Hello, I am new to Plex and new to ripping movies. I need help understanding how to rip movies into Plex.
So I have managed getting Plex set up, have added 1000+ photo’s and successfully added 6000 music files. I have also successfully setup Plex to enable local and remote viewing and now I am trying to add my DVD and Blu-ray collection but have run into some issues I do not understand.
After some reading here in the forums I have decided to try using MakeMKV to rip my collection but have made little progress as I can not successfully play the first Blu-ray I ripped.
The blu-ray I ripped is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Using MakeMKV I ripped the movie and there didn’t appear to be any errors but when I try to play the movie in plex it will only play a few seconds. It is like it plays the first chapter then stops. When looking at the movie in Plex web viewer it shows the movie cover with a tag overlay with the number 53 in the top left corner which I assume are the number of chapters. The duration under the movie title shows 29 seconds.
So my questions,
- What is the correct way to rip a movie using MakeMKV.
- Is the 53 I am seeing the number of chapters in the movie?
- If the 53 is chapters, why doesn’t Plex play through the chapters?
- Do I need to do anything with ripped movie folder and file names or should plex just play them as they were ripped?
- Do I need to merge all chapters into single file, if so how?
- Is there a guide out there detailing all steps needed for ripping and adding movies to Plex?
I know this is alot of questions, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
If it helps here are my Plex server specs: Gaming PC, Windows 10 Pro, Amd 8350 - 8 core, 8 gigs ram, Plex installed on its own 1TB seagate hard drive, Asus crosshair V formula Z MB, Sapphire R390 8 gigs ram graphics card.