Blu-ray to NAS: Easily Rip and Put Blu-ray collection to NAS server for backup

Having ripped all my Blu-rays to a NAS I would now like to rip my Blu-rays so I can watch them over my home network on various Ethernet enabled TVs. My questions are…1 can this be done legally. 2 what ripping software is recommended and 3 what storage does a regular blu ray movie require on the NAS?

NAS (Network-attached Storage) becomes more and more popular among people for data storage, you can share and watch files from NAS on multiple computers, TV, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, or other devices. But how to save you loads of Blu-ray collections onto NAS drive for backup or enjoying them on your TV or mobile devices as you like as above?

As we all know, you cannot directly place Blu-ray disks on NAS Server because it is not equipped with Blu-ray Disc Drive for disc reading. In order to play Blu-ray movies through NAS, you should backup Blu-ray movies from physical discs first, and then stream Blu-ray movies to devices via NAS for watching movies. Now you need a decent tool to rip and convert Blu-ray to NAS server.

Here Pavtube BDMagic is recommended Blu-ray to NAS Converter which can easily unlock any protection on a Blu-ray/DVD and compress BD/DVD to almost all popular format like MP4, AVI, MKV, WMV, FLV, MOV, etc. for storage on your NAS. Besides, it keeps the original quality maximally. The conversion speed is also very fast. What’s more, it can also enable you to rip Blu-ray/DVD for directly playback on Android, iOS, Windows based devices. The mac version is BDMagic for Mac. (Here is Top 5 Best Selling Windows/Mac Blu-ray Rippers Review )

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Follow the Guide below to rip Blu-ray onto NAS for backup

Note: A BD drive is needed before conversion

STEP 1. Add Blu-ray files

Launch the Blu-ray ripping program for NAS devices . Then click “Load Blu-ray ” to import the Blu-ray files you want to convert. To select the subtitles you like, simply click Subtitle and select the one you prefer.

STEP 2. Choose an output format

Click Format bar and choose your desired format.

a. If you want to transfer Blu-ray to NAS retaining Blu-ray quality and you have a lot of spare space, you can choose directly copy. It will copy your Blu-ray into m2ts. Make sure your media streamer can read m2ts files first.

b. If you want to store hundreds of Blu-ray’s on NAS, then rip the Blu-ray to .avi, .mp4, .mkv, etc compressed format. To keep 1080p resolution as source movie, choose HD MP4/MKV format.

And click Settings bar, you can adjust the level of compression to suit the quality you want.

STEP 3. Start copying Blu-ray to NAS drive

Press the “Convert” button to start ripping Blu-ray movies for NAS streaming.

After the conversion, you can hit “Open” to quick locate the converted video; now you can stream converted Blu-ray files through NAS to HDTV, Android tablet, DLNA device or other HD media player. Then just enjoy the high quality Blu-ray movies at ease.

Also read how to backup your Blu-ray via ViewSonic NMP-708, WD TV Live Plus and Dune HD Media Player.