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MakeMKV for Windows and Mac OS X is available for download below. MakeMKV for Linux is available on the forum page. Requires Windows XP or later, x86 or x64. Requires x64 Mac OS X 10.6 or later. Software Download. Software Download Home.
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MakeMKV for Windows and Mac OS X is available for download below. MakeMKV for Linuxis available on the forum page.- Requires Windows XP or later, x86 or x64.
- Requires x64 Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
NOTE: MakeMKV is not signed by Apple, you might need to adjust gatekeeper options in order to install the program. - Files integrity may be checked using hash file
Revision history
- User interface update
- New preferences page for LibMMBD integation
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Better tolerance for corrupted input data
- Many internal improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Better compatibility for decrypted AACS 2.1 FMTS files
- Fixed variable expansion bug for default file name template
- Added support for AACS 2.1
- Many small bugfixes and improvements
- Some small miscellaneous improvements
- Added support for AACS v70 (for those poor souls without LibreDrive)
- Many small improvements, program should work a bit faster now
- Added support for AACS v68
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
- Support for BDAV AVCREC discs
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Some small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes for 1.14.0 regressions:
- On DVD discs some titles could fail to open, sometimes even crashing the program
- Opening most 3D blu-ray discs could fail in both backup and MKV mode
- Bug fixes:
- Program failed on interlaced h.264 video streams with exotic encoding
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could crash during non-decrypted full disc backup
- Some discs caused extensive reads and very slow operation at the start of MKV file creation
- Added support for AACS v66
- MakeMKV now extracts closed captions and saves them as text subtitles
- New video processing engine, MakeMKV should be much more tolerant for MPEG files with errors (BDAV)
- libmmbd: Added compatibility for latest libaacs API (Kodi no longer crashes)
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes for 1.12.3 regressions:
- With some discs MKV creation failed with DBG_ASSERT or DEBUG_CODE 45045000
- With 3D blu-ray invalid hashcheck errors were produced
- Audio transcoding could fail with newer ffmpeg versions
- Bug fixes:
- MKV creation failed for BDAV discs authored in a certain way
- Transcoding to AC3 displayed incorrectly with custom conversion profiles
- MakeMKV GUI could crash on exit
- MakeMKV could hang at the very end of MKV file creation in some rare cases
- Linux: Fixed compilation errors with ffmpeg 4
- Expert mode features:
- Default output file name can be customized using template
- VC1 video can be saved as raw elementary stream, without FOURCC AVI encapsulation
- Obsolete features:
- Removed UPNP streaming (Use VLC or Kodi with libmmbd instead)
- Linux: Removed mmdtsdec/libdcadec (Use latest ffmpeg instead)
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Improved handling for Japanese BDAV discs
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
- Added support for AACS v65
- Improved handling for DVD and BDAV discs with mastering errors
- Added support for DTS LBR (XSA) decoding
- Bug fixes:
- Hashed keys could be skipped randomly
- Linux: Fixed compilation issues with newer openssl and ffmpeg libraries
- Windows: Fixed broken dialogs on Windows XP
- Various stability fixes
- Internal bug fixes mostly for UHD issues
- Added support for AACS v64
- Many bug fixes affecting stability
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
- Added support for (non-encrypted) UHD discs
- Added support for HEVC in MKV files
- Improved support for discs with BD-Java protection
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Restored compatibility with OS X 10.6
- Improved support for discs with BD-Java protection
- Updated BD+ engine
- OS X: Fixed incompatibility with High Sierra
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Added support for AACS v63
- Updated BD+ engine
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Program could hang with ASSERT on certain multi-segment titles
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Better track AV sync management, especially for badly mastered discs
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Program could crash randomly at the end of conversion
- Opening HD-DVD disc with AC3/E-AC3 audio caused program to hang
- Support for some BDAV discs was accidentally broken in 1.10.3
- Fixed various build issues for OSS code
System Requirements
- Supported OS
- Windows XP or later
- Mac OS X 10.6 and later
- Linux x86 or amd64
- 512 MB of RAM, 1 GB recommended. MakeMKV will run on computers with low memory amountbut conversion speed will be very slow.
- 10 MB of hard drive space for program files.
- Adequate hard drive space for converted content. Typical DVD movie takes 6 GB onhard drive. Typical Blu-ray movie takes 30 GB.
Beta version restrictions
MakeMKV BETA has several major restrictions.- Program is time-limited -- it will stop functioning after 60 days. You can alwaysdownload the latest version from makemkv.com that will reset the expiration date.
- HD-DVD support is limited - some discs may fail to open and not all audio and subtitletracks will be preserved.
- Blu-ray and DVD discs are fully supported.
- Computer administrator privileges are required on Windows to run the beta version.This is limitation of Windows SCSI application programming interface. EventuallyMakeMKV will not require administrator privileges to run.
2015 is going to be a big year for Microsoft with the forthcoming release of Windows 10 — you can read all about Microsoft's big January event right on our sister site Windows Central. Windows 10 is available as a technical preview, and if you're interested in trying it out on your Mac, you can do so safely without jeopardizing any of your Mac stuff, using virtualization software. What's more, you don't need to spend a dime doing it. Because both the Windows 10 preview and the virtualization software is free.
Step 0: Virtualization or Boot Camp?
Wallpaper engine for mac os. Before you get Windows on your Mac, you have to decide how you want to run it: virtually within OS X, or on a separate hard drive partition using Boot Camp. Using software provided by Apple, you can turn your Mac into a dual-booting computer capable of running Windows or OS X natively. When your Mac is running Windows using Boot Camp, your Mac is a Windows PC. In order to do this, however, Boot Camp requires you to repartition your Mac's hard drive.
Virtualization software works differently: You're not messing with your Mac hard drive's partition map, you're just creating files and running Mac software that creates a virtual instance of a PC. If something goes really wrong — and this is preview software, remember — it's a lot easier to clean up the pieces using virtualization software than it can be if parts of your Mac's hard drive gets hosed.
Boot Camp doesn't officially support Windows 10 yet, and as such, its drivers may not play 100 percent nicely with the technical preview if you choose that route. I plan to revisit Boot Camp support for Windows 10 after Microsoft officially releases the new version, and I'll post my results. In the interim, though, I don't recommend using Boot Camp for Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Step 1: Download virtualization software
Running virtualization software seems to be the smartest option on the table at present for Microsoft's Windows 10 preview, and both Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion are good options if you have them around.
If you don't already have virtual machine software on your Mac, you can download Oracle's VirtualBox. It's a virtualization tool just like Fusion and Parallels, but it has the virtue of being free. There are trial versions of Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion which won't make you pay a fee for a two weeks or one month, respectively, so you're welcome to try those out if you prefer. But if you never want to pay a fee, check out VirtualBox.
My experience is that compared to VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox doesn't offer the same sort of robust performance or have quite as polished Mac integration (though there's no charge for it). You get what you pay for, et cetera.
Here are some links to virtualization software you can download for your Mac:
Step 2: Download Windows 10
After you have virtualization software, you'll need to download an ISO image of the Windows 10 technical preview. The ISO image is, for all intents and purposes, an exact copy of a physical Windows installation disc. You get this image from Microsoft itself by downloading it directly.
To get the disc image, you will need to register as part of Microsoft's Windows Insider Program. If you haven't already created a Microsoft account for OneDrive or Xbox Live or the like, you can do this during registration. You can also link the account to an existing email address to make it easier to remember and find later (much like iCloud).
Once you're set up and registered, Microsoft links you to a web page to download links; that page includes the product key you need to activate your preview version of Windows 10.
Step 3: Create a new virtual machine
- Launch VirtualBox.
- Click on the New button.
- In the Name field, type 'Windows 10' or whatever you'd like.
- Leave Type as Microsoft Windows
- Click on the Version menu and select Windows 8.1 (64 bit).
You should be able to use the default settings for the next several screens, assuming your base goal is to just poke around Windows 10 and see how it works. Create a virtual hard drive; set the file type to VDI; and make the drive dynamically allocated. This will create a virtual machine that will be listed in VirtualBox's Manager. Select it and click the Start button.
Step 4: Install Windows 10 Technical Preview
When you finish creating your virtual machine, you'll be prompted with the following: 'Please select a virtual optical disk file or a physical optical disk to start your new virtual machine from.' Click on the folder icon to bring up a file browser which you can use to locate the Windows Technical Preview ISO file you downloaded.
Click the Start button.
Follow the instructions given by the Windows 10 Technical Preview installer. It will ask you where you want to install Windows; the only option should be a drive with unallocated space corresponding to the virtual hard drive you've just created in VirtualBox. Select it and click Next.
The rest of the process is just a step-by-step setup, and that's literally all there is to it. After a virtual machine restart, you should soon be staring at a virtualized desktop of Windows 10, running on your Mac.
Any questions?
As I mentioned above, VirtualBox's Mac integration isn't quite as tight as its commercial virtualization alternatives; it's a bit easier with those to switch display resolutions, use accessories, and integrate your Mac's own files. But if you're on a short budget or just want to mess around with Windows 10 prior to its release, VirtualBox and the Windows technical preview can give you what you need without setting you back any cash. That counts for something.
And if you run into any problems or have any questions, let me know in the comments.
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