Get my BD copied in lossless MKV format for easily controlling multiple audio sound tracks when watching

This guide provides a simple way to complete lossless backup Blu-ray Disc to lossless mkv format keeping multiple audio tracks, subtitle streams and chapter markers on Mac(Mavericks included).

My problems are I can't seem to create a mkv of the full blu ray (BD) with all the sound tracks. Each time I do it I only get one audio sound track. One time Japanese. I would like to choose English French and Spanish. Sound tracks and subtitles. I also see a problem when down converting the BD from HD to SD. Again I can't seem to control the audio sound tracks that get copied. Is there a way to go from blu ray direct to SD MKV multi track?

Every time you play blu-ray in blu-ray drive, the disc will suffer little quality loss. So a digital backup will help to save the storage space of blu-ray collection, and make it easier to access and carry with. As most Blu-ray Discs include multiple audio and subtitle tracks so that people from different countries who speaking different languages can enjoy same movies in their native languages, so this is reason why people choose to "go from blu ray direct to lossless MKV format" as above.

If you are a Mac use, here recommend you Pavtube Bytecopy for Mac which can help you to backup BD/DVD to mkv without any quality loss. It helps to convert to lossless mkv files with all multiple audio and subtitle tracks, and chapter markers from original BD/DVD. So you can enjoy your movies at any time just like watching BD/DVD and freely choose your desired language.

Let me show you how to do it and you will find the workflow is so easy.

Firstly, you should have download and installed the software. (PS: If you wanna a Windows version, please go to Pavtube Bytecopy. Both are 30% off now.)

Let's go!

Lossless Backup BD disc to MKV with Multi-track/stream on Mac

Note: Put Blu-ray onto Blu-ray drive before ripping Blu-rays.

1. Run the Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac. Press “Load Disc” icon to import Blu-ray movie.



2. Go to Format to find "Multi-track Video catalogue. Select "Loss/encoded Multi-track MKV(*.mkv) , which will provide lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with multiple audio and subtitle tracks.


Tip: One special function that makes ByteCopy stands out is you can easily select you needed tracks, subtitles.



3. Click "Convert to start conversion. Conversion can be completed within a short time, then click "Open to find generated mkv files.

With a very easy operation, you get the lossless mkv files from Blu-ray, which make you to enjoy movies with high quality wherever you want. However, what Bytecopy for Mac can do is more than it, let's go to below tips to find more.

• Here is the windows workflow to copy Blu-ray/DVD to lossless MKV format

Tip 1: You may be confused about the other two options under "Multi-track Video" catalogue: Muti-track MP4(*.mp4) and Multi-track MOV(*.mov). They are used to transcode BD/DVD to .mp4 and .mov output files. The point is that they support saving encoded multiple audio tracks. So you could enjoy it in your iPhone or iPod.

Tip 2: Directly Copy will provide you another way to lossless output. It will provide you a 100% backup in original format without extracts. If you do not want to output mkv files or your player cannot play mkv files, directly copy is the best choice for you. It will save 100% intact .M2TS main movie from original BD disc, and allow all. subtitle and audio tracks preservation. You can see more details about it in backup blu-ray disc to M2TS streams flawlessly.

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ByteCopy($42) + Video Converter Ultimate($65) = Only $79.9, Save $27.1
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Reviews: ByteCopy for Mac- Top Alternative to Mac MakeMKV on Mac OS X

Have problems with using MakeMKV to convert DVDs to MKV format on your Mac? The article will introduce the An excellent Alternative to MakeMKV-ByteCopy for Mac to do the same job on Mac for you.

MakeMKV for Mac has been considered as one of the best Mac Blu-ray Ripper apps. It converts the video clips from proprietary (and usually encrypted)DVD and Blu-ray disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way. The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and preserve chapters. A most preferable feature of MakeMKV is fast conversion – it converts as fast as your drive can read data, and takes about only 1 hour to copy a Blu-ray to Mac HDD comparing with 2-8 hours with other Mac Blu-ray rippers/transcoders. The MakeMKV for Mac, by any means, is a nice choice for BD ripping on Mac.

Do you like using MakeMKV for Mac to convert DVDs to MKV format on your Mac? If so, there is something important you need to know. The MakeMKV for Mac is incompatible with Mavericks very well and not supports Blu-ray discs. Got issues with using MakeMKV? You may ask the question: Can we expect a more considerable Mac Blu-ray ripper than MakeMKV for Mac?

Well, YES. The release of Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac lets us see alternative to MakeMKV for Mac- it has all the features MakeMKV has and does even more with less steps.

Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac Review - An Alternative to Mac MakeMKV

Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is an integrated tool with Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Mac, the old ByteCopy for Mac, and more favorable features.

It's an easy-to-use Mac tool to backup files from Blu-ray discs and standard DVDs to MKV container format with multiple audio tracks and subtitle sincluded. More than lossless output, Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is possible to recode the source movie into MKV/MP4/MOV/M4V video with certain video/audio codecs. It provides hundreds of preset output formats for you to convert the BD/DVD movies to compatible format for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Kindle Fire HD, Microsoft Surface, WDTV, etc. In a word, it's an all-in-one Blu-ray and DVD ripper and converter to save. Give it a try and you will be in love with it.

Note: Currently you can't edit videos by merging, splitting, trimming, cropping, adding .srt, .ass subtitle files, etc if choosing multi-track output formats.

New features:

• Added 3D profiles in Format menu. (Side-by-Side, Top-Bottom, or Anaglyph 3D in MKV/MP4/MOV/WMV/AVI) 
• Resumed subtitle output feature to Format menu. 
• Added chapter marker feature for multi-track MP4

Now you see the difference between MakeMKV for Mac and ByteCopy for Mac.

MakeMKV does lossless Blu-ray/DVD to MKV backup only while ByteCopy not only copy BD/DVD to MKV, but also allows for transcoding. The best part is that it transcodes video stream, audio track and subtitle stream separately . You can keep original video quality and meanwhile convert the TrueHD audio to Dolby Digital 5.1 audio when/if your device does not support 7.1 channels, or shrink the BD contents to videos with lower bitrate to ensure they are played properly on a slow computer or older media player. Like MakeMKV, the ByteCopy is also easy of use. Converting a DVD/ Blu-ray Disc is a simple 3-step process. And you can make it a 2-step process by a settled preference.

Pavtube ByteCopy rips Blu-ray in 2 ways, lossless copy and lossy conversion. In trial version lossless backup runs 7 times only; for loss conversion, a watermark is put on the screen. A full version is offered at $42. The purchase includes a lifetime license and unlimited upgrades.

Sounds even better than a MakeMKV alternative? Go ahead to try it out then!

ByteCopy for Mac OS X

System Requirements:

• 1G Hz or above Intel processor. 
• x86 Mac OS X 10.5 or later. 
• 512 MB physical RAM (memory) or more. 
• 1024*768 or higher resolution display. 
• Optical Drive: DVD drive(an external BD drive is required for ripping blu-ray disc)

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