Ripbot Shrink of MKV

[nicksteel]

Lots of posts on RipBot, but they are pretty old and I am using the latest version.
Need to compress an MKV from a Blu-Ray. Tried Handbrake, but it crashes on Windows 10.

Are there any current RipBot guides for shrinking to smaller MKV?

Thanks.

[nicksteel]

No replies, but I was successful with this to shrink mkv from 33.1 GB to 8.3GB with about the same quality.

1. MKVCleaver x64 to strip out only Stream 0 Video and Stream 1 Audio.
2. MKVToolNix to remux to mkv.
3. PopCorn MKV AudioConverter to re-encode dts to AC3
4. RipBot to re-encode to mkv only changing to 2-pass and lock size 8150.

Was quite simple and I really like the results.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Did you know that you can do all those steps in RipBot264?

[nicksteel]

Thanks.

I didn't realize that RipBot could also select only the main audio track and encode it. Just haven't ever used before.

Really great all-in-one.

[netmask56]

Did you know MKVMergeGui can do all of this except the changing DTS to AC3, But then PopCorn MKV AudioConverter can do that part.
So load the original file into MKVMergeGui and untick any tracks you don't want, then remux. Next using PopCorn MKV AudioConverter and fix the audio track. Done

[nicksteel]

Did you know MKVMergeGui can do all of this except the changing DTS to AC3, But then PopCorn MKV AudioConverter can do that part.
So load the original file into MKVMergeGui and untick any tracks you don't want, then remux. Next using PopCorn MKV AudioConverter and fix the audio track. Done

Exactly what I settled with.

[rocknrolla115]

Old thread but i have the same question as OP and will borrow this thread instead of starting a new one. I also have large MKV files that i need to shrink. These MKVs are 1:1 rips from discs made with MakeMKV.
I would like to keep the lossless audio tracks from the remux and shrink the video with about 50% of the bitrate.

Can this all be done with RipBot264 or do i need other software?
How should i setup Ripbot if i want to keep the lossless audio and only encode the video?
Is there any up to date guide showing these settings?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Nevermind, figured it out myself.