When you open a Blu-ray in MakeMKV,
you see dozens of unnamed files: 00003.mpls, 00011.mpls,
00029.mpls… There is no label telling you which one is the movie. Disc publishers use
complex playlist schemes for region variants, seamless branching, and sometimes intentionally to
frustrate automated ripping.
Contributors who have already ripped a disc share exactly what they found — which file is the main feature, which are extras, and what the suggested output filename is. When you look up your release you get the full disc map and can rip the right file the first time, every time.
Here is what the database shows for the Heat (1995) Blu-ray. Every playlist is already identified — no guessing required:
| Source File | Description | Type | Suggested Filename |
|---|---|---|---|
00003.mpls |
Heat (1995) | Main Movie | Heat (1995) [1080p].mkv |
00011.mpls |
The Making of HEAT | Featurette | The Making of HEAT.mkv |
00029.mpls |
Trailers | Trailer | Trailers.mkv |
Disc ID is an identifier recorded in a Blu-ray's AACS data or calculated from a DVD's control data. When available, it identifies a particular mastered pressing.
Fingerprint is a Matrix256 hash calculated from the relative path and size of every file on the disc. It helps distinguish pressings without reading the files' contents.
Disc Hash is TheDiscDb's legacy, format-specific identifier. It uses metadata from the main Blu-ray stream files or DVD video files to match a scan with the disc content already stored in the database.
Scan your disc with MakeMKV, upload the log, and label the titles. When you share the layout of your discs with the community — everyone benefits. Your name is credited on every release you contribute.
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