But at least with the trial version I used, the results weren’t very good.

On the plus side, they let you extract and transcode elements from Blu-ray movies in one step. They’re all the same garish, $49 app, however. Unlike HandBrake, MakeMKV doesn’t do any transcoding, so if you want to watch the movie on your iPhone or Apple TV, say, you’ll need to convert it with a separate app, such as the free VideoMonkey-which takes even longer than the original Blu-ray ripping process.Īnother app I found, usually referred to as Blu-ray Ripper for Mac, appears on many different Websites with slightly different names and pretending to be from different companies. However, the file won’t play on any Apple device (even if you had room for it). The result is a perfect copy of the movie, at its original frame size and data rate, which I was able to play on my Mac Pro using the free VLC media player. MakeMKV basically strips the copy protection from movies and then copies them into an MKV container.

I then clicked the Make MKV button and, about an hour and a half later, ended up with a 31.79GB. Clicking the disclosure triangle next to that title showed me the various audio and subtitle tracks contained in the movie, and let me deselect those I didn’t want. The first title was the main movie-easy to tell because it listed the number of chapters and also displayed the largest file size of the group at 35GB. It then presented me with a list of titles, each with a file size next to it.

The software immediately found my USB-connected drive, and let me read the Blu-ray disc inside.

Free blu ray ripper for mac