Subj : Re: Ripping DVD/BD in Linux
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Sep 09 2025 22:03:08

-=> Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ni>   Re: Re: Ripping DVD/BD in Linux
 Ni>   By: Nightfox to Gamgee on Tue Sep 09 2025 10:28 am

 Ni> DVD and blu-ray should work equally well with MakeMKV, in my experience.
 Ni> Normally if MakeMKV fails, it should output an error - Is there any error
 Ni> when you try to have it find the media on the disk?  Without the error
 Ni> message, it would be hard to tell you what might be wrong.

 Ni> Another thing - Is the disc a 1080p blu-ray, or is it a 4K blu-ray?

It doesn't actually say anywhere on the case...  It's an old movie 
('Platoon') which pre-dates 4K I'm sure.

 Ni> 1080p blu-ray discs should rip without a problem; MakeMKV can rip 4K
 Ni> blu-ray discs too, though the industry added tightened restrictions for
 Ni> 4K discs & drives, so in order to rip a 4K blu-ray disc, you'd need a
 Ni> drive that has older firmware that allows it, or allows its firmware to
 Ni> be flashed with a firmware that allows ripping video content.  The term
 Ni> "LibreDrive" is a term used for 4K blu-ray drives that allow ripping 4K
 Ni> discs (or can be flashed with a firmware to allow it).

I'm gonna try again with a few other BD's and see if anything changes.  
Thanks.



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