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Hi,
maybe one stupid question. But I am trying to find a easy way to rip blu rays to mkv. I found so many ways but alot of them are consuming alot of time (at least on my hardware which is definitely not bad one.
Maybe you could give me a hint how you do it.
maybe one stupid question. But I am trying to find a easy way to rip blu rays to mkv. I found so many ways but alot of them are consuming alot of time (at least on my hardware which is definitely not bad one.
Maybe you could give me a hint how you do it.
I refuse to buy iTunes HD. It's compressed 720p and costs too much. I rip my Blu Rays as MKV files and they're of excellent quality, and I'll be willing to downgrade them to 720p, just not at the price and low quality compression Apple offers.
Unfortunately Apple does not support this in iTunes. Anyone imagine it will make its way in eventually? Much better HD filetype than .MOVs.
If not, the new iPad has drag and drop mountable storage support. Anyone imagine I can drop .MKV files into the app's folder when my iPad is mounted and the app can play them?
Really want the iPad, but this is a really dampening feature for me. That beautiful HD screen only being able to play iTunes content that doesn't do justice to HD or the price.
Thanks!
As a iPad user, I suggest you try Foxreal Video Converter. It is a all-in-one iPad video converter, which can convert all format videos to iPad. What's more, it customizes the best video format for iPad to give me the best visual experience.
I think u can use it to convert video to mp4, h.264 720P to get the best enjoyment. It is worth mentioning that foxreal video converter supports CUDA technology to help u convert video with 500% faster conversion. Moreover, it adopts advanced audio and video sync technology. So great.
u can try it, good luck!
I think u can use it to convert video to mp4, h.264 720P to get the best enjoyment. It is worth mentioning that foxreal video converter supports CUDA technology to help u convert video with 500% faster conversion. Moreover, it adopts advanced audio and video sync technology. So great.
u can try it, good luck!
I thought VLC player on iPad can handle mkv files already, is it not?
I'm pretty sure VLC can do it, but didn't vlc get pulled from the app store due the DRM and open source issue?
Is there an alternative player out there because that seemed to be the easiest option. Just side load your file and it's good to go. Also supported wmv and stuff too.
Also, can vlc or alternatives use a shared folder?
Well, this should be rather easy to confirm. Why hasn't anyone tried it yet? You get VLC from Cydia and try playing an mkv on it. Some videos on Youtube suggest you can only play 480p mkv's.
I have an iPad 1 and have used Subler to remix a couple of H.264 High 4.1 profile videos (without changing the profile to 3.1), and they have all copied and played fine on my iPad.
In the specs, only the iPad 2 is supposed to be able to handle (or even accept) 4.1 encoded video, I am guessing that the limitation in the iPad 1 was only due to iOS, and not the hardware. So that's a nice bit of news!
Anyone else try this with iPad 1?
In the specs, only the iPad 2 is supposed to be able to handle (or even accept) 4.1 encoded video, I am guessing that the limitation in the iPad 1 was only due to iOS, and not the hardware. So that's a nice bit of news!
Anyone else try this with iPad 1?
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I might be wrong, but isn't MKV just a container? Why not use an iTunes-friendly container like MP4 and encode your movies using a decent codec like H.264?
This.
I think its even possible to switch containers without having to reencode.
Or try good player from the app store. I can play mkvs just fine in that.
Hi,
maybe one stupid question. But I am trying to find a easy way to rip blu rays to mkv. I found so many ways but alot of them are consuming alot of time (at least on my hardware which is definitely not bad one.
Maybe you could give me a hint how you do it.
It will always take a lot of time (relatively speaking) because there is a lot of video data to re-compress.
I have an iPad 1 and have used Subler to remix a couple of H.264 High 4.1 profile videos (without changing the profile to 3.1), and they have all copied and played fine on my iPad.
In the specs, only the iPad 2 is supposed to be able to handle (or even accept) 4.1 encoded video, I am guessing that the limitation in the iPad 1 was only due to iOS, and not the hardware. So that's a nice bit of news!
Anyone else try this with iPad 1?
The iPad 1 has absolutely no problems playing back even direct (non-recompressed) Blue Ray rips - for example, the 1080p 40 Mbps(!!!!) one at http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests/h264_1080p_hp_4.1_40mbps_birds.mkv
That is, the iTunes sync restriction is another of Apple's "gifts"...
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