How to Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with Blu-ray to MP4 Converter

Vinho 25/10/2024

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MP4 videos provide DVD quality audio and pictures in an extremely small file size, friendly with most media players and portable devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, HTC phones, Windows Phones, Android phones, tablets, YouTube videos, etc. It's been one of the most used video format in our daily digital enjoyment. Convert Blu-ray to MP4 is actually another effective way to backup Blu-ray movies to let you play and watch Blu-ray movies on iPad, Apple TV, Android tablets and other devices. This guide will offer you detailed steps on how to rip Blu-ray to MP4 files with different Blu-ray to MP4 ripper software solutions. The tools used in this guide have both Windows and Mac versions. That means if you want to rip Blu-ray to MP4 on Mac, you could also refer to these tools.

Part 1: Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with HandBrake

How to rip Blu-ray to MP4? HandBrake can help. As an open source and completely free media converter program, HandBrake has been the first choice for many people to transcode video files from one format to another. With its availability for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu, it's been widely used. HandBrake team has added Blu-ray and DVD converting features into HandBrake, making it even more popular. To reproduce Blu-ray to MP4 with HandBrake is not difficult at all. Only a few simple clicks would help you convert Blu-ray to MP4 video with HandBrake.

• Step 1: Import Blu-ray to HandBrake by clicking the "Source" drop-down button. You could import Blu-ray folder or disc. HandBrake would start Blu-ray title scanning immediately. This would take a few minutes.
• Step 2: Set output directory and name output results in "Destination" browsing box. Make sure the target hard drive get enough storage to save the results.
• Step 3: Finish "Output Settings", including "Container" and parameters of output files. Select "MP4" under "Container" box. Set other parameters of output files if needed like Video, Audio, Subtitles, Chapters, etc.
• Step 4: Start converting Blu-ray to MP4 with HandBrake by clicking the "Start" button next to the "Source" drop-down button. The ripping process would be viewable at the bottom of the program interface.

Handbrake has a Mac version. Therefore it's a useful Mac Blu-ray to MP4 ripper for you to reproduce Blu-ray to MP4 on Mac as well.

Part 2: Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is a professional Blu-ray to MP4 converter software app that could rip and convert Blu-ray to MP4 videos for playback on multiple media players and portable devices such as Windows Media Player, iPad, iPhone, Surface, Galaxy S7, etc. It offers high-quality Blu-ray to MP4 conversion, allowing you to retain subtitles and audio tracks in output MP4 videos from the source Blu-ray movies. What's more, it could not only strip Blu-ray to MP4 videos but also converts Blu-ray to MKV, M4V, MOV and other videos and extract audio off Blu-ray movies on your computer so as to let you enjoy Blu-ray movies on various media players as you like.

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How to Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

The detailed guide below shows you how to rip Blu-ray to MP4 on PC with Leawo's Blu-ray to MP4 converter. If you're using a Mac computer and want to rip Blu-ray to MP4 on Mac, please download and install Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac. Both Windows version and Mac version get the same program interface. Therefore, you could refer to Windows version of converting Blu-ray to MP4 guide below if you're going to reproduce Blu-ray to MP4 video on Mac with the Mac Blu-ray Ripper of Leawo Software.

Step 1: Load Blu-ray Movies

Get your source Blu-ray movies ready for loading. Kick off this Blu-ray to MP4 ripper software, open the "Blu-ray Ripper" module, and then click the "Add UHD/Blu-ray/DVD" button to browse source Blu-ray movies for loading. You could add Blu-ray disc or Blu-ray folder.

Note: While loading source Blu-ray movies, 3 loading modes are selectable: Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode. Choose one according to your needs.

Step 2: Set MP4 as output format

Right before the big green "Convert" button, you could see a drop-down box. Click it and then select "Change" option to select "Format > Common Video > MP4 Video" or "Format > HD Video > HD MP4 Video" as output format on the popup "Profile" panel. Return to the main interface after setting output profile.

Step 3: Convert Blu-ray to MP4 videos

Click the big green "Convert" button and then set an output directory on the popup sidebar. Click the below "Convert" button to start converting Blu-ray to MP4 videos.

Video Tutorial on How to Rip Blu-ray to MP4 with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

Part 3: Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with MakeMKV

MakeMKV is a powerful Blu-ray to MKV ripper. The software is compatible with a few systems such as Windows, macOS X and Linux. It can rip protected Blu-ray discs and retain all relevant data such as videos, audio tracks, meta information, chapters, etc. The conversion speed is fast. MakeMKV is easy to operate and the extraction process can be easily finished with a simple click.

Step 1. Upload Blu-ray files

Insert the disc in your Blu-Ray drive and open MakeMKV. Hit the Blu-Ray drive icon to read the titles on it. A list of titles is shown then in the left sidebar. Choose the one you want to rip here.

Step 2. Output directory

Select the folder where you'd like to save the MKV file. Remember that should be saved on a hard drive with enough free space. The file size can be previewed in the Info section. Then hit the Make MKV button on the right.

Step 3. Start conversion

It takes about 25 seconds to rip your movie. You can track the process on green progress. You can manage the task with the orange stop icon.

Part 4: Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with VLC

VLC is an excellent media player that can rip Blu-rays and DVDs. It is also an open-source program. Designed as a professional video player, it enables you to convert Blu-ray discs into multiple formats. Whether your intention is to convert Blu-ray to MKV or convert Blu-ray to MP4, VLC can be of assistance. Nevertheless, the greatest shortcoming of VLC is its lack of the ability to play and rip encrypted Blu-ray discs. If you wish to rip encrypted Blu-ray discs, you must resort to other tools.

Step 1. Download and Install VLC

Step 2. Add Keys Database Files and AACS Dynamic Library

Download and extract a supported Java JRE into a 'java' folder in the VLC directory. Download libaacs libraries and copy them into the VLC directory root folder. Install AACS Dynamic Library and put the file in your VLC directory root folder.

Step 3. Play and Rip Blu-ray to MP4 with VLC

Run the VLC media player on your computer, and insert the Blu-ray disc into the device. Now, go to VLC and navigate through the Media - Convert / Save... option. Then hit the Disc tab and upload the Blu-ray source to VLC. Select the title (main title in general) and the chapter you wish to convert. Then click the Convert / Save button.

Part 5: Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4 with EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper

EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper is an excellent Blu-ray and DVD disc ripper. It allows to convert various Blu-ray and DVD discs, ISO image files, and BDMV folders to more than 500 video and audio formats, such as common MP4, MKV, AVI, etc. With the help of NVIDIA GPU, it can convert Blu-ray and DVD formats such as 2D, 3D, UHD, etc. without quality loss. The conversion speed is very fast. It has more than 200 device profiles preset, which are supported by devices with different systems such as Windows, Apple, Android, etc.

Step 1. Load Blu-ray movies

Insert the Blu-ray disc into the drive and then click the Load Disc button to upload Blu-ray movies. Wait for all titles to be displayed. You can also upload the BDMV Folder, ISO image and VIDEO_TS folder.

Step 2. Choose MP4 as Output

Click the Profile bar and choose the format you want. Choose the MP4 (codec: h264+aac) as the output format.

Step 3. Convert Blu-ray from 30~50 GBs to MP4 in less than 3GBs

Go to the Settings to customize the parameter settings. There are many flexible options to compress the size of the output video. Many variables such as the video/audio codecs, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc. will help convert a Blu-ray at 40GB to an MP4 file smaller than 3GB.

Step 4. Start the Blu-ray to MP4 conversion.

Hit the Folder icon to check your computer for a saving folder for the output videos.

FAQs

1. Is converting Blu-ray to MP4 legal?

Regulations and laws vary in different countries and regions. But it's okay if you just want to get a digital copy of any Blu-ray content as long as you legally purchased it.

2. How do I convert a protected Blu-ray to MP4?

You can use Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, which can remove the protection from the Blu-ray discs.

3. How to convert Blu-ray to MP4 on Mac?

To convert Blu-ray to MP4 on Mac, you need to resort to third-party software like Leawo Blu-ray Ripper.

Conclusion

In this article, we introduced five useful methods to rip Blu-ray to MP4. Among them, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper allows you to personalize the Blu-ray movies including file merging, media editing, parameter adjusting, etc. with the best output quality. Therefore, we highly recommend it as the best choice. Hesitate no more and go for it.