[WINDOWS] Converting Blu-ray rips?

if you muck with ref frames and x264 settings it can be great BUT as a fellow videophile I must agree that you cannot beat an original blu of course. You just need space! PS: mkv rips is not like DVD 2 VHS difference tho for goodness sake

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pettakos Wrote:What is the "ideal" hd lossless format to convert blu-ray rips to a single file in order to be playable in xbmc? For instance, is wmv or avi's quality better or vice versa? or some other format like mkv?
I repeat a single file only, no matter what the output size will be.
Furthermore, what is your favorite program, easy to use, for the conversion to take place?

Well, as of today, if output file size is no concern, the answer is easy: rip to ISO. XBMC is now capable (and as soon as the nightly builds are restarted you'll be able to test it) to play BD ISO files perfectly.

You click on the file, the movie start. And you keep everything. So when, one day, menu support will arrive, you'll have a perfect backup of the original disk. And in the meantime... well, perfect picture and sound.

Anyone got any suggestions for Blu Ray ripping on Mac?

I've started using MakeMKV which seems to work well - but when playing the film I get messed up audio (most of which comes from the rear left speaker) I think I have some adjustments to make in my XBMC but just wanted to check that it should downmix the HD audio to normal 5.1?

Regardless, is there an recommended all in one that will allow me to rip and re-encode if necessary or do I have to use a combination of MakeMKV and Handbrake??