HandBrake Blu-ray rips don't play

[bringthenasty]

I am backing up a few of my Blu-ray titles with HandBrake and am encountering problems.

When I rip just one chapter using Constant Quality RF:20 using h.264, I am able to play the output .m4v file in Windows Media Player, Quicktime, and VLC. However, when I rip the entire disc, none of my players are able to open it. Any ideas what the deal could be?

I am using Windows 7 x86. Can't seem to find much on this topic, so I am coming to you!

BTW - I initially tried ripping the disc directly. Same issue, so then I ripped an .iso of it with AnyDVD, mounted the .iso with Virtual CloneDrive, and tried ripping that with HandBrake. I have the same issue.

Also, I know the rip was successful bcuz I can play the .iso file in PowerDVD through the virtual drive.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

To the best of my knowledge, presently, there are NO freeware players that are capable of properly playing Blu-ray or Blu-ray compliant discs.

As you alrerady know, there are some that can play individual .M2TS files...

[mike20021969]

To the best of my knowledge, presently, there are NO freeware players that are capable of properly playing Blu-ray or Blu-ray compliant discs.

That's nice to know.
But bringthenasty's talking about playing .m4v files.

A single chapter as .m4v plays, whereas the whole disc (main movie?) as .m4v doesn't play.

[writersblock29]

@bringthenasty

What's confusing me is the "whole disk" thing. To the best of my knowledge, Handbrake does movie-only style encodes, .m4v or .mkv. Do you mean that playback doesn't happen when encoding an entire title?

[Vurbal]

If the files Handbrake is creating are larger than 4GB, make sure you set the large file size option. IIRC it's to the right of the container selection dropdown.

[setarip_old]

@mike20021969

Hi!

"bringthenasty" said:However, when I rip the entire disc, none of my players are able to open it.

[Vurbal]

Since he's specifically talking about Handbrake output and M4V files, I'm assuming he actually means re-encoding a title.

[mike20021969]

Since he's specifically talking about Handbrake output and M4V files, I'm assuming he actually means re-encoding a title.
Indeed.
old_pirates is wrong on this occasion.

[setarip_old]

We'll only know for sure when the OP posts here again...

[bringthenasty]

If the files Handbrake is creating are larger than 4GB, make sure you set the large file size option. IIRC it's to the right of the container selection dropdown.

Nice answer! I checked that box and now I can play my full-length .m4v files =D.

My source files were all 10+ gigs, so that explains why a 10-minute rip would play just fine.

I am still getting a few rare artifacts during playback at specific parts of the movie, but that's something else for me to look into.

For now, your solution worked!