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<blockquote data-quote="ixian" data-source="post: 515641" data-attributes="member: 54932">There's a better way to go about this (it's what I do): Use AnyDVD HD to remove protection as you are doing now, rip the disk with AnotherEAC3 (<a href="http://www.acdnow.com/AnotherEAC3toGUI/AnotherEAC3toGUISetup.zip" target="_blank">http://www.acdnow.com/AnotherEAC3toGUI/AnotherEAC3toGUISetup.zip</a>) - this program will copy your video and audio files from BD uncompressed (full quality), subtitle tracks, alternate language tracks, chapter list, and more to disk.Then you put them all back together inside an .mkv file using MKVMerge - AnotherEAC3 will actually automate this step for you. Why? Because Mediaportal - and a lot of other video players, for that matter - can easily switch between video feeds, audio tracks, subtitles, etc inside of mkv containers.Your audio and video are untouched this way - you can encode them to smaller files if you want, or you can leave them in a bit-perfect state if you don't mind the large file sizes (and if you are already ripping them to .iso, you don't). This process also offers one tremendous advantage -it strips DRM not only from Video, but audio as well, meaning you can play back BD's with full uncompressed audio if you have a receiver that can handle it.You might think this is a lot of trouble but it's not. AnotherEAC3 can automate almost all tasks so all you have to do is put in your disk, scan it, select what video/tracks/etc you want included, and go. Takes about as long, or less, as it does to rip to .ISO. You end up with an mkv file that will play in Mediaportal and do everything you need it to do at the same quality as the original Blu-ray - no need for external players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ixian, post: 515641, member: 54932"] There's a better way to go about this (it's what I do): Use AnyDVD HD to remove protection as you are doing now, rip the disk with AnotherEAC3 ([url]http://www.acdnow.com/AnotherEAC3toGUI/AnotherEAC3toGUISetup.zip[/url]) - this program will copy your video and audio files from BD uncompressed (full quality), subtitle tracks, alternate language tracks, chapter list, and more to disk. Then you put them all back together inside an .mkv file using MKVMerge - AnotherEAC3 will actually automate this step for you. Why? Because Mediaportal - and a lot of other video players, for that matter - can easily switch between video feeds, audio tracks, subtitles, etc inside of mkv containers. Your audio and video are untouched this way - you can encode them to smaller files if you want, or you can leave them in a bit-perfect state if you don't mind the large file sizes (and if you are already ripping them to .iso, you don't). This process also offers one tremendous advantage -it strips DRM not only from Video, but audio as well, meaning you can play back BD's with full uncompressed audio if you have a receiver that can handle it. You might think this is a lot of trouble but it's not. AnotherEAC3 can automate almost all tasks so all you have to do is put in your disk, scan it, select what video/tracks/etc you want included, and go. Takes about as long, or less, as it does to rip to .ISO. You end up with an mkv file that will play in Mediaportal and do everything you need it to do at the same quality as the original Blu-ray - no need for external players. [/QUOTE]

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