From: Alan J. Pippin <alan@pippins.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:22:11 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Major feature: Added support for makemkv script
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Major feature: Added support for makemkv script
Major feature: Added support for adding chapter information to MP4 files
---

diff --git a/rip_dvd b/rip_dvd
index ae6f950..70aa785 100755
--- a/rip_dvd
+++ b/rip_dvd
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ typeset encoder=""
 typeset default_alang="en"
 typeset track=""
 typeset drc="0.0"
+typeset handbrake_xvid=""
+typeset handbrake_mp4=""
+typeset makemkv=""
+typeset makemkv_disc_id=""
+typeset mkvextract=""
+typeset mkvpropedit=""
+typeset mkvmerge=""
+typeset mp4box=""
+typeset dvdxchap=""
 typeset -i default_aid=128
 typeset -i aid_override=-1
 typeset -i force_onepass_mode=0
@@ -66,8 +75,9 @@ typeset -i custom_video_bitrate=0
 typeset -i custom_audio_bitrate=0
 typeset -i custom_audio_2ch=0
 typeset -i custom_audio_6ch=0
-typeset -i minimum_feature_title_length=10
+typeset -i minimum_feature_title_length=60
 typeset -i lsdvd_timeout=10
+typeset -i real_isofile=0
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Local Machine Settings:
@@ -156,6 +166,8 @@ function usage() {
     echo >&2 "                 - iphone = MP4, x264 codec, 2 pass encoding, forced 480:320 scaling"
     echo >&2 "                 - ipod = MP4, x264 codec, 2 pass encoding, forced 320:240 scaling"
     echo >&2 "                 Handbrake Only Encoder Profiles:"
+    echo >&2 "                 - mkvvhq = MKV, very high quality encoding (0.90 quality) (requires makemkv encoder option)"
+    echo >&2 "                 - mkvhq = MKV, high quality encoding (0.85 quality) (requires makemkv encoder option)"
     echo >&2 "                 - mp4vhq = MP4, very high quality encoding, x264 codec, 2 pass encoding"
     echo >&2 "                 - mp4hq = MP4, high quality encoding, x264 codec, 2 pass encoding"
     echo >&2 "                 - mp4 = MP4, fast encoding, x264 codec, 2 pass encoding"
@@ -169,7 +181,7 @@ function usage() {
     echo >&2 "   -i            Make the final image a DVD ISO file"
     echo >&2 "   -f            Make the final image a DVD folder"
     echo >&2 "   -z            Make the final image a compressed file based on your profile selection and encoder"
-    echo >&2 "   -e <encoder>  Specify the encoder to use to make the compressed file (valid encoders=mencoder|handbrake) (default=handbrake if found)"
+    echo >&2 "   -e <encoder>  Specify the encoder to use to make the compressed file (valid encoders=mencoder|handbrake|makemkv) (default=handbrake if found)"
     echo >&2 "                 You must also specify the target size or bitrate using the '-s' or '-b' options with xvid profiles"
     echo >&2 "   -s <size>     Set the target size of the compressed file in MB (ex: 700, 1000, etc)"
     echo >&2 "   -b <bitrate>  Set the video bitrate desired in the compressed file in kbits/sec (ex: 1500, 2000 (default), etc)"    
@@ -240,19 +252,24 @@ fi
 
 # Make handbrake the default encoder if not specified and we can find it
 if [ -z "$encoder" ]; then
-  encoder="mencoder"; # If we can't find handbrake, set mencoder as the default
+  encoder="mencoder"; # If we can't find handbrake or makemkv, set mencoder as the default
   [[ -x `which $handbrake_xvid` ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "xvid" ]] && encoder="handbrake";
   [[ -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mp4" ]] && encoder="handbrake";
   [[ -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "ip" ]] && encoder="handbrake";
   [[ -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "hb" ]] && encoder="handbrake";
+  [[ -x `which $makemkv` ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && encoder="makemkv";
 fi
 
 # Sanity check the profile selection
 if [[ "$encoder" == "mencoder" ]]; then
   [[ "$profile" =~ "mp4" ]] && echo "-E- invalid encoder $encoder selected for mp4 profile: $profile" && exit
+  [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && echo "-E- invalid encoder $encoder selected for mkv profile: $profile" && exit
+fi
+if [[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]]; then
+  [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && echo "-E- invalid encoder $encoder selected for mkv profile: $profile" && exit
 fi
 
-if [[ "$encoder" != "mencoder" ]] && [[ "$encoder" != "handbrake" ]]; then
+if [[ "$encoder" != "mencoder" ]] && [[ "$encoder" != "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$encoder" != "makemkv" ]]; then
   echo "-E- Invalid encoder specified: $encoder"
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -289,10 +306,16 @@ fi
 [[ ! -x `which mkisofs` ]] && echo "-E- missing dependency: mkisofs" && exit
 [[ -n "$handbrake_xvid" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_xvid` ]] && echo "-E- missing handbrake xvid encoder, set in rip_dvd.conf to: $handbrake_xvid" && exit
 [[ -n "$handbrake_mp4" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing handbrake mp4 encoder, set in rip_dvd.conf to: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
-[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "xvid" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_xvid` ]] && echo "-E- missing encoder: $handbrake_xvid" && exit
-[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mp4" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing encoder: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
-[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "ip" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing encoder: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
-[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "hb" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing encoder: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
+[[ -n "$makemkv" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $makemkv` ]] && echo "-E- missing makemkv encoder, set in rip_dvd.conf to: $makemkv" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "xvid" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_xvid` ]] && echo "-E- missing HandBrake encoder: $handbrake_xvid" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mp4" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing HandBrake encoder: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "ip" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing HandBrake encoder: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "hb" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $handbrake_mp4` ]] && echo "-E- missing HandBrake encoder: $handbrake_mp4" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "makemkv"   ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $makemkv` ]] && echo "-E- missing MakeMKV encoder: $makemkv" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "makemkv"   ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $mkvextract` ]] && echo "-E- missing mkvextract: $mkvextract" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "makemkv"   ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $mkvpropedit` ]] && echo "-E- missing mkvpropedit: $mkvpropedit" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "makemkv"   ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mkv" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $mkvmerge` ]] && echo "-E- missing mkvmerge: $mkvmerge" && exit
+[[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ "$profile" =~ "mp4" ]] && [[ ! -x `which $mp4box` ]] && echo "-E- missing mp4box: $mp4box" && exit
 [[ "$encoder" == "handbrake" ]] && [[ ! -x `which ffmpeg` ]] && echo "-E- missing dependency: ffmpeg" && exit
 
 ##############################################################################################
@@ -354,6 +377,7 @@ else
       dvdname=${dvdname%.[^.]*}
       keep_isofile=1
       valid_file=1
+      real_isofile=1
     fi    
 
     # check to see if dvdname is a full path to an ISO file
@@ -366,8 +390,21 @@ else
       dvdname=${dvdname%.[^.]*}
       keep_vobfile=1
       valid_file=1
+    fi  
+    
+    # check to see if dvdname is a full path to an ISO file
+    # if it is, set dvdname and isofile appropriately
+    file "$dvdname" | grep -q -e "mkv"
+    if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+      # It is a valid VOB file, now strip the extension off our dvdname
+      isofile="$dvdname"
+      dvdname=`basename "$dvdname"`
+      dvdname=${dvdname%.[^.]*}
+      keep_isofile=1
+      valid_file=1
     fi    
 
+
     # If we didn't find a handler for the file above, complain
     if [ $valid_file -eq 0 ]; then
       echo "-E- Unsupported file type: $vobfile"
@@ -523,6 +560,104 @@ function lsdvd_css {
   return 0
 }
 
+# reduce the size of the mkv src file using handbrake
+function encode_mkv_file_makemkv {
+    src="$1"
+    dst="$2"
+    tmpdst=""
+
+    # Convert our ISO to a MKV if it is a real iso
+    if [[ $real_isofile -eq 1 ]]; then
+	tmpdst="$tmpdir/$dvdname.mkv"
+	make_dvd_mkv_image "$tmpdst" "iso" "$src"
+	src="$tmpdst"
+    fi
+
+    # Set a variable that we will use later to determine if we found a handler for $profile or not
+    typeset -i found_profile=0 
+  
+    # Globals
+    typeset quality=""
+    typeset handbrake_audio_opts=""
+    typeset handbrake_cli=""
+
+    # Predefined Handbrake Profile Handling
+    if [[ "$profile" =~ "mkvvhq" ]]; then
+	found_profile=1
+	handbrake_cli="$handbrake_mp4"
+	final_output_file="$dst"
+	quality="0.9"
+    fi
+    if [[ "$profile" =~ "mkvhq" ]]; then
+	found_profile=1
+	handbrake_cli="$handbrake_mp4"
+	final_output_file="$dst"
+	quality="0.85"
+    fi
+
+    # setup our audio option
+    if [ $audio_2ch -eq 1 ] && [ $audio_6ch -eq 1 ]; then
+	handbrake_audio_opts="-E faac,ac3 -6 dpl2,auto"
+    fi
+    if [ $audio_6ch -eq 1 ] && [ $audio_2ch -eq 0 ]; then
+	handbrake_audio_opts="-E ac3 -6 auto"
+    fi
+    if [ $audio_2ch -eq 1 ] && [ $audio_6ch -eq 0 ]; then
+	handbrake_audio_opts="-E faac -6 dpl2"
+    fi
+
+    # find out what our audio track is
+    get_audio_track_from_mkv "$src" "$handbrake_cli"
+    if [ -n "$track" ]; then
+	handbrake_audio_opts="$handbrake_audio_opts -a $track"
+	track="" 
+    fi
+    
+    # Execute the handbrake command to encode the video
+    echo -e "\n   Encoding: $handbrake_cli -i \"$src\" -o \"$dst\" --strict-anamorphic --crop 0:0:0:0 -q $quality $handbrake_audio_opts -v 1 -m"
+    $handbrake_cli -i "$src" -o "$dst" --strict-anamorphic --crop 0:0:0:0 -q $quality $handbrake_audio_opts -v 1 | tee -a $encodelog 2>&1
+    handbrake_retval=$?
+
+    if [ $handbrake_retval != 0 ]; then
+	fatal_and_exit "-E- Unhandled handbrake error"
+    fi
+
+    # Extract the chapters from the src and apply to the dst
+    chapter_tmpfile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.xml"
+    $mkvextract chapters "$src" > "$chapter_tmpfile"
+    $mkvpropedit -c "$chapter_tmpfile" "$dst"
+
+    # find out what our default_alang subtitle track is in the src
+    get_subtitle_track_from_mkv "$src" "$handbrake_cli"
+
+    # Extract the subtitles from the src and apply to the dst
+    srt_tmpfile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.srt"
+    sub_tmpfile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.sub"
+    idx_tmpfile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.idx"
+    $mkvextract tracks "$src" $track:$srt_tmpfile
+    $mkvmerge -o "$dst.subs" "$dst" $idx_tmpfile
+    mv "$dst.subs" "$dst"
+
+    # Set the default subtitle track to "no subtitles" in the dst
+    $mkvpropedit "$dst" --edit track:s1 --set flag-default=0
+
+    # Concatenate the encode log to our main log file, greping out unwanted lines
+    cat $encodelog | grep -v "Encoding:" | grep -v "hb_demux_ps" >> "$logfile" 
+    cat $encodelog | grep "Encoding:" | sed 's/
/\n/g' | grep "Encoding:" | grep "ETA" | head -1 >> "$logfile"
+    cat $encodelog | grep "Encoding:" | sed 's/
/\n/g' | grep "Encoding:" | grep "ETA" | tail -1 >> "$logfile"  
+
+    # Remove intermediary file if we created one   
+    if [ $keep_intermediate_files -eq 0 ]; then
+	[[ -e "$tmpdst" ]] && rm -f "$tmpdst"
+	rm "$chapter_tmpfile"
+	rm "$idx_tmpfile" "$sub_tmpfile"
+    else
+	echo "-> Keeping intermediate chapter file: $chapter_tmpfile" | tee -a "$logfile"
+	echo "-> Keeping intermediate subtitle files: $idx_tmpfile $sub_tmpfile" | tee -a "$logfile"
+	[[ -e "$tmpdst" ]] && echo "-> Keeping intermediate MKV file: $tmpdst" | tee -a "$logfile"
+    fi
+}
+
 # encode the vob file into a compressed file format using handbrake
 function encode_vob_file_handbrake {
   
@@ -708,7 +843,7 @@ function encode_vob_file_handbrake {
   done
 
   # Append "global" command line options
-  handbrake_cmd_line_opts="$handbrake_cmd_line_opts -v 1"
+  handbrake_cmd_line_opts="$handbrake_cmd_line_opts -v 1 -m"
   handbrake_cmd_line_opts="$handbrake_cmd_line_opts $PASSES"
   handbrake_cmd_line_opts="$handbrake_cmd_line_opts $DRC"
   handbrake_cmd_line_opts="$handbrake_cmd_line_opts $SCALE"
@@ -731,6 +866,24 @@ function encode_vob_file_handbrake {
     fatal_and_exit "-E- Unhandled handbrake error"
   fi
 
+  # Extract the chapters from the ISO/VOB so we can add them to the MP4 file. We can only do this if we have an ISO file and we made an MP4 file.
+  chapter_tmpfile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.chapters"
+  if [[ "$final_output_file" =~ "mp4" ]] && [[ -e "$isofile" ]]; then
+    $dvdxchap -t $feature_title "$isofile" > "$chapter_tmpfile"
+    $mp4box -chap "$chapter_tmpfile" "$final_output_file"
+  fi
+
+  # We could also add subtitles, but we would need to follow this guide to do it:
+  # http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1253635
+  # http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Ripping_DVD_to_Matroska_and_H.264
+
+  # Remove intermediary file if we created one   
+  if [ $keep_intermediate_files -eq 0 ]; then
+      rm "$chapter_tmpfile"
+  else
+      echo "-> Keeping intermediate chapter file: $chapter_tmpfile" | tee -a "$logfile"
+  fi
+
   # Concatenate the encode log to our main log file, greping out unwanted lines
   cat $encodelog | grep -v "Encoding:" | grep -v "hb_demux_ps" >> "$logfile" 
   cat $encodelog | grep "Encoding:" | sed 's/
/\n/g' | grep "Encoding:" | grep "ETA" | head -1 >> "$logfile"
@@ -900,6 +1053,44 @@ function encode_vob_file_mencoder {
   done
 }
 
+function make_dvd_mkv_image {
+    dstmkv="$1"
+    srctype="$2"
+    srcname="$3"
+    dstdir=${dstmkv%.[^.]*}
+    ((min_length = minimum_feature_title_length * 60))
+
+    echo -e "\n   Ripping: $makemkv --minlength=$min_length --decrypt --progress=-same $srctype:$srcname all $dstdir"
+    mkdir -p "$dstdir"
+    $makemkv mkv --minlength=$min_length --decrypt --progress=-same $srctype:$srcname all $dstdir
+    makemkv_retval=$?
+    
+    if [ $makemkv_retval != 0 ]; then
+	fatal_and_exit "-E- Unhandled makemkv error"
+    fi
+
+    # Move the created MKV file into place
+    echo -e "\n   Moving $dstdir/*.mkv -> $dstmkv"
+    mv "$dstdir"/*.mkv "$dstmkv"
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+	fatal_and_exit "-E- Unhandled mv error"
+    fi
+    if [ $keep_intermediate_files -eq 0 ]; then
+	[[ -d "$dstdir" ]] && rm -rf "$dstdir"
+    fi
+
+    # Concatenate the encode log to our main log file, greping out unwanted lines
+    cat $encodelog | grep -v "Current progress:" >> "$logfile"    
+}
+
+function make_dvd_mkv_image_from_folder {
+    src="$1"
+    dst="$2"
+    handle_error=$3
+    dstdir=${dst%.[^.]*}
+    make_dvd_mkv_image "$dst" "file" "$src"
+}
+
 function make_dvd_iso_image {
 
   isofile="$1"
@@ -1133,6 +1324,45 @@ function get_crop_from_vob {
   echo "   Setting mencoder crop filter to: $CROP"
 }
 
+function get_audio_track_from_mkv { 
+  mkv="$1"
+  handbrake_cli="$2"
+  aidcheck=`tempfile`
+  alang=$default_alang
+
+  # Find out what audio track matches our alang
+  $handbrake_cli --stop-at duration:1 -i "$mkv" -o /dev/null -v 100 > $aidcheck 2>&1
+  stream=`grep "$alang" $aidcheck | grep "Audio:"`
+
+  # extract the track number that handbrake uses
+  track=`echo "$stream" | awk '{ print $2; }' | awk -F '.' '{ print $2; }' | awk -F '(' '{ print $1; }'`
+  
+  if [ -n "$track" ]; then   
+      echo "   Setting the audio track to $track." | tee -a "$logfile"
+  fi
+}
+
+function get_subtitle_track_from_mkv { 
+  mkv="$1"
+  handbrake_cli="$2"
+  aidcheck=`tempfile`
+  alang=$default_alang
+
+  # Find out what audio track matches our alang
+  $handbrake_cli --stop-at duration:1 -i "$mkv" -o /dev/null -v 100 > $aidcheck 2>&1
+  stream=`grep "$alang" $aidcheck | grep "Subtitle:" | head -n 1`
+
+  # extract the track number that handbrake uses
+  track=`echo "$stream" | awk '{ print $2; }' | awk -F '.' '{ print $2; }' | awk -F '(' '{ print $1; }'`
+
+  # add 1 to the track number since mkv tools start at 1, and HandBrake starts at 0
+  ((track = track + 1))
+
+  if [ -n "$track" ]; then   
+      echo "   Setting the subtitle track to $track." | tee -a "$logfile"
+  fi
+}
+
 function get_audio_track_from_vob {
   # Adjust our audio ID to find the english audio stream
   # This should be 128. However, if 128 is not there, pick the next one that incrementally is.
@@ -1319,7 +1549,7 @@ function calculate_bitrate_from_target_size {
       echo "    If using mencoder, the target_size will be entirely disregarded." | tee -a "$logfile"
       echo "    You may need to rerun with the -b option with a target bitrate to get the desired size." | tee -a "$logfile"
       if [[ $encoder -ne "handbrake" ]] || [[ "$profile" =~ "xvid" ]]; then
-        fatal_and_exit "-E- You'll need rip this DVD with the handbrake encoder and an MP4 type profile to get a good rip."
+        fatal_and_exit "-E- You'll need rip this DVD with the handbrake or makemkv encoder and an MP4 type profile to get a good rip."
       fi
     fi
   fi
@@ -1443,7 +1673,7 @@ function check_for_mplayer_dumpstream_incompatibility {
     if [[ $vob_length -lt $min_length ]]; then 
       if [[ $encoder -ne "handbrake" ]] || [[ "$profile" =~ "xvid" ]]; then
         echo "-E- The main feature title that was ripped from the DVD has an invalid movie length." | tee -a "$logfile"
-        echo "    You'll need rip this DVD with the handbrake encoder and an MP4 type profile instead." | tee -a "$logfile"
+        echo "    You'll need rip this DVD with the handbrake encoder and an MP4 type or makemkv encoder and an MKV type profile instead." | tee -a "$logfile"
         mplayer_dumpstream_incompatibility=1
 	fatal_and_exit "-E- Aborting encoding step due to invalid movie length."
       fi
@@ -1515,11 +1745,17 @@ echo "$cmd" >> "$logfile"
 if [ $mirror_mode -eq 1 ]; then
   echo "-> Ripping DVD $dvdname to $dest"
 
-  # use ddrescue to make an ISO image of the disk
-  make_dvd_iso_image "$dest/$dvdname.iso"
-
-  # add this video data to the mythtv DB
-  fill_mythvideo_metadata "$dest/$dvdname.iso" 
+  if [[ "$encoder" == "makemkv" ]]; then
+      # use makemkv to make an MKV file of the disk
+      make_dvd_mkv_image "$dest/$dvdname.mkv" "disc" "$makemkv_disc_id"
+      # add this video data to the mythtv DB
+      fill_mythvideo_metadata "$dest_filename"
+  else       
+      # use ddrescue to make an ISO image of the disk
+      make_dvd_iso_image "$dest/$dvdname.iso"
+      # add this video data to the mythtv DB
+      fill_mythvideo_metadata "$dest_filename"
+  fi
 
   # eject the disk upon completion
   if [ $eject_disk -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -1541,21 +1777,61 @@ if [ $mirror_mode -eq 0 ]; then
   # Rip image from DVD
   if [ $ripdvd -eq 1 ]; then
     echo "-> Ripping DVD $dvdname to $dest" | tee -a "$logfile"
-    # use ddrescue to make an ISO image of the disk
-    make_dvd_iso_image "$tmpdir/$dvdname.iso"
+    if [[ "$encoder" == "makemkv" ]]; then
+	# use makemkv to make an MKV file of the disk
+	make_dvd_mkv_image "$tmpdir/$dvdname.mkv" "disc" "$makemkv_disc_id"
+    else 
+        # use ddrescue to make an ISO image of the disk
+	make_dvd_iso_image "$tmpdir/$dvdname.iso"
+    fi
   fi
 
   # Rip image from DVD path
   if [ -n "$dvdpath" ]; then
     echo "-> Ripping DVD $dvdpath to $dest" | tee -a "$logfile"
-    make_dvd_iso_image_from_folder "$dvdpath" "$tmpdir/$dvdname.iso" 1
+     if [[ "$encoder" == "makemkv" ]]; then
+	 make_dvd_mkv_image_from_folder "$dvdpath" "$tmpdir/$dvdname.mkv" 1
+     else 
+	 make_dvd_iso_image_from_folder "$dvdpath" "$tmpdir/$dvdname.iso" 1	 
+     fi
   fi
 
   # make sure our isofile value is set
   if [ -z "$isofile" ]; then
-    isofile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.iso"
+      if [[ "$encoder" == "makemkv" ]]; then
+	  isofile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.mkv"
+      else 
+	  isofile="$tmpdir/$dvdname.iso"
+      fi
   fi
-     
+
+  # MakeMKV special case
+  if [[ "$encoder" == "makemkv" ]] && [[ $make_final_dest_comp -eq 1 ]]; then 
+      echo "-> Encoding the DVD video to a compressed file using $encoder" | tee -a "$logfile"
+
+      # eject the DVD disk since we are finished with it
+      [ $eject_disk -eq 2 ] && eject -T $dev
+
+      # Encode the final MKV file
+      encode_mkv_file_makemkv "$isofile" "$dest/$dvdname.mkv"
+
+      # remove the intermediate ISO file
+      remove_intermediate_iso_file
+
+      # keep intermediate log files 
+      if [ $keep_intermediate_files -eq 0 ]; then
+        [[ -e "$passlogfile" ]] && rm -f "$passlogfile";
+      else
+        echo "-> Keeping mencoder 2pass logfile: $passlogfile"
+      fi
+
+      # add this video data to the mythtv DB
+      fill_mythvideo_metadata "$dest/$dvdname.mkv"
+
+      # All done!
+      exit 0
+  fi
+ 
   if [ $make_final_dest_vob -eq 1 ] || [ $make_final_dest_comp -eq 1 ]; then
 
     if [ ! -e "$vobfile" ]; then
diff --git a/rip_dvd.conf.dist b/rip_dvd.conf.dist
index 146f825..658edda 100644
--- a/rip_dvd.conf.dist
+++ b/rip_dvd.conf.dist
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ trust_feature_title_autodetect_when_uncertain=0
 # detected by mplayer. This makes the routine that converts target size into target bitrate get
 # the wrong answer. In these cases, throw out the calculated bitrate, and rely on the bitrate
 # provided on the command line. The units of this are in minutes.
-minimum_feature_title_length=10
+minimum_feature_title_length=60
 
 # specify the number of threads that mencoder should use when encoding the video (AVI mode)
 # an optimal setting for this should be the number of cores you have times 2
@@ -67,5 +67,20 @@ mencoder_threads=2
 # The rip_dvd script will complain if they are not "" and it can't find them.
 handbrake_xvid="HandBrakeCLI-0.9.3"
 handbrake_mp4="HandBrakeCLI-0.9.4"
+# apt-get install ogmtools
+dvdxchap="dvdxchap"
+# apt-get install gpac
+mp4box="MP4Box"
+
+# MakeMKV Executable Name:
+# http://www.makemkv.com/download/
+# Set the option below to "" if you don't have it/want to use it
+# Set the disc_id option to be the ID of the DVD drive in your system
+makemkv="makemkvcon"
+makemkv_disc_id="0"
+# http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/
+mkvextract="mkvextract"
+mkvpropedit="mkvpropedit"
+mkvmerge="mkvmerge"
 
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