
There are many players that can play MKV files nearly on all platforms, and there are tools to convert MKV files to many formats, including DVD and Blu-ray discs.Īdditionally MakeMKV can instantly stream decrypted video without intermediate conversion to wide range of players, so you may watch Blu-ray and DVD discs with your favorite player on your favorite OS or on your favorite device. Then use the k3b interface to add tags to the resulting. If k3b shows no progress after a considerable period of time, consider quitting k3b and using cd-paranoia from the command line.

The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and preserve chapters. k3bs implementation of cd-paranoia sometimes 'gets stuck' on difficult CDs. To install from the command line for system wide use: flatpak install fr.handbrake. Installing from Flathub and Gnome Software are fairly self explanatory. As an alternative to using the GUI startup configuration tool or rc.local, you can use the crontab -e command to add a program to the cron job scheduler, so that it will launch it at startup, even if there is no GUI installed (useful for Ubuntu servers).

MakeMKV converts the video clips from proprietary (and usually encrypted) disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way. Once Flathub is enabled on your system, you may install HandBrake directly from Flathub, from the Gnome Software GUI (‘gnome-software’), or from the command line. MakeMKV is your one-click solution to convert video that you own into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played everywhere. It is a format converter, otherwise called "transcoder".
