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3 Best UHD Rippers to Rip 4K Blu-ray with Ease

Many years ago, buying DVDs to watch the latest movies was the most common choice for people at that time. With the emergence of Blu-ray, Blu-ray discs gradually replaced DVD discs. Blu-ray players dedicated to playing Blu-ray have also become one of the commonly used devices. However, Ultra HD Blu-ray has begun to become more and more popular. Ultra HD Blu-ray is simply a Blu-ray disc with a resolution of 4K. So, can a Blu-ray player play 4K? The answer is no. Therefore, Ultra HD Blu-ray requires us to have a dedicated 4K Blu-ray player. You should know that the price of an Ultra HD TV is very expensive. Therefore, the best way to play 4K Blu-ray is to rip 4K Blu-ray to MP4, and then we can play them using common media players. Why do we need a 4K Blu-ray ripper? Which is the best 4K Blu-ray ripper? Can you rip 4K Blu-ray? How to rip 4K Blu-ray? Of course, this tutorial will give you the answer.

Part 1: Why Do People Need a 4K Blu-ray Ripper

First of all, I would like to explain the concept of Ultra HD Blu-ray. The picture quality of ordinary Blu-ray discs is HD 1080P and the resolution is 1920*1080. Ultra HD Blu-ray discs are upgraded versions of ordinary Blu-ray discs, and their resolution can reach 3840*2160 and 4096*2160. Therefore, Ultra HD Blu-ray can also be referred to as 4K Blu-ray. Because of the difference in resolution and 4K Blu-ray is generally protected by AACS 2.0, ordinary Blu-ray players can only play Blu-ray discs, but not 4K Blu-ray discs. Therefore, we must use special devices that can support 4K Blu-ray to play 4K Blu-ray. However, at present, the price of Ultra HD TV sets on the market is also very expensive. Considering the price factor, if we don’t watch 4K Blu-ray movies often, it is obviously not cost-effective to buy an Ultra HD TV set to watch 4K Blu-ray movies.

Of course, the Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray movies are attractive enough. However, we can use a 4K Blu-ray ripper to rip 4K Blu-ray to common media format files such as MP4 or MKV after purchasing the 4K Blu-ray disc, and then we can play the 4K Blu-ray with the most common media players. In summary, this is why I think people need a 4K Blu-ray ripper.

Part 2: 3 Best UHD Rippers to Rip 4K Blu-ray

At present, we can find much software that provides Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping services on the Internet, but the functions of these Blu-ray ripping software are very different. In order to help readers quickly find an efficient and easy-to-use Ultra HD ripper, I tried several Ultra HD rippers, and I found the following three Ultra HD rippers to be the best.

1. Leawo UHD Ripper

Leawo UHD Ripper is one of the best 4K Blu-ray to MP4 converters in my opinion because its functions are so powerful. Although Ultra HD Blu-ray discs are generally protected by AACS 2.0, Leawo UHD Ripper can easily remove the AACS 2.0 protection program and decrypt Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. And no matter which country or region the Ultra HD Blu-ray discs are released in, Leawo UHD Ripper can handle them all, rip Ultra HD Blu-ray to common media files, and add multiple subtitles, audio tracks and angles to the media files. In addition, Leawo UHD Ripper also provides more than 180 output video and audio formats, including: MP4, MKV, 4K MKV and 4K MP4, etc. With advanced hardware acceleration technology, Leawo UHD Ripper can not only complete the decryption and ripping tasks of Ultra HD Blu-ray discs at a high speed, but also ensure the output video and audio files without losing any original image and audio quality. Last but not least, before ripping Ultra HD Blu-ray, Leawo UHD Ripper also allows us to edit the output video, such as: adding watermarks or pictures to the video, cropping the length and size of the video, merging videos, etc.

2. VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper

VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper is an important alternative to Leawo UHD Ripper in my opinion, because the functions it provides are very similar to Leawo UHD Ripper. First of all, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper can recognize a variety of files. Whether it is Ultra HD Blu-ray disc files or VIDEO TS files and ISO files, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper can recognize these files and rip them into common media files. In addition, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper's decryption ability is also very strong, and it can decrypt and remove disc protection technologies such as AACS, Cinavia and CSS. When ripping Ultra HD Blu-ray, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper can not only ensure that Ultra HD Blu-ray is ripped to video files losslessly at a ratio of 1:1, but also add a variety of audio and subtitles to video files. In addition, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper also allows users to add external audio tracks and subtitles to video files when ripping Ultra HD Blu-ray. Of course, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper is also very fast at ripping Ultra HD Blu-ray. After adopting advanced acceleration technology, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper can rip Ultra HD Blu-ray up to 6 times faster. In addition, like Leawo UHD Ripper, VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper also provides a very concise interface, which makes it easy for us to quickly master how to use it.

3. MakeMKV

When you search the topic of 4K Blu-ray ripping software on social media platforms, you may often see “MakeMKV”. That's right. Many people choose to use MakeMKV to rip 4K Blu-ray. After trying MakeMKV, I found that this software is really great. First of all, MakeMKV is an open source UHD Blu-ray ripping software. What's special is that although MakeMKV is totally free, its ripping ability is undeniable. MakeMKV can handle most Blu-ray discs and DVD discs, including Ultra HD Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray. MakeMKV not only won't compress any data when ripping Ultra HD Blu-ray, but also outputs the MKV files losslessly. However, MakeMKV only provides MKV output format when ripping UHD Blu-ray. If you need video files in other formats, you can use MakeMKV to rip 4K Blu-ray to MKV first, and then you can use Leawo Video Converter to convert MKV to the video format you need.

Part 3: How to Rip 4K Blu-ray on Mac and PC

So, now that we have learned about three great UHD rippers, how to rip Blu-ray by using these best UHD rippers? Below, I will take the Leawo UHD Ripper as an example to introduce readers how to use it to rip 4K Blu-ray to MP4.

Note: Leawo Prof. Media is an All-In-One software package. It includes the functions of Leawo UHD Ripper. Therefore, we can download and install Leawo Prof. Media. Then, we can directly use the functions of Leawo UHD Ripper.

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• Leawo UHD Ripper

  ☉ Remove AACS 2.0 protection from UHD Blu-ray discs
  ☉ Decrypt and rip 4K Blu-ray discs, folders and ISO image files
  ☉ Convert 4K Blu-ray to MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, and other 180+ 4K/1080P/720P/regular files
  ☉ Convert 4K Blu-ray movies in Full Movie, Main Movie or Custom Mode
  ☉ Edit 4K Blu-ray movies like trimming, cropping, adding watermark, applying 3D effect, etc.

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Step 1: Import Source 4K UHD Blu-ray Files into the Program

Run Leawo Prof. Media. In the main interface of Leawo Prof. Media, click the "UHD Ripper" button to enter the interface of the Leawo UHD Ripper application. After clicking the "Add UHD/Blu-ray/DVD" button below the "Convert" button, the Leawo UHD Ripper will provide three methods to help you import 4K UHD Blu-ray files. You can import 4K UHD Blu-ray files from CD-ROM, 4K UHD Blu-ray folder or 4K UHD ISO file.

Leawo UHD Ripper provides three modes for us to choose which 4K UHD Blu-ray files to import. "Full Movie" mode imports all Blu-ray content by default. "Main Movie" mode imports the longest title by default. "Custom Mode" mode allows us to select any title to import.

Step 2: Select Subtitles, Audio Tracks and Chapters

After importing the titles in the 4K UHD Blu-ray file, Leawo UHD Ripper will display all the imported titles. On the right side of the 4K UHD Blu-ray image, we can select subtitles, audio tracks and chapters.

Step 3: Choose Output Profile

Click the "Output Profile" button under "Cinavia", and then click the "Change" button in the menu that appears. Leawo UHD Ripper will jump to the "Profile" panel. Leawo UHD Ripper provides more than 180 output formats, including: MP4, MKV, 4K MKV, etc. Select "MP4" as the output format of the file, and then return to the main interface of Leawo UHD Ripper.

Step 4: Set Output Directory

Click the green "Convert" button, and then set the output directory of the file in the window that appears. Finally, click the white "Convert" button to start ripping 4K Blu-ray movies to common MP4 files.

FAQs

Before using UHD ripper to rip 4K Blu-ray, the following questions may require readers to read carefully:

1. Is it legal to rip 4K Blu-ray with UHD ripper?

At present, the laws of many countries and regions prohibit people from ripping 4K Blu-ray freely. However, many people also believe that after purchasing a legal 4K Blu-ray disc and obtaining legal rights, they can back up the content in the 4K Blu-ray disc.

2. How is the video quality obtained by ripping 4K Blu-ray with the Leawo UHD Ripper?

Leawo UHD Ripper adopts advanced Blu-ray decryption technology and video encoding technology. When ripping 4K Blu-ray, Leawo UHD Ripper is already able to output 4K quality MP4 or MKV videos losslessly.

3. Can UHD ripper rip all types of 4K Blu-ray discs?

What type of 4K Blu-ray disc UHD ripper can rip depends on which disc protection technology it can decrypt. For example, the Leawo UHD Ripper can decrypt all 4K Blu-ray discs with AACS 2.0 protection technology and then rip them to videos. Of course, if the 4K Blu-ray disc protection technology is upgraded or updated, the UHD ripper will also need to make corresponding technical upgrades or updates.

Conclusion

This article specifically introduces three software for ripping 4K Blu-ray and some questions and answers related to 4K Blu-ray. If you bought Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray discs and unfortunately found that your Blu-ray player can't play them, you can try to use the UHD ripper I introduced, such as Leawo UHD Ripper, to rip the UHD 4K Blu-ray to MP4 and then play it.