Then, you will be much better armed to get exactly what you want from your media.Īs stated on a main page all features of MakeMKV are free while program is in beta. Then, do a little reading & homework understanding digital media formats/containers/codecs and the BD & DVD formats and ripping vs. Unlearn most all of what you learned (keeping MakeMKV & MediaInfo), and hopefully you can get your money back on the others. Just point them to the M2TS/SSIF files (in the case of BD/3DBD) or VOB files (in the case of DVD-Video). MediaInfo will also work with original (un-encrypted) BD/DVD discs as well as standard media files. Assuming its other parameters are also high quality (bitdepth, samplerate).

PCM is the standard against which all other formats are compared (it is the '10' on a scale of 1-10).

Plus, it's layout is basic and intrinsic to EVERY installation of every OS. A codec is a ' compressor / decompressor' that works on a particular type of compression. Is there something like MediaInfo that provides information about the various formats on the original Blu-ray disk itself?Īny and all other comments/suggestions would also be appreciated.Īlso, you don't need a codec for LPCM. Is there still a free activation code for MakeMKV or do I now have to actually pay $50 for it.Ĥ. Should I even care about ripping the PCM stream and if so, how would I rip it as the only audio stream?ģ. Have any of you ever heard of or used the Acrok or Brorsoft rippers?Ģ. Here are some specific questions I would appreciate any insight into:ġ. So, I am somewhat confused in many ways as to what I am actually getting or should be getting. After the rip MediaInfo indicated that there was only 1 audio stream and that it was ACC. Although the Acrok application itself indicated that there were apparently two different AC-3 streams and one LPCM stream on the disk, the only options it gave me for ripping were AAC and AC-3, even though I selected LPCM from the dropdown menu on the main window. I then ripped the same disk to MKV using the Acrok converter (and it took more than twice as long and used 100% of all of my CPU cores too!). For the PCM stream MediaInfo indicated that I needed to go to the web site of this audio codec. I also downloaded the trail version of MakeMKV since it seems to get high marks on the various discussion forums, and it's much faster.Īnyway, when I ripped one of my Blu-ray disks ('Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' to be exact) using MakeMKV and then examined it with the MediaInfo application it indicated that there were two audio streams - an AC-3 and a PCM. I based this purchase on reading the various 'Top-10' review Websites, which I should have known are merely bogus reviews written by the product vendors themselves, but that's another story. I just purchased the Acrok Video Converter Ulitmate (which I believe is exactly the same thing as the Brorsoft Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate).

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