Play ripped Blu-ray MKV files in MPlayer with audio and subtitles track

ByteCopy

Pavtube ByteCopy is the best tool to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVDs to MKV format with multiple audio tracks and subtitles preserved.

$42

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Doubtlessly, MKV container is a better choice for Blu-ray backup. It is possible to make 1:1 copy of Blu-ray movie, and preserve all video streams, audio/subtitles tracks, chapter info, and other meta-information of a Blu-ray disc in a lossless way. Additionally, the MKV container is much easier to be accessed by usually-used freeware players and HD Media Players, and the multiple audio tracks and subtitles tracks packaged in the MKV are available to be selected at will during viewing. The following guide details how to make MKV files from Blu-ray movies, and in the meantime, it also shows detailed steps on how to play ripped Blu-ray MKV files in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track.

See more about BD/DVD Backup: why MKV?

Required Tools:

Pavtube ByteCopy

MPlayer

A Windows PC with built-in BD drive or an external BD drive

Part 1: Process Blu-ray to MKV backup via Pavtube ByteCopy

Step 1: Run Pavtube ByteCopy, and click “DVD/BD DISC” icon to load the source movie.

The program is able to detect the main title in a Blu-ray disc automatically, as well as check the main title by default. If you wanna backup other bonus features into the MKV file, you can tick off the checkbox before any title at will, or you can use “Check All” and “Uncheck All” button to simplify your operation.

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Meanwhile, you can click the “Plus” button before a movie title to see the detailed information of source file, including video info, audio info and subtitles info.

audio and subtitles track

Step 2: Specify destination folder

Click “Browse” button to specify where to locate the output MKV file. Note that if you wanna backup Blu-ray to MKV with lossless quality, you need specify a folder that has the same space as the source file.

Step 3: Backup Blu-ray to MKV

Click the big button “Convert MKV” to start backing up Blu-ray to MKV with lossless quality. Pavtube ByteCopy is able to finish Blu-ray backup without quality loss at fast speed - Lossless Blu-ray movie to MKV backup takes only 50-75mins (Single layer Blu-ray Disc/BD-25). After the copying task is done, you can click “Open” button to get the generated MKV file with ease.

Part 2: Play MKV in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track

Step 1: Run MPlayer, and click “File” > “Play file” to load the MKV file generated by Pavtube ByteCopy.

Step 2: Select wanted audio track

Just follow “Tools” > “Audio track” to select your needed audio track for playback from multi-audio tracks packaged in the MKV file.

Step 3: Select wanted subtitles track

Follow “Tools” > “Subtitle track” to choose required subs to display during viewing.

Now you are ready to play bluray in MPlayer with wanted audio and subtitles track freely.

Tips:

1. If you are running a relatively slow PC, you may encounter bad experience when processing MKV playback in MPlayer. In that case, we suggest you try VLC media player to view the MKV files. And you can expect a better performance via VLC.

2. If your Blu-ray movie is encoded with VC-1 codec, we also suggest you use VLC to play the lossless MKV files produced by Pavtube ByteCopy, because MPlayer does not comes with good support for MKV files encoded with VC-1 codec.

See Make MKV and Play MKV solutions