BD Rebuilder MKV Question

[Todd Sauve]

Hi,

Thanks for this program. It works perfectly for backing up Blu-rays to DVD9 size and plays just fine on my Oppo BDP-80.

My question is this: How do I set BD Rebuilder to to produce a hi-def MKV file that I can put on a DVD9 and play in my Oppo?

Can the program do this?

It seems to default to the .m2ts format, though I have searched high and low for a setting that will make the output be in MKV format.

[Todd Sauve]

No sooner did I post the question than I seem to have found the answer. Under Mode>Movie Only>Alternate Output I found some mkv output options.

Now I have another question.

When the Blu-ray is converted to mkv does BD Rebuilder still preserve the chapters, as it does when saving to m2ts format? And can it still be played back on a Blu-ray player like it does in m2ts?

[Todd Sauve]

OK, to answer my own question again, yes the program does preserve the chapter breaks when transcoding to .mkv.

However, in order to get the resulting file down to a specific size you must specify it in the same window where you choose the resolution and format. Selecting DVD9 from the adjacent drop down list does not result in the desired file size.

Finally, I have not found out if the mkv file will play back on a Bl-ray player but it does not have the same folder structure as the .m2ts option, so I severely doubt it. It will likely play just fine on a universal player like my Oppo BDP-80 if I burn it to a DVD9 or put it on a thumb drive.

Hopefully this post will be of help to those just starting out with the program, just like I am. I really like it! :cool:

[iSeries]

An MKV file burned to disc will not work in a blu ray player unless that player has MKV playback capabilities.

If you are looking for blu ray compliant output from BD Rebuilder then do not output to MKV.

[jdobbs]

OK, to answer my own question again, yes the program does preserve the chapter breaks when transcoding to .mkv.

However, in order to get the resulting file down to a specific size you must specify it in the same window where you choose the resolution and format. Selecting DVD9 from the adjacent drop down list does not result in the desired file size.

Finally, I have not found out if the mkv file will play back on a Bl-ray player but it does not have the same folder structure as the .m2ts option, so I severely doubt it. It will likely play just fine on a universal player like my Oppo BDP-80 if I burn it to a DVD9 or put it on a thumb drive.

Hopefully this post will be of help to those just starting out with the program, just like I am. I really like it! :cool:There is no standard folder structure for MKV output. It is just a file with an MKV extension. If the player supports MKV playback, the desired folder structure can change from player to player. Your player manual should spell out how it expects your disc to be structured. It can be as simple as putting the MKV in the root.