[B]Disclaimer[/B] : I'm not promoting piracy or anything along that nature, this is simply for people who wish to back up they're Blu-ray disks without having to pay upwards to 100-500 dollars for a Blu-ray burner and disks. I'm not responsible for any damage done to your Blu-ray player or Disks.
This tutorial is how to back up a Blu-ray disk (MKV format), burn it to a DVD +/- R or DVD +/- R Duel layer Disk. This only covers taking the MKV format and converting it and burning it to a disk. How you rip and obtain the blu-ray MKV is your business.
Also as a tip, don't try to up convert movies that are lower quality. You can't magically create pixels or better picture by doing that. The MKV needs to be from an original source (Blu-ray disk)
Programs needed (It's all free)
Imgburn
Download link - [url]http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download[/url]
Smartlabs TsMuxeR
Download link - [url]http://www.smlabs.net/tsmuxer_en.html[/url]
[B]Step 1[/B]
Step one Rip the Blu-ray disk to you computer. How you do this is your business. Just make sure you rip it as a MVK file. (Blu-ray format) I'm not really going to cover this because it is self-explanatory and there are so many methods of ripping it is ridiculous.
[B]Step 2[/B]
Open up TsMuxeR
On the Input tab click add file. When you add it, it will bring up a bunch of information on the file as well.
Shown in the picture below.
[img]http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4205/step1up.jpg[/img]
[B]Step 3[/B]
[B]NOW THIS IS IMPORTANT[/B]
You will see a number on the file like HIGH@5.1 - IF IT IS HIGHER THEN 4.2 (IT HAS TO BE 4.1) change the setting down to 4.1 So click on General Track Options tab, click on change level then set it to 4.1. Also make sure both little boxes are checked in that tab - the add picture timing info and continually insert SPS/PPS. Shown Below in picture below
[img]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3106/step11or.jpg[/img]
[B]Step 4[/B]
Now that you got that all done, go down to the output section and click Blu-ray disk.
[img]http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/443/capture44.jpg[/img]
[B]Step 5[/B]
Now click start muxing
Now it will convert, it will create two folders similar to Video TS and Audio TS but they will be called BDMV and CERTIFICATE.
After it is done you're ready to burn/backup that disk!
[B]Now to burn your files to a disk[/B]
This is where problems begin to occur, everyone knows a standard DVD holds 4.7GB of data. With the muxing program it makes the file bigger because it has to go though all those steps. Normally it is around 300-500mb's bigger. So you have to normally use DVD -/+ R DL (duel layer disks) disks. They hold over 8gb's of data and should be more then enough to put these files on the disk.
[B]Tip[/B] : Keep the disk you're using scratch free, if it is horribly scratched it can fuck up the process, so use the best disk you have.
[B]Step 1[/B]
Open up ImgBurn
Click write files/folders to disk. Shown in picture below.
[img]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8753/capture231.jpg[/img]
[B]Step 2[/B]
Now that you clicked on write files/folders to disk you will have to add the two folders BDMV and CERTIFICATE. Click the little folder icon w/magnifying glass. Go to the location of the two folders on you're computer (example C://users/johndoe/desktop) and add the two folders to the list. (You have to add one at a time to the same queue, you can't add two at once)
[B]Step 3[/B]
Now that you added both files to your list you need to go to the options tab. It will say image options under the tab name. Use file system UDF (It will be on ISO(random numbers here) by default, so change it) Then go to UDF revision (it is under file system box) and change it to 2.50, make sure all the boxes are also unchecked EXCEPT Recurse subdirectories. Shown in picture below.
[img]http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1213/capture2232.jpg[/img]
[B]Step 4[/B]
Once you added your disk that will hold all the data, click the start/build icon which is at the bottom. (icon looks like a file folder on the left a triangle in the middle and a disk on the right.)
Another window will pop up when you hit that button and it will just be information to verify, just click OK and it will start to burn the disk.
[B]Step 5[/B]
Now that it is done working put it in you blu-ray player and it should work, this method has worked for others. I have not tested this fully myself due to the fact i ran out of DVD-R DL disks (I will do so tomorrow once i get some disks). [B]FYI this should work on PS3 as well seeing it has a blu-ray player. [/B]
P.S Mods if this is in the wrong section please move it, i thought the hardware and software section would be appropriate due to the fact it uses both hardware and software.
Enjoy.
burn you're files to a disk
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fix it
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thanks for informing me I spelled it wrong :downs:
Thanks for pointing that out, i was typing so fast i missed that error.
Thanks for posting.
I fully tested this method today, works 100%.
fyi - the ps3 and all other players, upscaler or blu-ray player, will play it as a regular DVD and thus play it at upscaled DVD quality.
it's a waste of an mkv, learn to convert and use media servers
I use this:
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Viewsonic-VMP70-HD-Media-Player_1.jpg[/img]
It's a great cheap media player. Supports 1080p and 5.1 surround sound. Maybe even 7.1 I haven't looked into it.
I was tired of handling DVDs and such, so I got this. It even supports .mkv file format. Just get an external hard drive and you're good to go.
Meh, My way:
Put blu-ray video on external HDD
Link up HDD to PS3
Enjoy.
I just use TVersity and stream it to my 360.
Great tutorial, I'm gonna try it as soon I have the time for it! Thanks!
[QUOTE=imnotBPX;20123542]Great tutorial, I'm gonna try it as soon I have the time for it! Thanks![/QUOTE]
don't, it's a waste of a download and a waste of a DVD
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no player will see a DVD and be tricked into thinking it's a blu-ray just because you put it in a folder titled BDMV, regardless of the resolution of the video you put on the dvd, the player will take it as 480i and then upscale it
[QUOTE=Odellus;20091840]burn you're files to a disk
[editline]08:08PM[/editline]
fix it
[editline]8:36PM[/editline]
thanks for informing me I spelled it wrong :downs:[/QUOTE]
"Burn you're files to disk" is a conjugation of "burn you are files to disk", doesn't make much sense. The correct version is using "your", not "you're".
yeah this won't make it play in HD, it'll just play at standard dvd definition
I was under the impression blu-ray movies took up 15-20GB's of space at the least anyways. So the whole 50gb's worth of data needed to play HD video is more or less a marketing gimmick?
[QUOTE=KorJax;20148151]I was under the impression blu-ray movies took up 15-20GB's of space at the least anyways. So the whole 50gb's worth of data needed to play HD video is more or less a marketing gimmick?[/QUOTE]most of the earlier blu-rays did. most blu-rays released in the last year or two happen to take up about 34GB. and then there's all of the special features.
Then how does "blu-ray" ripped movie content fit on a double layer dvd that's about 9GB in size at max?
you mean .MKVs? well, first off, no menu, so special features. secondly, they compress them to all hell.
[QUOTE=M_B;20134387]don't, it's a waste of a download and a waste of a DVD
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no player will see a DVD and be tricked into thinking it's a blu-ray just because you put it in a folder titled BDMV, regardless of the resolution of the video you put on the dvd, the player will take it as 480i and then upscale it[/QUOTE]
I think you are missing the point of this thread... It's about how to make an AVCHD disc to play in your Blu-ray player while keeping the quality top-notch. (Basically, Blu-ray copies on DVD-R)
It's not like Blu-ray automatically makes it into a HD movie, it's basically there's more space for sticking a movie length media in 1080 or what ever people call HD.
I could stick HD content onto DVDs, hell even CDs, but it'll be shorter (very, very short on CD).
MVK is a container, not the "Blu-Ray format" like you said.
Besides, a straight rip of a BD will yield .m2ts files. These are easy to work with should you want to convert them to something else.
[QUOTE=jlbmw2002;20169932]It's not like Blu-ray automatically makes it into a HD movie, it's basically there's more space for sticking a movie length media in 1080 or what ever people call HD.
I could stick HD content onto DVDs, hell even CDs, but it'll be shorter (very, very short on CD).[/QUOTE]
I've compressed 1080p Blu-ray movies down to fit a 4.37GB DVD-R, and the final output file was of astounding quality... very close and comparable to the original disc's 30GB file.
[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;20169906]I think you are missing the point of this thread... It's about how to make an AVCHD disc to play in your Blu-ray player while keeping the quality top-notch. (Basically, Blu-ray copies on DVD-R)[/QUOTE]
yeah and he's telling you that you WON'T GET TOP NOTCH QUALITY
you will get DVD quality as the Blu-Ray player identifies the disc as a dvd disc regardless of how you burnt it and auto-adjusts to DVD definition (720x480)
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[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;20169958]I've compressed 1080p Blu-ray movies down to fit a 4.37GB DVD-R, and the final output file was of astounding quality... very close and comparable to the original disc's 30GB file.[/QUOTE]
no
nononononono
absolute bullshit.
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I advise anyone seeking real insight on Blu-Rays to ignore Pixel Heart's posts in this thread
[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;20169906]I think you are missing the point of this thread... It's about how to make an AVCHD disc to play in your Blu-ray player while keeping the quality top-notch. (Basically, Blu-ray copies on DVD-R)[/QUOTE]
except this doesn't work. you're stupid/blind if you think it does
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[QUOTE=Zeke129;20169942]MVK is a container, not the "Blu-Ray format" like you said.
Besides, a straight rip of a BD will yield .m2ts files. These are easy to work with should you want to convert them to something else.[/QUOTE]
i don't believe i ever said MKV was a format
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[QUOTE=jlbmw2002;20169932]It's not like Blu-ray automatically makes it into a HD movie, it's basically there's more space for sticking a movie length media in 1080 or what ever people call HD.
I could stick HD content onto DVDs, hell even CDs, but it'll be shorter (very, very short on CD).[/QUOTE]
yes but again: if you put HD content on a DVD and put it into an upscaler or blu-ray player, ps3 or not, it will still play it at dvd quality.
[QUOTE=Rusty101;20170293]I advise anyone seeking real insight on Blu-Rays to ignore Pixel Heart's posts[/QUOTE]
that's just good advice in general
[QUOTE=Enishi;20118326]I just use TVersity and stream it to my 360.[/QUOTE]
How does one go about doing this?
[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;20169958]I've compressed 1080p Blu-ray movies down to fit a 4.37GB DVD-R, and the final output file was of astounding quality... very close and comparable to the original disc's 30GB file.[/QUOTE]
ITT people thinking that .5M Bitrate is same as 5M Bitrate
[QUOTE=ketchup;20170436]How does one go about doing this?[/QUOTE]
download tversity and install it and then connect to the media server on the 360
some really super tricky stuff so much harder than burning it to a dvd and playing it at standard resolution
totally not worth it at all
[QUOTE=M_B;20170590]download tversity and install it and then connect to the media server on the 360
some really super tricky stuff so much harder than burning it to a dvd and playing it at standard resolution
totally not worth it at all[/QUOTE]
I tried it out, kept giving me errors, but I just found this thing called PS3 media server, and works wonders for the 360. It worked straight off the installation.
Watching Lost in 720p as we speak. Thanks thread, for letting me know this was available, who needs a blu-ray burner/player when you can do this.
tversity works perfectly fine and flawlessly for me
you know what works better
plugging your computer into your tv
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