How to Play Blu-ray with VLC Player on Macbook?

“I want to watch my blu-ray movies on Macbook for killing my time on a long travel, but the VLC player on my Macbook can not play the blu-ray. So I searched online for the reason and I knew that I had to rip blu-ray to VLC player supported formats. While, I am not a computerman and I can not understand how to do it. Can anyone tell me how to rip the blu-ray videos to help me play Blu-ray with VLC player on Macbook?” I saw this question from Yahoo Answers and I believe there are still someone have the same problem like him. So here I would like to analyze the reasons and solve the problem.

How to Play Blu-ray with VLC Player on Macbook?


VLC, powerful multi-functional media player software, can run on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, etc. which is widely used now. It supports various audio and video formats like MP4, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX and DVD/VCD etc. It can also support Blu-ray, but there are only some old Blu-ray discs can be ripped. So, this article will provide you three ways to help you play all the Blu-ray discs with VLC player on Macbook.

1. Upgrade VLC Media Player to 2.0 or later version.

It is the easiest way for you. As far as we know, only the VLC Media Player 2.0 or later version can rip Blu-ray discs for they come with multiple fixes for Blu-ray discs playback.

2. Use keys database and AACS dynamic library to play Blu-ray on VLC.

If you have upgraded VLC Media Player to 2.0 or later version and still can not play Blu-ray discs with VLC player on Macbook. Then you can try this way.

Download the KEYS DATABASE(KEYDB.cfg) and AACS DYNAMIC LIBRARY(libaacs.dll for Windows or libaacs.dylib for Mac).

For Windows Users:

1.KEYS DATABASSE
*open your user area (“C:\Users\your username\AppData”)



* Enable view hidden files and folders (Under Folder Options – View tab then select “show hidden files…”->select ok)



* Open “AppData” directory or create a folder and name it aacs

* Place the downloaded KEYDB.cfg file in this folder directly.

2. AACS DYNAMIC LIBRARY

* Go to “c:\Program Files” [Or "c:\Program Files (x86)" if running 64bit]

* Navigate to “VLC” directory, and move the libaacs.dll file into it.
Now, you can easily play Blu-Ray disc with VLC on Windows for free. Note: The latest VLC still doesn’t have menu support yet.

For Mac users:

You may navigate the corresponding folder and move into the necessary files as follow. Go to: http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/, get the necessary files.

1. KEYS Database

Mac OS: put it in ~/Library/Preferences/aacs/ (create it if it does not exist)

2.AACS Dynamic Library

Mac OS: right-click on VLC, choose “Show package contents” and put that file in Contents/MacOS/lib/

Tip: VLC does not yet support Blu-ray menus so you must manually select title to play. And not all
Blu-ray movies are supported.

3. Convert blu-ray to VLC player supported formats.

Some people responded that they have followed all the instructions, but they still can’t play Blu-ray disc with VLC player on Macbook. If so, maybe you should consider to use a blu-ray ripper to convert blu-ray to VLC player supported format like MP4. Here I suggested you to use Pavtube BDMagic for Mac to rip your blu-ray. As it can copy all kinds of blu-ray to almost all mainstream formats, such as MP4, MKV, MOV. For 2.2.1 VLC users, you can rip Blu-ray to H.265/HEVC MP4 to enjoy more high-quality movies with smaller size. What’s more, this software has updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan. See the review for more information.

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Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-ripper-mac/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-BDMagic/3000-7970_4-76177782.html

Steps to rip blu-ray to H.265 MP4 for playing on VLC player.

Step 1. Load Blu-ray discs

Click the "Folder" icon on the top menu bar to load your Blu-ray disc to the program



Step 2: Set output format

For the user with VLC 2.0 or later version can define the output format as "H.265 Video (*.mp4)" from the "Format > Common Video" bar extended lists. But, if your VLC has not upgraded to 2.0 or later version, then you should choose the output format as H.264 Video (*.mp4)".



Step 3: Customize output video and audio quality

Adjust the output video and audio codec, size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, channels according to your own needs and preference.



Step 4: Start to convert

Start Blu-ray to H.265 MP4 conversion process by hitting the right-bottom conversion button. When the conversion is done, you can enjoy you blu-ray movies with VLC player on Macbook.

If you are a Windows user, you can download  Pavtube BDMagic to play your blu-ray videos with VLC on Macbook.

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How to Watch DVD on iPhone 6S (Plus) with Excellent Video Quality?

With the popularity of iPhone 6S(Plus), more and more people have owned one. With 1242 x 2208 resolution, iPhone 6S(Plus) is no doubt a nice portable multimedia players to make you watch HD movies at anywhere and anytime. But for DVD fans, it is a little bit tricky for them to watch their DVD collections on iPhone 6S(Plus) because iPhone 6S(Plus) can not play DVD movies directly due to the format incompatibility issue. In fact, as a fan of DVD and iPhone 6S(Plus), if you want to watch DVD on iPhone 6S(Plus) with excellent quality, you have to convert your DVD videos to iPhone 6S(Plus) supported formats, such as MP4, MOV, M4V. 



Here strongly recommends you Pavtube DVDAid for Mac. As the best DVD ripping software, Pavtube DVDAid for Mac offers Mac users the efficient way to convert any DVD movies to MP4, MOV, M4V for iPhone 6S(Plus) and many other formats like MKV, H.264, WMV etc. and even the new H.265/HEVC formats. 

Besides, to get better media playback on iPhone 6S(Plus), you can adjust video and audio parameters including: video codec, audio codec, video size, bit rate, aspect ratio etc. In this way, you can freely watch DVD movies on iPhone6S(plus) with no quality loss. Once you get this App, DVD movie enjoyment can be extended on iPhone 6S(Plus) in anywhere and at anytime. What’s more, this software has updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan so that you don’t worry that your DVD Ripper will break down on the newest Mac 10.11 El Capitan system.(review)

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Steps to rip DVD to iPhone 6S(Plus) with excellent video quality

Step 1. Load DVD discs

Insert DVD disc to your DVD drive, click “Load files” to import DVD disc directly. If you have IFO/ISO and DVD folder, choose the corresponding option to load DVD movies from your computer. The main title in your DVD will be checked by default.



Step 2: Set output format

This App contains an optimized preset format for iPhone 6S. All you need is to go to Format > iPhone > iPhone 6 Plus H.264 Full Screen/Full HD 1080P(*.mp4) which is also suitable for iPhone 6S(Plus), or select “iPhone 6 H.264 Full HD 1080P(*.mp4)” which is OK for your iPhone 6S(Plus).



Tip: In order to get better playback, you can click “Settings” bottom to adjust the output parameters, including video codec, size, bitrate, framerate and sample rate(Hz) etc.

Step 3: Start to convert

Click the red “Convert” to start converting DVD to MP4 for iPhone 6S(Plus). After conversion, you can click “Open output folder” to locate the converted videos. And then, you can transfer the converted movies to iPhone 6S(Plus). 

Now you are able to play DVD Movies on iPhone 6S(Plus) with excellent video quality. In addition, if you are a Windows user, you can click Pavtube DVDAid to download the App for Windows and all the steps are also suitable for you.

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Free Rip DVD to Android Phone for Watching

“As a fan of DVD, I have collected many DVD. Recently, I am going to go on a long journey to 
Hawaii, and in order to kill my time during this long journey easily, I want to play my DVD on Android phone for watching in a portable way. But my phone can not play DVD directly and I have searched online for a long time and still can not find an effected and free way to help me solve it. Please help me if your have a good idea, thanks!!!”. This is one of the common problems I found on the VideoHelp. So if you have the same issue like him, follow this article and I will recommend you an easy and effective method to rip your DVD to Android phone for watching freely.

We all know that Android accepts limited video formats and it can not play DVD directly for its limit of format and the protection of DVD. So, in order to watch DVD movies on Android phone, you need to rip DVD to Android phone supported video formats like MP4, MKV, 3GP, etc. To realize it, you can download a DVD ripper which is one of the easiest methods for you. 

Pavtube DVDAid is a good choice for ripping DVD movies to Android phones with fast ripping speed and excellent output video quality. It can lower the size of the movie by adjusting “settings”, such as lowering size and bitrate, for better transferring and playing. What's more, some video editing features like cropping, rotating, adjusting video effects, etc. are provided to customize your videos. (Review)

If you are using a Mac, do not be worried, this software can also help you solve the same problem. Please turn to thePavtube DVDAid for Mac to copy DVD on Mac (including Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite and Mountain Lion). Get the DVD ripper now and freely enjoy your favorite DVD movies on your Android phones.

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Steps to free rip DVD to Android phone for watching

Step 1. Load DVD disc

Insert a DVD disc to PC DVD drive and click “File” icon to load movies from your disc, then run the software and load the movie.



Step 2: Set output format

Click on the "Format" drop-down list, you can find the optimized presets of the mainstream devices there and then set it as the output format to get videos with optimized settings for your Android. In case you have trouble locating the best output format for your Android device, optimized preset format for mainstream Android phones are listed under Android category. 



Step 3: Customize output video and audio quality

You could customize output video and audio quality in "Settings", including video codec, video size, bitrate, frame rate, etc. For example, if you want to lower the video size to storage more movies in your Android phone for watching, you can adjust video size to a lower one, like 1280*720. Bitrate can also be adjusted to make the file size smaller.



Step 4: Start to convert

Click the big "Convert" button to start to convert DVD. When the conversion is done, simply click the "Open output folder" icon to locate the created video, and then you could rip this DVD movie to your Android phone for movie enjoyment with ease.

Finish all these steps, then you can add the videos to your Android phone via USB connection to enjoy your happy journey.

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Pavtube Mac Products Upgrade Support for Mac OS X El Capitan

More and more people have upgraded their Mac system to the newest 10.11 El Capitan. When they are enjoying the benefits OS X El Capitan brought, many of them are suffering the softwares incompatibility issue on Mac OS X El Capitan, such as Blu-ray Ripper and DVD Ripper. Pavtube Studio updated its Mac products to meet the trend to prevent Pavtube users from the softwares incompatibility with El Capitan issue. Products that works compatible well with El Capitan including: Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac,?Pavtube iMixMXF, Pavtube BDMagic for Mac, Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac, Pavtube DVDAid for Mac, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac.

Rip and Backup Blu-ray/DVD on El Capitan

After updated to El Capitan, you can't rip and copy Blu-ray/DVD any more? Don't worry! Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD rippers have solved the system incompatibility issue.With Pavtube newly upgraded Blu-ray/DVD products, you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc on Mac OS X El Capitan. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file formats on El Capitan platform for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc.

Support 4K UHD, 8K video conversion

Updated Pavtube Mac products can fully support you to convert 720P, HD, 4K even 8K videos differentiates itself from the pool of video converters on Mac OS X El Capitan. With preset profiles for Apple and Android, the best video converter for OS X El Capitan enables you to convert any videos of any resolution to iPhone(6S Plus/6 Plus), iPad(Air 3/Mini 4/Pro), Samsung(Galaxy S6), HTC, Blackberry, Sony, etc. in a single click. It's very simple to use, requiring less time to learn the user guide.

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How to Fix 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD Video Play Problems?

Nowadays, 720P/1080P HD video has become the mainstream in video field and 4K UHD video is also becoming more and more popular. However, we can still see some people asking help on the Videohelp for they sometimes can not play 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD Video on PC/Mac or other multimedia players. The reasons that lead to the probelm are divided into two aspects. Here, this article will analysis this issue in detail and help you fix 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD video playback problem easily.
How to Fix 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD Video Play Problems?

Reason 1: Your device is not advanced enough to play HD video

Firstly, you need to verify whether your device is advanced enough or not to meet the minimum requirements to play HD video.

Minimum requirements to play 1080p HD videos on PC

1.Processor: 2.4Ghz (dual core) or 3.5Ghz (single Core) processor.
2. Graphics: Nvidia/ATi having bare minimum 256MB Video RAM and core clock 600Mhz.

Requirements to play 4K 2160P UHD videos on PC/Mac

1.Integrated Graphics solutions that support 4K external displays (8GB RAM recommended with integrated graphics solutions);
2.Discrete Graphics cards that support 4K external displays;
3.A monitor which is capable of playing back 4K Ultra HD video properly

So if your PC/Mac doesn’t meet the requirement, you will be not able to play this 1080p or 4K video. To solve the problem, you should upgrade your computer configurations to support to play 1080p/4k videos. But this way is too expensive that not everyone can afford it. So the cost-effective way is to convert 1080P HD/4K UHD video to lower video resolution with a video converter.

Reason 2: The HD video format is not supported by your media player.

Many multimedia players now can play 1080p, like iMac Retina 5k, it can even play 4k video. In this case, why can’t they still play 720p/1080p/4K? This is because many media players support very limited input formats. When you throw some HD/4k video with incompatible video audio formats into the player, you may not play your 720p/1080p/4K video.

There are many solutions for you to settle it:

1) Update your media player to the latest version to see if it can play your 720p/7080p/HD/4k video fluently.
2)Try a different HD video player.
3)Download a video converter to convert HD/4k video to your media player supported format.

Here I want to recommend you Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac or Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows to convert your video. It can not only lower video resolution to play your 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD video smoothly on portable devices, but also convert video to the format you need, like H.265, M3U8, MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI. etc. (review

Free download and install iMedia Converter for Mac:
          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/imedia-converter-mac/
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Free download and install Video Converter Ultimate for Windows:
          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html

Steps to convert 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD video

Note: The following tutorial is based on Windows computer.

Step 1. Input 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD video

Launch the program on your computer, click "File" to add 720P/1080P HD/4K UHD video files.



Step 2: Set output format

This program provides you the optimized preset format of the mainstream portable devices, like iPhone, Samsung Galaxy. All you need to do is choosing your device supported format. Take iPhone 6 for example, If you want to copy the 4k HD video to the iPhone 6, just click “Format” bar and choose “iPhone 6 Plus H.264 Full Screen/Full HD 1080P(*.mp4)”



Step 3: Customize output profile parameters.

Open "Profile Settings" window and you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. So if you can’t play your 720p/1080p/4K video for too high resolution, you can lower the video size here. Just adjust video size to a lower one, like 1280*720 or 540p to let the output files played on your multimedia players. Bitrate can also be adjusted to make the file size smaller.



Step 4: Start to convert

Hit "Convert" button to start to convert. When the conversion is completed, you will have no difficulty in transferring and enjoying 720p/1080p/4K video. 

If you also have the same problem, try it and we will never let you down. What is more, right now you can get the app at a big discount in Pavtube Black Friday Promotion. So action now!!!

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Rip 2D Blu-ray to 3D for playing on LG 3D TV

“As a collector of Blu-ray discs, I have collected many 2D Blu-ray discs for a few years. Recently, with the development of the 3D technology, I am crazy about the 3D movies. Therefore, I decided to buy a LG 3D TV to enjoy the 3D movies at home instead of going out to the cinema. But here comes the problem: LG 3D TV is unable to play 2D Blu-ray discs with 3D effect, so how can I rip my 2D Blu-ray to 3D for playing on the LG 3D TV?” This is a problem from a net friend, and I believe many people may also have the same problem. So, in this article, I will help you to solve the problem as easy as pie.

Apparently, the LG 3D TV can not play the 2D Blu-ray with 3D effect directly because of the limit of video format. In order to solve this problem, you have to use Blu-ray Ripper to convert 2D Blu-ray to LG 3D TV supported format, like 3D MP4/MKV. However, there are so many kinds of Blu-ray Rippers in the market for you to choose, and it is hard for you to find which one is suitable for you. So here I want to recommend you the Pavtube BDMagic, as it can easily rip 2D Blu-ray to 3D MP4/MKV at a fast speed with high quality. It allows you to adjust video/audio parameters and 3D depth in the “Settings” window. Besides 2D Blu-ray to 3D MP4/MKV, it also can rip 2D/3D Blu-ray to general H.265, M3U8, MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, M4V for non-3D devices. If you want to know more information, you can read the review.

Besides, if you are a Mac user, you can also download the equivalent Pavtube BDMagic for Mac which has updated to support Mac OS X El Capitan to rip 2D Blu-ray to 3D movies.

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Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-ripper/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-BDMagic/3000-7970_4-75922877.html

Steps to rip 2D Blu-ray to 3D for playing on LG 3D TV

Step 1. Load Blu-ray movies

Click “File” icon to load Blu-ray movies from your Blu-ray source(Disc, folder, ISO) to this 2D Blu-ray to LG 3D TV program.



Step 2: Customize output format

You can find the “3D Video” catalogue from the Format, and then choose either “MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)” or “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)”. (Differences Between Anaglyph 3D and Side-by-Side 3D)



Step 3: Start to convert

Hit the “Convert” button to transfer your 2D Blu-ray to 3D MP4/MKV for LG 3D TV. Wait a minute and you will get the 3D MKV or MP4 files as long as you click the “Open” button.

After you succeeded in ripping Blu-ray into 3D MP4/MKV, you can watch any 2D Blu-ray discs in 3D effect on LG 3D TV. So try it if you are also hype for this software.

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How to Watch DVD Movies on Chromebook offline at Travels?

A Chromebook is a laptop running Chrome OS as its operating system. The devices are designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and data residing "in the cloud". By connecting to the Google Drive, Chromebook allows you to store all of your videos, music and pictures. However, currently Chrome OS doesn't support the video codecs for DVD Discs. If you wanna play DVD on Chromebook offline at travels, the easy and possible way is to convert DVD to Chromebook compatible video files.



Pavtube DVDAid is a top-ranked DVD Ripper on the market that you can use to rip and convert any commercial and region-locked DVD to any video format. For transferring and watching DVD movies on Chromebook, you can rip DVD to H.264 MP4 with this best DVD Ripper. In addition, you also can convert MKV, AVI, MTS, MXF video to Chromebook supported video format.(review)

If you are Mac user, you can free download Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.

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Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/dvd_ripper/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-DVDAid/3000-7970_4-76158510.html

How to rip DVD for watching on Chromebook offline at Travels?

Step1: Load DVD movie

Click “Load from disc” button to browse to disc drive and import DVD into this app. The program checks the title of main movie automatically, and you can simply choose language of audio and subtitles for output and check in preview window.



Step 2. Choose the right output format

For ripping DVD to Chromebook , click “Format” bar to choose HD Video, then select H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) as the target format.



Tip: In profile settings, you are allowed to adjust video and audio codec, size, etc for better video quality. You also can set to preserve 5.1 channels when copying DVD to Chromebook.



Step 3: Start to rip DVD to Chromebook.

Back to DVD Ripper main UI, hit on the “Convert” icon and start ripping DVD to Chromebook. .When the conversion completes, open output folder and find the ripped movie there.

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Generally speaking, it will take you half an hour to rip a common movie DVD to MP4 formats. Of course the ripping speed also depends on the selected output video format, related speed options setting, your computer configuration and the movie running time. After successful ripping, you can transfer the ripped movie video to Chromebook with USB flash disk and then play watch movie on Chromebook at leisure time.

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