Blu-ray™ video format is growing in popularity mainly because viewers enjoy watching movies in full HD resolution (1920*1080 pixels) and high-quality audio output. However, when you want to view your Blu-ray™ videos on other devices, it can be difficult. This is primarily because the optical drives that can read or write Blu-ray™ media are not widely available.
One way to view your Blu-ray™ videos in a more commonly viewable format is to convert them to a MKV video file. Video conversion tools are available on the Internet for personal, non-sharing, non-commercial use. Below are instructions on how to complete this conversion using a free application, called MakeMKV©.
MakeMKV© Converting Instructions:
- Open your Internet browser.
- Download and install the MakeMKV© software.
- Launch MakeMKV©. Choose your Blu-ray™ drive from the “Source” drop-down menu.
- Now choose the main movie. Choose one audio track, such as AC3 DD Audio Track which works quite well.
- Click on the “MakeMKV” icon to save the output MKV file. It requires a large amount of HDD space and may take about one hour to complete. You will see the conversion process take place.
Tips and Tricks:
- If you want to shrink the MKV video. Run HandBrake©, a multi-threaded video transcoder available for Windows®, Mac® OS X®, and Linux®. Load the MKV file from “Source > Video File”. After that, choose the “High Profile > Film Preset”, then set the desired output file size and finally click “Start” to begin shrinking the MKV file. HandBrake© needs .NET runtime library installed in your system. You can download .NET Framework 2 and install it.
- If MakeMKV© can't read the Blu-ray Disc®, you may need to run AnyDVD® HD in the background. This application allows you to watch Blu-ray™ movies over a digital display connection.
