Blu Ray Ripper by AVCWare

I have already reviewed AVCWare blu ray ripper before but recently the software improved so much that another updated review is in order. And I am really impressed with how much this blu-ray ripper has improved. This post is a quick review of some of the main features and improvements of this software.

AVCWare blu ray ripper is a ripper, converter and video editor all in one. Making it one of the cheapest and best blu ray ripper on the market. With this software you can copy blu ray movies to your hard drive, rip blu ray movies, convert the blu ray m2ts file to various formats and also edit the ripped file. The video editor used in this software is pretty impressive. Using the built in video editor you can edit your ripped blu ray files by clipping, cropping, editing frame effect, adjust subtitles, adding watermarks and much more to fully customize your videos.

Note: AVCWare Blu Ray Ripper requires AnyDVD to operate. Without AnyDVD this software will not work. If you want a complete blu-ray ripper which does not require any additional software and works on its own out of the box then I recommend you check out my review on pavtube blu-ray ripper.

The main attraction in this software is the huge amount of output formats it provides, with all these pre-set options you may never have to use the custom settings since every known device is available on the list and for those unknown brands you can use the advanced output settings to manually set all the parameters. Another interesting thing I noticed in this software is that among many other formats it also provides output to the xbox360, the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, so if you have an xbox 360 or a Wii/DS and would like to watch blu ray movies on that device then all you have to do is select xbox 360/Wii/DS from the output options and you now have a blu ray movie for your device.


The built in converter can convert the blu ray file to almost every other format such as: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG2 HD, MPEG-4 TS HD, MPEG-2 TS HD, Quick Time HD, WMV HD, AVI HD, AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, FLV, H.264/MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, MOV, RMVB, ASF, 3GP, 3G2, SWF, VOB, TS, DV and much more. You can download the free trial to see the full list and to test all of its features. [Scroll to the end of this review for the download link]



As can be seen from the screen shots above the included video editor is pretty amazing, it can do almost anything any other video converter can. The converter provides "clipping" support, with this you can eitehr clip out trailers, advertisements, boring and unwanted scenes from your ripped movie or clip out the best scenes from the movie and then merge them together with the merge option. Using the merge option you can combine many clipped scenes into one continuous file, you can even merge two movies together for an uninterrupted watching experience. If you are short on memory you can even specify the output file size with the built in bit-rate calculator to easily fit an entire blu ray movie onto your multimedia or handheld device. The editor also provides other fun options such as video effects, cropping and adding a text or image watermark.

I enjoyed using this software and recommend that you try it out as well. It can be downloaded as a free trial. Download the trial from the link below to check out some these features for your self.

Blu Ray Ripper by Pavtube

Pavtube Blu Ray Ripper is another Blu Ray Ripper that can rip blu ray discs only. Having said that this is a one fine coded software. It is a Ripper, Converter and Editor all in one or to be more specific Pavtube Blu Ray Ripper is an excellent ripper and converter, it can be used as Blu-ray DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Backup, DVD Backup, Blu-ray Editor, DVD Editor, Video Converter and Video Editor. Similar to the other rippers reviewed here it can convert the blu ray .m2ts file format to any other video format however i could not help but notice that the output options in this ripper are a lot more when compared to the other blu ray rippers.

         
As mentioned above Pavtube Ripper can support a huge selection of output options as can be seen from the screen shot below.

As can be seen from the screen shot that pavtube blu ray ripper can convert the video into popular audio and video formats like AVI, ASF, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, SWF, RM, 3GP, AAC, AC3, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, M4A, etc to playback on your beloved portable players such as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, Blackberry, PSP, Creative Zen, Xbox, etc. Other than the large selection of preset output formats you can also set the output to custom settings and go into the advanced mode to set all of the parameters yourself.

This ripper uses an advanced coding technology that quickens the conversion speed. With this Blu-ray DVD Ripper and video converter, the DVD and videos convert with 1.5 or 2 times faster speed.

Another feature of this software is that it will allow you to rip and store even protected blu ray discs and dvds. The editor section of the software allows you the "split by scene" option, using that you can rip only the scene you want and not the entire movie. This is very handy when you need a single part of the movie on your portable device and not the entire movie. Similarly you can merge the small parts into a single continuous movie for uninterrupted playback. Along with the usual merge and split options you can also use the crop option, an option that does not exist in the other blu ray ripper reviewed here. Also the Ultimate version has a way superior video editor. Using that you can, along with other ripper options (such as trimming, cropping, adding watermark, choosing special effects), replace the audio of a video with an audio file of your own.

The software editor also allows to add your own watermark/text watermark to the ripped videos giving a more personalized touch.

All in all this is a wonderful software and considering the options provided it is one of the cheapest blu ray ripper I have reviewed here and I highly recommend you try it out. It is also available as a free trial.
Download the free trial below to see if this is the software you are looking for.

Blu Ray Ripper for Mac

After reviewing blu ray ripper software for windows I thought it was about time I added a blu ray ripper for mac to my list. After a lot of searching and comparisons I finally came up with a software which in my opinion is the best blu ray ripper for mac systems. The pavtube blu ray ripper for mac is very much similar to their windows version reviewed by me here. Pavtube blu ray ripper for mac is a ripper, converter and an Editor all in one. However it can only rip blu ray discs to your hard drive, it cannot rip HD DVD. The converter can convert the ripped blu ray .m2ts file to any video format however one thing I noticed is that the output options in this ripper are way more than any other blu ray ripper software I have reviewed here.


Due to the vast number of output options you can be sure that your device will be listed. This blu ray ripper for mac can convert DVD and Blu-ray DVD movies, even the CSS copyright protected one, into other popular audio and video formats like AVI, ASF, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, SWF, RM, 3GP, AAC, AC3, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, M4A, etc to playback on your favorite portable players such as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, Blackberry, PSP, Creative Zen, Xbox, etc on Mac. Along with the many output formats this ripper provides a custom option with which you can set the parameters manually, as can be seen from from the screen shot below.

Through the built in editor you can use the popular "split by scene" option. This option allows you to rip only the part you want from an entire movie. The movie is played in the built in movie player and while the movie is playing you can set the start and end points for it to rip by scene. This is especially important when you want to store a single part or song from a blu ray DVD on your portable device without the trouble of ripping the entire movie and then using a movie editor to trim out the desired part. With this software all these steps can be avoided and the selected part can be directly converted to a file format compatible with your portable device. Along with providing the "split" option with this software you can also use the "merge" option to merge small video files into a single for for continuous playback.


Other than splitting by scene and merging, the built in editor allows you to perform advanced functions such as file trimming, cropping of video area, adding a text or video/image watermark to the ripped files to give it a more personal touch, adjusting special effect, editing and replacing audio and so much more.

And it is because of the vast number of options this software provides that I have selected this mac blu ray ripper over all the others.

Blu Ray DVD Ripper by AVCWare

Blu Ray DVD Ripper by AVCWare is a Blu Ray DVD ripper only - it cannot rip conventional DVD like the other softwares I reviewed here. Other than that it can rip Blu Ray files without any problem. It also provides a file conversion from the Blu Ray DVD M2TS file so that you can watch your favorite movies or videos on the go.



Once the movie is ripped, you can edit your blu-ray M2TS videos by clipping, cropping, editing frame effect, adjust subtitles, adding watermarks and much more to fully customize your videos.
You can also convert your M2TS video files to the following formats: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AVCHD Video (*.m2ts, *.mts), Apple TV h.264 720P, MKV, HD WMV, MPEG2/MPEG-4 TS HD Video, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, H.264/AVC, MKV, RM, MOV, XviD, 3GP, FLV, etc.

This software also provides a merge option so that multiple video files can be merged into a one continous file for an un interrupted watching experience. Along with merge option this software also provides the split option so that you can split a large file into several small ones during the ripping process.
You can also specify the output file size with the built-in Bitrate Calculator to conveniently fit a whole blu-ray movie into your multimedia device.
You can also edit your ripped videos. Customize your video by cropping the screen size, adjusting saturation/brightness/contrast, adding artistic effects, changing the subtitle color/position, and adding picture/text watermarks.


Download the free trial to see if this is the software you are looking for.

Blu-Ray Ripper by TOP

TOP Blu-Ray ripper is capable of ripping blu-ray dvd's along with conventional HD DVD's. Once ripped the software can save the video in a number of video formats. As can be seen from the screenshot below there is no dearth of output options in this software


TOP Blu-Ray Ripper also supports the popular "split by scene" option. Ripping an entire DVD can be very tiresome especially if you are planning to cut out only your favorite part from the movie. This Blu-Ray Ripper allows you to do just that. By setting the start and end markers in preview mode you can rip only the selected part to your hard drive.
With the various output options available, you can easily export your favorite movies to devices such as the iphone, mp4 player or your cell phone and watch them on the go.

This software also provides audio ripping. It saves any track on the DVD as AAC, AC3, MP3, OGG etc.

Click the download button to download the software for free, so that you can try it befor you buy.

Blu-Ray DVD Ripper by iToolsoft

This neat little program allows you to rip Blu-Ray Discs along with normal DVD's. Blu-Ray DVD Ripper along with ripping provides other options as well. It also converts the output to the format best suited for you. The output formats supported are:

Video: AVI, ASF, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, SWF, RM, 3GP, etc.

Audio: AAC, AC3, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, M4A, RA, Aiff, AU.


With this conversion option you can also convert your favorite DVD or Blu-Ray movies to be watched on your iphone, PSP, cell phone and many other portable devices.
Another great feature of this software is, "scene ripping". With this option you can only rip the part you like.. You dont have to rip the whole movie. Just tell the software the starting and end point of your favorite scene through the preview mode and it will rip only that. You wont have to wait for the entire movie to rip.
Blu-Ray DVD Ripper is the only software you will ever need for all your dvd ripping and video conversion tasks.

DVD Ripper Platinum

Although this is not a Blu-Ray Ripper, I have added this to my list because of the excellent options it provides and because of its low price. Wondershare DVD Ripper can rip DVD's to many video formats such as MP4, MP4 AVC, M4V, AVI, WMV, MOV, RM, 3GP, 3G2, MPG, MPEG, FLV, WMA, M4A, MP3, AAC, AC3, WMA, ASF, Vob, etc.


As can be seen from the screenshot below, this DVD ripper can convert the DVD to many popular formats. Meaning that with this software you can copy your movies to any portable device you own be it iphone, PSP, mp4 player or any cell phone, and watch all your favorite movies on the go.


DVD Ripper platinum also supports the popular "TRIM" option allowing you to rip only your favourite part of the movie from the DVD. This way you dont have to wait for the whole DVD ripping process. From the software, just select the start and end markers and select start to rip only that part of the movie. This is perfect for cell phones having limited memory.

DVD Ripper Platinum is also a DVD Audio ripper. It can rip any audio track from a DVD and save it as MP3, MP4A, AC3, AAC, WMA, etc.

Click Download to give DVD Ripper Platinum a try.