Nik00 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Apologies because this likely has been covered ad nauseam here and I've only looked through a few pages so far and haven't found something yet... but... For something such as a concert blu-ray (yes one that I own) that has an audio soundtrack in a lossless format - e.g. Dolby TrueHD - I'm trying to figure out how to rip that info a file that I can play from my iPod. I think the iPod will max out on ALAC at 24bit/48kHz (I think this is the "best" option in terms of a hi-res file format that the iPod can play). But presumably this would be the relatively easy part, say if I already had a .wav file and then converted it to ALAC. But... my question is around what sort of file conversion is required here, plus, the possibility of downmixing from (say) a 5.1 source to 2-channel. I've likely botched this question in how I'm approaching it! I have a Mac laptop which also has Windows installed, so hopefully I'm covered in terms of OS requirements. Also, I have an external (USB) optical drive that can read blu-rays. Thanks in advance for any assistance - Cheers Nik
warweary Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 I've not done this myself, but I think using anydvdhd by redfox could strip the copy protection on the bluray and allow you to copy the music. Good luck, perhaps someone else will have a better option. 1
cwt Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Another option Nik [ haven't tried anyhddvd though popular ] is dvdfab ripper which has an audio only profile option . Options to convert include these popular lossy and lossless options below . Tweaking is done under common settings . Edited February 5, 2019 by cwt 1
Nik00 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Posted February 6, 2019 Thanks for the help guys - it looks like dvdfab has a "hifi" module that does what I was asking about. Now if only I could figure out how to do this with open source software... Cheers Nik
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