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I was talking to this homeless guy on a bus and he was telling me how his neighbor had to get a special "4K friendly" blu-ray player in order to back-up some of his physical media with a digital copy. Apparently the hardware in normal 4K blu-ray players prevent disc ripping 4K discs, regardless of the program you use. I guess it can bypass any blu-ray restrictions, too.
He was saying his neighbor bought this 4K friendly player https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E7B08MS and then download this firmware flasher tool warning direct download link Click To View Spoiler and then downloaded the firmware pack to roll back the firmware warning direct download link Click To View Spoiler https://www.mediafire.com/file/ph1ap2egi441epk/All+You+Need+Firmware+Pack+%28MartyMcNuts%29.zip/file and followed the instructions in the OP here https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634&sid=0fd71722bbd676e492f3a7814d85b5df or maybe here https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896 and then download MakeMKV here Click To View Spoiler and use VLC player to play the MKV files. He said his neighbor can convert the files to a different format to make them more compatible with other players if he wishes. He also told me that doing this, while his neighbor will be able to rip it, it may also make it so he will not be able to play the disc directly off of the flashed player. |
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Quoted: I was talking to this homeless guy on a bus and he was telling me how his neighbor had to get a special "4K friendly" blu-ray player in order to back-up some of his physical media with a digital copy. Apparently the hardware in normal 4K blu-ray players prevent disc ripping 4K discs, regardless of the program you use. I guess it can bypass any blu-ray restrictions, too. He was saying his neighbor bought this 4K friendly player https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E7B08MS and then download this firmware flasher tool warning direct download link Click To View Spoiler and then downloaded the firmware pack to roll back the firmware warning direct download link Click To View Spoiler https://www.mediafire.com/file/ph1ap2egi441epk/All+You+Need+Firmware+Pack+%28MartyMcNuts%29.zip/file and followed the instructions in the OP here https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634&sid=0fd71722bbd676e492f3a7814d85b5df or maybe here https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896 and then download MakeMKV here Click To View Spoiler and use VLC player to play the MKV files. He said his neighbor can convert the files to a different format to make them more compatible with other players if he wishes. He also told me that doing this, while his neighbor will be able to rip it, it may also make it so he will not be able to play the disc directly off of the flashed player. View Quote Or, you know, you could just post this: https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634 |
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Quoted: I was talking to this homeless guy on a bus and he was telling me how his neighbor had to get a special "4K friendly" blu-ray player in order to back-up some of his physical media with a digital copy. Apparently the hardware in normal 4K blu-ray players prevent disc ripping 4K discs, regardless of the program you use. I guess it can bypass any blu-ray restrictions, too. He was saying his neighbor bought this 4K friendly player https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E7B08MS and then download this firmware flasher tool warning direct download link Click To View Spoiler and then downloaded the firmware pack to roll back the firmware warning direct download link Click To View Spoiler https://www.mediafire.com/file/ph1ap2egi441epk/All+You+Need+Firmware+Pack+%28MartyMcNuts%29.zip/file and followed the instructions in the OP here https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634&sid=0fd71722bbd676e492f3a7814d85b5df or maybe here https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896 and then download MakeMKV here Click To View Spoiler and use VLC player to play the MKV files. He said his neighbor can convert the files to a different format to make them more compatible with other players if he wishes. He also told me that doing this, while his neighbor will be able to rip it, it may also make it so he will not be able to play the disc directly off of the flashed player. View Quote You lost me at homeless guy has a neighbor with a 4k bluray player. |
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I use DVD CATalyst which will rip everything but the Disney stuff.
Unfortunately, its no longer available i think, and I kinda dread the day the computer its on dies. So this is my tag for ideas |
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Quoted: I use DVD CATalyst which will rip everything but the Disney stuff. Unfortunately, it's no longer available i think, and I kinda dread the day the computer its on dies. View Quote We had that problem at work. Despite paying $5k for a fingerprinting app with a Windows workstation, they wouldn't give us the installer, and then the HDD started failing. So I imaged the drive, then got it repaired as best I could, and then imaged it again. Replaced that drive with an SSD and it's running great now. I could replace that whole PC if I needed to. |
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Quoted: You don't have the installer? We had that problem at work. Despite paying $5k for a fingerprinting app with a Windows workstation, they wouldn't give us the installer, and then the HDD started failing. So I imaged the drive, then got it repaired as best I could, and then imaged it again. Replaced that drive with an SSD and it's running great now. I could replace that whole PC if I needed to. View Quote I probably do, but wouldn't they need to verify with the company or whatever? |
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Quoted: I probably do, but wouldn't they need to verify with the company or whatever? View Quote Edit: Looks like it just used some kind of MD5 hash of the licensee's name, so if that was all hashed client-side (and not dependent on any licensing server) then it should work in perpetuity, assuming you still have your license key data. CNET and other places still host the 4.4.4.4 installer (which automatically installs as a Trial version by default). |
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I've been reading about RedFox AnyDVD, DVDFab Passkey, and MakeMKV, and I'm still unsure. (I don't anything about Codecs and all that stuff). Is there one of these that's a one-shot deal, where I don't have to rip with one and compress with another, etc.?
Edit - I don't need or want all the chapters and subtitles, or special content; I want to be able to rip these movies, and then just watch them straight through. |
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Quoted: I've been reading about RedFox AnyDVD, DVDFab Passkey, and MakeMKV, and I'm still unsure. (I don't anything about Codecs and all that stuff). Is there one of these that's a one-shot deal, where I don't have to rip with one and compress with another, etc.? View Quote If you are cool with just ripping the main movie off each disk, and not preserving DVD / Blu-ray menuing and the extras, then MakeMKV is a slam dunk. It is a native rip of the movie without re-encoding, so it is fast, lossless (i.e., same quality as the original) , and does not require you to use another tool. And if your plan is to use Plex as your media server, MKV is a great format. Plex will be able to read the file and re-encode it for clients and provide access to all of the audio and subtitle tracks embedded in the movie. It's also freeware. |
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That's exactly what I want, simple viewing without losing the quality.
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As Scuba Steve said, if you're not worried about compressing and your choice of player will play mkv files just use that. One and done.
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That's awesome. My son has Plex set up already, so I can just hook into that.
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It worked! The movie played flawlessly. Thanks for all the help and suggestions.
Now I just have about 149 more DVDs to rip... |
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Quoted: I hope you have lots of drive space as it's a slippery slope Don't start watching Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray movies as they're 25GB-85GB in size rather than the 7GB of a DVD. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: It worked! The movie played flawlessly. Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Now I just have about 149 more DVDs to rip... Don't start watching Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray movies as they're 25GB-85GB in size rather than the 7GB of a DVD. My son set me up with two 4T HDDs, in a NAS that has four slots, and I'll eventually add more so that I have real backup. Once I do all of the movie DVDs, I'll see if I have room for my TV series DVDs. If there's room after that, I'll start on Blue-Rays. I don't have nearly as many BR though. |
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Quoted: My son set me up with two 4T HDDs, in a NAS that has four slots, and I'll eventually add more so that I have real backup. Once I do all of the movie DVDs, I'll see if I have room for my TV series DVDs. If there's room after that, I'll start on Blue-Rays. I don't have nearly as many BR though. View Quote TV series are a time and space killer for sure. Especially when you start on shows that are 10+ seasons long. I’m starting on Eureka and Warehouse 13 next week when the Blu-ray box sets arrive. I can’t decide whether to delete the DVD versions when I’m done or not. I’m sure I’ll never watch them when I have 1080P versions available. ETA: You may want to consider backing things up as well given the time involved in ripping them. |
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Another vote for Handbrake, so easy a caveman could do it. FYI you have a choice of what format to rip to, it'll do Matroska as well as mp4. And any size and quality you want.
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Go into the options and set it to single drive mode. You'll have to close and reopen the program then select the drive you want to use.
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I seem to recall there's a setting for the default storage location, but yeah, I usually end up having to rename the file to something that Plex has a better chance matching.
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It's going much better since changing that setting for the destination. I started off watching each one after ripping, to be sure that it copied correctly, but I'd never get done that way. I'm ripping three to four disks per hour now, so I figure that I'll finish this week, if I stick with it each day.
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For making a backup .ISO file that is easily used to burn a DVD that fits on a standard 4.35GB blank DVD "DVD Shrink" is fast, easy and very few incriptions can't be over ridden
It is free. It shrinks the original as most are much larger than 4.35GB. You can also edit if you want just the movie 0r a couple episodes etc etc Works with XP, W7, W10 (I don't have W11) You can back up and store the .ISO file so if your original is damaged you can then burn the replacement I have used most of the others but this is easier IMO |
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I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray’s.
On the way… TV: Chuck Parks and Recreation Friends Big Bang Theory Warehouse 13 4K Movies: Shrek Jurassic Park Jupiter Ascending Movies: Alien: Quadrilogy I just did the math on the 105 discs and that means 4.25TB to back the discs up, ~3.5TB for the Remuxes, and ~2TB for the converted H265 copies….ouch ?? |
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Quoted: I just did the math on the 105 discs and that means 4.25TB to back the discs up, ~3.5TB for the Remuxes, and ~2TB for the converted H265 copies….ouch ?? View Quote But you dont have to store it all do you? You have the bluray disc and you have the final 2TB worth of stuff you'll watch. Everything else is intermediate files. You can recreate them again, and you aren't planning on watching them. So what's the point of keeping them? |
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Quoted: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. View Quote I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. |
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Quoted: But you dont have to store it all do you? You have the bluray disc and you have the final 2TB worth of stuff you'll watch. Everything else is intermediate files. You can recreate them again, and you aren't planning on watching them. So what's the point of keeping them? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I just did the math on the 105 discs and that means 4.25TB to back the discs up, ~3.5TB for the Remuxes, and ~2TB for the converted H265 copies….ouch ?? But you dont have to store it all do you? You have the bluray disc and you have the final 2TB worth of stuff you'll watch. Everything else is intermediate files. You can recreate them again, and you aren't planning on watching them. So what's the point of keeping them? Do you have any idea how long it takes to handle and convert 100+ Blu-ray’s? Eventually, H265 will be an old format and I don’t want to have to spend the 40min per disc converting them again as if back up the disc now I can easily convert them later without having to handle them all again. I like watching the Remuxes on my Sony Master Series TV, however, most of the people that have access to my media server don’t have the internet to handle that bitrate and I’d rather not have to make the server transcode them constantly. |
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Quoted: I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. I have just over 100 DVDs left to go in this tote, but the other tote has all the Blue-Rays (along with TV series on DVD). My optical drive is old, and only does DVD, CD-RW, and CD-R, so I can't rip my BRs until I get a newer optical drive. If you’re buying a new drive buy this one as the firmware can be downgraded to work for ripping 4K Blu-ray’s. Buy DVDFab and use this utility to downgrade it. |
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Drive added to my shopping list, and I'll get it soon. Thanks.
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Quoted: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. On the way TV: Chuck Parks and Recreation Friends Big Bang Theory Warehouse 13 4K Movies: Shrek Jurassic Park Jupiter Ascending Movies: Alien: Quadrilogy I just did the math on the 105 discs and that means 4.25TB to back the discs up, ~3.5TB for the Remuxes, and ~2TB for the converted H265 copies .ouch View Quote |
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Quoted: you can get a ten TB WD Red drive on Amazon for $150. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. On the way TV: Chuck Parks and Recreation Friends Big Bang Theory Warehouse 13 4K Movies: Shrek Jurassic Park Jupiter Ascending Movies: Alien: Quadrilogy I just did the math on the 105 discs and that means 4.25TB to back the discs up, ~3.5TB for the Remuxes, and ~2TB for the converted H265 copies .ouch I have the space happily so that’s not a problem. I think I have 7x14TB HGST Ultrastar SAS drives as spares currently. I may just have to bite the bullet and start replacing the 8TB drives that are still in my NAS as I figured they’d start dying after almost. 7 years but they aren’t. WD Red drives are garbage now as most of them are SMR and they all have a URE of 1^14 so they aren’t to be trusted in parity based RAID arrays IMO. Ultrastar drives are all CMR and have a URE of 1^15. |
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I run makeMKV to rip, then drop them into the work folder I have setup on my NAS.
I have handbrake setup in a docker container in unraid which then outputs them to a finished folder. I can rip a bunch, then drop them in the work folder and walk away. |
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Quoted: WD Red drives are garbage now as most of them are SMR and they all have a URE of 1^14 so they aren’t to be trusted in parity based RAID arrays IMO. Ultrastar drives are all CMR and have a URE of 1^15. View Quote Arent they the same thing? 1^14 = 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 1^15 = 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 |
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Quoted: I run makeMKV to rip, then drop them into the work folder I have setup on my NAS. I have handbrake setup in a docker container in unraid which then outputs them to a finished folder. I can rip a bunch, then drop them in the work folder and walk away. View Quote Yup, bigly big fan of batch encoding. Last time I did a rip project it was 750-/+ CDs and 150 or so bluray. Multiple drives were nice to have but it still took a bit. |
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Quoted: I have the space happily so that's not a problem. I think I have 7x14TB HGST Ultrastar SAS drives as spares currently. I may just have to bite the bullet and start replacing the 8TB drives that are still in my NAS as I figured they'd start dying after almost. 7 years but they aren't. WD Red drives are garbage now as most of them are SMR and they all have a URE of 1^14 so they aren't to be trusted in parity based RAID arrays IMO. Ultrastar drives are all CMR and have a URE of 1^15. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I went a bit crazy on Black Friday upgrading my DVD collections to Blu-ray's. On the way TV: Chuck Parks and Recreation Friends Big Bang Theory Warehouse 13 4K Movies: Shrek Jurassic Park Jupiter Ascending Movies: Alien: Quadrilogy I just did the math on the 105 discs and that means 4.25TB to back the discs up, ~3.5TB for the Remuxes, and ~2TB for the converted H265 copies .ouch I have the space happily so that's not a problem. I think I have 7x14TB HGST Ultrastar SAS drives as spares currently. I may just have to bite the bullet and start replacing the 8TB drives that are still in my NAS as I figured they'd start dying after almost. 7 years but they aren't. WD Red drives are garbage now as most of them are SMR and they all have a URE of 1^14 so they aren't to be trusted in parity based RAID arrays IMO. Ultrastar drives are all CMR and have a URE of 1^15. |
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I think I'm going to delete my Remux files as I just can't see a difference between them with my vision and it'll free up 6TB+ of space. I also just don't want to keep making them at 3-7 minutes each with several hundred files needing to be done.
I can always recreate them if I feel the need. ETA: It was more like 9.5TB…and…it’s gone. |
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If anyone cares I found out that MakeMKV connects to an IP in Russia (185.84.108.20) in order to download the SDF file. I had to add a rule to my firewall to allow it to connect as I block all incoming/outgoing traffic with Russia, China, and India by default at home.
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Quoted: If anyone cares I found out that MakeMKV connects to an IP in Russia (185.84.108.20) in order to download the SDF file. I had to add a rule to my firewall to allow it to connect as I block all incoming/outgoing traffic with Russia, China, and India by default at home. View Quote |
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Quoted: If anyone cares I found out that MakeMKV connects to an IP in Russia (185.84.108.20) in order to download the SDF file. I had to add a rule to my firewall to allow it to connect as I block all incoming/outgoing traffic with Russia, China, and India by default at home. View Quote Yes, it's historically been where they pulled the latest hash key file to deal with disc encryption, although I don't believe it's used anymore and can be blocked if desired. |
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Makemkv and plex on a qnap NAS
I'm at least 200 discs into my collection and I am buying more and more discs everyday. NAS gets backed up to external drive and the original discs are the final backup. No problem with 4K I use the case logic binders to hold the discs. I toss all the original holders. |
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Quoted: Makemkv and plex on a qnap NAS I'm at least 200 discs into my collection and I am buying more and more discs everyday. NAS gets backed up to external drive and the original discs are the final backup. No problem with 4K I use the case logic binders to hold the discs. I toss all the original holders. View Quote I've also been picking up quite a few discs recently. There are a number of vendors on eBay selling discs for three to four dollars, with buy two discs, get one free. Then you no longer need to wonder where you can stream Sicario from for your monthly viewing. |
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