Top 5 Alternatives to 4Media Blu-ray Ripper

Leia 11/12/2024

Blu-ray Ripper

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At present, watching the latest or most popular movies by purchasing genuine Blu-ray or DVD published by movie publishers is still one of the choices for many people. In addition, because MP4 or MKV videos can provide Blu-ray or DVD quality audio and images in a very small file size, many people choose to back up the movies in Blu-ray discs by ripping Blu-ray to MP4 or MKV. This backup method has other benefits, such as: Blu-ray movies saved in MP4 or MKV format can be played by most media players and portable devices, unlike Blu-ray discs that need to be read and played by specific devices. At present, there are many Blu-ray ripper software on the market, such as: 4Media Blu-ray Ripper. However, many people also complain that the price of the 4Media Blu-ray Ripper is a bit high, and it sometimes does not do a good job of converting Blu-ray to MP4. Well, this article lists the 5 best 4Media Blu-ray Ripper alternatives, which are also the best Blu-ray Rippers for Mac and Windows 2025 in my opinion.

Part 1: Top 5 Alternatives to 4Media Blu-ray Ripper

I used to be one of the supporters of 4Media Blu-ray Ripper. However, because 4Media Blu-ray Ripper sometimes failed to complete the task of ripping Blu-ray, I had to try to find an alternative to 4Media Blu-ray Ripper. After using many Blu-ray ripping software, I found the following 5 perfect alternatives to the 4Media Blu-ray Ripper.

1. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is the best alternative for 4Media Blu-ray Ripper in my opinion. First of all, when ripping Blu-ray, the Leawo Blu-ray Ripper shows extremely strong stability. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper can decrypt and rip Blu-ray discs protected by disc protection technology by using advanced disc decryption and protection removal technologies such as AACS and BD+. In addition, no matter which country or region the Blu-ray discs come from, as a full-region Blu-ray ripping software, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is able to rip and convert these Blu-ray discs. On the other hand, in addition to ripping Blu-ray discs directly, the Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is able to stably back up Blu-ray/Blu-ray ISO to MKV. In addition, the efficiency and quality of Leawo Blu-ray Ripper in ripping Blu-ray are also surprising. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is able to handle the Blu-ray to video conversion tasks in batches. And, during the entire conversion process, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper will not cause any quality loss. In addition to ripping Blu-ray, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper also provides many very useful functions. For example, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper has a built-in Blu-ray player, which is convenient for us to play Blu-ray and DVD files; before converting Blu-ray/DVD to video, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper provides functions such as merging videos, cropping videos, and adding watermarks to videos. We can edit the output video and we can also freely choose the subtitles of the output video. In short, the Leawo Blu-ray Ripper can perfectly replace the 4Media Blu-ray Ripper and become our most useful helper for ripping Blu-ray.

Pros:

• Rip Blu-ray and DVD in batches
• Rip Blu-ray and DVD losslessly
• Remove protections from Blu-ray and DVD
• Rip Blu-ray and DVD of all regions
• Provide various video editing functions
• Built-in Blu-ray player

Cons:

• Limited feature for free trial

2. MakeMKV

MakeMKV is compatible with multiple operating systems, including Windows, Mac and Linux. Therefore, MakeMKV has a wide user base. As an alternative for 4Media Blu-ray Ripper, MakeMKV can easily remove AACS and BD+ protection technologies from Blu-ray discs, and then rip Blu-ray to MKV video. During the entire process of ripping Blu-ray, MakeMKV does not perform any compression on the source audio and video. However, unlike the Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, MakeMKV rips Blu-ray at a relatively slow speed because it does not use GPU acceleration technology. MakeMKV often needs to wait for a long time to complete the task of ripping Blu-ray. In addition, MakeMKV cannot decrypt and rip Blu-ray discs protected by the latest disc protection technology or protected by regions.

Pros:

• Lossless rip of Blu-ray
• Remove AACS and BD+ protection technologies
• Simple and easy-to-use interface

Cons:

• Only provides MKV format output
• Slow ripping speed
• Unable to decrypt discs protected by region
• Unable to decrypt discs protected by the latest disc protection technology

3. HandBrake

Although HandBrake's functions are not very powerful, it is loved by many users because it is completely free and open source. HandBrake can rip unencrypted Blu-ray to MP4 or MKV. Before ripping Blu-ray, HandBrake also allows users to set various parameters of the output video, such as resolution, bit rate, etc. However, HandBrake's operation interface is relatively complicated. We need to spend some time to master its correct use.

Pros:

• Completely free
• Provide a variety of video output formats
• Compatible with multiple operating systems

Cons:

• Unable to decrypt protected Blu-ray discs
• Complex interface
• Slow Blu-ray ripping speed

4. EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper

EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper has a very nice interface. And its features are displayed very clearly. EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper can remove AACS and BD+ protections from Blu-ray discs, and then rip Blu-ray to MP4 or MKV. EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper also adopts GPU acceleration technology. Therefore, EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper can rip Blu-ray at a faster speed. However, EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper cannot remove region codes from Blu-ray discs. Therefore, it cannot decrypt region-protected Blu-ray discs. What's more regrettable is that EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper also cannot rip the latest 4K Blu-ray discs.

Pros:

• Remove AACS and BD+ protections from Blu-ray discs
• Simple interface
• Rip Blu-ray at a fast speed

Cons:

• High price
• Cannot remove region codes from Blu-ray discs
• Cannot rip 4K Blu-ray discs

5. Acrok Video Converter Ultimate

Compared with EaseFab Blu-ray Ripper, the advantage of Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is that it can rip 4K and 1080P Blu-ray discs to video files in multiple formats such as MKV, MP4, etc. In addition, after adopting hardware acceleration technology, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate has greatly increased the speed of ripping Blu-ray. In addition to lossless ripping of Blu-ray, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate also provides the functions of trimming, cropping, merging or splitting videos. However, if the Blu-ray disc is protected by region protection or confidentiality technology, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate will not be able to process these Blu-ray discs. In addition, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate cannot back up Blu-ray to ISO files.

Pros:

• Rip Blu-ray discs faster
• Rip 4K and 1080P Blu-ray discs
• Rip Blu-ray discs losslessly

Cons:

• Cannot decrypt Blu-ray discs protected by region protection or confidentiality technology
• Cannot rip Blu-ray discs to ISO files

Part 2: How to Rip Blu-ray Using the Best Alternative of 4Media Blu-ray Ripper

I will use Leawo Blu-ray Ripper to rip Blu-ray as an example to let readers have a deeper understanding of why Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is the best alternative to 4Media Blu-ray Ripper.

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• Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

  ☉ Decrypt and rip Blu-ray/DVD discs with disc protection and region code
  ☉ Convert Blu-ray/DVD to MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, and other 180+ HD/SD formats
  ☉ Convert Blu-ray/DVD main movie to videos for space saving
  ☉ Convert 2D Blu-ray/DVD movies to 3D movies with 6 different 3D effects
  ☉ Fast conversion with NVIDIA CUDA, AMD APP and Intel Quick Sync acceleration technologies

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Step 1: Run Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

Download and install Leawo Prof. Media on your computer. Then, run it. In the client of Leawo Prof. Media, select the Blu-ray Ripper module.

Step 2: Import Source Blu-ray/DVD Files into the Program

After importing the Blu-ray file into Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper will display various information of the Blu-ray movie, including title, audio, angle, resolution, etc. On the function page of Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, you can click the "Add UHD/Blu-ray/DVD" button to import source Blu-ray files. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper allows you to import Blu-ray files directly from a CD-ROM or folder, or directly import ISO files.

Step 3: Choose Output Profile

There is an "Output Profile" label on the left of the green "Convert" button. Click it. Then click the "Change" button that appears in the menu. In the "Profile" panel, select the format of the video you want to output. In addition, you can also set the parameters of the output video.

Step 4: Set Output Directory

Click the green "Convert" button. Then set the output directory of the file under the "Save to:" tab in the pop-up window. Finally, click the white "Convert" button below to start ripping Blu-ray.

Conclusion

Although 4Media Blu-ray Ripper is supported by many users, many people feel that this software cannot meet their needs or does not conform to their usage habits, etc. Therefore, this tutorial lists the 5 best alternatives to the 4Media Blu-ray Ripper. Of course, just as the 4Media Blu-ray Ripper has its own advantages and disadvantages, the top 5 4Media Blu-ray Ripper alternatives I recommend also have their own advantages and disadvantages. As for which Blu-ray ripper software to choose, I think it should be considered based on your personal usage habits and budget. Personally, I have higher requirements for the quality of videos ripped from Blu-ray movies and pursue very high ripping efficiency, so the Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is my best choice. Of course, if you are still hesitating, I would strongly recommend you choose Leawo Blu-ray Ripper.