How To Rip DVDs With MakeMKV and Use Handbrake For Hardware Transcoding

In this video i go over how to setup rip dvds with makemkv and using handbrake for hardware transcoding to make it possible to get dvds onto your plex or jellyfin server.

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[joseph]

Solid video, super straight forward! I plan to rip all my parent's dvds so they can have a digital copy to access from their various devices.

[Waltkat]

This was a great tutorial, thanks. I just installed Plex in my desktop and was staring at my collection of DVDs and Blu Rays, wondering how I was going to get them from here to there. My desktop has a 14TB HDD so storage space won't be a problem. It also has an optical drive so I'm all set. My desktop is a gaming computer so it is not very power efficient so I will eventually build a Plex/NAS server with 4TB of storage in a RAID 2 setup that can be left on 24/7 without eating me out of house and home in electrical bills.

[tralfamadorian]

great job, clear and two the point. You answered my question about using the two applications together And transcoding on GPU.

[gregcapravision]

BETWEEN MAKEMKV & HANDBRAKE, I CAN NEVER BURN THE ORIGINAL PHYSICAL DVD MENU. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO BURN THE DVD MENUS?

I LOVE SEEING THE DVD MENUS LOAD UP. THANKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL. SUPER HELPFUL!

[halliestarn]

Amazing tutorial! I just started the MakeMKV download on my MacBook Pro with M1 Pro Chip. It is saying the application download is estimated at 1 hour and 15 minutes and going up.. this concerns me! How long should I expect for this download to take? And how can I make my downloads go faster? Should I do this project on my 2021 iMac?
I am digitizing my family videos and my dad's old dvd's which equates to over 75 files. I am thinking I need to figure out a way to make the process go a little faster and more efficient.. do you have any suggestions?
Thanks Barmine Tech!

[jameswebster]

Thanks for the straightforward content.

[oxfd]

Good job, thanks for the refresher. I have been using this method for a few years now, and I burned my entire DVD collection of
100+ DVDs to an external hard drive. I don't have a graphics card (basic system) or a surround system, do you have any thoughts on using the "FAST" options in Handbrake? Oh, and I donated my entire DVD collection to the local library.

[traskulgo]

Any reason you just dont let Plex transcode in real time?

[peterschmidt]

There are tradeoff's with GPU vs CPU encoding. While GPU encoding is typically faster, its also possible you get more artefacts and larger files sizes. CPU encoding while it takes longer, you have more options with this method if you can stand the longer encode times. When it comes to Bluray, unfortunately CPU encoding is way too long (up to a couple days in depending on your CPU) vs a couple hours with GPU.

[Zodarus]

How do people get it down to 1-2 gb this only got a movie down to 7. 7 is good but even when I view the 1-2 gb ones the quality is still great.
Thanks for this guide though very cool and very helpful.

[antoniiocaluso]

thanks!! question, plz: what if the GPU doesn't appear on Handbrake's Settings? Just H264 or H265-stuff, but nothing suggesting a GPU. ughh...or there a System Setting that would allow that? MS-W10. tanx...

[Shadywolf]

Here's my issue:

If I rip a DVD or BluRay, will that damage the physical disc at all?
Because, I don't want to put the disc in after I ripped it to no longer work on my disc player.

[deeoosee]

Can’t you just rip dvds and put them on a USB flash drive to insert on your TV instead of all of the trouble of a plex server and all that?

[metalmale]

I don't get the advantage of makemkv. Why not just use handbrake?

[robmillle]

just downloaded makemkv 9/15/24 and the application crashes at launch every time