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How to use HandBrake to rip Blu-ray movies?

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Handbrake stands up against any other commercial DVD Ripper applications. There's a good chance you've used Handbrake before, so we'll make the introduction as short as possible - Handbrake is a free and open source program that converts DVD from real disc, VIDEO_TS folder, and DVD ISO image to MP4, M4V and MKV format for iPad, Apple TV, iPhone, with customized settings, and allows users to config their own settings for the Xbox 360, PS3, and other popular media players not included. And Blu-ray ripping feature was added in the update release of HandBrake 0.9.5 on Jan 3, 2011. However, that doesn't mean you can use HandBrake as a full Blu-ray Disc ripper, because it doesn't handle commercial copy-protected Blu-ray Discs. In the release highlights you can find that "BluRay disc structure support. (No decryption support)"

HandBrake also makes it clear in its supported sources list- "Any DVD or Bluray-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image, real DVD or bluray (unencrypted removal of copy protection is not supported), and some .VOB, .TS and M2TS files."

That mean HandBrake converts neither encrypted physical Blu-ray Disc nor decrypted commercial Blu-ray movies in BDMV file structure.

But how to convert/rip Blu-ray with HandBrake? If you want to preserve the Blu-ray image and sound quality, you need to make some settings for Handbrake Blu-ray ripping. Read on to find how to rip Blu-ray with Handbrake.

How to rip Blu-ray with HandBrake step by step

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Step 1. Download and install Handbrake 1.0.0 or above version and launch it.

Step 2. Under presets, select High Profile and then click Source > Video Files to add your Blu-ray files. You can add either M2TS or MKV Blu-ray files. In the BDMV folder, choose the STREAM folder and select the M2TS file.

Step 3. For the Container, you can choose to rip Blu-ray to MKV or MP4 according to your needs. And then you can set the output path by clicking Browse and find a folder to save the output files.

Tip: Under Picture tab, you can set the video size according to your needs.

Step 4. Finally, Click Start on the top to start ripping Blu-ray to MP4 or MKV video. You will get your converted Blu-ray rips latter.

Best Handbrake Alternative to Rip Blu-ray to Any Video Format and Any Device

While, most Blu-ray movies come with digital copies, with a clean conscience you get the copy that you believe is yours to own. Problem is, Handbrake cannot rip protected Blu-ray discs as we've mentioned above. To rip Blu-ray with Handbrake, you need to use a program to crack the Blu-ray copy protection first with a third-party tool. Plus, Handbrake can only help you rip Blu-ray to MP4 and MKV. If you want to rip a pile of commercial Blu-rays without any copy protection and video format limit, go to the alternative solution.

The best handbrake alternative for ripping Blu-ray movies we can recommend is Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper.

This tool is especially made for Blu-ray ripping, conversion and backup. And it takes everything from the Blu-ray, including the chapters, extras, and subtitles. It helps you copy and rip Blu-ray to popular video and audio formats like MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPEG, FLV, MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, WMA, etc. bypassing protection. Plus, it has more than 150+ optimized outputs which can helps you simply convert or rip Blu-ray to play on a large variety of mobile devices like iPad, iPhone 5, Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7/Nexus 10, Nook HD, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy S4/S3, Microsoft Surface RT/Pro etc with excellent output quality and fast conversion speed. The well-designed interface makes it easier to operate for everything. If you are on Mac, please turn to Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac for ripping Blu-ray on Mac OS X (Mavericks and Mountain Lion included).

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With only three simple steps, you can finish ripping Blu-ray movies:

1. Load Disc: Insert your Blu-ray disc into Blu-ray drive. Launch the Handbrake alternative and click "Disc" button to import the Blu-ray movies.

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2. Choose output format: Clicking the Format bar, here you can select MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MKV, WMV?? from the Common Video profile list as the target format. Or you can choose a preset for you device like iPad.

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Tip: You can also check the "Settings" box , and set video codec, video size, Bitrate, frame rate to get a decent video you want on your VLC player.

3. Start the conversion: When all settins are done, what you need to do now is to click the big Convert button and the program will begin ripping Blu-ray immediately.

So there you have it. Pretty simple. If you want to convert Blu-ray videos to various format and your devices, this Blu-ray ripper will be absolutely the best choice. Just get it and have a try!

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