Click on the language next to Source to select the language.

Go to the audio tab to select one or multiple audio files. At the bottom now you’ll see Display size: 1280×720 (or 720p).Then select mkv in the output settings menu. Go to Picture Size and change Width to 1280. If you want to compress the movie significantly, change the resolution from 1080p to 720p. In the Presets menu, select High Profile. Handbrake lets you compress a movie without significant quality loss.įirst, you select a file in Handbrake. You can store your movies on your pc or on an external hard drive, the problem is that a blu-ray movie is rather big (up to 50 GB). by opening it in the free VLC media player. Now the movie gets ripped onto your hard disk without being compressed in the process.Īfter that, you can click on the file to check it out, e.g. Next, you select a map and click on Make MKV. Tip: Don’t select the little files (smaller than 500-1000 MB), they represent menus and/or advertisements. If you’re ripping blu-ray movies with several episodes, you have to select them all. In case you’ll find multiple files on your blu-ray disc, the biggest file will usually represent the movie (often more than 20 or 30GB). Now select the movie by clicking on Type. The required official key is available for free at the MakeMKV forum. Tip: When you receive a message that states you’re using a 30-day trial, just confirm – MakeMKV will remain free during the beta (which is already going on for years now).

You can also get going for free with MakeMKV (also available in Dutch), in combination with Handbrake.Īfter installing MakeMKV, you click on File open disc and you select the disc. Watch out! Ripping a blu-ray movie can take multiple hours, depending on the speed of your computer.ĭVDFab Blu-ray Ripper does cost € 54, but a 30-day trial is available for free. This way, you’ll end up with a file that’s much smaller than the original 25 or 50 GB blu-ray disc. You can also configure the compression rate. The ripped files can be stored in a MPEG, MP4, MKV, AVI, TS, … format.

With this tool, you can rip 2D and 3D movies, it also supports all encryption methods. The easiest way to rip blu-ray movies is by installing DVDFab Blu-ray Ripper (for Windows and Mac). So time for some hassle-free solutions for ripping blu-ray movies to your computer, external hard disc, or to play them on your iPad. Sadly, it almost never recognizes blu-ray discs.Īlso very heavy copy protection can make ripping blu-ray discs a huge hassle. It’s relatively easy to copy movies from a dvd onto your pc with this free program called Handbrake.

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