recoding an existing video

This mode :
  • Can upscale and restore
    an existing video
  • Convert picture subtitles
    into text subtitles

Drag & drop a video file on the main window central icon, or use the 'Select source...' menu item.

Click the 'Image Settings' button to configure various video processing options.

Enable the 'Passtrough/OCR subtitles' checkbox to retain all text subtitles, and convert PGS subs and VOB subs into text subtitles.



Image Settings overview

Before

After

Mode: select between no rescaling, and rescaling to either 720p, 1080p, 2160p, or double-resolution.

Upscale: choose the upscaling algorithm, applicable if the resolution is increased. 'Super resolution (normal)' is a good, fast choice on modern Macs. 'Super res. RRDN' is more taxing but gives impressive results. 'Normal upscale' is similar to what your media player would do during playback.

Decomb: deinterlace your source material. 'Auto' is usually fine, but you can manually select if it is applied.

Denoise: remove camera noise, if needed, using a simple algorithm. You can choose the degree of denoising.

Deblock: blocking artefact from too much compressing can be attenuated using this parameter.

Sharpen: boost high-frequency components of your image. This can help retaining edges when denoising, or simply for sharpening slightly blurry video files.

Brightness, contrast, saturation: color manipulation, as you can find in most photo editing apps.

Disable auto-crop: by default, black borders are removed. You can disable it for the rare times it causes an issue, or temporarely when comparing different upscaling resolutions to avoid any small shift in position.

This mode :
  • Keeps all menus and contents,
    including all audio and
    subtitles tracks
  • Can be played in DVD Player

Transfering a complete DVD to your Mac

Simply select the 'All menus, videos, and bonuses' or 'Full disc image' ripping mode, insert your DVD, and click 'Rip'.

MDRP will start copying the complete content of the DVD to your hard disk. Using advanced analysis technique, and a built-in database of information for popular DVDs, rips are reliable and fast!

making a backup on a blank dvd

This mode :
  • Same characteristics
    as the previous mode
  • The rip can be burned
Rip

Select the ripping mode 'Full disc image and burn a copy', insert the original DVD, then click 'Rip'.

Once MDRP has completed processing the original DVD, it will ask for a blank DVD. At this point, insert a double-layer blank DVD (those are cheap in bulk!), and MDRP will burn a backup that will play in your standalone DVD player.

You can burn the rip again using the 'Burn disc image' menu item.

This mode :
  • save space by ripping
    only the main movie
  • save time by skipping the
    previews and warnings

keeping only
the main movie

Using the 'Main movie only' ripping mode, MDRP will strip out all previews and menus, so you can save space.

Watching your movie will also be faster, since you won't have to go through all the previews and warnings. You can decide in advance which audio and subtitle track will be enabled by default. If there are multiple titles of similar length, be sure to use the built-in player to navigate to and select the correct one. The audio and subtitles tracks you setup in the built-in player will be the one set in the rip.

Convert on the fly for TV

Using 'Rip and convert', MDRP will convert the movie into the mpeg4 or mkv format,
using the advanced h264 or h265 video codec.

The resulting rip is much smaller than a simple copy while retaining the same visual and audio quality. It can then be imported into TV, and transferred to your media player of choice. Depending on the speed of you computer, this could be just as fast as ripping the DVD without compressing it!

Questions?

Can I remove region coding?

That is currently impossible and for some DVDs it would require modifying the DVD structure, so it is unlikely to be added.

Does MDRP handle Bluray discs?

No, only DVDs.

How can I watch a disc image in DVD Player?

Double-click the ISO file to mount it and point the application to the VIDEO_TS folder inside the newly displayed volume.

How can I downgrade to an older version ?

Use the 'Download old versions...' menu item from the 'Help' menu., or simply visit this page.