How To Save DVDs And Blu-rays To Your Linux PC

1. How do I copy a DVD in Linux?
2. How do I save blu-ray movies to my hard drive?
3. How do I play Blu-Ray on Linux?
4. How do I transfer a Blu-Ray to my computer?
5. How do I use HandBrake to rip a DVD in Linux?
6. How do I rip my DVD collection?
7. Can I legally backup my DVDs?
8. How do I copy blu-ray movies to USB?
9. How do I play Blu-Ray on VLC?
10. How do I play encrypted Blu-Ray?

How do I copy a DVD in Linux?

How to Copy a DVD in Linux

1. Put the DVD you want to copy into your Linux computer. An icon for the DVD will appear on your desktop.
2. Click "Applications."
3. Click "Sound & Video." Click "Brasero." Click the "Disc Copy" button. Brasero will now begin the process of making a copy of your DVD.

How do I save blu-ray movies to my hard drive?

Step 1: Insert the Blu-ray disc into your drive and open VLC media player. Click the View menu and choose the Advanced Control option on the top menu bar to display more buttons. Step 2: Click the Media menu and choose the Add File option. You can select the Blu-ray title you want to copy to hard drive.

How do I play Blu-Ray on Linux?

(Alternatively, you can run sudo apt-get install vlc to install it from the command line.) Once installed, insert your DVD and launch VLC. Click the “Media” menu in VLC, select “Open Disc,” and select the “DVD” option. VLC should automatically find a DVD disc you've inserted and play it back.

How do I transfer a Blu-Ray to my computer?

In order to rip those movies to your PC, you'll need a few things: A Blu-ray drive: Obviously, you'll need an optical drive in your PC that can read Blu-ray discs—a DVD drive is not enough. You can buy an external one that connects over USB, or an internal one for your desktop—either is fine.

How do I use HandBrake to rip a DVD in Linux?

Ripping a DVD to MP4 (or MKV)

1. Step 1: Start HandBrake. ...
2. Step 2: Select your video source (the DVD) ...
3. Step 3: Select the Movie. ...
4. Step 4: DVD Conversion settings – Video. ...
5. Step 5: DVD Conversion settings – Audio. ...
6. Step 6: DVD Conversion settings – Subtitles (optional) ...
7. Step 7: Start Ripping!

How do I rip my DVD collection?

To get started, load up the DVD you want to rip and start up VLC. Then, under Media, click on Convert/Save. The Open Media window will appear and you want to click on the the Disc tab. Check the DVD box, and make sure that the “Disc Device” field points to your DVD drive.

Can I legally backup my DVDs?

Legally you can make a backup copy of any software or discs that you own. Many software programs have been doing away with selling software DVDs and now require users to download new software from a website after purchasing from a store such as Best Buy.

How do I copy blu-ray movies to USB?

How to Rip a Blu-ray Disc to USB Flash Drive

1. Step 1: Open Your Blu-ray. ...
2. Step 2: Select an output video format. ...
3. Step 3: Start converting Blu-ray movies. ...
4. Step 4: Copy ripped Blu-ray movie to USB flash drive.

How do I play Blu-Ray on VLC?

Step 7: Run VLC and click on Media and then click on Open Media option. Click on "Disk" and check the "Blu-ray" option in the popup, then click on the Play button. Now your Blu-ray movie will start playing in VLC.

How do I play encrypted Blu-Ray?

Run VLC and insert your Blu-ray disc into the Blu-ray drive, and open it with VLC, then your encrypted Blu-ray movie will start playing in VLC.