K UHD won't rip - volume key unknown

Out of curiosity, what does the disk look like? Brownish color? The disc itself is completely black, here's a photo of it: https://i.imgur.com/ogpVajv.jpg If yours is brown, then I guess it's this one (found on Google): https://highdefdiscnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3507-1024x559.jpg ? ...
by VarHD
Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:26 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Gremlins 4K UHD won't rip - volume key unknown
Replies: 4
Views: 9286

Re: Gremlins 4K UHD won't rip - volume key unknown

heapercreaper wrote:
Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:43 pm
I'm curious if anyone else has had any luck ripping this disk?
I ripped it on the 6th of November, but there could be different releases. I have the UK release that came in a steelbook case.
by VarHD
Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:27 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: How many TB drive to hold complete GOT series?
Replies: 11
Views: 13611

Re: How many TB drive to hold complete GOT series?

Woodstock asks if the OP would be wiling to try transcoding, but I think the better question is - does he want to start a Blu-ray collection, but prefers to watch the content from the HDD or is he not planning on buying any other discs in the future, he's just a big Game of Thrones fan and only want...
by VarHD
Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:13 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Wrong aspect ratio in some video players
Replies: 2
Views: 4589

Re: Wrong aspect ratio in some video players

According to the MediaInfo, the size of the video is exactly 1920x1080 so it doesn't look like there's anything wrong with the file itself. I would just ditch this other player if I were you and keep using VLC. Alternatively, get Plex and use their player - it also seems to be able to play anything ...
by VarHD
Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:38 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: The Shape of Water (UHD)
Replies: 1
Views: 3854

Re: The Shape of Water (UHD)

It works now. Thank you, Mike! :)

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by VarHD
Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:02 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: The Shape of Water (UHD)
Replies: 1
Views: 3854

The Shape of Water (UHD)

I tried to rip it, but... "computer says no" ;)

AACS dump file sent to Mike.
by VarHD
Sun Dec 08, 2019 5:54 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Men In Black International - 2 Main Features
Replies: 17
Views: 64486

Re: Men In Black International - 2 Main Features

I figured it out. I made a backup and watched all 4 .m2ts files (338, 342, 343 and 343) which are short 21 second scenes where the agent enters an area and she looks at a screen/monitor. In each file, there's different content on the monitor - the first one shows Elon Musk, the second one shows Pier...
by VarHD
Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:31 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Men In Black International - 2 Main Features
Replies: 17
Views: 64486

Re: Men In Black International - 2 Main Features

I'm just about to rip this movie (the 4K version) and I also see 8 versions. They're all the same length, but they refer to different segments: Men In Black- International_t01.mkv Source file name: 00252.mpls Segment map: 1,337,342,339,340 Men In Black- International_t02.mkv Source file name: 00257....
by VarHD
Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:58 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Progress on AACS 2.1?
Replies: 45
Views: 69994

Re: Progress on AACS 2.1?

Procat wrote:
Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:53 am
You must be part Wizard
I heard that Mike read the entire encrypted binary content of each disc and based on that he calculated the encryption key in his head. True story.