Converting them beforehand also has the advantage of offering compression, which is particularly desirable for iPad and iPhone users with smaller storage capacities, as a single ripped blu-ray or DVD disc can easily take up all remaining storage on an iOS device. For ripping an entire feature-length BluRay disc with all audio channels and features, don’t be surprised if it takes several hours, so it’s best to just let the process run it’s course and do something else while it completes.Īfter you have converted the Blu-Ray disc or DVD to an MKV file, you can either copy it directly to an iPad or iOS device, or for better playback compatibility, convert them to an iPad compatible format first and then transfer the movie over to the mobile device.

ifoīlu-Ray discs and DVD’s can be quite large which makes converting take some time, but ultimately how long the entire procedure lasts depends on a few things: the length of the movie being converted, the speed of the Blu-Ray/DVD drive itself, and the performance of the Mac in general. * MakeMKV can open any Blu-Ray, DVD, HD-DVD, ISO, or MKV file with the app, either by pointing directly at the disc itself, or by selecting a compatible video file format, which is any of the following video file types. Click the “Make MKV” button to start the conversion process.Choose the output folder (default is set to ~/Movies/DiscName).Select any options from the side menu, choosing whether to include all audio streams, subtitles, or only include specific languages (i.e.Launch MakeMKV and open a compatible video disc or file format* with the app, which then scans and imports the file/disc.Take a moment to download MakeMKV free from the developer (Mac and Windows versions available).This works to rip any compatible disc or file format* to an MKV, we’re running through this on a Mac but if you have a Windows PC with a BluRay disc the process should be the same because the app is cross-platform compatible. Ripping a Blu-Ray Disc or DVD to MKV with MakeMKV

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