Copying Blu-ray movies to NAS for Playing on Roku 4/3/2

Summary: This article aims to show you how to rip and convert Blu-ray to NAS for streaming and playing on Roku 4/3/2.

The Roku is a tiny box that connects to your television and allows you to stream video content from the Internet. On the other hand, Roku also enables you to play movies locally through NAS/USB or other storage devices. If you have lots of Blu-ray collections at hand, ever thought of copying them into NAS, and then through its DLAN server, streaming them into Roku 4/3/2 for enjoying on HDTV? However, a harsh fact stands in front of us, it's very painful to copy Blu-ray movies to NAS directly, let alone to stream these Blu-ray from NAS to Roku 4/3/2. For this reason, this article aims to help people to find an all-in-one solution about Blu-ray ripping for Roku via NAS as the following paragraphs.

To backup dozens of Blu-ray movies to NAS device, you need to get the content off the Blu-ray disc as a protection-free and easily readable element for NAS and rip the Blu-ray movie files to Roku/NAS supported formats. Most of you are likely familiar with the excellent Handbrake for ripping standard Def Blu-rays, but it still cannot yet protected Blu-ray discs. The way it can with regular Blu-rays, so you’ll need to add an intermediate step. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper is the bee’s knees, which can help you fast rip Blu-ray discs to a format playable by NAS while keeping the original quality.

With this Blu-ray to NAS Converter, you can stream and play Blu-ray movies on Roku via NAS without any format issues! What’s more, this program comes with a built-in video editor that allows you to edit your movie files by trimming, cropping, adjusting video effects, etc. Of course, it can also enable you to rip Blu-ray for directly playback on Android, iOS, Windows based devices. If you are using Mac, you can also use the Brorsoft Blu-ray ripper for Mac.

Download Blu-ray Ripper for NAS:

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

How to Rip Blu-ray movies to NAS for DLNA Streaming on Roku 4/3/2

STEP 1. Add Blu-ray files

Insert your Blu-ray disc into your BD drive, run the Blu-ray ripping software and click "BD/DVD disc" icon to load your Blu-ray movies. As you can see, you can preview the loaded Blu-ray files in the right preview window and select Blu-ray audio track/subtitle. DVD disc, DVD folder, ISO/IFO files are supported as well.



STEP 2. Choose output format

To convert Blu-ray to NAS storing and streaming, just click on the dropdown menu of "Format", and then choose MKV, H.264 MP4 from Common Video profile list. If you want to keep 1080p resolution as source movie, you can choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) or MKV HD Video(*.mkv) as output format.



STEP 3. Start converting Blu-ray to NAS

Press the "Convert" button to start ripping Blu-ray movies for NAS streaming. When the conversion finishes, click Open button to find the output files. Make sure the wireless network connection is accessible among the NAS and HD TV or other media players. Now connect your NAS to your computer and copy the converted Blu-ray to NAS for streaming with Roku or save them safely.

How to Stream Blu-ray movie from NAS to Roku for TV

If you are a Roku user with Synology NAS, expand your video library with DS video. Available on the Roku Channel Store, DS video allows you to easily stream videos from your Synology NAS server to your home TV. Your Roku can access the video library on your DiskStation, letting you watch videos or stream live TV. Your entire video collection can be easily categorized to suit your needs. Video management stays simple on Roku. Enjoy!

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How to Stream and Play Blu-ray movies on Apple TV 4/3/2?

Summary: Have a bunch of Blu-ray collections at hand, ever thought of copying and streaming them into Apple TV for a better visual experience on HD TV? If so, don't miss the below article as to how to convert and transfer Blu-ray movies into Apple TV.

"I intend to play my Blu-ray disc on Samsung Smart TV via Apple TV, how to copy and transfer Blu-ray to Apple TV for playing freely?"

Of course, most of us are not about to pay iTunes' ridiculous prices to watch movies and TV shows if we've already owned a raft of Blu-rays. Generally, most people's first thought upon playing Blu-ray movies on HDTV is to insert them to an external Blu-ray player, connected with a HD TV such as Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV or Sony Smart TV, etc. This way is very common and effective but also troublesome, as Blu-ray discs are easy to get scratched or damaged after repeated use. On the contrary, copying and streaming Blu-ray content into Apple TV, seems to be a more favorable choice for saving physical space and protecting Blu-ray disc.

While, here comes a problem, the majority of Blu-ray discs are entwined with various DRM protections. And in addition, neither Blu-ray nor its decrypted Blu-ray rips can be supported by Apple TV. On this case, the best workaround is to get rid off the Blu-ray protections and convert them into iTunes/Airplay compatible format, and then sync to Apple TV for playback without any limit. Have no idea of that? No fret! The following article will walk you through the process of converting and transferring Blu-rays into Apple TV.

Part One: Rip Blu-ray to Apple TV supported video format

Here, Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is highly recommended. This professional Mac Blu-ray Ripper for Apple TV is specially designed for the Apple TV 4/3/2 users to convert and compress 1080p Blu-ray to Apple TV 4/3/2 compatible format H.264 or MPEG-4 at super fast speed with the CUDA or AMD acceleration technology support. The output quality is so excellent that can't tell any difference when compared with playing the discs on Blu-ray player. Besides, with this program, you can freely select wanted subtitles for your Blu-ray movies. For ripping Blu-ray to Apple TV on Windows, please turn to Brorsoft Blu-ray ripper for Windows.

Step 1: Import Blu-ray movie to Blu-ray to Apple TV Ripper for Mac.
Launch Blu-ray to Apple TV Ripper for Mac, and click the button like a disc to add Blu-ray to the best Blu-ray to Apple TV Ripper for Mac. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to rip. If necessary, you can double click the each file to have a preview.

Step 2: Select an output format for Apple TV and set the output folder.
Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move your pointer to “HD video > “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” which is the compatible format for Apple TV. You can also choose the format from the “Apple TV” sublist. Here we recommend you to choose H.264 HD Video. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

Tip: If you wanna edit Blu-ray movie, you can click the “Edit” icon to edit, like cropping, trimming, adding watermark effect, deinterlacing, merging, rotating and more.

Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.
Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Note:
Optimal settings for Apple TV:
Video Size: 1280*720
Video Bitrate: 4000kbps
Video Frame rate: 24fps or 30fps
Audio codec: ac3
Audio Sampling rate: 48000hz
Audio Bitrate: 160kbps
Audio Channels: 5.1Channels



Step 4: Start converting Blu-ray to H.264 HD Video for Apple TV on Mac.
Click the “Convert” icon; it will convert Blu-ray to Apple TV with 720p resolution on Mac immediately. Find the total converting process in the “Conversion” interface.



Part Two: Stream converted Blu-ray movies into Apple TV

AirPlay DVD to Apple TV 4
Step 1. Open iTunes and add the ripped DVD video to iTunes by File -> Add file to library
Step 2. Connect your Mac and Apple TV 4 to the same Wi-Fi.
Step 3. Click AirPlay icon (besides volume slider) and select Apple TV to enable the DVD to Apple TV streaming.
Step 4. And then you can watch DVD on Apple TV 4/3/2.
Note: DVD video to Apple TV 4 AirPlay requires iTunes 10.1 and superior, OS X Mountain Lion and later. Despite the fact it has HDMI 1.4 UHD video output on the back, Apple TV 4 does not allow 4K video streaming or AirPlay. For AirPlay DVD/4K video to Apple TV 4 on both Mac and Windows, give 5KPlayer a shot.

Mirror DVD to Apple TV 4
Step 1. Play DVD on Mac using an external DVD drive (if needed) and 3rd-party DVD player.
* DVDs played back with default Apple players cannot be mirrored
Step 2. Open "Settings" on Apple TV to turn on AirPlay. Connect Mac and Apple TV to the same Wi-Fi.
Step 3. Check "AirPlay Display" settings in system preference on Mac. Make sure it is enabled.
Step 4. Click AirPlay button and select Apple TV.
Step 5. Tap the AirPlay button again and choose "Mirror Built-in Display". Then you will be able to watch DVD videos on Apple TV/4.
AirPlay and Mirror of course are impressive video streaming technologies for downloaded and locally stored movie files. But is Mirror the best way for playing DVD on Apple TV 4? Well, it depends. It may take you a while to realize that most DVDs cannot be played on Apple TV 4 via mirroring, due to copyright issues, making DVD rip to Apple TV 4 a necessary step.

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Rip and Convert Blu-ray for Playing on TiVo

Summary: Have a bunch of Blu-ray collections at home, and now want to stream them into TiVo for watching on HD TV? If so, you are in the right place! This article intends to how to transfer Blu-ray movies into TiVo for enjoyment.

Part 1: What is Tivo?

TiVo is the pioneer of the digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo was introduced in the United States, and is now available in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Taiwan, and The UK. TiVo DVRs provide an electronic television programming schedule, and provide features such as Season Pass recordings and WishList searches. TiVo also provides a range of features when the TiVo DVR is connected to a home network, including movie and TV show downloads, advanced search, personal photo viewing, music offerings, and online scheduling. Supposing you have a raft of Blu-ray collections at home, ever thought of copying your Blu-ray movies into TiVo for viewing on HDTV instead of using the physical discs?

Part 2: How to transfer Blu-ray movies into TiVo?

As all we know, most commercial Blu-rays are entwined with various copy protections, that's to say, you're impossible to copy Blu-ray movies to TiVo directly. In addition, neither Blu-ray folder nor image file are supported by TiVo, while based on our careful research, we come to figure out the best compatible format for TiVo is MPEG-2. In conclusion, for the purpose of smoothly transferring Blu-rays into TiVo, you'd better rip and convert Blu-ray to TiVo's preferable video format MPEG-2 initially. In short, you need a professional Blu-ray to TiVo Ripper program. And here Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is highly recommended for you. The program is an easy-to-use yet professional tool to convert Blu-ray to TiVo supported MPEG-2 format with high quality. With it, you can also keep the right subtitles while ripping Blu-ray discs. If you are a Windows user, you can turn to Brorsoft Blu-ray ripper Windows (Windows 10 included), which has the same function as the Mac version. Here is how to do it.

Download the best Blu-ray to TiVo software:



Step 1. Load Blu-ray movies

Insert Blu-ray Disc to the Blu-ray drive you've owned to read Blu-ray Disc. Launch the Mac Blu-ray Ripper and click "Load Blu-ray" button to import Blu-ray movies. Here you can also import DVD discs, DVD folders, ISO files and IFO files to convert.



Tip 1: You need an external Blu-ray drive for Blu-rays firstly;

Tip 2: If you want a preferred subtitle and audio displayed on the output Blu-ray and DVD movie, just choose from "Subtitle" and "Audio" dropdown menu;

Step 2. Choose MPEG as output format

Hit the drop-down list of "Format" to choose "Common Video -> MPEG-2 Video(*.mpg) as the best format.



Tip: By clicking the Settings icon, you can adjust video and audio parameters like codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, etc., in that way, you can take charge of the size and quality of the output files. In principle, the larger input values, the better output quality, but the corresponding larger file size.

Step 4. Start Blu-ray to TiVo conversion

Click "Convert" button on right bottom of the main interface, you are allowed to start conversion. All the Blu-rays will be converted to Tivo MPEG files at fast speed and high output quality.

Part Three: How to transfer videos from computer to Tivo?

Step 1

Locate the computer video files that you would like to play on the TiVo. Select the files on the computer, click "Edit" and select "Copy."

Step 2

Open the "My Documents" folder. Open the "My TiVo Recordings" folder. Click "Edit" and "Paste."

Step 3

Launch the TiVo Desktop software. View the "Now Playing" list and confirm that the copied video files appear in this section.

Step 4

Activate the TiVo box attached to the TV. Select "Now Playing" from the "TiVo Central" screen.

Step 5

Choose the computer, which is labeled with a monitor icon. Select the specific video you would like to play.

Step 6

Select "Transfer This Recording" from the TiVo menu. Wait for the video to transfer and then click "Play" on the TiVo remote. Return to the "Now Playing" list to play other video files.

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How to Rip and Upload a DVD onto YouTube

Summary: Have a bunch of funny DVD movies and want to upload them onto YouTube for sharing with others? Then you won't miss this post on how to upload home-made DVDs or commercial DVDs onto YouTube without any hassles.



As we all know, YouTube has now become the most popular online video site. It gives users around the world a good place to upload, store, and share their videos over the worldwide web. Supposing you have a large number of DVD collections, chances are you would like to upload them onto YouTube so as to share with your family members, friends, colleagues, etc. For this purpose, this article aims to offer some tips for those who want to upload a DVD to YouTube without YouTube upload limits.

Before having a smooth video uploading, something you should know:

1. YouTube can only support a few of video formats:
.MOV, .MPEG4, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .FLV, 3GPP, WebM

2. By default, you can upload videos that are 15 minutes long. YouTube won't accept videos that are longer than 15 minutes.

3. Uploading YouTube server Reject 100MB long File

From above, we come to figure out two things: One, DVD is not supported by YouTube natively; Two, the each video to be imported should be less than 15 minutes, otherwise, it will be rejected by YouTube. In view of these factors, in order to upload DVD onto YouTube smoothly, what you need to do is to convert DVD to YouTube supported video formats and cut DVD into multiple smaller clips. (Of course, Google Support has provided a solution yet for uploading videos longer than 15 minutes to YouTube, you can learn more here, but a bit complex.) Here we offer you a simple way to rip and upload DVD to YouTube without any limit.

Part 1: Convert DVD to videos for sharing on YouTube

Step 1: Download the app Brorsoft DVD Ripper

( Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Overall, the best DVD Ripper just meets your needs, which works as a DVD movie editor as well. With it, you can fast rip videos from DVD for sharing on YouTube and trim the videos into multiple segments with short duration. If you're using a Mac, simply turn to Brorsoft DVD Ripper for Mac to convert DVD to YouTube on Mac (Mountain Lion included).

Step 2: Import DVD files

Insert your DVD disc into DVD drive. Launch the DVD to YouTube ripping program, then click the DVD disc icon to load DVD movie. DVD folders, ISO files or IFO files are all supported.



Step 3: Select output format

Click Format bar to select an output format. To share your DVD movies on YouTube, .mov, .mpeg4, .avi, .3gp format from Common Video are all the proper formats. You can also press the Settings button to adjust the video size, bitrate, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc to optimize the quality.



Step 4: Edit/Split your movie

Click Edit button and you can trim, crop or adjust the video with the built-in video editor to get the very part and effect of the movie you want.



Tip: If the video clips you've trimmed are still longer than 15 minutes, you can choose to split the DVD movies into smaller parts so as to share on YouTube without limit. Click the Split icon in the main interface, and you can cut your files according to time length and file size.



Step 5: Start the conversion

Click Profile to select an output format. To share your DVD movies on YouTube, here you can directly go to Online Video and select YouTube as the output video format to convert DVD to videos with optimized settings for YouTube. After that, click Convert to start the conversion.

After the editing and settings, click Convert to start the DVD to YouTube video conversion. When the conversion ends, you can tap the Open button to locate the converted files.

Part 2. How to Upload DVD video to YouTube on Windows/Mac Computer

Warning: Please do not upload a DVD video that will violate others' copyright or privacy rights to YouTube.

After finishing the following steps, your DVD video will be transferred to YouTube.
Step 1. Open YouTube website and login into YouTube. If you don't have an account, sign up for one before any further.
Step 2. Click Upload button at the top of the page.
Step 3. Define the video privacy settings and select the DVD video you want to upload to YouTube.
Step 4. Edit the basic information and advanced settings of the DVD video while uploading. The uploading speed will vary depending on your file size, bandwidth and YouTube server.
Step 5. Click Publish when finishing uploading a public video to YouTube. As for private or unlisted video, please click Done or Share. After uploading DVD to YouTube, you will receive an email notifying that your video has done uploading and processing.



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Top 5 Blu-ray Ripper for Windows/Mac Review

Summary: This article gives you the review of the top 5 Blu-ray Ripper programs in 2016 according to Google ranking and user popularity. You can take it as reference to choose the best Blu-ray Ripping Tool for you.

Why we need a Blu-ray Ripper?

Supposing you have collected a pile of Blu-ray discs in your home and there is no enough space in your shelf, it’s better to backup Blu-ray to a NAS with huge storage; don’t want your loved Blu-ray discs to be scratched by naughty children and destroyed by times of playing in disc players, it’s imperative for you to purchase a Blu-ray ripper to rip Blu-ray to your computer or save in other places.

In general, we play the Blu-ray movies on smart TV via a professional Blu-ray Player, it's pretty good to enjoy Blu-ray files on bigger screen. On the other hand, ever thought of playing Blu-ray movies on HDTV/Smart TV without the limitation of Blu-ray Player? Or do you want to transfer Blu-ray to your portable devices including iPhone/iPad/iPod for watching on the go? You need an excellent Blu-ray Ripper to rip and backup your Blu-ray on your PC at first.

What are the Top 5 Best Blu-ray Rippers for Windows/Mac in 2015-2016?

As you all know, there are many programs out there that allow you to make copies of your Blu-rays and let you watch them the way you want to view them. They vary and might make you feel a bit confused about which one is the best Blu-ray ripping software? And which one is the most suitable one for you? In view of such occasions, here I'll list top five of the best Blu-ray Ripping programs during 2015-2016 according to Google Ranking and user popularity, from which, you can clearly learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each tool. You can refer to the review to choose a proper Blu-ray Ripper yourself.

Top 5 Best Blu-ray Ripper Programs Review in 2015 – 2016

Top 1. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper (Windows & Mac) – Excellent

Price: $49



The good: Not any other Blu-ray Ripper can do with all kinds of BD/DVD sources: protected and unprotected Blu-ray Disc, BDMV folder, BD ISO, physical DVD, VIDEO_TS folder, DVD ISO and IFO file. As a professional and powerful all-in-one Blu-ray/DVD disc handling tool, Brorsoft integrates DVD/Blu-ray Ripping, Conversion, and Backup.

Back Up Blu-ray/DVD Losslessly and Quickly
Using the “Full Disc Copy” feature, you can copy Blu-ray/DVD’s original file structure to BDMV/Video_TS folder with all subs tracks, audio streams and chapter information included. Besides, you can also save 100% intact M2TS main movie from your Blu-ray Disc without any quality loss to get perfect backup from BD 50 to BD 50 or BD 25 to BD 25.

Rip Blu-ray/DVD to Any Format and Device
Both 3D Blu-ray discs, 2D Blu-ray discs, and standard DVDs can be converted to all popular SD and HD (3D) video formats like AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, FLV, MKV, 3GP, MPEG, TP, TRP, HD AVI, HD WMV, HD MOV and more. Meanwhile Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper also provides the preset formats for over 150 popular devices. Simply select the profile to rip Blu-ray/DVD for play back on your device with optimized settings and never worry about the video incompatibility!

Ultra-fast Conversion Speed
Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper is being optimized for the 2nd Generation Intel? Core? Processors, this Blu-ray DVD Ripper grabs the latest NVIDIA? CUDA and AMD technologies to itself, speeding up the conversion speed and lets you convert Blu-ray and DVD movies in a flash while keeping the original high video quality.

When converting Blu-ray to 1080p HD video, Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper gives pretty much indistinguishable image quality from the original Blu-ray Disc with Dolby Digital 5.1/AAC 5.1 audio as a plus. Moreover, Brorsoft programs support adding *.srt and *.ass subtitles into video and merge into one file for output. What’s more, besides letting you trim a specific duration from a movie, it also allows you to split movie/divide a movie evenly into multiple segments.

Highlight Features:
1. Add H.264 baseline/main/high output profiles
2. Support H.265/HEVC decode
3. Support H.265/HEVC encode
4. Support latest Blu-ray movies.
5. Support converting 2D/3D Blu-ray to 3D

If you enjoy having everything organized and save memory space while keeping the original quality of your HD movies and videos then THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

The bad: Although the interface is easy to understand, it need to be improved.

The bottom line: With decent decrypting capability, high quality video output and considerate backup solution and specific format templates for versatile PMP devices (iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox, PS3, Android tablets and phones, etc), Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper ranks top on the Blu-ray ripping application list.

Editors’ note: Brorsoft provides excellent customer support service, including lifetime free upgrade of product and technical support. Users can contact the support staff via email for help and suggestion.

Free download the Blu-ray ripper for Mac(Windows):

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Top 2. DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper (Windows & Mac)– Good

Price: $60



The good: When it comes to decrypting/hacking Blu-ray discs and DVDs, DVDfab is about as good as it gets. DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper well deserves its high reputation in decryption, and it handles not only AACS, BD+, Region code restriction, but also Cinavia protected Blu-rays. By taking advantage of CUDA accelerating, the conversion time is greatly shorted. If you want to rip a Blu-ray to MKV and keep 2 audio language and external subtitles, DVDfab would be your choice.

The bad: It is lacking of DVD ripping feature. It does not support AMD APP encoding. The interface is not very intuitive. And DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper costs more than its alternatives.

The bottom line: DVDfab Blu-ray Ripper decrypts and rips Blu-ray title to various video files playable on next generation consoles like PS3 and Xbox 360, HD player like WD TV Live, or mobile devices like iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc.

Editors’ note: DVDfab has a comprehensive forum where you can communicate with other users and get helpful advice. There’s not support email but you can submit your problem to DVDfab.

Top 3. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper (Windows & Mac)– Good

Price: $44.95



The good: Leawo Blu-ray Ripper comes with the popular feature to convert 2D to 3D for users to enjoy the popular 3D effect and exports various HD and popular common video formats (M2TS, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MPEG, MOV, MKV, RMVB, etc). Leawo Blu-ray Ripper has stunning trim and crop feature- it trims movie more accurate and crops video more considerate than its competitors. It can load multiple Blu-ray and DVD movies at a time. If you have tons of movies waiting to rip and feel like having a Blu-ray Ripper queue them several movies for running overnight, Leawo is recommended.

The bad: Not recognizing Blu-ray ISO or forced subtitle (if there is). GPU encoding is restricted to Nvidia’s CUDA only. There’s no backup option for keeping original movie quality.

The bottom line: Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is a nice tool for DVD and Blu-ray ripping. There may be some improvements for Leawo to make but it already performs well enough for average users to convert/put Blu-ray and DVD movies to iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Wii, etc.

Editors’ note: We noticed that audio quality is noticeably degraded when ripping Blu-ray with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper.

Top 4. Xilisoft Blu-ray Ripper (Windows & Mac) – Fair

Price: $39.95



The good: Xilisoft Blu-ray Ripper can convert both standard Blu-ray videos and 3D Blu-ray videos to SD and HD video formats such as MKV, AVI, WMV, TS, etc. And it can preserve 3D effects when your source is 3D Blu-ray movie. NVIDIA CUDA and AMD APP graphic acceleration technology has been introduced to bring faster conversion experience.

The bad: The app does not decrypt Blu-ray protections and requires AnyDVD HD to be installed in advance for Blu-ray ripping. DVD ripping is not supported.

The bottom line: Xilisoft Blu-ray Ripper does not rip movies from Blu-ray Disc, but if you have had the Blu-ray cracked and saved onto computer hard drive, this tool would be helpful and useful for you to enjoy movies on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Xbox, Zune, NDS, Wii, and 3D smartphones.

Editors’ note: This tool is not recommended unless when you want to convert 3D Blu-ray and keep 3D effect.

Top 5. Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper (Windows)– Poor (SaleStop)

Price: $45.95



The good: By taking advantage of AMD APP, Intel Quick Sync Video and NVIDIA? CUDA? technology, Aimersoft Blu-ray ripper converts movies faster and saves your time. It rips Blu-ray/DVD into almost all popular video formats (MP4, AVI, MOV, etc) and features versatile format templates for smartphones, game consoles and MP3 players. Its “Backup” function let users envelop a whole Blu-ray movie into a MKV/DVD into VOB without quality loss. If you’re looking for a way putting movies onto a HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony, or Motorola smartphone, the Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper is worth checking out.

The bad: It does not support Blu-ray ISO or BDMV structure. There’s no option for preserving only forced subtitles. Most Blu-ray Discs are not loading to the software.

The bottom line: Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper handles DVD ripping as good as any other rippers, but the company really needs to work hard and step forward in Blu-ray Disc cracking. Other than that, Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper is impressively fast and helpful.

Editors’ note: It seems that Aimersoft does not handle Blu-ray AACS and BD+ encryption properly and the software keeps popping up a message that we should contact customer support during our testing- the customer support staff offers but apologize though.

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How to Watch Blu-ray/DVD on Xbox One?

Summary: Have a pile of BD/DVD collections at home? Ever thought of streaming BD/DVD movies into Xbox One for further playback? How can we make Xbox One play DVD/BD videos without any hassles? Read on to learn more hints.

As is well acknowledged, Xbox one is more than an excellent game console, but also a outstanding home media center to stream photos, music and videos to HD TV for playing and sharing. To maximize your entertainment with Xbox One, it is great for you to move more video sources like Blu-ray or DVD movies to Xbox One. Actually in order to enjoy Blu-ray or DVD movies on your Xbox One, you first have to install the Blu-ray app. Here, you can follow the steps below to install the app:

Install from Xbox Home

1.From Xbox Home, go to Store.

2.Select the Apps category.



3. Select Search apps (if the Blu-ray Disc app isn't readily available).



4. Type Bluray in the Bing search bar, and then select Enter.

5. Select the Blu-ray Disc app when it appears.



6. On the Blu-ray player app details page, select Install.



7. When the app has installed, select Launch.

Install by inserting a disc

1. Insert a Blu-ray or DVD disc into your Xbox One.
2. Select the Blu-ray Disc app when it appears.
3. On the Blu-ray player app details page, select Install.
4. Your disc should start playing automatically.

Install using voice commands

1. Say "Xbox, Bing" to search for the Bing app.
2. When the Bing app starts, say "Blu-ray player app."
3. Select the Blu-ray Disc app when it appears.
4. On the Blu-ray player app details page, select Install.
5. When the app has installed, select Launch.

After the app is installed, you can watch Blu-ray or DVD movies by inserting the disc into your Xbox One and selecting Blu-ray player on the Home screen of your Xbox One or finding it under Apps.

Tips: Each Xbox One console is manufactured for a specific Blu-ray and DVD region, following international standards. The Xbox One console can play Blu-ray discs and DVDs that are sold in the same region as the console. That's to say, only when the Blu-ray/DVD discs are not region-encoded or encoded to all regions, these Blu-ray/DVD discs will ba played on Xbox One well.

Luckily, a professional yet easy-to-use Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper program can get rid of all your worries and concerns about Blu-ray/DVD playback on Xbox One. This video converter can make all region-encoded Blu-ray/DVD discs region-free and convert them to Xbox One compatible video format for further smooth playback. This amazing gadget also offers specified video formats for many other game consoles like PSP, PS3, PS Vita, Wii and more. If you're using a Mac, simply turn to Blu-ray Converter for Mac, which allows you to copy Blu-ray/DVD movies to Xbox game console on Mac OS X (including El Capitan included). Download this converter now and follow the guide below to encode Blu-ray/DVD files to Xbox One acceptable format.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

How to copy region-locked Blu-ray/DVD to Xbox One for further playback?

Step 1. Import your Blu-ray/DVD movies

Insert your Blu-ray/DVD disc into your BD/DVD drive, run the Blu-ray Ripper and click "BD/DVD disc" icon to load movies. You can also import movies files from Blu-ray/DVD folder, ISO image file.



Step 2. Choose Xbox 360 or Xbox one preset as the output format

Click on the drop down menu of the Format, select Zune/Xbox 360 Device > Xbox 360 Video- Windows Media Video (*.wmv), which is the default profile for Xbox 360 video. Of course, it also fits on Xbox One.



Step 3. Advanced settings to get better quality (optional)

If the default settings can't meet your needs, you can freely to adjust these parameters including video bit rate, frame rate, video size, audio channel, audio codec, sample rate, etc.



Step 4. Start converting your movies to Xbox One

When all settings are done, simply click the Convert button to begin the conversion from Blu-ray/DVD to Xbox One. Few minutes later, you can find your Blu-ray/DVD files have been ready for your Xbox One.

Transfer the ripped Blu-ray/DVD to Xbox One
Theoretically, there's no way to import videos to your Xbox One, unless you purchased it from Xbox Live. However, you can transfer the ripped Blu-ray/DVD movies to Xbox One, if you:

1. Connect your Xbox One to a PC using Windows Media Center;

2. Copy the media file to a USB flash drive and play it on Xbox One.

Using any one of the methods above, you can play Blu-ray/DVD videos on Xbox One freely without buying videos on Xbox Live.

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Best Free Blu-ray Player Software for Mac

Summary: Want to play Blu-ray movies on Mac? A good Blu-ray Player software is indispensable. Here this article will recommend two best free Blu-ray Player software for your reference.
Why do we need Blu-ray Player Software?

People who have used a computer to play Blu-ray discs on Mac all know that, even with a Blu-ray external drive, Mac can't read the Blu-ray disc either. After careful researches, we come to figure out that Mac seems to don't have native Blu-ray support. That's to say, if you intent to watch your Blu-ray movies on Mac, besides a Blu-ray drive, you also need a good Blu-ray player software that has the ability to remove the restrictions of protected Blu-ray discs and supports high-quality Blu-ray playback on Mac. However, a good blu-ray player software doesn't equal a paid one, in fact, there are some very good blu-ray player freeware for users choose.

Free Mac Blu-ray Player
Free Mac Blu-ray Player is a free and easy-to-use tool for users to play any Blu-ray disc / Blu-ray folder / Blu-ray ISO image file. Also it is able to play 1080p HD videos and other videos like MTS, TS, FLV, MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, WMV, MKV, etc. without any limitation on Mac.

Pros: Though it is a free blu-ray player, it is not inferior to any paid one. I use it to enjoy my Blu-ray collections on my Mac Pro.
Cons: Image and sound quality is not so good; minor bugs.
Platforms: Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9

Free Mac Blu-ray Player: VLC
VLC, powerful multi-functional media player software, can run on Mac OS X (Windows and Linux included also), which is widely used now. The 2.0 and later version support Blu-ray media playback on Mac with some extra operations.

You may navigate the corresponding folder and move into the necessary files as follow. Go to: http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/, get the necessary files.
1. KEYS Database
Mac OS: put it in ~/Library/Preferences/aacs/ (create it if it does not exist)
2. AACS Dynamic Library
Mac OS: right-click on VLC, choose "Show package contents" and put that file in Contents/MacOS/lib/

Pros: It is totally free; no extra plug-ins.
Cons: VLC does not yet support Blu-ray menus so you must manually select title to play. Not all Blu-ray movies are supported. VLC can only deal with discs which its library has the corresponding AACS keys.
Platforms: Mac OS X

Want to play Blu-ray on Mac, but don't like to install extra media player?

Sometimes it can be somehow challenging to notice that despite using the above-mentioned Blu-ray player software you end up with compatibility issues. However, this should not mean that you cannot enjoy watching your Blu-ray on your Mac. You can use Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (Blu-ray Ripper for Windows) to enhance your experience. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper is a professional Blu-ray ripper that is capable of converting your Blu-ray (DVD) to an acceptable file format that is supported by your default media player supported by your computer. It allows you to convert your Blu-ray with a lot of ease thus making the experience fun. Nothing can be compared to the ability to convert your Blu-ray devoid of any obstacle.

Brorsoft Blu-ray Converter for Mac: Play Blu-ray on any player as you like:



Overall, this Mac Blu-ray Ripper is a specialized program that aims at providing the best Mac solution to convert Blu-ray to MOV, M4V, AVI, MP4, MKV, FLV, etc. with zero quality loss. Moreover, with advanced disc decryption technology support, high converting speed and smooth ripping process will be presented. After the short conversion, you can view your Blu-ray movies on any media player on Mac OS X without limit.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

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