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So I tried to use makemkv and then use handbrake to shrink it down. For some reason when I shrink it down the final file has issues. It will skip around sometimes and even speed up the framerate for a few moments and then to normal. Happened on the 2 movies I tried it on. Any ideas? Have you ever had issues like this?
Do I need to use nightlies of Handbrake? I was using the one posted on their website which is 0.9.5
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Also how do I extract just the subtitles that need to show up to understand foreign speaking in an English film (e.g. Amistad), when I rip with DVDFab or Makemkv?
Do I use forced subtitles somehow? Thanks.
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Fyi.....DvdFab (bluray ripper) will also encode to smaller file sizes. There is no need to go through the previous 3 pages of suggestions. It will also make pretty quick (relatively) work of the encode if you have an Nvidia gpu (it can use CUDA and have the hardware assist).
DVDFab will rip to .mkv and encode to a smaller file all in 1 step.
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Hmm. I don't think I realized it could do both in one step.
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One more question about HD Audio. If I only have an HD Audio stream in my video file, what happens when:
1) I play the file back on a HD Audio capable receiver but with only a 2.1 speaker system hooked up to. With this still play OK and just be in 2.1 format?
2) What if I play this through a non HD Audio device such as an older receiver or even through TV speakers? Will it actually be able to downconvert to stereo or something or do I have to include a 2.1 audio track if I ever want to play the movies on non HD Audio equipment?
Thanks.
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2012-01-25, 00:23
(This post was last modified: 2012-01-25, 00:25 by ghart999.)
Make sense. Thanks.
So as a whole I don't need to add 2.1 or a stereo track to my movies as either the receiver or XBMC itself will know how to down-convert a multi-channel track if needed.
Blueray - slightly off-topic but does Eden Beta 1 or 2 know how to bitsteam HD audio natively or would I still need the external player solution whether Dharma or Eden?
Now what about MPC-HD? I assume if I play a movie directly through it, it will do HD Audio as it looks like that's one of the external players I can use via your thread.