2016 Mother’s Day Gifts: Giveway & Up to 50% Save at Pavtube

Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated annually as a tribute to all mothers and motherhood. It is celebrated on various dates in many parts of the world. Although the origins of the holiday dates back to the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans, the modern form of the celebration of Mother's Day in the United States began in the early 20th century.

It is time to show our love to our mothers! Right here, right now, let’s honor our mothers with a meaningful 2016 Mother's Day gift. She needs no diamonds, no flowers, no money, but your companying. So why not stay with her to watch heart-warming movies with her.

 

Good news! Pavtube Studio has rolled out Happy's mother day's great promotion for all its customers, just join our Facebook community,you can then enjoy up to 50% off discounts for our high-ranked Blu-ray/DVD/Video media conversion tool to help backup/rip stored purchased Blu-ray/DVD movies, convert online downloaded videos or upload or share camera/camcorder/mobile phone recorded Mother's day activities on YouTube/Facebook/Vimeo.First take a look at our big deals for different products below: 

Like our page to get up to 50% off Blu-ray/DVD Rippers tools (expire on May 15th):

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Lists of 50% off Discounts for all-in-one tools from May 6th to May 15th

Video Converter Ultimate/ iMedia  :$65~$325.5    50%off

BD Magic/BD Magic for mac:$49~$31.85     35%off

Byte Copy/Byte copy for mac :$42~$33.6    20%off

DVDAid/DVDAid for mac:$35~$22.75     35%off

HD Video Converter/HD Video Converter for mac:$35~$24.5    30%off 

Differences & Similarities Among BDMagic, ByteCopy, DVDAid, Video Converter Ultimate

Here is a brief form for you to make the right purchasing choice. 

What a thoughtful video conversion processor Pavtube is! Powerful functions, multi-channel supports and help, and also having money saving programs.

Here is a further product explanation for you!

Pavtube DVDAid, an easy-to-use conversion tool designed for DVDs. If you’re still worried about forgetting where you put your DVDs, or want to save some space, Pavtube DVDAid is the right helper to backup and convert your DVDs to various video formats for safekeeping or playback on different devices.

                              

Considering your Blu-ray movies as treasure and handling them with great carefulness every time you play them?Pavtube BDMagic is right there standing by you to backup or convert your precious Blu-ray movies to reliable devices. Apart from Blu-ray sources, DVD sources can also be handled by Pavtube BDMagic.

                              

Want to backup Blu-ray/DVD collection to multi-track MKV without quality loss? Or ripping BD/DVD movies to MP4 and MOV with multiple audio streams? Pavtube ByteCopy is worth your choice. In addition to lossless Blu-ray/DVD to MKV backup, multi-track MP4, MOV output, Pavtube ByteCopy is also possible to export SRT subtitle for you.

                              

If you expect various video sources to be converted, take a try with Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. Whatever sources you’ve got at hand, DVDs, Blu-rays, or camcorder videos, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate will take care of the conversion work, and all you have to do is enjoy them on different devices with great comfort.

                              

Have full access to SD videos,digital camcorder recordings, DVR videos on devices such as Apple/Android/Windows series, media players, game consoles and video editing programs. Turn Sony/Canon/JVC/Panasonic HD footage and 1080p/720p MKV, MOV, MXF, MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS, M4V, MP4, AVI, MPG, VOB, WMV, 3GP, FLV videos to any video format. 

Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (for Windows)

          

All of the four products are capable of realizing video conversion to almost all audio/video formats. And each of them performs its own unique functions. For more information and Mac version, please visit http://www.multipelife.com/.
  
Wish all mothers in the world have a happy, healthy and wonderful holiday! 

Additional Tips: Mother's Day History

Mother's Day originated from mainly two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. Julia Ward sponsored Mother's Day each year in Boston around 1870 to promote pacifism and disarmament with women. It lasted about 10 years. Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia at St. Andrew's Methodist Church in 1908. 

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Rip and Store Blu-ray/DVD to SSD

Even though people nowadays stream most of movies online today via iTunes, Netflix, HBO Go, etc, some movie lovers still have hundreds of DVDs and Blu-rays that had bought over the last two decades, which may still like to watch sometimes, especially Blu-ray movies with high-definition 1080p.

However, to watch Blu-ray or DVD movies, you will need to invest them in the DVD drive, for Blu-ray movies, specialized Blu-ray is needed drive on your PC or player for your TV. What’s more, for Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray titles are not cheap and depending on the release date or the popularity of the movie, you could be spending thousands on each one of them. Meanwhile, both DVD and Blu-ray are less convenient once you want to stream those movies around your home or slip them in your pocket as you walk out the front door.

Well, why not simply rip DVD/Blu-ray to SSD and watch them over-and-over again or whenever you want to and on any devices? Although technically it’s illegal to rip DVDs because of copyright protection, but the MPAA probably won’t be suing you unless you sell or distribute the ripped DVDs. As long as you keep them to yourself, you shouldn’t have to worry about any legal issues.

There are several such CD, DVD and BD rippers available online and while some are free, others are paid versions. Here I recommend you Pavtube ByteCopy. With this software you can make full movie collection out of your DVDs for editing with editing softwares or personally watching through popular devices like Apple TV, PS4, Xbox, etc.

See: 2016 Best 3 DVD Ripping Software 

This powerful DVD to SSD ripper has strong Blu-ray DVD backing up and ripping ability that can rip DVD/Blu-ray either protected or not popular audio and video formats to stored in SSD for playback and edit without quality loss. Pavtube frequently update its software applications to keep up with latest disk protection, so you can successfully rip either latest or previous released BD/DVD Disc to SSD.

Besides, fully supported with NVIDIA CUDA and ATI stream acceleration technologies, Pavtube ByteCopy can rip DVD/Blu-ray video with remarkable incredible speed while still maintain excellent video and audio quality with preconfigured profile presets and parameters.

Meanwhile, simple clicks and video editing features are available. For example you can trim a short clip out of original movie content, crop unwanted black bars at the top and bottom of BD/DVD movie scene, or merge several titles/chapters and save into one file. You can alos adding watermarks into movie clip as copyright, splitting whole movie into several segments, attaching external subtitle files into movie, adding effects, etc. 

If you are a Mac user, you can get help from Pavtube bytecopy for Mac, which has the same function as Windows version.

Free download and install:

          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/bytecopy/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-ByteCopy/3000-7970_4-76158512.html

You may click the above buttons to download its free trial version and have a try. The following guide gives a general idea of how to use ByteCopy. 

Step 1. Import DVD/Blu-ray movie

Install ByteCopy and run the software. Insert DVD into the DVD-ROM, for Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray drive is required. Click on “DVD ROM” and the software will import DVD movie from the optical drive and arrange them as a directory in file list. You can check any of the episodes and view them in the preview window. Taking snapshots can be done by one click on Snapshoot button when previewing. You can load DVD folder or DVD ISO/IFO image file in the same way by clicking on “DVD folder” or “IFO/ISO”.



Step 2. Choose suitable output format

Click “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu, you can see a number of videos formats specialized for different popular devices. For storing DVD/Blu-ray movies in SSD, and you can get “HD Video -> H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” as the best output format for playing in many devices.




Hot Search: DVD to iPhone 7 | DVD to Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge | DVD to MacBook Pro

Step 3. Adjust video settings(Optional)

If the default A/V settings cannot fit your needs, you can click “Settings” button to custom the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically.

Step 4.Start to convert Blu-ray/DVD to SSD

Press the “Convert” button on the bottom-right corner to start doing video conversion. The larger the DVD/Blu-ray files are, the more conversion time should be taken. After the conversion done, you can then get the converted DVD/Blu-ray files by clicking “Open output folder” button, the you can copy the files to SSD.

Now, you'll be able to watch your DVD videos anytime and anywhere you expect to.


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libdvdcss Alternatives and similar software on Windows

libdvdcss is a free software library for accessing and unscrambling encrypted DVDs. libdvdcss is used by VLC media player to view DVDs, and can be used by Handbrake to rip DVDs, however, this is not included in the Windows version. So on Windows, how can you rip DVD and play DVD movies with Windows default media player WMP?

Facing the need of searching for libdvdcss Alternative, we gathered top 5 free and open source libdvdcss alternatives to help you rip and convert DVD on Windows so that you can play DVD movies on Windows on Windows Meida Player or other media player on Windows.

Top 5 libdvdcss alternatives and Similar software on windows

# 1: MakeMKV

MakeMKV is a program designed for ripping DVD and Blu-Ray disc video. It works by decrypting proprietary discs to transfer codecs from the formats VOB and M2TS into MKV, preserving the necessary data without doing any lossy codec conversion. The MKV format was chosen because of Matroska's goal to make a file format that acts like a DVD, with its simple container design to store any amount of video/audio tracks, with all meta-information including chapters.

# 2: Handbrake

HandBrake is an open-source, multithreaded video transcoder- it converts digital media from one format to another, compressing the files in the process. Handbrake can rip encrypted DVDs with libdvdcss (libdvdcss is installed with VLC media player on Mac OS X, or AnyDVD/DVD 43 on Windows).

# 3: Pavtube ByteCopy

Pavtube ByteCopy is the best solution for Lossless MKV backup and ripping Blu-ray/DVD to almost all popular video formats. More than lossless output, it is possible to recode the source movie into MKV/MP4/MOV/M4V video with certain video/audio codecs.

• ByteCopy Review – Best Blu-ray/DVD Ripper in Multi-track

Features:

• Backup BD/DVD to MKV with preservation of all audio tracks, subtitles and chapter markers
• Convert and rip latest Blu-ray/DVD movies for Android/iOS/Windows devices
• Create 3D movie from 2D/3D Blu-ray and standard DVD
• Remove unwanted subs streams and audio tracks at will

# 4: Pavtube BDMagic

Pavtube BDMagic is highly recommended as one of the best BD/DVD disc handling tools on the market, integrates disc backing up and ripping skills to make it standout.

• Top 5 Best DVD Ripper Program Review

Features:

• Rip latest copy-protected Blu-ray and DVD to Android/Apple/Windows Device
• Convert BD/DVD to formats like MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, etc
• Full Disc Copy Blu-ray/DVD and Directly Copy BD/DVD main movie
• Convert 3D/2D Blu-ray discs to 3D files in format of MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, WMV, etc
• Customize Blu-ray/DVD with built-in video editor

# 5: Pavtube DVDAid

The program supports DVD discs only. It reads free and copy protected DVDs, and can convert them easily in different formats based on your specification. Apart from creating video files directly, it ships with profiles that you can make use of to create videos for Android, iPhone and other devices that you own so that you can play them on said devices without having to worry about formats and other technical information.

• Comparison of Many DVD Ripper Software Review

Features:

• Superior support any kinds of DVD
• Convert 6X faster and keep excellent video quality
• Rip DVD to 250+ multimedia devices and formats
• Back up any DVD with 1:1 original quality
• Edit and touch up DVD movies as you like
• Support H.265/HEVC, M3U8 output video format

Comparison of Top 5 Free/Paid Alternatives to libdvdcss

libdvdcss Alternatives	MakeMKV	Handbrake	Pavtube ByteCopy	Pavtube BDMagic	Pavtube DVDAid
Supported OS	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac
Supported Input Files
Protected DVD	Y	Need MakeMKV	Y	Y	Y
Unprotected DVD	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD Copying Function
Entire Copy DVD	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Directly Copy DVD	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Supported Output Files
AVI	N	N	Y	Y	Y
WMV	N	N	Y	Y	Y
MOV	N	N	Y	Y	Y
M3U8	N	N	Y	Y	Y
MP4	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
MKV	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
H.265	N	N	Y	Y	Y
lossless MKV	Y	N	Y	N	N
Multi-track MP4/MOV	N	N	Y	N	N
Edit DVD	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Batch Conversion	Y	N	Y	Y	Y

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Top 10 Alternatives to Format Factory to Backup DVD

Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter and DVD ripper. It will convert (and compress) any video including DVD video file or DVD to MP4/3GP/MPG/AVI, etc. However, it is a software that only works on Windows computer and the DVD backups it provides has some quality loss. So sometimes, we maybe need an alternative to Format Factory to help you rip DVD on Mac or backup DVD without any quality loss.

Facing the need of searching for Format Factory Alternative, we gathered top 5 free and open source Format Factory alternatives to help you backup DVD to NAS, External Hard Drive, Media Server, Cloud Storage so you can protect your expensive DVD discs from being gloried coasters.

2016 Top 5 Free Alternatives To Format Factory

# 1: MakeMKV

MakeMKV is a program designed for ripping DVD and Blu-Ray disc video. It works by decrypting proprietary discs to transfer codecs from the formats VOB and M2TS into MKV, preserving the necessary data without doing any lossy codec conversion. The MKV format was chosen because of Matroska's goal to make a file format that acts like a DVD, with its simple container design to store any amount of video/audio tracks, with all meta-information including chapters.

# 2: bitRipper

bitRipper is FREE DVD to AVI software that allows you to back-up your DVDs as AVI files on the hard drive. It can be used for one-click ripping as good as for advanced modes. You are free to choose whether to use default configuration values or to set them manually.

# 3: AnyDVD (HD)

AnyDVD works in your computer's background to automatically remove the copy protection off a DVD movie, allowing you to rip the DVD onto your computer. You can also remove the RPC region code, thereby making the movie playable anywhere. AnyDVD also decrypts protected audio CDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (the latter two with AnyDVD HD).

Additionally, AnyDVD can remove unwanted movie features, including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings.

# 4: Handbrake

HandBrake is an open-source, multithreaded video transcoder- it converts digital media from one format to another, compressing the files in the process. Handbrake can rip encrypted DVDs with libdvdcss (libdvdcss is installed with VLC media player on Mac OS X, or AnyDVD/DVD 43 on Windows).

# 5: RipIt

Transfer DVDs to your Mac with ease and speed. Then take your movies with you without the need to carry around discs. RipIt saves both your MacBook's battery life and your movie collection from scratches. Easily transfer a DVD in one of two ways: Ripping copies everything to your Mac — the movie, extras, subtitles, and alternate tracks. Compressing creates a file playable in iTunes and on iPod, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.

Now, the following are best 5 paid alternatives to AnyDVD (HD) to make you remove DVD copy protection and region codes in order to store DVD movies on Media Server, External Hard Drive, Cloud Storage, NAS.

2016 Top 5 Commercial Format Factory Alternative

# 1 Pavtube ByteCopy

Pavtube ByteCopy is the best solution for Lossless MKV backup and ripping Blu-ray/DVD to almost all popular video formats. More than lossless output, it is possible to recode the source movie into MKV/MP4/MOV/M4V video with certain video/audio codecs.

• ByteCopy Review – Best Blu-ray/DVD Ripper in Multi-track

Features:

• Backup BD/DVD to MKV with preservation of all audio tracks, subtitles and chapter markers
• Convert and rip latest Blu-ray/DVD movies for Android/iOS/Windows devices
• Create 3D movie from 2D/3D Blu-ray and standard DVD
• Remove unwanted subs streams and audio tracks at will

# 2: Pavtube BDMagic

Pavtube BDMagic is highly recommended as one of the best BD/DVD disc handling tools on the market, integrates disc backing up and ripping skills to make it standout.

• Top 5 Best DVD Ripper Program Review

Features:

• Rip latest copy-protected Blu-ray and DVD to Android/Apple/Windows Device
• Convert BD/DVD to formats like MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, etc
• Full Disc Copy Blu-ray/DVD and Directly Copy BD/DVD main movie
• Convert 3D/2D Blu-ray discs to 3D files in format of MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, WMV, etc
• Customize Blu-ray/DVD with built-in video editor

# 3: Pavtube DVDAid

The program supports DVD discs only. It reads free and copy protected DVDs, and can convert them easily in different formats based on your specification. Apart from creating video files directly, it ships with profiles that you can make use of to create videos for Android, iPhone and other devices that you own so that you can play them on said devices without having to worry about formats and other technical information.

• Comparison of Many DVD Ripper Software Review

Features:

• Superior support any kinds of DVD
• Convert 6X faster and keep excellent video quality
• Rip DVD to 250+ multimedia devices and formats
• Back up any DVD with 1:1 original quality
• Edit and touch up DVD movies as you like
• Support H.265/HEVC, M3U8 output video format

# 4: Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is best integration of a blu-ray ripper, a dvd ripper, and a video converter to quickly complete BD/DVD to video and video to video conversion.

• Top 5 Best Video Converter Ultimate Program Review

Features:

• Backup your Blu-ray/DVD discs for longtime preservation
• Transfer Blu-ray/DVD movies to smartphones, tablets, Xbox/PS3, etc.
• Convert videos/footages to various video formats
• Change 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD/Video to 3D videos for playback

# 5: iFastime Video Converter Ultimate

This program wins the highest number of thumbs-ups ever in the field of DVD decryption, minus all copy protections that are widely used in DVD movies, no matter region code, RCE, UOP, CSS protection, or Sony ARccOS protection, Disney Copy Protection, etc. It has powerfully solved various DVD copy or rip issues. As an awesome AnyDVD alternative, this DVD Ripper tycoon functions more as omnipotent software than AnyDVD.

Features:

• Backup Blu-ray/DVD to Original video structure
• Convert DVD to various video formats.
• Handle SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos perfectly
• Encode and decode H.265 HEVC codec
• Create 3D videos from both 2D and 3D resources

Comparison of Top 10 Free/Paid Alternatives to Format Factory

AnyDVD Alternatives	MakeMKV	bitRipper	AnyDVD	Handbrake	RipIt	Pavtube ByteCopy	Pavtube BDMagic	Pavtube DVDAid	Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate	iFastime Video Converter Ultimate
Supported OS	Win/Mac	Win	Win	Win/Mac	Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac
Supported Input Files
Protected DVD	Y	Need 3rd party app	Y	Need MakeMKV	Need 3rd party app	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Unprotected DVD	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Video	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
DVD Copying Function
Entire Copy DVD	N	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Directly Copy DVD	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Supported Output Files
AVI	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
WMV	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
MOV	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
M3U8	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
MP4	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
MKV	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
H.265	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
lossless MKV	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Multi-track MP4/MOV	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Edit DVD/Video	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Batch Conversion	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Each free Format Factory alternative has limited functions. For example, MakeMKV only can convert DVD to MKV while bitRipper only works on Windows computer. So if you have high requirement on DVD ripper and copying, you can take a paid AnyDVD alternative. Considering the functions and price, Pavtube ByteCopy (Mac version) can be the best choices.

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Hottest Blu-ray Ripping Free Guides and Tips

Blu-ray Ripping Tips

Have a bunch of Blu-ray discs and want a more convenient way to manage and organize them? How about ripping your Blu-ray collection to NAS, Cloud Storage, Media Server, External Hard Drive? Or do you would like to play and view your Blu-ray movie on iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Air 3, Galaxy S7, Galaxy TabPro S without using Blu-ray discs? 

No matter what you want to do on your Blu-ray discs, here gathered around all guides and tips about Blu-ray ripping and copying. If you can’t find the one you need, just leave the message at the comment area to let us know. We will find the solution for you, especially.



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 Blu-ray to Software 

Look at this column to learn how to rip Blu-ray to common video formats so you can edit Blu-ray files in editing software like Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Final Cut Pro and play Blu-ray on VLC, WMP, QuickTime and more.

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  Blu-ray to Site  

Here, you can learn how to rip and upload your Blu-ray movies to some video sharing site like YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc.

• Edit and Upload Blu-ray Video Clips to Vimeo
• Upload 2D Blu-ray to YouTube With 3D Effect
• Upload Blu-ray to Dropbox for Sharing

  Blu-ray to Video  

Read this column then you will get the best solution to rip Blu-ray and learn how to convert Blu-ray to any video/audio format like WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, FLV, VOB and more.

• Rip Blu-ray to DivX AVI with Fast Converting Speed
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• How to Rip 3D Blu-ray to 3D MKV with subtitle for watching
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  Blu-ray to Device  

In this column you will learn how to rip Blu-ray to iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus, Nook HD, Amazon Kindle, TV, etc. mobile devices highly compatible format.

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• Play Blu-ray Movies on HP Envy Laptop
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• Backup Blu-ray to NAS for Streaming to PS4

  Blu-ray Software Alternative  

Want to get the best Blu-ray ripper/copying alternatives? These guides introduce the best Blu-ray ripping and Copying tools for ripping, converting and copying Blu-ray are simple as ABC.

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  Blu-ray Backup Tips  

How to create Blu-ray collection backups quickly and safely? Here you will get all the tips on how to back up your Blu-rays.

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• Backup Blu-ray in USB-Stick for TV playing at Home Theatre
• Backup/Copy Blu-ray/DVD on a USB flash drive for Sharing
• Backup 400 Blu-rays to Portable HDD with USB 3.0
• Backup Blu-ray to M2TS for playing on iMac

 Blu-ray Knowledge Supplement 

Why we can’t play any Blu-ray on our Blu-ray Player? Which are the decent Blu-ray Ripper/Copier? The answers for questions above can be found on this column. 

Sometimes, you can’t play your Blu-ray on your Blu-ray player due to Blu-ray region codes. Region codes are basically DRM (digital rights management) techniques that allow studios to control the release of films in various regions. A Blu-ray player only can play the Blu-ray discs sold at the same region as the Blu-ray player manufactured.

There are 3 separate Blu-Ray region codes. These codes are classified alphabetically as Region A, Region B, and Region C. 

Region A: This region covers all of North America, South America and South East Asia.
Region B: This encompasses Europe, Africa, Middle East, French territories and Greenland.
Region C: Region which covers the rest of the world including Russia, Asia, and China.



When you want to play Blu-ray of region A, B and C on your Blu-ray player freely or on your region-locked PS3/PS4/Xbox One/360, you can refer to the following guides:

• How To Play Blu-Ray Movies Of Region A, Region B And Region C?
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  Top Blu-ray Ripper Recommendations 

To fulfill all the tasks above, you need a Blu-ray Ripper or Blu-ray Copier. There are various Blu-ray ripping tool floating on the web but which one is the best? We gathered some top reviews on best Blu-ray ripper for you:

• Top 5 Best Blu-ray Ripper for Mac Programs Review
• Top-ranked 3 Best Blu-ray Ripper Reivewed for Android Tablet Smartphone
• 2016 Top 5 Blu-ray to iPad Air/Mini/Pro Converter

To give you a intuitionistic exhibition of the best Blu-ray Ripper software in 2016, we make a comparison chart for you.

Software Compare	Pavtube ByteCopy (Win/Mac)	Pavtube BDMagic (Win/Mac)	Leawo Blu-ray Ripper (Win/Mac)	4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper (Win/Mac)	MakeMKV (Win/Mac)
Supported Source
Blu-ray Discs	√	√	√	√	√
Blu-ray Folder	√	√	√	√	√
Blu-ray ISO Image File	√	√	√	√	√
Output Formats
SD MP4/MOV/M4V	√	√	√	√	√
HD MP4/MOV/M4V	√	√	√	√	√
Samsung Galaxy Preset	√	√	√	√	-
iPad Optimized Preset	√	√	√	√	-
Encode MP4/MOV: with multi-audio track	√	-	-	-	-
MP3, AAC, FLAC,OGG	√	√	√	√	-
WAV, M4A, DTS,	√	√	√	√	-
Other Functions
Bypass Copy Encryption	√	√	√	-	√
Add SRT subtitle.	√	√	√	√	-
Adjust Aspect Ratio	√	√	√	√	-
Adjust Frame Rate	√	√	√	√	-
Adjust Resolution	√	√	√	√	-
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Of course, if your Blu-ray player is powerful enough to handle 2D, 3D, 4K Blu-ray, you don’t need the Blu-ray Ripper any more. Below are some top Blu-ray player.

#1 Panasonic DMP-BDT160
3D and wired access to Netflix justify the price, but other apps are in short supply

#2 Panasonic DMP-BDT260
Attractive and good value Blu-ray all-rounder with Wi-Fi, 3D and Netflix

#3 Panasonic DMP-BDT360
A great value performer with pin-sharp pictures and 4k upscaling

#4 Panasonic DMP-BDT460
3D Blu-ray and Netflix with 4K photos and 4K upscaling

#5 Sony BDP-S1200
A great Blu-ray player but there's no Wi-Fi here

#6 Sony BDP-S5200
Pulls out nearly all the stops with super W-iFi, screen mirroring and plenty of apps

#7 Sony BDP-S6200
Dual core processing is the star on Sony's flagship Blu-ray deck

#8 Samsung BD-F6500
Affordable and fun. Samsung took smart to a new level

#9 Samsung BD-H6500
Multi-talented 3D Blu-ray player with dual core processing and 4K upscaling

#10 Samsung BD-H8900
An excellent does-it-all Blu-ray-playing Freeview HD recorder

Please bear in mind that, generally, a Blu-ray Ripper will cost you $25-$50 while a Blu-ray player will need you to pay for $150-$300.