Blu-ray / DVD ripping
Intro
Ripping movies have been a thing for a long time, and it will not stop for a foreseeable future.
Ripping is where you own a physical medium, but you rip it so you can access it digitaly.
The laws in countries can vary, here in Norway, its legal to make a personal copy of the medium even if you break the copy-protection. (For legal reasons: Don't take my word for it)
Blu-ray types
To make blu-ray a little more confusing, there are limitations for ripping blu-rays.
Lets split Blue-rays into 3 categories:
| Type | Win 10/11 | Win 8/Mac/Linux | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Blu-Ray | No | Yes | - |
| Blu-Ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| 4K Blu-Ray | Yes | Yes | Compatible model and firmware on BD player |
"Early Blu-ray" is discs made in the early years of Blu-ray, an example is James Bond Skyfall from 2012.
UHD support
UHD friendly drives:
These models has BDXL support, but does not implement AACS2 protection, if you have the right firmware, you should be able to rip UHD disks:
LG BE16NU50
LG WH16NS40
LG BH16NS40
ASUS BW-12B1ST
ASUS BC-12D2HT
ASUS BW-16D1HT
ASUS BW-16D1HT-PRO
LG BH16NS55
LG WH16NS58
UHD official drives:
These models have UHD support built-in (With AACS2 protection), therefor the drive can't rip UHD Blu-rays:
LG WH16NS60
LG BU40N
LG BU50N
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