April 25th, 2011
Mac Blu-ray Conversion-keep multiple audios and subtitles
MKV container format is no doubt a nice choice for both Windows and Mac users to do Blu-ray conversion with multiple audio tracks and subtitles streams included, as well as the original video quality preserved. Additionally, the subtitles tracks and audio tracks packaged in the MKV container are not burnt into the video, so users are free to select wanted audio/subs track to display during playback, as well as switch on/off subtitles during viewing (See more about BD/DVD Backup: why choose MKV?). The guide below intends to provide Mac users with a solution about how to keep multiple audios and subtitles when processing BD to MKV backup on Mac.
Required Tools:
Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac
An external BD drive for Mac
Step-by-step guide:
Mac Blu-ray Conversion-how to keep multiple audios and subtitles?
First of all, connect your external BD drive to your Mac, and insert the Blu-ray disc to it.
Step 1: Run Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac and click “DVD/BD DISC” icon to load the source movie.
Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is able to detect the main title in a source movie automatically, and meanwhile only tick off the main title by default. If you want to backup other titles in a BD movie to MKV as well, you can simply click “Check All” button.
To see the detailed information of the source movie, you need click the “triangle” icon before the title name. Once you click the “triangle” icon, all the information of video streams, audio tracks, and subtitles tracks will display as below. If you wanna delete a certain audio track or a subs track, just remove the checkmark before it.
Step 2: Click “Browse” button to specify where to locate the output MKV file.
Step 3: Click “Convert MKV” button to do Mac Blu-ray conversion
After the blu-ray conversion is completed, you can click “Open” button to get the generated MKV files easily. For MKV playback, please see how to play Blu-ray MKV in VLC on Mac with selected audios/subs?
More features of Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac
Backup Blu-ray and DVD movies to MKV on Mac without quality loss.
Produce a decent 1080p MKV file in the original 16:9 ratio from BD movie.
Decrypt AACS and BD+ encryptions up to MKB v23 from retail Blu-ray discs.
Fantastic control of all audio tracks, subtitles streams (on/off), and chapters.
Make MKV for playback with WD TV, Popcorn Hour C-200, XBMC, VLC media player, etc.
See Make MKV and Play MKV solutions
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April 25th, 2011
Play ripped Blu-ray MKV files in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track
Doubtlessly, MKV container is a better choice for Blu-ray backup. It is possible to make 1:1 copy of Blu-ray movie, and preserve all video streams, audio/subtitles tracks, chapter info, and other meta-information of a Blu-ray disc in a lossless way. Additionally, the MKV container is much easier to be accessed by usually-used freeware players and HD Media Players, and the multiple audio tracks and subtitles tracks packaged in the MKV are available to be selected at will during viewing. The following guide details how to make MKV files from Blu-ray movies, and in the meantime, it also shows detailed steps on how to play ripped Blu-ray MKV files in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track.
See more about BD/DVD Backup: why MKV?
Required Tools:
Pavtube ByteCopy
MPlayer
A Windows PC with built-in BD drive or an external BD drive
Part 1: Process Blu-ray to MKV backup via Pavtube ByteCopy
Step 1: Run Pavtube ByteCopy, and click “DVD/BD DISC” icon to load the source movie.
The program is able to detect the main title in a Blu-ray disc automatically, as well as check the main title by default. If you wanna backup other bonus features into the MKV file, you can tick off the checkbox before any title at will, or you can use “Check All” and “Uncheck All” button to simplify your operation.
Meanwhile, you can click the “Plus” button before a movie title to see the detailed information of source file, including video info, audio info and subtitles info.
Step 2: Specify destination folder
Click “Browse” button to specify where to locate the output MKV file. Note that if you wanna backup Blu-ray to MKV with lossless quality, you need specify a folder that has the same space as the source file.
Step 3: Backup Blu-ray to MKV
Click the big button “Convert MKV” to start backing up Blu-ray to MKV with lossless quality. Pavtube ByteCopy is able to finish Blu-ray backup without quality loss at fast speed – Lossless Blu-ray movie to MKV backup takes only 50-75mins (Single layer Blu-ray Disc/BD-25). After the copying task is done, you can click “Open” button to get the generated MKV file with ease.
Part 2: Play MKV in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track
Step 1: Run MPlayer, and click “File” > “Play file” to load the MKV file generated by Pavtube ByteCopy.
Step 2: Select wanted audio track
Just follow “Tools” > “Audio track” to select your needed audio track for playback from multi-audio tracks packaged in the MKV file.
Step 3: Select wanted subtitles track
Follow “Tools” > “Subtitle track” to choose required subs to display during viewing.
Now you are ready to play bluray in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track freely.
Tips:
1. If you are running a relatively slow PC, you may encounter bad experience when processing MKV playback in MPlayer. In that case, we suggest you try VLC media player to view the MKV files. And you can expect a better performance via VLC.
2. If your Blu-ray movie is encoded with VC-1 codec, we also suggest you use VLC to play the lossless MKV files produced by Pavtube ByteCopy, because MPlayer does not comes with good support for MKV files encoded with VC-1 codec.
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April 11th, 2011
[New Release]Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac-easily paly and enjoy all your bluray mkv files on mac
April 8, 2011 – We are glad to announce Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is successfully released. Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is specially developed for Mac users to create MKV files from recently released Blu-ray and DVD movies with lossless quality. By using this Mac tool, users are able to preserve all audio tracks/subs streams/chapter information in a single MKV file, and meanwhile keep videos in 1080p quality at original 16:9 aspect ratio, and audios in original HD quality (TrueHD audio, DTS-HD Master Audio…)without any quality loss. More than lossless output, Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac also supports encoding the source movie into MKV file type with certain video/audio codecs. For example, you can transcode TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio into DTS/AAC/AC3 audio, and convert VC-1 video to h.264/XviD/MPEG2 video, etc. to meet your different end uses.
Features highlights
• Rip/backup Blu-ray/DVDs to MKV on Mac with lossless quality.
• Decrypt AACS and BD+ encryptions up to MKB v23 from retail Blu-ray discs.
• Allow full preservation of all audio tracks, subs streams, and chapter markers.
• Remove unwanted audio tracks/subtitles streams, and only keep the one(s) you need.
• Keep soundtracks and subtitles in different languages, e.g. English, Spanish, French, Deutsch, Portugues, Japanese…
• The output MKV files are compatible with lots of HD Media Players and Mac Players, like WD TV HD Media Player, Popcorn Hour C-200, VLC media player, MPlayer and more.
System Requirements
• 1G Hz or above Intel processor
• Mac OS X (including Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and v10.6 Snow Leopard) on iMac, MacBook, Mac Pro, etc.
• 1GB physical RAM (memory) or above
• 1024*768 or higher resolution display
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April 6th, 2011
How to get Windows Media Center play MKV movie ripped from Blu-ray Disc?- For Windows 7 OS
You don’t have to install a universal codec for enjoying lossless MKV backup from Blu-ray Disc, as it’s very easy to get your Windows 7 Media Center play MKV videos. Just install a powerful MKV codec pack that enable Windows Media Center play MKV format, say Shark007 codecs. Follow the passages below to play MKV copy of Blu-ray movie in Windows Media Center.
MKV playback solution for Windows 7 Media Center
1.Download required MKV codec packs:
There are two essential codec packs for playing MKV with Windows Media Center, and you need to install both of them. Download the codecs from below links.
1) Windows 7 codecs by Shark007
2) x64 Components addonby Shark007
According to Shark007, the codec packs work with both 32bit and 64bit Windows 7 media center, we tested with a 64bit Windows 7 HTPC and it did an excellent job in playing MKV.
2. Basic setup for MKV playback.
Install the two MKV codec packs to your Windows 7 PC, and do basic settings for MKV playback.
1) Windows 7 codecs settings
Run the Windows 7 codecs v2.7.9, and switch to MKV tab, then check the box of “Enable Linked files(Haali) and “Disable the DivX Media Foundation splitter”.
2) x64 Components addon settings
For a 32bit Windows 7 PC, simply run x64 Components addon v2.8.3, switch to MKV tab, and check the box of “Enable Linked files” and “Disable the DivX Media Foundation splitter” as it shows below.
For a 64bit Windows 7 PC, you need do a bit more settings. Fist check the two boxes as it shows above and then switch to “Config” tab and tick “set 64bit player”.
3. Play HD MKV files in Windows Media Player (64bit Windows 7 PC).
The high-definition MKV file we use for test is a LOSSLESS BACKUP of commercial Blu-ray Disc Toy Story 3(created by Pavtube ByteCopy). And here’s file information for your reference:
File name:
File type: Matroska container format (MKV)
Duration: 1hr and 42mins
File size: 25.7GB
Video info: 1080p, H.264 encoded
When playing MKV with WMC you can make: play, stop, fast forward/backward, switch between subtitles and audio tracks, and skip to any specific chapter.
How to switch between subtitles and audio language in Windows 7:
Find a small icon of Shark007 at the right of taskbar on your desktop, and right click to set subtitles and audio language. To turn off subtitles, just select “No subtitles” from the shortcut list.
Other posts you may also interested in:
How to enable MKV playback for Windows Media Player (Windows 7 and Vista)?
How to make lossless backup of Blu-ray Disc (BD to MKV) with two clicks only?
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April 6th, 2011
Play bluray mkv movies with multi-audios/subs on Windows Media Player – MKV codecs for WMP 9 and above
Enable Windows Media Player play MKV videos- MKV codecs for WMP 9 and above
Why MKV is such a popular format? Basically MKV is a container file format in which there can be many audio, video and subtitles streams, allowing the user to store a complete movie in a single file. Anime fans love MKV because they can make “soft subs” which allows the user to enable/disable subs; movie enthusiast and audiophiles choose MKV format for movie ripping because the MKV format lets them to do lossless backup of their CD, DVD and Blu-ray Discs with desired audio tracks and subtitles. And there are many
other advantages of MKV format.
While MKV files can be opened with media players like VLC media player and Media Player Classic, the format is not naturally supported by Microsoft’s Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center. You do not have to worry about that—just do a bit Google search and you’ll learn about multiple MKV codec packs that can enable Windows Media Player play MKV. Among all these MKV codec packs, Shark007’s tools are regarded as top free codec packs for Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center. And indeed, it performs better than other free MKV codecs per our test. To reach a more reliable and convincing conclusion, we use HD MKV files of possible best quality— LOSSLESS BACKUP of commercial Blu-ray Disc Toy Story 3 (created by Pavtube ByteCopy software)— for testing. You may also make a lossless backup of 1080p Blu-ray movie and see how it works yourself. Just download a trial of the Pavtube ByteCopy software and try it out.
Now let’s take a look at how to make Windows Media Player play MKV files with the help of Shark007.
Shark007 for Windows Vista/XP
Download link: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5326
MKV playback solution for Windows Media Player 9:
Step 1. Download the Shark007 codec pack from above link, and double click to install the codec to your Windows Vista/XP. The Shark007 setup for Windows Vista/XP shows as a “VistaCodecs_v593.exe” file.
Step 2. Launch the Shark007 v593 for Windows Vista and XP.
Step 3. Press “MKV” tab, and check the box of “Enable Linked files”. In that case the Windows Media Player will call Shark007 for decoding/playing MKV files.
MKV playback in Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP
What you can do: play, stop, fast forward/backward, switch between subtitles and audio tracks
Thumbnails for your reference:
How to switch subtitles and audio language: Find a small icon of Haali’s splitter
at the bottom right corner on your desktop, and right click to set subtitles and audio language.
Shark007 for Windows 7
Download link: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Win7codecs_d5959.html
MKV playback solution for Windows Media Player 11:
Step 1. Download the Shark007 codec pack from above link, and double click to install the codec to your Windows 7. The Shark007 setup for Windows 7 shows as a “Win7codecs_v279.exe” file.
Step 2. Launch the Shark007 v279 for Windows 7.
Step 3. Press “MKV” tab, and check the box of “Enable Linked files”. In that case the Windows Media Player will call Shark007 for decoding/playing MKV files.
MKV playback in Windows Media Player 11 on Windows 7 64bit
What you can do: play, stop, fast forward/backward, switch between subtitles and audio tracks
Thumbnails for your reference-
Toy Story 3 playback in Windows Media Player, English subtitles:
Toy Story 3 playback in Windows Media Player, French subtitles:
How to switch between subtitles and audio language:
Find a small icon of Shark007 at the bottom right corner on your desktop, and right click to set subtitles and audio language.
Tip 1: This is an MKV playback solution for Windows Media Player 9 and later on version. We did test with Windows Media Player 9, Windows Media Player 10, and Windows Media Player 11. But this should work on Windows Media Player 12 as well.
Tip 2: Also refer to simple solution for getting Windows Media Center play MKV movie.
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March 23rd, 2011
How to remove audio tracks from Blu-ray and DVD movies?
This article intends to detail how to remove audio tracks from Blu-ray and DVD movies by using a piece of Blu-ray copy software named Pavtube ByteCopy.
What can Pavtube ByteCopy do for you?
- Make MKV from recently released Blu-ray discs and DVDs with multiple subs and audio tracks preserved.
- Crack Blu-ray discs protected with AACS and BD+ up to MKB v20.
- Remove unwanted audio tracks and subtitles from Blu-ray and DVD movies.
- Allow full preservation of HD audios, like DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD Audio.
- Preserve soundtracks and subs in multiple languages, e.g. English, Spanish, French, Deutsch…
Guide on how to remove audio tracks from Blu-ray and DVD movies
Step 1: Run Pavtube ByteCopy, and then click “DVD/BD DISC” icon to load Blu-ray or DVD movie.
We imported the Blu-ray movie Inception for instance. Once the movie is loaded, only the main title is checked by default. If you wanna delete audios in different titles, you can hit “Check All” or “Uncheck All” button to help you select the certain titles in a convenient way.
Step 2: Click the “Plus” icon before the title name to unfold movie info
Once the movie info is unfolded, you will see all video stream, audio tracks, and subs in the source movie. You can easily delete unwanted audiosby removing the check mark before the certain audio tracks.
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Step 3: Start removing audio tracks from Blu-ray and DVD
Click “Convert MKV” button to rip Blu-ray/DVD to MKV container format, as well as remove audio tracks from Blu-ray and DVD. After the conversion process is finished by the Blu-ray copy software, you can click “Open” button to get the final output files just with your wanted audio tracks. Hope this helps.
Additional Tips:
What is Matroska /MKV container format?
The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. Matroska is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4 or ASF, but is entirely open in specification, with implementations consisting mostly of open source software. Matroska file types are .MKV for video (with subtitles and audio), .MKA for audio-only files and .MKS for subtitles only. See more about What is MKV format.
Play MKV on PC (free media players)
Play Blu-ray in VLC by chapters
Play MKV with HD Media Player
Enjoy Blu-ray movies with WD TV Live
Watching Blu-ray with HD media players
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March 23rd, 2011
How to create a custom format for shrinking Blu-ray movie using Pavtube ByteCopy?
The flexible Pavtube ByteCopy software not only allows for lossless Blu-ray and DVD ripping, but also lets you create a custom format based on your own requirements. This guide focuses on how to create a custom format for shrinking Blu-ray movie.
Pavtube ByteCopy mainly allows you to set output video/audio quality by entire disc and individual Title. When the default formats do not meet your need, you can use custom output option to create a custom format. Here’re steps to create new output option.
1. Load a Blu-ray Disc or DVD to Pavtube ByteCopy. Place the disc into drive, run Pavtube ByteCopy, and click “Load Disc” button
to import movie.
2. Select the whole disc (root directory).
3. Click “Edit Disc” button
to enter “Edit Disc” window.
4. Find the “Format” bar, and select “Custom” from dropdown list of “Format” bar.
5. Click “Settings” button to set and save new output format in “Setting Disc Streams” window.
6. Check the “Encode” box below “All Video Stream” and “All Audio Stream”, and set customized video codec, size, bitrate, frame rate, audio codec, sample rate, bitrate, channels and subtitle codec. For instance, to create a format for converting Blu-ray movie to 720p video with DVD quality and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, you can use the settings shows below.
7. When everything’s set, click “Save” button, give a name to the newly created format, and click “OK”.
8. Click “OK” on “Setting Disc Streams” window and back to “Edit Disc” window. You’ll find that the new format is added to dropdown-list of “Format” bar.
The next time you rip Blu-ray or DVD movie, just follow the steps above and select custom format in drop-down list of “Format” bar in the 3rd step to use the custom format for Blu-ray/DVD ripping.
Some helpful tips:
1. By default the video size is “original”. When you make changes to video size, please also check the “Encode” box below “All Subtitle Stream”. Although the original subtitle looks fine for 1920*1080 video, it might go beyond the screen when the video is resized to 1280*720, so make sure the subtitle is converted as well.
2. Do not set 6 channels for audio when MP3 or MP2 codec is selected. Do not set 1 channel when DTS is set as audio codec.
3. A lossless Blu-ray movie can take up space ranges from 20GB to 50GB. If you want to cut down file size, try setting smaller value in video “Bitrate” instead of using “original”.
18000kpbs- excellent HD video quality close to Blu-ray standard
12000kbps- great HD video quality for watching on HDTV
5000-8000kbps- DVD video quality
2000kbps- video for portable media players (e.g. Galaxy Tab, Archos 101)
512kbps- video for regular mobile phones
4. In order to play a video clip properly on your device, make sure the video is encoded with proper codec (ByteCopy offers H.264, Xvid, MPEG-2 only) and packed in proper container format (MKV only for ByteCopy) with proper bitrate, frame rate, resolution, audio channels.
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