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How to Rip Blu-ray discs in Windows 8

The long-awaited Windows 8 brings us a much better performance. While something frustrating is that Microsoft has removed the support for DVD and Blu-ray playback in Windows 8. So, how to play Blu-ray video on Windows 8? If you are looking for solutions, you have come to the right place.

To watch Blu-ray movies on Windows 8 PC, you have to rip Blu-ray to a common video first. In this case, you need the help of a program that is capable of ripping Blu-ray movies to Windows 8 friendly video formats bypassing the Blu-ray copy protection.

Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper is highly recommended to help you finish the task. With it, you can convert the commercial Blu-ray movies to MP4, AVI, MKV, FLV, MOV, MPG, etc. for playing on Window 8 PC. In addition, it provides hundreds of video presets for portable devices like Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Samsung, Acer, Toshiba, etc. Don't hesitate to get it now and follow the easy steps below to make your Blu-rays playable anywhere in Windows 8.

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How to Convert and Rip Blu-ray in Windows 8

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies

Insert the Blu-ray disc to the external Blu-ray drive and click the "Load files" button to add the Blu-ray movies you want to convert. Note that you can also add Blu-ray ISO/IFO files.

Step 2: Choose output video format

Click Format bar and you'll see the format list below. Simply select one you prefer as the output format.

Tip: You can click "Settings" to change the video resolution, bit rate, etc. for playback on Windows 8 with the best quality.

Step 3: Edit your Blu-ray movies(Optinal)

If you want, click Edit button and you can trim, crop or adjust the video, add subtitles with the built-in video editor to get the very part and effect of the Blu ray movie you want.

Step 4: Start ripping Blu-ray in Windows 8

After all necessary settings, click the "Convert" button on the main interface and the software will start converting Blu-ray to the video format you've selected automatically.

When the conversion is over, you can click "Open" button to locate the ripped files and easily play them on your Windows 8 PC or transfer to portable devices for watching anywhere you like.