Blu ray to mkv for preserving?

[samsonwilliams]

Hey guys,
Got a quick question i got the entire show coming my way on blu ray and i was thinking when i get them if i should rip them from blu ray to mkv so i can watch the mkv files and keep the disks stored away..
I'm a very ocd careful person as is, what if I'm just really careful with the disks ,converting them to mkv is just a waste of time?
I heard blu rays are very durable so if I'm very careful i dont even need to do this?
Id rather just watch the disk i heard if you copy from blu ray mkv there will be SOME quality loss?
So yea just treat them normal and itll last many years?
Sorry for the weird question
I just want to keep them in best shape possible for as long as possible.

[BlueChi]

It's true that Bluray discs are much more durable than DVDs, and the coating on them is incredibly scratch resistant, so the obvious advantage on a MKV conversion would be ease of convenience, as you'd be able to just open the files themselves without needing to swap discs.

As for the conversion itself, look up a program called MakeMKV.
It's pretty convenient to use and the conversions are 1:1, so expect the quality to be identical to its disc counterpart, although with a pretty massive filesize. For a normal 20 minute episode, expect a filesize of 4-5 GB, for instance.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

It's up to you, but if your really OCD about disc storage and handling don't be surprised if they still play fine decades from now.

I have the 25+ year old Pioneer DVDs and they play fine, as I'm sure the previous owner was very careful as them, likely as much as you will be with your Z Blu-Rays, which as you say are on a more durable format.

You would also need to consider how to store the files you rip with your discs and how much hard drive space you would need, and all of the Z Blu-Rays would require you invest in a 2TB drive. Keep in mind that discs probably have a longer life expectancy than hard drives.

Otherwise if you feel more secure having a back-up option go for it.

[TheGreatness25]

Hey guys,
Got a quick question i got the entire show coming my way on blu ray and i was thinking when i get them if i should rip them from blu ray to mkv so i can watch the mkv files and keep the disks stored away..
I'm a very ocd careful person as is, what if I'm just really careful with the disks ,converting them to mkv is just a waste of time?
I heard blu rays are very durable so if I'm very careful i dont even need to do this?
Id rather just watch the disk i heard if you copy from blu ray mkv there will be SOME quality loss?
So yea just treat them normal and itll last many years?
Sorry for the weird question
I just want to keep them in best shape possible for as long as possible.

Yeah, let me tell you my experience with Blu-rays. This happened me for a disc from "Season 1" (16:9), "Season 9" (16:9), and one of the discs from the 30th anniversary set. I never watched the discs. When I got them, the only thing I did was take them out of the packaging amd rip them as MKVs.

Then, I put them right back into their case, and put them in my little storage closet never to see the light of day. Legit, only used to rip the series once.

Then, I got all into the idea of ripping my collection as ISO files to preserve the menus, etc. And that's when I noticed that those three discs didn't work. Unfortunately, I repurchased "Season 1" and "Season 9" because of it and bought the steelbook for the matching 30th Anniversay disc (which was unnecessarily expensive).

I know that the discs were originally fine because I already ripped them. I don't know how else I could've stored them. I don't know what happened, but I'm glad that I now have the digital copy sitting on a 17 TB (or whatever) external.

Personally, I like having them as ISO files than MKV, but I still plan to make some of them into MKVs to be able to put them on Plex, but that's neither here nor there.

[BootyCheeksJohnson]

Download a program called make.mkv, get a portable Blu-ray drive (or an internal PC Blu-ray drive with an external USB adapter), make sure that your drive is connected to your PC properly, then rip backup files in the make.mkv app. That's the app I always use for backing up digital copies of my personal movie collection. Make.mkv does require a license to work, but you can get a free month trial to decide if you like it first from their web forum.