3/22/2023 0 Comments Handbrake makemkv![]() ![]() The disadvantage is that if you play other than "native" the file, you are taxing the computer that Plex is using to do conversion on the fly. Plex offers this opportunity quite well (with proper hardware). One might say that Apple chose to only support audio up to its own level found in iTunes movie/TV rental/purchases.Īdvantages of on the fly conversion for playback of files that are not normally supported "as is" are plenty including the ability to have one master file that can be played back on multiple devices. Thus (as in my case) something like a Mac Mini running Linux or Windows with Plex will play back the HD audio stream properly. Proof can be found by simply installing Linux or Windows on an Apple computer and then a proper application. Even with applications like Kodi or Plex there is no direct play of the HD audio but rather, these apps convert the audio stream to something playable. It is not the hardware that is incapable but OSX (and IOS) itself that wont have these forms of audio play (DTS-Master etc.). As mentioned above, the audio portion often is problematic with Apple making it a real challenge to play or pass through any HD audio. This is where 3rd party software/applications do their charm in being able to play most MKV files "as is" or convert the file to a playable format. The file within - Apple applications running on IOS and to some extent OSX are extremely limited (by Apple's choice) to support MKV. IOS and OSX in themselves don't support directly MKV files but there are various software that can support MKV on IOS and more so, OSX. The file within can be multiple formats ranging from AVI, MP4, M2TS, VOB etc. The files within may be compressed within an MKV making an MKV file smaller. You can really tell the difference with the proper output (such as my speakers) and even my friends with less aural sensitivity can tell too.įor those a bit less familiar - consider MKV a "wrapper" with a file inside. I'll just say its akin (for me) to listening to well recorded CD quality classical music over 256 bitrate AAC or lesser quality. I don't care to watch a lesser quality simply because I may view it only once or twice a year as each showing of the file is unique in itself and thus to be enjoyed. Last-to each their own and I simply prefer as close to the original purchase as possible. Perhaps RAID 1 (mirror) is what you meant, cynics? I also rarely go to "hand view" media size files but have a few for IOS devices.ītw, why would anyone go to RAID 0 for backup? A set of striped drives is about the worse thing one can do. In my case, it is quite easy to tell on a 65" plasma screen. If people like to compress a compressed file even further and don't see much of a difference then I am happy for them. While it still adds up, the exercise was to archive the movie as near identical to the discs. As for BD being 30 gigs, sorry but mine range from 15 gigs to about 24 on the average as I only do the main movie video, one audio stream (HD usually) and subs as needed. I am happy to take the risk of not having everything off site for disaster recovery procedures. I also have the original discs neatly stored. To both you and cynics - yes, I use a NAS and have more than 7 tb of movies. and the long standing ANYDVD (license fee required). If you run bootcamp or a virtual Windows, you will have lots more quality tools at your disposal - includng ClownBD, TXmuxer, various MKV tools, subtitle tools etc. Last - there are only a few tools on the OSX side and lots of nice (free as well) tools on the Windows side. In this, I prefer having M2TS native style files over MKV for this purpose while MKV works well for all else and selected subtitles (Blue Ray). The one caveat to MKV files is that if they include forced subtitles, they may not always be picked up by some players. Lets understand that both MT2S (Blue Ray) and VOB (DVD) video are already in a form of compression and thus, you are compressing an already compressed file when using Handbrake. As for those that go directly to Handbrake for all of their files, I can only be envious that they don't see the difference as I surely do on my TV and computer screen between the full file and the Handbrake compressed file. If you have faith in PLEX doing the on the fly conversions then perhaps you are saving a step. Thus, a full archive library with top quality files and a 2nd for small devices. With this scenario, I would prefer to create a 2nd file that matches the needs of these smaller devices. The catch then becomes that this highest quality may not be a good match for smaller devices than a computer or TV. In my case, I prefer the highest quality product/file I can achieve when archiving my discs. ![]() There are lots of variations on a theme as well as desired output. ![]()
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