dvdForge 1.1

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dvdForge 1.0

First release of dvdForge: archive DVDs to lossless MKV on macOS, with careful handling of damaged discs.

Download dvdForge-1.0.zip, unzip it and drag dvdForge.app to Applications. It is signed with a Developer ID and notarised by Apple, so it opens without warnings. Universal: Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 15 or later.

Highlights

• Lossless MKV: video, AC3, DTS and subtitles copied bit for bit; LPCM stored as FLAC; chapters, languages and subtitle colours kept
• Multi-pass, resumable reading in the style of ddrescue: healthy areas first, then narrowing down and retrying damage, with optional verification
• Copes with drives that hang or drop off USB on scratches: stuck reads are recorded, and rips resume automatically when the disc comes back
• Live view of what the drive is doing: sector map, damage close-up and an activity log
• Rip reports beside every MKV, plus a Rip History window
• Optional TMDb lookup for "Title (Year)" file names (bring your own free API key)
• Batch mode: rip on insert, eject when done

See the README for details, settings and drive tips.

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