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How to rip DVDs and Blu-ray discs with MakeMKV and HandBrake

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[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs and Blu-rays discs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD or Blu-ray disc , you should be able to override its copy protection to make a backup copy or to convert its content for viewing on other devices (http://www.macworld.com/article/150731/2010/04/dvdripping_faqs.html). The law isn’t entirely clear one way or the other. So our advice is: If you don’t own it, don’t do it. If you do own it, think before you rip.]</p><p>
In a recent article, I explained how you can rip DVDs with the free HandBrake (http://www.macworld.com/article/3169375/videos/how-to-rip-dvds-with-handbrake.html). While the solution I describe in that article is easy to use, you might want to consider another way of ripping discs. You can do this using the free MakeMKV (http://www.makemkv.com), and then using HandBrake. This has several advantages:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3179350/home-bluray/how-to-rip-dvds-and-blu-ray-discs-with-makemkv-and-handbrake.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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