Hey guys I am ripping my DVDs to MKVs and later I watch these movies / tv-shows with Plex. In the beginning I used MakeMKV to rip my DVDs and later in the Plex, I had always for each chapter a thumbnail. See the follow picture [image] Unfortunately, I had to change from MakeMKV to Handbrake and…

Hey OttoKerner Yes that is correctly. I analyse first the disc or the ISO file and from there I take over the codecs. But both mkv files (makvemkv and handbrake) are MPGE2. So I don’t think so that is the problem. Or why you think I have to use H.264? Thanks and best regards Buhli

[image] Buhli: I analyse first the disc or the ISO file and from there I take over the codecs. Don’t do that. MPEG2 is a very old codec and inefficient and also incompatible with a lot of Plex client types. If you do re-encoding, use H.264 as target. (Because otherwise, why re-encoding at a…

The storage space is no problem for me. More important for me is to get the highest quality. But if you say with H.264 I get a better video and sound quality than MPEG2 I can do this. But I think my common problem with the thumbnails will be not sloved when I changed the codec right?

[image] Buhli: But I think my common problem with the thumbnails will be not sloved when I changed the codec right? I can’t tell with certainty, but it’s worth a test with 1 – 2 files.

Okay I will test it and give you a feedback. If this is not the problem, do you have any other ideas?

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Hey JuiceWSA Thanks for your post I will try it. You had never problems with the chapter thumbnails when you created mkv files by handbrake? Why do you recommend to use the “Avg Bitrate” with 3750kbps instead of “Constant Quality”? What will happend if I set for example the “Avg Bitrate” to 5000 …

Hey JuiceWSA I tried yesterday with your HB settngs. Frankly, this with your eyeballs I didn’t quite understand. How do you find out which is the best bitrate for you? Just by watching on the TV? Or is there a way how I can determine which is the best Bitrate (for video and sound quality)? I notic…

[image] Buhli: How do you find out which is the best bitrate for you? Just by watching on the TV? That’s the only way I know. Make some 240 Second Previews, put them in an Other Videos Library, watch them. [image] Buhli: Can I ask you something else? Do you have experience to avoid ripp…

Thanks for your advice. I used a long time MakeMKV to rip my movies and tv-shows. But I had the problem, MakeMKV ripped the episodes in the wrong order. Then I saw, many tv shows they have one big track which contains all episodes. But unfortunately, this track was sometimes skipped by MakeMKV. Bu…

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