![]() ![]() ![]() Even the optical drive needed to watch DVDs is now obsolete on Macs. Be wary of the many programs claiming this ability while charging you non-trivial bucks.DVDs, no matter how carefully they’re stored, are deteriorating. The key takeaway for you is probably the use of makeMKV to get around DVD copy protection. but don’t use it for a media center as it is clunky and bug-ridden compared to iTunes (no prize itself!). I use Plex for over the air recording of news, PBS, etc. My process is predicated on using iTunes-I have no idea what “Synology” is so I have no advice for you there. Be advised that Handbrake transcoding will load your mini heavily, even getting its fan working audibly! You can also define your own configuration. Handbrake, which has extensive documentation, provides preset configurations to configure resolutions you might want. The mkv files are pretty large, and I use iTunes as my media system, so I convert the mkv files to m4v using the free program Handbrake. I use MakeMKV to produce mkv files that bypass the copy protection it’s free to use for DVDs but for a nominal amount of money can be used to rip Blu Ray discs as well. I am not familiar with Synology or Plex so I can’t provide any information. Lastly, with Catalina I had a terrible time figuring out where the DVD Player app disappeared - learned from a website to enter the name into Spotlight search to find it, then put that into the CD/DVD options as the default program to open up when a DVD is inserted (System Preferences - CDs & DVDs option). Mainly I use these as a means of providing backups of my DVD collection for archival purposes but I have some educational videos that are easier to work with from files on my Mac or a separate hard drive rather than having to run around and find my DVD player and hook it up. I like it because using Handbrake the ripped DVD can be converted to an iOS item (MDRP also allows that option).įor Blueray I use Aiseesoft Mac Blu-Ray Player to get the DVD to mount on the Mac, then use MakeMKV to convert it to a file that can be loaded onto iOS or viewed on the Mac. It can also rip and duplicate in one session. MDRP - works well at copying DVD’s - it can both rip an iso version which includes everything or a dvdmedia version which is just the movie. anything else that don’t even know that it could be an issueĪs you can see I have zero knowledge about this and I expected to find a lot of tutorials when I searched for info … but I failed … to my big surprise.Īs far as ripping DVD’s I do that for both archival purposes as well as the convenience of having them available both for iOS and Mac.is there some copy protection stuff that could cause problems?.what resolution the rip them in (720, 1080, …?).what software to use on my Synology (the builtin stuff? Plex? …?).So I’m hoping that someone here has some experience with this, or perhaps point me to some resource where I can find out more. So I started to look around for what to use for ripping them and found pages that just listed different programs without much mentioning of how well they work. Yesterday I realized that I have a fairly large number of DVDs that I never watch for the simple reason that it’s too much work to find the DVD and turn on the DVD player (yes, I know … very sad ). ![]()
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