Select each track that says subtitles, make sure "use source dir for output" is checked and then hit "Extract." (If you hit "English (force only)" and had a Blu-ray disc, and there's no subtitle tracks here, that's fine - it's because there's no forced subtitles and you can skip this step.) When it's done, you should then have a. Handbrake - We'll be using this to compress the file that MKV generates down to a more reasonable size. If MakeMKV complains about not having a license key, grab the latest one from here. MakeMKV - We'll be using this to rip the raw files from the disc, this works with both Blu-rays and DVDs. Tools I'll detail the tools used as we go, but it may make sense to install them ahead of time so you can follow the article more easily.
If you are going to do it, just make a single personal copy. Usual disclaimer that this isn't necessarily legal in your country, so check first and proceed with caution - I present this as a technical guide on the process only. You can also be sure that you get a high quality, completely DRM-free rip that you can do with as you choose without fear that some built in time bomb is going to stop the file from ever playing again if you transfer it to another computer. But the benefits of putting a bit more effort in really do pay off - you get to use entirely free tools with no demo versions, it's reliable and works with all discs I've tried it with (bar one that was heavily scratched!), you get much more control over the quality / file size ratio and quality / encode time ratio, you can ensure any forced subtitles are correctly transferred across - the list goes on. This guide doesn't show you a one click approach that does all the work for you, it's much more of a manual process. I've seen a few guides around on ripping DVDs, but fewer for Blu-rays, and many miss what I believe are important steps (such as ensuring the correct foreign language subtitles are preserved!) While ripping your entire DVD collection would have seemed insane due to storage requirements even a few years ago, these days it can make perfect sense. Because of that, I've put together a quick "cheat sheet" here which acts as a handy reference just to jog your memory on each key step. Note: If you've read this guide already (or when you've read it) then going through all of it each time you want to rip something can be a bit of a pain, especially when you just need your memory jogging on one particular section.
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