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FFmpeg Forge 2.3.0
New feature: Rip DVDs or Blu-rays
A new "Rip DVD/BD" button in the toolbar allows you to copy a DVD or Blu-ray into the video or audio format of your choice, using the FFmpeg version provided in the bin\ directory.
Supported sources
A DVD or Blu-ray drive
A VIDEO_TS (DVD) or BDMV (Blu-ray) folder
An ISO image
Disc reading
Lists titles (for DVDs) or playlists (for Blu-rays), including duration, chapters, video, audio tracks, and subtitles (with language information).
The longest title is selected automatically. You can select multiple titles; they will be ripped sequentially.
Choose specific audio tracks and subtitles for each title.
Titles shorter than one minute are hidden by default (this option can be disabled). Output Formats
Video: MKV (preserves everything; recommended), MP4, MOV, WebM
Audio-only: FLAC, MP3, M4A (AAC), WAV, MKA
Video
Direct copy (no re-encoding)
H.264 (x264), H.265 10-bit (x265), AV1 10-bit (SVT-AV1)
NVIDIA NVENC: H.264, H.265 10-bit, AV1 (RTX 40 / 50 series)
Settings: quality, speed, maximum resolution (1080p, 720p, 576p, 480p), deinterlacing (automatic for DVDs)
Audio
Copy, AAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), FLAC, Opus, MP3
Adjustable bitrate and downmixing to stereo
In copy mode, tracks incompatible with the chosen output format are automatically converted (e.g., LPCM is converted to lossless FLAC when using the MKV container).
Subtitles
Preserved (in MKV), removed, or burned into the video image
Other
Chapters are preserved. For Blu-rays, durations, chapters, and languages are read directly from the playlists.
Progress bar with estimated time remaining, "Cancel" button, and detailed log.
Ripped files can be added to the main list for subsequent conversion or enhancement (RazorNext, VisionNext, noise reduction, etc.).
Rip settings are saved for future use.
Limitations
Copy-protected discs (CSS for DVDs; AACS/BD+ for Blu-rays) are not supported. The software will detect and flag them. FFmpeg Forge is designed for ripping your own personal videos, home-authored discs, and unprotected media. Summary of changes in version 2.2.x
AI Upscale: Choose between the VisionNext and RazorNext (RelayVSR) models for 4x video super-resolution, delivering stable detail from frame to frame. Also works on still images.
Integrated engine: One-click installation; no "Visual Enhancer" required; supports 1x to 4x scaling factors.
Visual Enhancer engine: Supports 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x scaling factors, with adjustable GPU memory settings.
Installers (RazorNext, VisionNext, SeedVR2, QTGMC, AI runtime): Resolved "Failed to hardlink files" warnings when using external drives (exFAT/FAT file systems).
System requirements
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit), .NET Framework 4.x (included with Windows)
DVD / Blu-ray ripping: Requires an optical drive, a VIDEO_TS / BDMV folder, or an ISO image.
NVENC encoding: NVIDIA graphics card (AV1 support requires RTX 40 / 50 series).
Integrated RazorNext: NVIDIA graphics card with 16–24 GB of VRAM recommended.