Okay here is the scenario. I only have a Blu-ray player I do not have any Blu-ray in any of my computers. I went through and ripped all my DVDs to MKVs and those were all under 4GB in size. When I did it I used MakeMKV and I just copied the audio and the main video file.
These all play fine wirelessly off my NAS to my WD TV Live units.
My blu-ray movies I got to MKVs from a friend who offered to do it at me he asked how I wanted it and I said best quality and just capture it all and I will use MKVMerge to rip out the subtitles and commentaries and any other junk I didn't really need. When do this I am still ending up with files in the 16-24GB size from him. I know Blu-ray is much more information than but these blu-ray movies when I play them on it the wireless stutters big time unless I hardwire the device. It seems like around 12gb or higher is when it starts to stutter.
What I am trying to find out is how to get the best quality, try and keep the files under 12gb and keep it a true 1080p movie? I was at first ripping everything out except the video and the audio track an I was realizing that that's where all the size is so my ripping out things like subtitles and chapters isn't going to help.
Here is an example - The video alone is over 15gb so even if I take out that commentary audio track 2 I am still going to have problems. Now I have heard people mention something about bitrate and frame rates would this be the suggestion keep the 1080p resolution but reduce the bitrate and frame rate?
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00:48:11.633 : en:Cell toss
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00:57:15.800 : en:Exactly what they take
01:00:23.966 : en:Brooks was here
01:05:41.966 : en:A shipment for Andy
01:07:12.666 : en:Time out for Mozart
01:10:59.466 : en:The danger of hope
01:13:48.833 : en:Parole rejection present
01:15:51.133 : en:Keeping the books
01:21:03.466 : en:A crook in prison
01:23:53.966 : en:Tommy Williams
01:29:20.966 : en:Elmo Blatch
01:32:04.999 : en:Solitary
01:35:31.466 : en:Sniper's target
01:38:22.966 : en:Catching Norton's drift
01:40:32.466 : en:A certain hay field
01:47:16.799 : en:The longest night
01:50:39.499 : en:Vanished
01:54:24.299 : en:Andy's way out
02:00:28.332 : en:His judgement cometh
02:04:01.965 : en:Not meant to be caged
02:05:43.465 : en:Rehabilitated?
02:08:18.165 : en:On the outside
02:10:05.798 : en:Honoring a promise
02:12:48.298 : en:"No good thing ever dies"
02:16:19.631 : en:A free man's dreams
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1) Can I get these Blu-ray movies under 12GB and very watchable and keep them in 1080p screen size and just tweak other settings?
2) What program would I use to do this on a bunch of already created MKV files?
3) What future settings should I tell my friend to do the rest of them in since he has only done about 1/3rd of my Blu-ray collection? Should I just tell him to keep it the way he is doing it and for me to reconvert them? I don't even know what program he is using to get them off the disk. (I know it says mkvmerge but I was using that to remove the other files I don't think mkvmerge can rip blu-rays)
These all play fine wirelessly off my NAS to my WD TV Live units.
My blu-ray movies I got to MKVs from a friend who offered to do it at me he asked how I wanted it and I said best quality and just capture it all and I will use MKVMerge to rip out the subtitles and commentaries and any other junk I didn't really need. When do this I am still ending up with files in the 16-24GB size from him. I know Blu-ray is much more information than but these blu-ray movies when I play them on it the wireless stutters big time unless I hardwire the device. It seems like around 12gb or higher is when it starts to stutter.
What I am trying to find out is how to get the best quality, try and keep the files under 12gb and keep it a true 1080p movie? I was at first ripping everything out except the video and the audio track an I was realizing that that's where all the size is so my ripping out things like subtitles and chapters isn't going to help.
Here is an example - The video alone is over 15gb so even if I take out that commentary audio track 2 I am still going to have problems. Now I have heard people mention something about bitrate and frame rates would this be the suggestion keep the 1080p resolution but reduce the bitrate and frame rate?
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00:28:59.467 : en:Andy's routine
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00:42:38.133 : en:A pair of beatings
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00:48:11.633 : en:Cell toss
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00:57:15.800 : en:Exactly what they take
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01:05:41.966 : en:A shipment for Andy
01:07:12.666 : en:Time out for Mozart
01:10:59.466 : en:The danger of hope
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01:38:22.966 : en:Catching Norton's drift
01:40:32.466 : en:A certain hay field
01:47:16.799 : en:The longest night
01:50:39.499 : en:Vanished
01:54:24.299 : en:Andy's way out
02:00:28.332 : en:His judgement cometh
02:04:01.965 : en:Not meant to be caged
02:05:43.465 : en:Rehabilitated?
02:08:18.165 : en:On the outside
02:10:05.798 : en:Honoring a promise
02:12:48.298 : en:"No good thing ever dies"
02:16:19.631 : en:A free man's dreams
02:17:59.331 : en:Dedication and End Credits
1) Can I get these Blu-ray movies under 12GB and very watchable and keep them in 1080p screen size and just tweak other settings?
2) What program would I use to do this on a bunch of already created MKV files?
3) What future settings should I tell my friend to do the rest of them in since he has only done about 1/3rd of my Blu-ray collection? Should I just tell him to keep it the way he is doing it and for me to reconvert them? I don't even know what program he is using to get them off the disk. (I know it says mkvmerge but I was using that to remove the other files I don't think mkvmerge can rip blu-rays)