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Ripping Videos for Plex
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:32 pm
Got a NAS and ready to start ripping my collection. Any recommendations for a ripping program? Will be ripping mostly Blu Ray's but I have some 4k videos.
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Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:21 pm to UcobiaA
Handbrake….at least that’s what i used awhile ago…found it easier to download copies of dvds i previously purchased vs ripping them
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:26 pm to BabySam
I don't think handbrake will rip blurays with copy protection, which will probably be a lot of them. But yeah way easier to download.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:57 pm to Korkstand
Ah yep…i used to use AnyDVD for that and then handbrake for other formats…good catch
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:33 pm to BabySam
MakeMKV is what I use. It's free if you use the "beta" code on their forums. From there I'll usually shrink it down in Handbrake and make sure subtitles are correct if needed. Been using it for years with my PLEX server.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 5:48 am to Inadvertent Whistle
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MakeMKV is what I use. It's free if you use the "beta" code on their forums. From there I'll usually shrink it down in Handbrake and make sure subtitles are correct if needed. Been using it for years with my PLEX server.
This is what I do as well.
As someone else pointed out, all blu-rays (and a lot of newer dvds) are encrypted and handbrake can’t decrypt them, which is why you’ll need Makemkv.
Depending on how much storage space you have on your NAS, you could just use Makemkv to rip them and leave them in MKV format since Plex can read that format. Handbrake is used to convert the MKV files to mp4, which is compressed so it takes up less storage space.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 6:49 am to UcobiaA
quote:I can make this a whole lot easier for you....
Got a NAS and ready to start ripping my collection. Any recommendations for a ripping program? Will be ripping mostly Blu Ray's but I have some 4k videos
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Posted on 12/30/22 at 8:17 am to UcobiaA
MakeMKV is probably the most common with the most support.
AnyDVD is a good paid option
DVDFab is the third option for UHD discs.
Unless you want to talk about absurd options, in which case, Modulus m1 + a USB UHD drive or an m2 by itself will do the trick.
AnyDVD is a good paid option
DVDFab is the third option for UHD discs.
Unless you want to talk about absurd options, in which case, Modulus m1 + a USB UHD drive or an m2 by itself will do the trick.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 9:11 am to MaroonWhite
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As someone else pointed out, all blu-rays (and a lot of newer dvds) are encrypted and handbrake can’t decrypt them, which is why you’ll need Makemkv.
Depending on how much storage space you have on your NAS, you could just use Makemkv to rip them and leave them in MKV format since Plex can read that format. Handbrake is used to convert the MKV files to mp4, which is compressed so it takes up less storage space.
Works for 4K as well?
Posted on 12/30/22 at 10:37 am to UcobiaA
I don't have much experience with all the alternatives, but downloading sounds best. I just used Handbrake and it works great, but it takes a long time to rip movie and TV series DVDs.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 3:43 pm to UcobiaA
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Works for 4K as well?
Yes. What model and firmware revision are your Blu-Ray drive? A ton of new-ish drives have firmware which stops MakeMKV from doing what it needs to do on Blu-Ray discs.
Check the list of players here.
I lucked out and have an un-updated Asus Blu-Ray drive I originally bought around 2010, and it works like a dream to get MKV to rip the disc, which I then convert to MP4 with Handbrake before moving it to my NAS.
Before you start creating volumes, figure out which file system is right for you, and whether you want a hot spare drive or not. I wasn't paying attention when I set up my DS1520+ (drinks combined with new tech excitement are not a good combo) and will have to eventually buy an expansion unit and more drives just to delete the original volume and create a new one.
BTW, 10 TB Western Digital Red Pro drives are on sale for about $160 at Newegg (I think $60 off). Just picked up two, so I can swap out some 4TB units.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 3:48 pm to Macfly
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downloading sounds best.
Be very, very careful if you're downloading ripped movies. The feds have gotten more active in shutting down sites, and your ISP and Hollywood can easily generate a paper trail of your misdeeds.
Also, it takes under two hours for me to rip a Blu-Ray feature film, and I have no issues with using my computer as normal while it is occurring.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 4:03 pm to LemmyLives
quote:I wonder how much money has been wasted trying to plug the analog hole.
A ton of new-ish drives have firmware which stops MakeMKV from doing what it needs to do on Blu-Ray discs.
Or maybe they've done all the math and they can figure out the extra sales they've made by making it just a little more difficult.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 6:12 pm to LemmyLives
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Yes. What model and firmware revision are your Blu-Ray drive?
I have an ASUS BW-16D1X-U. Haven't even unboxed it yet but I will to check the firmware.
I've got a Synology DS220+ and a Seagate Ironwolf 14tb drive so far. I'll be honest, I haven't gotten into it enough to know about file systems or a spare hot drive. I've got some time this weekend so my plan was learn the ripping program and start ripping some movies. I have a spare external HD I was going to store them on before setting up the NAS and moving them to it.
Sounds like a good deal on the drives. I'll have a look at them since I was planning to add a second drive.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:22 am to UcobiaA
You have a 2 bay NAS, which, within 12 months, you will upgrade to a 5 bay NAS like I did.
You can't have a hot spare in a 2 bay.
You absolutely must add a second drive, otherwise you have zero redundancy. Do NOT create a 14TB volume, because unless you buy another 14TB and mirror it, you can't use a 10TB or a 6TB drive to provide basic mirroring. You can put a cheap(er) 10TB or 6TB drive in the second bay, then create a volume with the size of the smallest drive, and it will be redundant.
After I went to a 5 bay Synology, I initialized the volume as EXT4 instead of BTRFS. I do keep a copy of my OneDrive volume on the 1520+, but almost nothing else (music, podcasts, movies) will create significant journaling volume See here.
You can't have a hot spare in a 2 bay.
You absolutely must add a second drive, otherwise you have zero redundancy. Do NOT create a 14TB volume, because unless you buy another 14TB and mirror it, you can't use a 10TB or a 6TB drive to provide basic mirroring. You can put a cheap(er) 10TB or 6TB drive in the second bay, then create a volume with the size of the smallest drive, and it will be redundant.
After I went to a 5 bay Synology, I initialized the volume as EXT4 instead of BTRFS. I do keep a copy of my OneDrive volume on the 1520+, but almost nothing else (music, podcasts, movies) will create significant journaling volume See here.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 2:59 am to UcobiaA
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Works for 4K as well?
4K can get a little tricky. You will obviously need a 4k blu-ray player.
This is how I did it, and if someone has a simpler way, please chime in.
Download the MakeMKV software.
Download and extract the MakeMKV firmware pack: LINK
Take a look at this YouTube video: LINK
Take a look at this forum: LINK
I bought an LG Model BP60NB10 external 4k blu-ray drive.
You will need to flash the drive firmware so that MakeMKV can rip from it. The flash will also make the drive region-free as an added bonus.
From the command line, go to the MakeMKV install directory and run the makemkvcon64.exe command from step 3 or 4 (depending on whether your drive's firmware is encrypted or not) of the YouTube video notes from above, but replace the .bin file in the -i switch to the bin file that matches your drive.
Notes:
The -d switch should be followed by the drive letter of your external 4k drive, e.g. '-d F:'.
The -i switch should be followed by the full path to the .bin file that will re-write the drive's firmware.
The above command works for the specific drive that I mentioned above. If you use a different drive, you will need to research the command switches to use.
Be careful, if you do something wrong you can brick the drive.
Once you rip a 4k movie, you can try to stream the raw .mkv format file but these are pretty big. If you compress it using Handbrake, you will need to use the H265 Codec instead of the H264 Codec.
This post was edited on 12/31/22 at 3:37 am
Posted on 12/31/22 at 9:57 am to UcobiaA
4k is easier and faster to just download.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 10:54 pm to Inadvertent Whistle
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Inadvertent Whistle
Posted on 1/2/23 at 12:35 am to BabySam
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found it easier to download copies of dvds i previously purchased vs ripping them
Yep. I came at the board with this same question a couple years ago, and it’s just so much easier downloading the movies.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 10:16 am to PhilipMarlowe
quote:Easy is never best. The rips using MakeMKV are data perfect copies of the movies or TV shows.
Yep. I came at the board with this same question a couple years ago, and it’s just so much easier downloading the movies.
If personal storage is an issue for you, you can always use Handbrake to reduce the size, but it will always be a compromise between quality vs. file size.
And you still always have the original media vs. download (I suspect you meant streaming).
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