MKV Passthru ?

[db1964]

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I'm just wondering if it is possible with Handbrake to convert an ISO library of DVD's and BluRay's to mkv files with forced subtitles but retaining the original 'quality' i.e without any loss of birate or cropping etc . Is there a profile for that or could one be defined ?

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Intel i7 , Handbrake 1.0.7, Windows 10

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[mduell]

No, you want MakeMKV.

[db1964]

Is there a reason why it can't be done in Handbrake ? Is it not just a case of the right profile ?

[rollin_eng]

HB is a video encoder thus the need to encode the video.

[Deleted User 11865]

Yeah, HB's underlying infrastructure is entirely built around video re-encoding -- you can pass some audio formats through but video passthrough would require a major rewrite.