

MediaInfo This software is optional, but I use it to display information about the movie files created by both the MakeMKV and Handbrake software. We will use this application to compress the MKV file produced by MakeMKV to make it smaller and easier to stream from Plex. Handbrake Handbrake is probably the most popular application for encoding and compressing movie files from one format to another. MakeMKV is free while in beta, but if you like using the software, I highly recommend you purchase it. This application will be used to rip the Blu-ray disc to produce a high-quality copy of the movie. The following software will be used to rip the Blu-ray discs and encode and compress the movie files: MakeMKV This application runs on either Windows or Mac OS, and can easily extract the Blu-ray contents into a MKV file. While you can certainly use Linux for ripping Blu-ray discs, both of the applications I use in this post are compatible with Windows and Mac.
