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4 <maintainer type="person">
5 <email>chewi@gentoo.org</email>
6 <name>James Le Cuirot</name>
9 MakeMKV is your one-click solution to convert video that you own
10 into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played
11 everywhere. MakeMKV is a format converter, otherwise called
12 transcoder. It converts the video clips from proprietary (and
13 usually encrypted) disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most
14 information but not changing it in any way. The MKV format can
15 store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and
16 preserve chapters. There are many players that can play MKV
17 files nearly on all platforms, and there are tools to convert
18 MKV files to many formats, including DVD and Blu-ray discs.
20 Additionally MakeMKV can instantly stream decrypted video
21 without intermediate conversion to wide range of players, so you
22 may watch Blu-ray and DVD discs with your favorite player on
23 your favorite OS or on your favorite device.