Probelm converting my Blu-ray discs to mp4

tcatcrb · Jan 14, 2013, 07:03 PM

I've been trying to convert several of my blu-ray discs to mp4 to use with my Apple TVs. I've been using MakeMKV to rip the discs. The mkv files play fine in VLC but when I use Handbrake to convert them, the resulting mp4 file is unplayable. Any suggestions as to what could be going wrong?

FYI - I'm using a windows 7 machine with the above mentioned software to rip and convert the blu-ray discs.

Firesign3394 · Jan 14, 2013, 11:02 PM

Get a Mac.

tcatcrb · Jan 15, 2013, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firesign3394

Get a Mac.

Now why didn't I think of that. Thanks for that most helpful solution to the problem. /sarcasm

silver8ack · Jan 15, 2013, 08:06 AM

What settings are you using in Handbrake? Apple TV 3? Rolling your own? Need more info.

tcatcrb · Jan 15, 2013, 08:08 AM

I'm using the Apple TV3 preset

silver8ack · Jan 15, 2013, 08:32 AM

And the resulting file is unplayable on your PC? Any errors? Does it play but just look bad?

tcatcrb · Jan 15, 2013, 08:36 AM

VLC won't play it. There is no error messages or anything. VLC just sits there. I don't have any problems with doing regular DVDs. It just seems to be the blu-ray rips. The MKV file created by MakeMKV plays fine though in VLC. So I'm not sure what is happening in Handbrake with the conversion.

Jan 14, 2013, 07:03 PM	#1
tcatcrb macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada	Probelm converting my Blu-ray discs to mp4 I've been trying to convert several of my blu-ray discs to mp4 to use with my Apple TVs. I've been using MakeMKV to rip the discs. The mkv files play fine in VLC but when I use Handbrake to convert them, the resulting mp4 file is unplayable. Any suggestions as to what could be going wrong? FYI - I'm using a windows 7 machine with the above mentioned software to rip and convert the blu-ray discs. __________________ home built PC & MacBook Air; iPhone 5
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Jan 14, 2013, 11:02 PM	#2
Firesign3394 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Minnesota	Get a Mac. __________________ 2012 MacBook Air \| New iPad \| iPhone 5 Verizon \| AppleTV 3 \| 2012 Airport Express
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Jan 15, 2013, 08:08 AM	#5
tcatcrb Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada	I'm using the Apple TV3 preset __________________ home built PC & MacBook Air; iPhone 5
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Jan 15, 2013, 08:36 AM	#7
tcatcrb Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada	VLC won't play it. There is no error messages or anything. VLC just sits there. I don't have any problems with doing regular DVDs. It just seems to be the blu-ray rips. The MKV file created by MakeMKV plays fine though in VLC. So I'm not sure what is happening in Handbrake with the conversion. __________________ home built PC & MacBook Air; iPhone 5
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Jan 15, 2013, 08:06 AM	#4
silver8ack macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2010	What settings are you using in Handbrake? Apple TV 3? Rolling your own? Need more info.
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Jan 15, 2013, 08:32 AM	#6
silver8ack macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2010	And the resulting file is unplayable on your PC? Any errors? Does it play but just look bad?
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