Q: “ When I put the disk in the DVD player, it automatically recognizes it. Am I doing something wrong? I would like to be able to convert to a single MKV file so I can play on iPad through a Plex Media Player. So, any great software can you recommend? I’m trying to figure out how to take my dvd’s and convert them to multi-track MKV file so I can upload and play on a Plex Media Server.”
Searched widely and I got some tech support for getting DVD to multi-track MKV movie into Plex Media Server for streaming and playing to iPad correctly.
1. Find a good DVD to multi-track MKV Converter
2. Convert DVD to Plex friendly format
3. Transfer encoded DVD Movies to Plex Media Server
To get DVD playable in multi-track, the best way is that you should convert DVD to multi-track MKV format first. Learn >> Plex supported formats. In this case, it’s necessary to own Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac. It’s your best tool to rip and convert Blu-ray and DVD movies to MKV/MP4/AVI/MOV container format with multiple audio tracks and subtitles included. It also could rip and convert BD/DVD to any video format you like. The following short guide shows you how to convert a DVD to multi-track MKV for iPad through Plex on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, Snow Leopard 10.6, Leopard 10.5. (Windows version:ByteCopy).
See Also: ByteCopy for Mac Review – An Alternative to Mac MakeMKV?
Just free download or buy this best Multi-Track DVD Ripper:
How to rip DVD to multi-track MKV for iPad through Plex on Mac?
Step 1: Load DVD movies.
Launch the best DVD to multi-track converter; import DVD movies into the program. Loaded DVDs can be previewed in the right preview window. You can also load the Blu-ray discs and ISO/IFO files.
Step 2: Choose output format
To rip DVD with multiple tracks, click the drop down box of “Format”, and choose the profile under “Multi-track Video”. This profile is designed to output videos with multiple audio tracks.
To keep multiple audio and subtitle tracks from DVD Disc, you are recommended to choose “Multi-track Video” > “Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV (*.mkv)” for output.
If you choose “Multi-track MP4(*.mp4)” “Multi-track MOV(*.mov)” or “Multi-track Interlaced DV PAL Video(*.avi)”, you can get encoded MP4, MOV, AVI video with preserving multiple audio streams from original DVD.
P.S. You can keep and uncheck the audios you don’t need. It all depends on your own choices.
Step 3: The last step you need to do is hit the “Convert” button to start the conversion of DVD content to MKV with original subtitles, audios and chapters you choose. Find generated MKV files by clicking “Open” icon and you can transfer and play DVD Disc with multiple audio and subtitle streams on your Plex or iPad or HD media player. Just enjoy!
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