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M4V is a file container format designed by Apple for its applications and devices like QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc. Thus, if you want to play and watch Blu-ray movies on QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, and other Apple’s products, the best solution is to rip and convert Blu-ray to M4V videos on Mac. If you are interested in ripping Blu-ray movies to a hard drive, where you can access them any time via an Apple TV or similar device, this tutorial will give you some effective tips on how to converting Blu-ray discs into iTunes for Apple TV etc.

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As we know, most portable devices don’t have the Blu-ray drive for Blu-ray playback and Apple devices are no exemption. To finish the conversion, a Blu-ray ripping program is needed.

How to Complete the Blu-ray to Hard drive for Adding to iTunes conversion

Once I have tried Handbrake, but it can deal with non-protected DVD or Blu-ray only, also I having tested some Blu-ray/DVD ripper and converter for Mac from google searching, Im not satisfied until I find Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. It is on the top list of many online reviews and is regarded as the most easy-operated and powerful BD Ripping Tool. So in this tutorial, I will introduce and share an easy way to rip Blu-ray to digital format for using in iTunes.

Free download and install it:

Pavtube BDMagic for Mac which can help you convert Blu-ray to iTunes compatible format for playback without any limitation. Ive found the quality to be excellent, and see no difference when compared to playing the discs themselves.

How to Rip existing Blu-ray library to Apple TV in Mac OS X El Capitan?

1. Load Blu-ray source.

First of all, insert your Blu-ray to Blu-ray drive and keep networked. Now its time to open the Mac Blu-ray to iTunes Ripper and click "Load files" icon to load Blu-ray source.



2. Choose output M4V format for iTunes.

In the dropdown list of Format menu, you can find several options for output. According to my experience, "M4V - MPEG-4 Video(*.m4v)" from "Common Video" preset is highly recommended for putting onto iTunes.



I was very pleased to find so many M4V file types built into BDMagic. So for Apple TV, I choose "Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)" profile in "Apple TV" column to get a 1080p m4v output with stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 pass though.

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Tips: For some advances users, you can go to adjust video and audio parameters like bitrate, resolution, channels, etc. Click "Settings" button you can go to check and change them as you like.

3. Convert Blu-ray to iTunes/Apple TV video on Mac.

Click Convert button to rip Blu-ray to iTunes/Apple TV recognized M4V video for playing. Afterwards, transfer the converted video for watching on your iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc via iTunes with ease.

More Tips. add Blu-ray movies to iTunes

After the conversion, click on “Open” button to access to the videos you ripped. Open your iTunes and import the Blu-ray (now in iTunes friendly video format) to its Movies library by clicking File -> Add File to Library.



After that, you can transfer and watch Blu-ray on iTunes or your iPod Touch 5, iPhone 5, the new iPad, iPad Mini, Apple TV 3 and more Apple devices freely. On Apple TV, I browse the iTunes library for the movie and it plays smoothly and at full quality. I don’t think it could get much simpler (unless of course, Apple provides native support for Blu-Ray which doesn’t seem likely).

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FLV, namely Flash Video has established itself as the format of choice for embedded video on the web. Notable users of the Flash Video format include YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, Metacafe, Reuters.com, and many other news providers. It is now the main video formats that can be download freely from web site. Would you like to convert Blu-ray to Flash flv video format for uploading to YouTube? Wanna rip Blu-ray to FLV format for sharing on YouTube,blog,personal page or website?  

For most of Blu-ray fans, this is a important question that how to rip Blu-ray movies to FLV for upload on the website? This article shows the detailed steps that how to convert Bluray movies into Flash FLV video. Actually, It is powerful but handy, all walks of people can easily handle it without any problems. It can be regarded as a professional Blu-ray to FLV ripper undoubtedly. 

To fulfill the task, Pavtube BDMagic is highly recommended because it could cracks the AACS or BD+ protections for blu-ray discs. It is a professional and powerful all-in-one Blu-ray/DVD disc handling tool, integrating DVD/2D/3D Blu-ray Ripping, Conversion, and Backup. With decent decrypting capability, high quality video output, considerate backup solution and specific format templates for versatile PMP devices (iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox, PS4, Android. Windows RT/Pro tablets and phones, etc). Read the review. 

With it, you can fast rip videos from Blu-ray to FLV for sharing on YouTube and trim the videos into multiple segments with short duration. If you are using a Mac, you can use the equivalent Pavtube BDMagic for Mac to help you upload Blu-ray movies to YouTube on Mac (including El Capitan and Yosemite). Below is a detailed guide that shows you the whole process step-by-step. 

Download Pavtube Blu-ray to FLV Converter: 

          

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- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-ripper/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-BDMagic/3000-7970_4-75922877.html

Step-by-step: How to Rip & convert Blu-ray to FLV Format Video File

Note: A blu-ray disc drive is indispensible. The common DVD-ROM is not able to read Blu-ray disc.

Step 1. Load source Blu-ray disc to the software

Launch this Blu-ray Ripper and click "File" button to import 2D/3D Blu-ray movies into the program. DVD/BD discs and folders are also supported. 



Step 2. Select FLV as output format for playing and editing.

Click on "Format", and select output format from the drop-down list. To maintain HD video quality, simply follow "Flash Video" -> "FLV-Flash Video Format(*.flv)". 



P.S. If you aim to play the output videos on devices, a better choice is selecting the preset for device as the output format in the output box. Because the Blu-ray Ripper has optimized the videos settings for devices beforehand, so you do not have to adjust the video resolution, bit rate and so on. 

Step 4: Edit/Split your movie

Click Edit button and you can trim, crop or adjust the video with the built-in video editor to get the very part and effect of the movie you want. 



Step 5: Compress video to a small size (Optional)

Just click "Settings" to manipulate video & audio parameters to set video Encoder,Frame Rate and Bit Rate. 

Tip: If the video clips youve trimmed are still longer than 15 minutes, you can choose to split the Blu-ray movies into smaller parts so as to share on YouTube without limit. Click the Split icon in the main interface, and you can cut your files according to time length and file size. 

Step 4: Start converting Blu-ray to FLV format. 

After the above steps are done, you can click “Convert” button to convert Blu-ray to FLV format. You may also merge them into one file by checking the box “Merge into one file” before conversion starts. After conversion you can click “Open” button to get the generated FLV files for uploading onto websites and sharing with your friends at everywhere and whenever.   

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