It's pretty similar to Handbrake with a slightly modified UI, with one key advantage in your case - a target filesize option. Video compressor? I need to shrink a 1080p 2GB video file to 500MB.

If you want more control or need more complexity, try Handbrake or Vidcoder.

I want a good and reliable video converting software.

I appreciate being able to write install/uninstall actions in C# as part of the main app rather than in some weird language like Delphi (for Inno Setup). I'm now using this with VidCoder Beta and it's worked well. The best Windows installer you've never heard of: Clowd.Squirrel MakeMKV works, As did Vidcoder(based on handbrake) last I tried ~2yr ago. Is there a more up to date guide for ripping DVD's?

Handbrake was designed for ripping DVDs and the auto-cropping it has as a result (but doesn't really tell you about) always pissed me off. VidCoder is a more competent front-end for FFmpeg. If you don't want a 1:1 copy of the disc to save some space, HandBrake is a popular tool to reencode the file. Copying Blu-rays is technically only free for 30 days, but it's free while in beta (and it's been in beta for over a decade now). /r/Plex's Moronic Mondays' No Stupid Questions Thread - MakeMKV will be the easiest option for DVDs and Blu-rays.Once the MKV is ready, you can use HandBrake to compress the file down a lot without losing too much quality if you want the size smaller.ĭVD Shrink to rip to ISO, and then MakeMKV to convert to individual MKV videos. You can store the file on an external USB drive or similar so you don't use all the space on your Mac. Or you can rip using MakeMKV and google which title is correct for your disk. MakeMKV is a free and very simple click and it does all the work for you and the site has an easy straight forward help page here with all the info you need.ĭo you have a Blu-Ray drive that a Linux distro like Ubuntu can see? If so, then you can proceed to learn more at - but I personally would not try to circumvent copyright protection since it’s against the law. Is there an “east button” for ripping Blu-ray’s?

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