How To Rapidly Rip Blu-ray Discs: The Ultimate Guide

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How To Rapidly Rip Blu-ray Discs: The Ultimate Guide

29 February 2024 Ashley S. Miller Specialist of Customer Service Dept.

Summary
Learn how to easily share and watch large movie files from Blu-ray Discs on mobile devices. Discover effective tools for ripping and converting Blu-ray discs, along with editing tips.

Table of contents

I. About Blu-ray disc ripping

II. Methods to Rip/Convert Blu-ray Disc

1. Use Renee Video Editor Pro to record video
2. Use VLC media player to rip Blu-ray disc
3. Use MakeMKV to rip Blu-ray discs

III. How to edit Blu-ray video

1. Cut video files
2. Merge video files
3. Crop/flip/rotate video files
4. Add video effects
5. Add video watermark
6. Add background music to video
7. Add subtitles to the video

I. About Blu-ray disc ripping

Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a high-definition DVD format introduced in 2006 to replace DVDs. It offers 1080p and 4K resolution playback with a storage capacity of 25-50G, ideal for high-definition movies and video games. Blu-ray provides higher quality video and audio playback compared to DVDs.

Note: If the Blu-ray Disc is copyright protected, it is illegal to rip it. To be clear, we do not support or encourage illegal misappropriation or duplication of copyrighted footage. If the content of the disc is not protected by any copyright, you can manipulate and edit it as you like.

Things to Note Before Ripping Blu-ray

Ensure your computer has an optical drive or an external DVD/Blu-Ray drive. Make sure your computer has enough disk space as Blu-ray movies can take up 20-60GB.

Directly playing Blu-ray discs is a great experience, but watching on mobile devices can be inconvenient. To watch Blu-ray movies on different devices, it is best to rip them to a computer and convert them to other video formats for easier sharing.

II. Methods to Rip/Convert Blu-ray Disc

In order to meet the disc ripping needs of different users, three different Blu-ray disc ripping methods will be introduced below.

1. Use Renee Video Editor Pro to record video

If you only want to extract part of a Blu-ray movie, use the recording function in Renee Video Editor Pro to record video clips and convert them to other formats. This multi-functional tool integrates screen recording, post-production, and conversion, providing editing support for video trimming. Enhance the video content with transition effects, filters, special effects, or exclusive watermarks after recording.

Renee Video Editor Pro– Multi-function Screen Recording Software

Easy to use Customize the recording window and finish the screen recording on one click.

Automatic recording plan Set the recording start time for not missing exciting content.

Special recording effects Recording rate switching, customizable watermarks, mouse special effects, screenshots during recording, etc.

Device Simultaneous Recording Record the screen and the camera at the same time.

Multifunction Edit the video and convert the video format.

Easy to use Customize the recording window and finish the screen recording on one click.

Automatic recording plan Set the recording start time for not missing exciting content.

Special recording effects Recording rate switching, customizable watermarks, mouse special effects, screenshots during recording, etc.

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The specific operation steps are as follows:

① Download and install Renee Video Editor Pro, and select the (Screen Recorder) option on the home page.

select screen recorder to record desktop in renee video editor pro

② Select the video source, audio source to be recorded, and the location where the recorded file needs to be saved. After the setting is complete, open the Blu-ray movie page to be recorded.

Description of interface settings for preparing to record:

Recording target: Supports recording full screen, custom area, and recording images captured by the camera.

Recording: refers to the sound that needs to be recorded during the content recording process. It supports recording computer sound, microphone sound, and non-recording sound, etc.

Output directory: select the storage location of the recorded files

tipsIf you have special requirements for the video quality, resolution, frame rate and other parameters of the screen recording video itself, you can click the small gear button in the lower right corner of the above picture to further edit the output video specifications.

best obs settings for streaming options in renee screen recorder video tab

③ Click the Start Recording button, drag the option box to select the video area, then click (record) in the lower right corner. If “full screen” is selected, the software will start recording immediately.

④ During the recording process, you can pause or continue at any time. After recording, click the small square button in the recording box in the lower right corner to save the recorded video clips to the path you originally set.

TipsFor personalized editing on recorded video clips, return to Renee Video Editor Pro’s main page and select the Video Editing Tool option. The software offers various functions including video cutting, adding special effects, watermark subtitles, and editing titles and endings.

use renee video editor pro functions to edit videos

2. Use VLC media player to rip Blu-ray disc

If you want to rip movies or other content from Blu-ray discs to your computer, then VLC media player can help you very well. It can easily rip DVD, Blu-ray, Audio CD and even Video CD (SVCD or VCD), and convert to various popular video or audio formats.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① First, you need to insert the Blu-ray disc into the disc drive in your computer. Next, open the VLC media player software, click (Media) > (Convert/Save (R)).

② In the opened window, click the (Disc) option and select (Blu-ray) > (No Disc menu). Then find the Blu-ray disc to be ripped in the drop-down menu of the disc device, and click (Convert/Save).

③ Select a configuration file, such as (Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4)), and select the save location of the target file. Finally click (Start) and wait for the file conversion to complete.

how to convert mp4 video to mp3 with vlc

3. Use MakeMKV to rip Blu-ray discs

MakeMKV software is a format converter that can rip DVD and Blu-ray discs to the common MKV video format. The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta information and keep chapters. Many players support playing MKV files. The software is available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems. If you want to rip Blu-ray discs for free, please download and use the Beta version of MakeMKV.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① First, you need to install MakeMKV software on your computer. Then before ripping the Blu-ray disc, you need to put the Blu-ray disc into the optical drive and open the MakeMKV software. After a few moments, the software detects the disc and displays it automatically. However, if you have more than one DVD drive, you will need to pull down the (Source) menu and select the correct optical drive.

② Then, click (DVD drive icon), the program will start to scan the Blu-ray disc. After the scan is complete, it will display all “chapters” on the disc. If you just want to save the movie, check the box to select it, then under “Title” choose the language and subtitle you want. Finally, please select the storage location of the ripped file in the (Output folder) on the right, and click (Make MKV) to start ripping after the settings are completed. Blu-ray discs are relatively large in file size, so you may have to wait longer.

tipsAfter using MakeMKV to rip Blu-ray, the file size of the movie will be large. To watch on mobile devices, use Renee Video Editor Pro to convert it to a lossy compressed format (WMV, MPG, etc.) or use the video compression function of Renee Video Editor to Compress the video.

III. How to edit Blu-ray video

For editing ripped video content into a new video, use Renee Video Editor Pro. This software offers comprehensive editing functions and is beginner-friendly. Read on for common video editing operations.

1. Cut video files

If the video files are large, you can cut them into multiple smaller video files to save space or facilitate editing.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① Download and install Renee Video Editor Pro, then open the software and select (Video Toolbox).