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The movie is ripped and the movie file is complete

In addition, the MKV file is also large - 30 to 50 GB in size depending on the movie. While you can stream this file from Plex as is, many devices, or network connections, may not be able to play such a large file without transcoding. Ripping the movie and saving it to a fileĪt this point, you should now have an almost exact duplicate of the Blu-ray movie from the disc on your system in an MKV container. This will take some time to do, as the reading and saving are dependent on the speed of your Blu-ray reader. At this point, MakeMKV will read the disc and extract the move information from the disc and save it to the folder you specified.
#Handbrake blu ray discs install
I usually download the non-installer version and just extract it to the machine I use for encoding my movies with Handbrake.īefore moving to the next section, you should download and install the software.
#Handbrake blu ray discs software
MediaInfo This software is optional, but I use it to display information about the movie files created by both the MakeMKV and Handbrake software. We will use this application to compress the MKV file produced by MakeMKV to make it smaller and easier to stream from Plex. Handbrake Handbrake is probably the most popular application for encoding and compressing movie files from one format to another.
#Handbrake blu ray discs free
MakeMKV is free while in beta, but if you like using the software, I highly recommend you purchase it. This application will be used to rip the Blu-ray disc to produce a high-quality copy of the movie. The following software will be used to rip the Blu-ray discs and encode and compress the movie files: MakeMKV This application runs on either Windows or Mac OS, and can easily extract the Blu-ray contents into an MKV file. While you can certainly use Linux for ripping Blu-ray discs, both of the applications I use in this post are compatible with Windows and Mac.
