New iMac! DVD ripping question?

[yauzers619]

MakeMKV is great program to decrypt BR discs. It's $50 dollars but worth every penny, there is a free trial available. BR rips are about 25-30 GBs each so make sure you have enough HD space.

MacBluRayRipper also has a demo but I wasn't able to get it to work.

 

[Georgio]

I've used a program called Mac Ripper for years and it works very well, i.e. it rips pretty quickly and looks excellent.

I rip DVD's and transfer to my iPhone/iPad to keep the kids happy on trips/holiday.
Average size of a movie like Toy Story for the iPad is about 1GB.

 

[Kendo]

MakeMKV is great program to decrypt BR discs. It's $50 dollars but worth every penny, there is a free trial available. BR rips are about 25-30 GBs each so make sure you have enough HD space.

MacBluRayRipper also has a demo but I wasn't able to get it to work.

Do you use that program through Windows?

 

[mstrze]

THIS is the definitive Mac ripping and encoding process using Handbrake. It completely automates 99% of the process and even allows scheduling of the encodes (overnight for instance).

Process:
1) Insert disc
2) Choose from menu whether it is a Movie or TV show
3) Choose name of the disc (for tagging purposes...it provides ALL the tagging info including thumbnail image)
4) Rips onto your drive.
5) Repeat 1-4 for multiple discs.
6) Run encoding script...or schedule it to run.
7) either copy finsihed encodes to iTunes, or have script do it automatically.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/805573/

It's absolutely free and idiot proof. With a computer as fast as the OP's one could probably encode 15 or more DVDs overnight.

Blu-Ray ripping process is also included in this thread. It may look like a bunch of work, but after 10-15 minutes of simple set-up including downloads, you will be up and running and wondering why you hadn't done this earlier. It really is a hands-off, no-brainer system.

 

[yauzers619]

Do you use that program through Windows?

There is a native mac version of MakeMKV, so booting in Boot Camp is unnecessary. The LG Blu-Ray Drive works just fine in OS X.