

If you’re on a Mac, download this file and double-click to install it. On Windows, you can download this file separately ( here for 32-bit systems and here for 64-bit systems), rename it to libdvdcss.dll, and put it in your Handbrake program folder (C:\Program Files\Handbrake). To get around this, you’ll need to install libdvdcss. If you are having problems with encrypted DVD’s, you can follow the tips from this article in Lifehacker:īy default, Handbrake can rip unprotected DVDs, but most DVDs you buy from the store have copy protection. Wait a while, based on the speed of your processor, and you are ready to go with a file you can transfer to any device that supports it. Hit «Add to queue» if you have several jobs planned, like on a DVD/Blu-ray with many episodes of a TV-show, or «Start» if you want to start at once. You can choose between both the MKV and MP4 containers, with different audio options and the beforementioned subtitles and chapters. Note that you can also make your own settings, and that this list of presets gets updated when new, noteworthy devices appears. Handbrake, in combination with VLC, lets you take a DVD or basically any other source and convert to a more handy, and maybe better customised result. For example it has the option to make files compatible with (but not limited to) special units, like Android tablets, Apple TV, etc. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. This can include as many of the audio tracks, subtitles or chapters as you want. Let us first have a look at how you can transfer your DVDs and Blu-rays to a more handy digital video file. To make a digital copy from your DVD or Blu-ray isn’t that difficult, but it might be difficult to find a good program for the job – so here’s some tips. Getting this content to your smartphone, tablet or other units is often what you’d want.

Even more likely, people have lots of DVDs laying around. Getting your movies or TV-series from a DVD or Blu-ray might be getting less necessary due to streaming services like Netflix, HBO Go/Nordic and other digital rental services like iTunes and Headweb, but many people still use physical media.
