Why can't I pay with PayPal? Talk to PayPal about that. Will I be able to use the same license key, on both computers? Per the author, yes. How do I buy it? There's no link on the home page! There is a link in the program, Help->Purchase, which takes you to the MakeMKV purchase page. after which, the beta copies would be "old news". And, I'm sure the intention is that the beta will end someday. If you don't have a current version, it's hard to offer support, because it may be that the problem you experienced was fixed a year ago. Not as fast as it used to it used to be that a new version came out before the previous version's key had chance to expire. ![]() If it's free, why do I need a key? Again, the program changes. It's been XX hours since the key expired! Why doesn't the author jump through hoops to fulfill my need to rip TODAY?!? I do not know the answer to this, other than to say it has been this way for all the years I've been using MakeMKV, and I bought my permanent key almost 9 years ago, and there were gaps in the beta key back then, too. We'll see what happens going forward.However, the beta key that is linked to above, DOES expire periodically, in part to make sure people remember to stay current with the beta, and in part to encourage you to buy your own permanent key, which won't expire.īuying a key means you don't have to worry about times when the beta key has expired, and when the program's author updates the message linked to at the top. (Just as if you happened to be backing up a disc from 2012, Fab 8 would still likely do the job.) That is adequate value, to me. I'm purchasing a license, for benefit previously delivered on the free key, for support of the program, and the fact that the existing version should still work for most titles that are already out there. I hope that you are correct in regard to continuing development, and accept the other points made. In the meantime those who did actually pay for the software can. ![]() It only indicates that, hey, some people can't use the software without paying until a new "free" key pops up. Just because the author has intentionally or unintentionally delayed the release of a new key doesn't indicate the end of development. Any time the "free" beta key lapses people go into panic mode. Still, the author continues development, fixes bugs, adds new capabilities, etc. My words are not directed at anyone in particular.Īt the end of the day, the author of MakeMKV has created a shareware product and also kindly offered unfettered use if users decide to not pay via a "free" time-limited license key that gets updated on a consistent basis. That said, I think there is still an option or two for ripping BRs, at which point there are converters that can take the results over into MKV. There was nothing else remaining that is quite like MakeMKV. It would then join a number of other programs that may not be capable of addressing future challenges, but can still be useful for a goodly number of jobs where the tech that it had was still effective." If that last 1.15.1 version can continue working just as it did (with benefit of a full, current license key), it probably still would be worth my purchasing the permanent license. "Trying not to go by rumors, but rather hoping to get the authoritative answer: Has development ceased ? Have we reached the end of the road on MakeMKV ? I was on the verge of purchasing a license. ![]() In the meantime, I left this query at the MakeMKV forum: If you happen to know something for sure, please tell us. ![]() Several of those also reached their end on development, yet still manage to serve us.) I see that reviewers here are already breaking out their shovels to bury it, and I want to say "Not So Fast !" But at the moment there seems to just be speculation, rather than facts. (Arguably deserving a spot in the pantheon alongside other notables like DVD Shrink and ImgBurn. It may be premature to panic just 6 days past expiration of the last rolling, recurrent free license key for the perpetually-in-beta MakeMKV, one of the truly great video enthusiast programs to come along.
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