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[R.STEED]

Hi there. When I rip a dvd,how do I join the files together?
Does MakeMKV do this for me?

[hech54]

Hi there. When I rip a dvd,how do I join the files together?
Does MakeMKV do this for me?

Now that you have an exact copy of your DVD safely on your hard drive....what do you want to view it on? What kind of device do you want to play this movie on?
Do you want or need ALL of the languages, subtitles, and extras that you have there?

[R.STEED]

I want to be able to play them all in one big file.
Can I do this?
What about if I want tp convert them to MKV?
How do i link all ther MKV files up?
I want to eventually play the file on WMP.

[hello_hello]

MakeMKV can. What sort of output format are you wanting?

MakeMKV should rip the DVD itself and include the chapters and subtitles etc, and if you're not wanting to convert the video or audio, then it's probably a good choice for keeping a whole DVD as a single file. If MakeMKV has problems with a disc, run AnyDVD in the background to do the decrypting.

MakeMKV only takes the existing video and audio etc and puts it in an MKV container. If you want to convert it to another format to reduce the file size..... well that's a whole other topic.

[hello_hello]

I want to be able to play them all in one big file.
Can I do this?
What about if I want tp convert them to MKV?
How do i link all ther MKV files up?
I want to eventually play the file on WMP.

I don't use WMP due to the fact it sucks and blows at the same time, but if AnyDVD ripped the disc and saved it to your drive in a DVD compliant format (which it should), there'll be lots of files in the folder. You don't have to touch them to play them. Just give the folder a name which makes sense and move it to your desired location on your hard drive etc. To play the ripped files.....

Any decent media player should do it. In the case of MPC-HC you'd use the "File/Open DVD" menu, and select the folder containing the ripped files. MPC-HC will open it just as it'd open the original disc using the original DVD menus etc (assuming it was ripped that way). MakeMKV should be able to convert them to a single MKV if you want it to. Either open the disc with MakeMKV directly, or open the folder on your hard drive containing the ripped files. MakeMKV should happily remux the ripped files as a single MKV. Generally used use MakeMKV to rip the movie to a single MKV, or each episode to an MKV etc. If you want to include the extras.... I assume it'll remux them as individual MKV files too, or maybe a single one.

If you want to convert the video to another format, say x264 encoded video in an MKV or MP4, there's many free programs which will do so. Vidcoder, Ripbot264, MeGUI, ffcoder.... are a few which come to mind.

[R.STEED]

Are you saying MakeMKV rips dvd files? Are you saying I've just wasted my money on buying AnyDVD because the MakeMKV programs seems to be ripping my dvd ok.

[hech54]

Are you saying MakeMKV rips dvd files? Are you saying I've just wasted my money on buying AnyDVD because the MakeMKV programs seems to be ripping my dvd ok.

Dude.
FOCUS
LISTEN
UNDERSTAND
You already have the DVD on your hard drive.
This is how you play a DVD (yes...that VIDEO_TS folder with all of those "files" in it that you seem to think you need to join somehow).
http://hotfile.com/dl/186289819/1421b80/how_to.mp4.html
(933kb download)

[R.STEED]

I've just ripped my DVD using MakeMKV and the quality is ok.
Does that mean i've now wasted my money buying AnyDVD because the quality produced by both programs appears to be the same.

[hech54]

Goodbye.
You neither learned nor listed to anything from your previous thread here:
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/349423-What-is-the-best-blu-ray-and-dvd-ripper-soft...=1#post2188558
....and you are not listening now.

[R.STEED]

I have read what people have been telling me,you're saying that MakeMKV and AnyDVDS doesn't convert but ripping and decrypting.
So if MakeMKV is free and and puts all dvd tracks into one MKV file and AnyDVD HD rips the dvd tracks into the same files in one folder then I've wasted my money on AnyDVD right?
Because the MKV appears to be exactly the same Quality as the AnyDVD right?

[R.STEED]

Please tell me. What is better quality? The MKV file that my Make MKV program ripper or the many files in the one folder ripper by AnyDVD?
Please answer it. Its fairly straight forward.

[orsetto]

I understand your frustration and desire for a "straightforward" answer, but ripping and conversion of DVDs is not as simple to discuss as you might think. Many of the "experts" on VideoHelp have trouble answering these questions when they seem too vague or the person asking seems new to the concepts and unable to grasp the more technical answers. You seem very, very confused about how DVDs are ripped to a computer, and re-purposed for different types of playback. I think you should read a few of the tutorials on the VideoHelp home page before trying this again: it will give you a basic education and help you frame your questions in a way that will get you better answers from other members.

The most basic issue you have right now is you don't understand the different functions of a "ripper" or "converter" vs a "decrypter." Commercial DVDs are encrypted to prevent ripping with standard software like MakeMKV, you need to add a decrypter of some sort to allow MakeMKV (or CloneDVD, or HandBrake, etc) to work. So no, you did NOT "waste your money" on AnyDVD: that program is possibly the best decrypter available. It works invisibly in the background, helping MakeMKV do its job. Unless you are only ripping DVDs you made yourself on a DVD recorder, you will always need a decryptor like AnyDVD running in the background to support any ripping, converting or editing software you choose to install.

Regarding the files on your hard drive: if the ripped DVD results in a VIDEO_TS folder, with many mysterious files in it, this is normal (a direct copy of the DVD contents and file system). As hech54 and hello_hello advised, there is no need to join these files: you would just drag and drop the VIDEO_TS folder itself into any software media player that can play DVDs. Doing this will retain all the chapters, menus, and special features of the DVD just as if you were playing the actual disc (assuming you ripped it that way with all features intact). The disadvantage of keeping a library of VIDEO_TS folders is that they are folders, and folders are subject to lost files or accidental corruption (esp with current twitchy laptop trackpads that tend to move things around in unintended ways). Instead, you might prefer to rip your DVD as a "disc image" (single file that plays as a virtual DVD) or convert them directly to generic formats like AVI, MKV or MP4 that can be played or streamed on just about any hardware or software player.

Converting can often reduce the DVD file size by half, but you do lose the DVD menus and extra features. You would need to learn how to use all the settings converters offer for video file format, container, compression, etc: here again I would suggest you study some of the tutorials members have posted here on VideoHelp regarding these topics. If you are happy with the results you're getting now (using MakeMKV to rip the DVD into a single video file), then just continue doing it that way. You don't need to change anything unless you think the files are too large or you want to keep the menus or features of the original DVD. That would require you study the tutorials.

[R.STEED]

Oh i See.
So is there anyway I can disable the AnyDvd program and then run MakeMKV so i can see for myself that your point is right?

[R.STEED]

I understand your frustration and desire for a "straightforward" answer, but ripping and conversion of DVDs is not as simple to discuss as you might think. Many of the "experts" on VideoHelp have trouble answering these questions when they seem too vague or the person asking seems new to the concepts and unable to grasp the more technical answers. You seem very, very confused about how DVDs are ripped to a computer, and re-purposed for different types of playback. I think you should read a few of the tutorials on the VideoHelp home page before trying this again: it will give you a basic education and help you frame your questions in a way that will get you better answers from other members.

The most basic issue you have right now is you don't understand the different functions of a "ripper" or "converter" vs a "decrypter." Commercial DVDs are encrypted to prevent ripping with standard software like MakeMKV, you need to add a decrypter of some sort to allow MakeMKV (or CloneDVD, or HandBrake, etc) to work. So no, you did NOT "waste your money" on AnyDVD: that program is possibly the best decrypter available. It works invisibly in the background, helping MakeMKV do its job. Unless you are only ripping DVDs you made yourself on a DVD recorder, you will always need a decryptor like AnyDVD running in the background to support any ripping, converting or editing software you choose to install.

Regarding the files on your hard drive: if the ripped DVD results in a VIDEO_TS folder, with many mysterious files in it, this is normal (a direct copy of the DVD contents and file system). As hech54 and hello_hello advised, there is no need to join these files: you would just drag and drop the VIDEO_TS folder itself into any software media player that can play DVDs. Doing this will retain all the chapters, menus, and special features of the DVD just as if you were playing the actual disc (assuming you ripped it that way with all features intact). The disadvantage of keeping a library of VIDEO_TS folders is that they are folders, and folders are subject to lost files or accidental corruption (esp with current twitchy laptop trackpads that tend to move things around in unintended ways). Instead, you might prefer to rip your DVD as a "disc image" (single file that plays as a virtual DVD) or convert them directly to generic formats like AVI, MKV or MP4 that can be played or streamed on just about any hardware or software player.

Converting can often reduce the DVD file size by half, but you do lose the DVD menus and extra features. You would need to learn how to use all the settings converters offer for video file format, container, compression, etc: here again I would suggest you study some of the tutorials members have posted here on VideoHelp regarding these topics. If you are happy with the results you're getting now (using MakeMKV to rip the DVD into a single video file), then just continue doing it that way. You don't need to change anything unless you think the files are too large or you want to keep the menus or features of the original DVD. That would require you study the tutorials.

You're a bullshitter mate. I've disabled AnyDVD and Make MKV is still decrypting it.
Why can't anyone just tell me what quality is better,the Decrypted file from AnyDVD or the Decrypted file from Make MKV?

[Baldrick]

MakeMKV has actually built in ripping. And the quality is same as in AnyDVD. Because they do NOT alter the video or audio files at all.

[orsetto]

You can temporarily disable AnyDVD by placing your mouse pointer over its icon at the bottom right of your desktop (Windows XP, Vista or 7). A little menu should pop up offering the option to disable: if you don't see it, try clicking the right hand mouse button. Or, you can look for the larger AnyDVD icon (the fox face) on your main desktop and double click it to bring up the AnyDVD control screen.

Once you turn it off, you may or may not have difficulty making MakeMKV rip a DVD. It depends on the DVD: some use very old-school encryption that some software can handle by itself, and some are not encrypted at all. Most commercial DVDs are coded to prevent MakeMKV or other rippers/converters functioning unless something like AnyDVD is installed and active.

While expensive, AnyDVD is constantly updated for newer DVD encryptions. You can certainly use "free" decrypters instead, like most members here, but it requires a little more knowledge and updates aren't always timely or available. If you find you don't need AnyDVD, I suppose you could ask SlySoft for a deactivation and refund. I find it very convenient and useful myself: most members prefer the freeware because its free, but I can't be bothered. AnyDVD is easier for me.

EDIT: if you want people to offer answers, don't call them "bullshitters." I already said, if MakeMKV works with all the DVDs you own, just keep using it as-is. But if you buy a new DVD today that MakeMKV can't handle, you'll need to wait for a MakeMKV update or activate your AnyDVD. I don't use an all-in-one like MakeMKV, so I forgot it includes a basic decrypter: like many others, I use separate ripping and conversion software that relies on AnyDVD as background decrypter. Most people would not buy AnyDVD and then decide to use MakeMKV: your question threw me off a bit. Sorry I tried to help, since you obviously knew the answers all along and were just jerking us around for shits and giggles.

[R.STEED]

Ok. I got it.
So how do I prevent MakeMKV from ripping dvd's into files with subtitles?

[R.STEED]

How do I disable the subtitle option in MakeMKV?

[TreeTops]

Steed, You know the font you picked to answer the experts here look like you are shouting at them.

[manono]

How do I disable the subtitle option in MakeMKV?

I haven't a clue as I've never used the program. But what difference does it make if the subs are included? They take up virtually no space in the movie. You're using it as a decrypter (and in the process putting it in an MKV container) and ordinarily (not always) decrypters give you everything in the DVD.

And, like some of the others, I find your 'custom font size' obnoxious.

[Baldrick]

Unselect the subtitle tracks? See http://www.makemkv.com/onlinehelp/