Having a lot of Blu-ray collections and wanting to play them on Apple's applications and devices like QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc. How about ripping and converting Blu-ray to M4V? Many users may ask why they shall choose M4V as the output format, and how to rip Blu-ray to M4V on Mac? Well, answers to these two questions can be found on the post.

Part 1: Basic Knowledge about M4V

Firstly, let’s get to learn some basic information about M4V file format. What is M4V? How can you play M4V file on Mac computer?

What is M4V?

Similar to MP4 format, M4V file format is a video container format developed by Apple, but M4V could optionally be protected by DRM copy protection. Apple uses M4V to encode video files, such as TV episodes, movies, and music videos, in its iTunes Store.

How to play M4V?

To play a protected M4V file, the computer needs to be authorized (using iTunes) with the account that is used to purchase the video. However, unprotected M4V files may be recognized and played by other video players like Apple QuickTime Player by changing the file extension from ".m4v" to ".mp4".

In addition to Apple iTunes and QuickTime Player, M4V files can also be opened and played with RealPlayer, VLC Media Player, Leawo Blu-ray Player, etc. Here we choose two famous players to play M4V files on Mac.

Play M4V files on Mac with Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac:

Download, install, and launch Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac. Click "Open File" to browse and load target M4V files on your Mac and start to play M4V files on Mac.

Play M4V files on Mac with VLC Media Player:

Download, install, and launch VLC Media Player for Mac OS X. Hit "File" on the main memu to pop up a dorp down list, and click "Open File" to load M4V files.

Part 2: Best Blu-ray to M4V on Mac Converter - Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac

As you want to play and watch Blu-ray movies on QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, and other Apple's products, the best solution is to rip and convert Blu-ray to M4V videos on Mac. To rip Blu-ray to M4V on Mac, a professional Mac Blu-ray to M4V converter is necessary.

Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is the best Mac Blu-ray to M4V converter for you to rip Blu-ray to M4V on Mac. It's a professional Mac based Blu-ray to video converting program that could rip and convert Blu-ray disc/folders to QuickTime MOV, MP4, M4V and other formats on Mac, so as to let you easily play and enjoy Blu-ray movies on Apple's products like QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, etc. What’s more, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac even enables you to adjust video and audio parameters of output profiles like video codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, audio codec, sample rate, etc., so as to get exactly what you want.

Before the ripping and converting process from Blu-ray to M4V takes place on Mac, you should download and install Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac on your Mac. After the installation completes, run it to enter the main interface and follow the step-by-step guide below to rip Blu-ray to M4V on Mac. Of course, you need to get source Blu-ray movies ready.

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Note: Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is a module built in Leawo Prof. Media for Mac.

Follow the below guide to learn the detailed steps on how to rip and convert Blu-ray movies to M4V video files on Mac:

Step 1: Load Blu-ray Movies

Kick off Leawo Prof. Media for Mac and then open the “Convert” module. On the main program interface, click the "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button to browse source Blu-ray movies for loading. You could load Blu-ray disc from disc drive, BDMV folder or ISO image file from computer as you like.

Note:

  1. After loading, you can select Subtitles and Audio tracks for each title, double click each title to preview source files, snap screenshots on the right built-in preview player, edit Blu-ray movie, etc.
  2. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper offers 3 different content loading modes. The Full Movie mode loads all source Blu-ray/DVD content, Main Movie mode by default loads the longest title (generally the main movie) but allows you to switch another title for loading, while Custom Mode enables you to select desired Blu-ray/DVD title(s) for loading. Choose one according to your needs.

Step 2: Output settings

Click the drop-down box (named "MP4 Video" by default), and choose "Change" to choose "MP4 Video". Then click the edit button to enter "Profile Setting" panel, where you should choose "H.264" in "Video Codec" drop-down box. Video and audio parameters of output files like audio codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, channel, etc. could be adjusted at the same time.

Note: M4V is similar to MP4, but these two formats differ in Video Codec. As the default Video Codec for MP4 format preset in Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is "MPEG4", to change MP4 to M4V, the Video Codec should be changed into "H.264".

Step 3: Convert Blu-ray to M4V videos on Mac

On the main program interface, click the big "Convert" button to set output directory and start ripping and converting Blu-ray movies to M4V videos on Mac.

When the conversion finishes, you only need to open your QuickTime player to play the converted Blu-ray movies, or open your iTunes for playing or syncing M4V video to iOS devices

Part 3: Rip Blu-ray to M4V on Mac with Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac

Besides Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, you could also use Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac to rip and convert homemade Blu-ray movies from disc, folder and ISO image file to M4V video files on Mac for either syncing or playback. It offers nearly all features that Leawo Blu-ray Ripper provides to you. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper could help you rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD movies from disc, folder and ISO image file to video files in 200+ file formats like MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, M4V, etc., edit Blu-ray/DVD movies before converting, apply 3D effect, adjust output video and audio parameters, etc.

Follow the below steps to learn how to rip and convert Blu-ray movies to M4V videos on Mac with Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac:

  1. Download and install Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper Mac on your Mac computer. Get source Blu-ray movie files ready for converting.
  2. Launch Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper on your computer. Click the "Load Disc" button to load Blu-ray or DVD movies to the Mac Blu-ray Ripper. Here you could also add Blu-ray folder and ISO image file.
  3. Once the files are loaded, you can select the subtitles and audio track you prefer.
  4. Click Format button and select M4V Video from Common Video tab on the drop-down list. You could click the “Settings” button to adjust output video and audio parameters.
  5. Just below Format is Output. Here you can click the “Browse” button to set an output directory for saving output M4V video files.
  6. Finally, click the bottom right “Convert” icon to start converting Blu-ray movies to M4V video files on Mac within Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper.

When the conversion is completed, you could then freely import the converted Blu-ray movies to any M4V compatible media players for unlimited playback. However, it should be noted that Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper doesn’t process commercial Blu-ray/DVD movie files.

Part 4: Comparison and Conclusion

Check the below comparison table to learn the differences between Leawo Blu-ray Ripper and Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper before you decide which one will be better for you.

 

Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper

Rip Blu-ray/DVD to video

Yes

Yes

Convert Blu-ray/DVD to audio

Yes

Yes

Play back Blu-ray/DVD movie

Yes

Yes

Convert Blu-ray to 3D videos

Yes

Yes

Convert 3D Blu-ray to video

Yes

Yes

Convert Blu-ray/DVD disc, folder and ISO file

Yes

Yes

Decrypt disc protection

Yes

No

Get rid of disc region restriction

Yes

No

Content loading modes

Full Movie, Main Movie, Custom Mode

Custom Mode

Select subtitles and audio tracks

Yes

Yes

Trim Blu-ray/DVD movie

Yes

Yes

Adjust video effect

Yes

No

Crop video size

Yes

Yes

Rotate video

Yes

No

Convert Blu-ray/DVD to 4K/1080P video

Yes

1080P output

Support HEVC H.265 output

Yes

Yes

Convert Blu-ray/DVD to multi-track lossless MP4/MKV

Yes

No

GPU graphics card acceleration

Yes

No

You could see that Leawo Blu-ray Ripper and Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper actually have many features in common. Both of these 2 Blu-ray converter tools can help you rip and convert Blu-ray movies to videos in popular file formats for multiple media players. However, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is able to remove the disc protection and region restrictions upon Blu-ray/DVD movies, while Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper handles only homemade Blu-ray/DVD movies. This is quite important since nowadays most Blu-ray/DVD movie files are copy protected.

Extension: Tips for Ripping and Converting Blu-Ray to M4V

  • 1. Is Internet connection necessary when ripping and Converting Blu-ray to M4V?
    Yes, when you rip and convert encrypted Blu-ray discs, it requires Internet to decrypt and convert Blu-ray discs.
  • 2. What Leawo program can Windows users use to convert Blu-ray to M4V?
    If you're using Windows Operating System, you could turn to Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, the Windows counterpart of Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac.
  • 3. Does Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac provide free trial version?
    Yes, it does, but the free trial version of Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac can only convert the first 5-minute Blu-ray content, and cannot decrypt commercial Blu-ray discs either.
  • 4. How much is Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac?
    For one-year validity, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac charges $44.95 while it charges $99.95 for a lifetime version.