Well, I’ve been getting more and more into Blu-ray backup recently, so I thought I would go ahead and post this nice tutorial and screencast combo! I’ll be detailing how to do it with BD Rebuilder today, and I will be adding how-to’s for other programs in the future.
Step 1
Rip your Blu-ray to a folder on your hard drive.
Step 2
Start up BD Rebuilder and you should see a main window like the one below. Using the Browse buttons, select your source directory. I’m using my Dark Knight Blu-ray in this example. Also, while your at it, select your Working directory. This is where your temporary files will be stored during the conversion process.
Step 3
Now, since I want to backup my entire Blu-ray (menus, extras, etc), I want to check to make sure that I am in the correct backup mode by going to Mode->Full Backup. There is one thing to remember here. A full backup means that you are backing up everything, so you have less space for your main movie, which means a reduced quality overall when you compress everything down. The alternative is to use the Movie-Only Backup mode, which (as I’m sure you can guess) will only backup your main movie. That means no menus, special features, or anything else. This a very nice option, as it allows you to obtain the maximum amount of quality possible for your main movie.
Step 4
Swing on over to the Settings menu, and after making sure that your Encoder is set to X264. Next, go to your Encoder Settings. As you can see, I have select my encoding priority to be Normal Priority. The reason for this is that I want my encode to run as fast as possible. I won’t be using the computer during the process, so I don’t care if other applications slow down. Now, if I were going to be using the computer, I would want to set my priority to Idle.
Also take a look at my Quality settings. There are 4 profiles available, and I find that the High Quality profile works well for my needs. It offers a decent trade off between speed and quality. Experiment with these and find one that works for you.
Step 5
Next, maneuver your mouse over to the Options menu. This is where we will be selecting our output size. As you can see, I have selected the BD-5 option. What this means is that I want to shrink down my Blu-ray until it is small enough to fit on a single layer DVD. BD-9 will fit on a dual layer DVD, and a BD-25 will fit on a single layer Blu-ray disk. I personally can’t afford to buy a blank Blu-ray disk and burner, but if you can, by all means go ahead. You also have the option of shooting for a custom size, but we don’t really need it in this case.
Step 6
Now, let’s go ahead and adjust the Setup of BD Rebuilder. Click on the Setup menu and you will see a window like the one below. Pretty much the only reason we are here is that we want to delete the WORKFILES after everything is finished. This just cleans up the temporary files after we are done. If you want a detailed explanation of the other options, please refer to the screencast. Save your changes and return to the main window.
Step 7
One particularly nice option about BD Rebuilder is that it supports batch conversion. For example, if you have a handful of Blu-rays that you wanted to convert, you could load up each one into BD Rebuilder and adjust its individual settings. Then all you need to do is queue them up using the Add Current Project to Bach Queue option (founder under the File menu). That way, when you are ready to press the Backup option, you will actually be backing up a multitude of Blu-rays, not just one per session. I find this to be a very useful option.
Step 8
Last but not least, hit the Backup button! This will get your conversion running into high gear. Now, in the case of a particularly large Blu-ray (like mine), you may receive the following warning. All it is telling you is that you have a large Blu-ray, and shrinking it down to a BD-5 may not give you the greatest quality. I know this, but I’m still okay with that for now. Go ahead and click okay if you are so inclined. BD Rebuilder will load up your files and start chugging long. You can sit there and watch it if you want, but will will take several hours and you probably have better things to be doing.
When it is finished, your necessary files can be found under your “Working Path” in a folder named according to your input source (ex. THE_DARK_KNIGHT). Inside that folder will be the BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders. Simply burn those two and you should be good to go!
Conclusion
All in all, it’s not a difficult process. The more you use BD Rebuilder, the more you get to appreciate its power and simplicity. If you guys have any questions, go ahead and post a comment and we’ll get you fixed up right away!
Note: For those of you having issues with VC-1 Blu-rays and Windows 7, I suggest that you read this thread.
If you have never burned a disk before, or if you a frankly just unsure about what you should use to burn your new disk, I wrote up a burning tutorial here.
Related posts:
- Convert Blu-rays to iPad with BD Rebuilder
- Backing Up Blurays with AVCHDCoder
- Burn Single Layer Video DVD’s With IMGBurn
Just do what the guide says and drag and drop the BDMV and Certificate folders into it’s main window.
I just tried to write to a blu-ray blank. Got an error. I can’t paste the printscreen to this message. If you send your email address to Ankrum@aol.com, I’ll send you a word doc with the printscreen.
Thanks,
Tried to copy to blu-ray blank. Got an error that I can’t copy to this post. Send me an email at Ankrum@aol.com and I’ll send you a word doc with the print screen.
Why are you consistently posting 2 comments?
I didn’t see the first comment post. Sorry.
Got the I\O error on the first attempt to burn to a blank BR disc. I updated the firmware. Decided to try to burn to a DVD blank (cheaper). This is what I got:
[10:06:44] BD Rebuilder v0.31.06 (beta)
– Source: THE_FUGITIVE
– Input BD size: 21.21 GB
– Approximate total content: [02:10:14.306]
– Target BD size: 4.27 GB
– Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
– MOVIE-ONLY mode enabled
– RESIZE 1080p to 720p enabled
– Audio Settings: AC3=1 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[10:06:46] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [10:06:46] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00000]
– [10:20:18] Reencoding: VID_00000 (1 of 1)
– [10:20:18] Collecting video information
– Source Video: VC-1, 1920×1080
– Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 187,356 frames
– Convert: 1280×720, 23.976fps, 187,356 frames
– Bitrate: 3,647 Kbs
– [10:20:18] Reencoding: VID_00000, Pass 1 of 2
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3207)
[10:20:21] – Failed video encode, aborted
Wait, what? Your FFDShow version changed. What changed in between your successful rip and this one?
Hmm. All I did (consciously) is update the firmware. I’ll go back and download the latest FFDShow tomorrow. Perhaps my desktop shortcut “shortcutted” to the wrong version of BD Rebuilder.
Same problem with the latest FFDShow:
[01:13:56] BD Rebuilder v0.31.06 (beta)
– Source: THE_FUGITIVE
– Input BD size: 21.21 GB
– Approximate total content: [02:10:14.306]
– Target BD size: 4.27 GB
– Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
– MOVIE-ONLY mode enabled
– Audio Settings: AC3=1 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[01:13:59] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [01:13:59] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00000]
– [01:27:31] Reencoding: VID_00000 (1 of 1)
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3233)
[01:27:33] – Failed video encode, aborted
Again, you are forgetting that BD Rebuilder needs to configure FFDShow. However, check to be sure that the VC-1 codec is setup correctly. Make sure that it points to WMV9.
I’m not exactly sure how I did it, but I just burned my first successful Blu-ray. One thing (among others) I don’t understand: I burned it with ImgBurn. I clicked on build. When I clicked on write, it told me that the disc was not empty. I looked at it and then put it in my Blu-ray player and it had already burned the disc. Hmmm.
Anyway, I’m not going to change the settings if I keep having success.
Thank you for your help and patience.
How very odd! At least it appears to be working now.
Hi, I have the same proble here.
[01:26:41] BD Rebuilder v0.31.06 (beta)
– Source: DESTINO_FINAL_4_FULL_DB50
– Input BD size: 31,85 GB
– Approximate total content: [03:44:43.803]
– Target BD size: 22,46 GB
– Windows Version: 5.1 [2600]
– Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=0 Kbs=640
[01:26:41] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [01:26:41] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00036]
– [01:26:41] Reencoding: VID_00036 (1 of 34)
– [01:26:41] Collecting video information
– Source Video: VC-1, 1920×1080
– Rate/Length: 29,970fps, 210 frames
– [01:26:41] Reencoding: VID_00036, Pass 1 of 1
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3222)
– FFDSHOW: VC-1 not set to wmv9
[01:26:42] – Failed video encode, aborted
In the ffdshow I put wmv9 in VC1, but still failing.
Coul you help me?
Thanks
@Alex
And have you tried my previous suggestion? Uninstalling a reinstalling BD Rebuilder to let it configure Directshow properly?
Aub thnks for the answer.
I download the BDRebuilder from here
http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/BD-RBV03106.zip
No instalation is necesary, only run the exe.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks
Upon initial running, BD Rebuilder should configure Directshow for proper input. Did you install ffdshow before or after you first ran BD Rebuilder? I suggest that you delete your working program folder and start from step 1 here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716
Also, out of curiosity, you wouldn’t happen to be running Windows 7 by chance would you?
Here we go again.
I downloaded the latest FDDShow. Set MPEG-2 to libavcodec and selected MMV( as the default decoder for VC-1.
This is what I got:
———————–
[23:53:15] BD Rebuilder v0.31.06 (beta)
– Source: HARRY_POTTER
– Input BD size: 26.47 GB
– Approximate total content: [02:32:21.507]
– Target BD size: 22.31 GB
– Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
– MOVIE-ONLY mode enabled
– Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=1 Kbs=640
[23:53:17] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [23:53:17] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00000]
– [00:14:09] Reencoding: VID_00000 (1 of 1)
– [00:14:09] Collecting video information
– Source Video: VC-1, 1920×1080
– Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 219,177 frames
– Bitrate: 13,781 Kbs
– [00:14:09] Reencoding: VID_00000, Pass 1 of 2
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3255)
[00:14:12] – Failed video encode, aborted
Any ideas?
First, I assume you mean WMV, not MMV?
Second, are you on Windows 7 by chance? It seems that most people are having issues with Windows 7 these days.
Again, the key is to let BD-Rebuilder make the Directshow configuration changes on it’s first run. Another thing to try is running BD-Rebuilder as an Administrator, as this fixed some issues for people from time to time.
Try running as an administrator and if that doesn’t work, clear your BD-Rebuilder folder and re-”install” the main executable and let it configure FFDShow.
I personally run Windows XP and it works fine, but it looks like I will have to try and get Windows 7 setup so that I can really understand what the problem is as these problems are quite frequent.
Just a thought: Sometimes BD-Rebuilder will leave it’s Avisynth scripts in the working directory after a failed encode. Try loading one of these up into Media Player Classic, or Virtualdub or MeGUI and see if it gives you an error. If it does, it may do wonders in diagnosing the actual problem.
I noticed for backups a dvd- is used. One tutorial I read even specifically said not to use dvd+. Is there a problem using the + disks?
“DVD -” has had a slightly better compatibility in the past. Basically, when in doubt, use DVD -. DVD+ can work and sometimes changing the book type on it helps, but it really depends on your player. If you are playing on your computer you should be fine. On a set top box, however, is another story entirely. It really depends on you testing it to see if it works.
Hi Adub.
I udes WinXp when have the problem today I have Win7 ultimate, but the problem still.
———————–
[10:15:52] BD Rebuilder v0.31.08 (beta)
– Source: FINAL_DESTINATION_4_BD50_ORIGI
– Input BD size: 31.85 GB
– Approximate total content: [03:44:43.803]
– Target BD size: 22.66 GB
– Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
– Audio Settings: AC3=1 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[10:15:52] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [10:15:52] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00036]
– [10:15:52] Reencoding: VID_00036 (1 of 34)
– [10:15:52] Collecting video information
– Source Video: VC-1, 1920×1080
– Rate/Length: 29.970fps, 210 frames
– [10:15:52] Reencoding: VID_00036, Pass 1 of 1
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3065)
– FFDSHOW: VC-1 not set to wmv9
– FFDSHOW: MPEG-2 is not set to libavcodec
[10:15:53] – Failed video encode, aborted
I tryed with other movie (Whip it) and all was fine. the result BD25 works fine with all menues, audos, subtitles, etc, But still have problems with the VC-1 movies.
Could you help me?
Thanks
Sorry for post again.
I first install ffdshow and then install BDrebuilder. BDrebuilder “config ffdshows by itself” when I see fddshows config VC-1 is set to “WMV9″. But still fail.
Any idea?
Thanks
I succes backing up 3 blurays “no VC-1″, but with VC1 the probllesms still.
@Alex, I suggest you look at the following Doom9 thread and corresponding tool. http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=146910
If you are having problems, yet VC-1 decoding is supposedly enabled, try loading one of the WORKFILE scripts into something like Media Player Classic and see if it plays. An alternative is to try creating your own script, with something like the following.
Directshowsource(“Path/to/my/video.m2ts”)
Subtitle(“I’m alive!”)
And see if that plays properly. If not, then try using the tool that I linked above. If it does play, then there is another problem.
Hi!
I have same problem.
But after installing
K-Lite Codec Pack 570 full this i have no troubles.
Before it uninstall ffdshow.
And after installing k-lite, change settings on ffdshow as shown above.
(Vista x64, 4gb, Core2Duo E4500, geforce 9800gt)
Okay, I have spoken with the author and several other users about the problems that Windows 7 users are having. Basically, if you install the files provided on the main download page (haali, ffdshow, avisynth, etc) in the order it says, and you don’t modify anything, you should be fine.
I will add a link to this conversation to the main article, but for now, see here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1374555#post1374555
Yes. I follow the recomendations on this site. But it does not help.
After installing K-Lite Codec Pack 570 full the BD Rebuilder start to encode. And now finish convert bd50 to bd25 “Batman: begins”
Hi Adub, I see there’s an update for BD Rebuilder, is it a good thing to update it? How do I process? Do I just update? What about the FFDSHOW , AVISYNTH 2.57 and others packages that have to be installed in the right order the first time.
Updating BD Rebuilder is always a good idea.
FFDShow on the other hand, may not be such a good idea. If you are on Windows 7, and you have a fully functioning setup, then there really is little point to updating FFDShow. Sure it is good theoretically, but BD Rebuilder on Windows 7 is a little…precarious. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
If you feel that you really know what your doing and how your decoding chains work (like I do), then yes you can update all of your software. But this is a severe IF.
Good question though, Raul. I hope I answered it in it’s entirety.
Hi Adub, i desinstall the codec pack ans reinstall the programs wich are in the BD page one by one. Run the BD rebuilder and get this msg.
———————–
[12:18:17] BD Rebuilder v0.32.02 (beta)
– Source: BENJAMIN_BUTTON_BD50
– Input BD size: 40.96 GB
– Approximate total content: [02:51:43.584]
– Target BD size: 22.66 GB
– Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
– Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=1 Kbs=448
[12:18:17] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [12:18:17] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00015]
– [12:18:22] Reencoding: VID_00015 (1 of 2)
– [12:18:22] Collecting video information
– Source Video: VC-1, 1920×1080
– Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 8,160 frames
– [12:18:22] Reencoding: VID_00015, Pass 1 of 1
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3133)
– FFDSHOW: VC-1 not set to wmv9
– FFDSHOW: MPEG-2 is not set to libavcodec
[12:21:24] – Failed video encode, aborted
The I gone to the ffdshow configuration, put MPEG-2 set lo libavcode and VC-1 to wmv9 and DONE, all work perfect even VC1 movies or NO VC1, all work perfect.
Thanks alot Adub for your patience.
If I can contribute with something, aopunt with me.
I being around.
I’m glad that you got it working perfectly Alex! It’s good news!
Hi everybody, same problem as Alex.
Running Win XP pro.
Installed:
ffdshow-rev3255_20100208_xxl.exe
Avisynth_258.exe
MatroskaSplitter.exe
BD_Rebuilder_03203.
I get the same log:
– FFDSHOW: VC-1 not set to wmv9
– FFDSHOW: MPEG-2 is not set to libavcodec
Try to set manually in ffdshow but video encode fails anyway.
Any help accepted, tanks.
If you have the same problem as Alex, did you follow the same steps as Alex? Mainly, follow the authors instructions, step by step, in order. I can already tell from your info that you have not done so.
If you don’t want to do what the author said, at least check to make sure that you can load a VC-1 encoded normally. Create an AVS file using Directshowsource() for your source and see if you can preview it. If not, track down your VC-1 decoder in your decoding chain.
Seems i’m too dumb to follow simple steps, or it’s just too late to think clearly.
I’ll read again all the instruction tomorrow. Thank you for now.
GOT IT!
I always tend to consider wmp only as a player and forget it comes with drivers and codec.
Update to wmp11 and the pie is ready.
Thanks a lot.
Ah, good then! I was kind of suspecting that it might be a codec issue, as very few people are having issues on XP for other reasons.
Hi Adub, I thinks the problems basically is for de FFDSHOW. It MUST be the 2.57 version, If you install the 2.58 version, you gonna have problems.
No nmatter Windows XP or Seven you have.
Sorry, I mean Avysinth insted of FFDSHOW.
Hmm… now that is a possibility, however a remote one. It could be a plugin conflict, or a filter difference. The odd thing is that it works for me on XP and there isn’t much of a difference in the way Avisynth works on Windows 7. But hey, I’m not running Windows 7, so it’s possible you are right. When I finally get some time on my hands, I may be able to find out exactly how right you are.
Something curious is happening when I try to use BD-Rebuilder on Ong Bak 2. I set it to movie-only mode, target size BD-5. The input BD size is 18.40 GB. After going through its extracting AV streams step, which takes ten minutes or so, rather than encoding like it’s supposed to, a window pops up that says “Windows is trying to configure Roxio Creator Premier 10,” which I don’t even know if I have installed on my new Dell. What’s weird is that when I tried the exact same thing with Law Abiding Citizen (input BD size was 28.52 GB), I made a backup to a DVD+R just fine. Both movies I originally ripped to my HDD using AnyDVD HD. Any idea why Law Abiding Citizen seems to be working just fine, but I can’t get Ong Bak 2 to work with BD-Rebuilder? (I haven’t yet tried using a target size of BD-25 with Ong Bak 2, but I’d rather save my BD-Rs for movies with good video quality.)
Okay, well since Law Abiding Citizen is encoded with AVC and Ong Bak 2 is encoded with VC-1, I suspect that it is a decoder issue. Chances are Roxio has it’s VC-1 decoder set as a higher priority than your other VC-1 decoders. If you are not using Roxio, I would uninstall it. If you are using Roxio, do you have FFDShow installed, and which version of Windows are you running?
I was not using Roxio, so I uninstalled it. Now I get the following message:
[21:45:38] BD Rebuilder v0.32.05 (beta)
– Source: ONG_BAK_2
– Input BD size: 18.40 GB
– Approximate total content: [01:28:27.802]
– Target BD size: 4.27 GB
– Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
– MOVIE-ONLY mode enabled
– Audio Settings: AC3=1 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[21:45:38] PHASE ONE, Encoding
– [21:45:38] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00001]
– [21:54:34] Reencoding: VID_00001 (1 of 1)
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Encode failed. Retrying.
– Reached retry limit. Aborting.
– FFDSHOW Revision: (3133)
– FFDSHOW: VC-1 not set to wmv9
– FFDSHOW: MPEG-2 is not set to libavcodec
[21:57:41] – Failed video encode, aborted
I am using Windows 7. I’m not quite sure quite sure what is wrong, because my method has worked before using this same setup and this version of FFDSHOW. Do I have to go into the FFDSHOW video configuration and change stuff?
Yes, possibly. First, make sure that you have the latest version of Windows Media Player installed. Then go into FFDshow’s decoder settings and make sure that the VC-1 decoder is set to “WMV9″. While your at it, make sure that MPEG-2 is set to libavcodec, as BD Rebuilder says in the log.
An alternative is to erase your current BD Rebuilder directory, download the latest version, and run from scratch. BD Rebuilder should do all of the heavy lifting in terms of codec configuration for you.
Thanks Adub. I changed FFDshow’s decoder settings, and BD-Rebuilder did just fine with Ong Bak 2. And yes, I did recently download the latest version of BD-Rebuilder. What’s weird is that the version I had (v0.32.06) stopped working, but v0.32.05 works fine. Don’t numbers usually go UP in these version numbers?
Also, I’m the one who wrote a while back and told you how when copying to BD-5, the resuting DVD+R didn’t play in my DVD player, and you said that since it was encoded in AVCHD, it would only play in a Blu-ray player or PS3. Fair enough, but by any chance do you know of a way to set BD-Rebuilder so that the resulting DVD+R plays in a regular DVD player? (I’m guessing not, since BD-Rebuilder describes it as “BD-5.”)
Unfortunately, no, there is no way for BD Rebuilder to put out a DVD compatible disk from a Bluray source. However, I happen to be working on a tutorial using another program that WILL let you do this. The ouput DVD will not have the original Bluray menu, but those are impossible to get on DVD’s anyways.
I should have the new tutorial out by the end of the day.
Thank you again, Adub. One more question…to make BD-5s, is a BD writer necessary? Or is a DVD writer sufficient? I have a BD writer in my computer, but for future reference would like to know if a BD-ROM and a DVD writer (a cheaper option that a lot of newer computers tend to come with these days) is all that’s necessary.
No, a BD-5 is essentially a Bluray structure stored on a DVD disk. So, no a BD writer is not necessary. A BD writer is only necessary if you are burning Bluray disks (which are much more expensive).
Hi again.
Since i solved the issue last week,
– FFDSHOW: VC-1 not set to wmv9
– FFDSHOW: MPEG-2 is not set to libavcodec
I can’t see any disk on my PS3.
I convert to BD25 and the result (folder) work fine on my PC with VLC player.
But once burn it on a BD I can’t see it on the PS3.
It start fine, audio/video, I get to main menu, select start movie, and then only audio is fine but video is just a black screen.
Any experience like this?
Right today there is a new version of BD-Rebuilder.
In this version are solved also some video problem with PS3 player … I’ll check :)
Program works like a charm…. Ripped a brand new released movie with AnyDVD HD to my Hard Drive. Ran BD builder as the movie was too big for a 25G Blue ray….. Shrunk it down, burned it to a 25 Blue ray disc with ImgBurn and its perfect.. I could not believe how easy it was.
Only question, if I set BD Rebuilder to auto burn to disc with IMGBurn, does this mean it does it on all auto once conversion is done.?
anyways this is a great program that deserves the highest amount of Kudos possible.