Ripping Blu-ray Collection to Roku 2 via Plex for Playback

The Roku 2 is really a great combination of on-demand media and easy access to your own extensive media library that made Roku's case, not to mention an attractive price tag. Read Top 5 Media server. Most Roku users have met the same situations: 

When you attempt to stream your Blu-ray movies to Roku 2 through Plex Media Server for enjoyment, you may failed and because the Roku 2 only supports H.264 MKV and MP4/M4V video, meaning that's the only media recognized over USB and Plex' Direct Play. In this article, we will show you a quick-start guide on ripping Blu-ray to Roku 2 compatible video formats with high output quality. 



To get Blu-ray movies ready for Roku 2 via plex playback, a Blu-ray ripping tool is needed. Here Pavtube BDMagic is recommended to help you convert Blu-ray to Roku 2 supported video formats with easy operation and high output quality. Besides Blu-ray, you can also use it to rip DVD to playback on Roku 3/Roku 2/Roku. The Windows version is compatible with  Windows 2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10. Read the review. 

If you're using a Mac, please turn to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac, which can help you transfer Blu-ray movies to Roku 2 on any Mac OS X(Yosemite and Mavericks included). Download it right now and start enjoying your Blu-ray movies with full HD quality on Roku 2 through Plex Media Server! 

How to Rip and Copy Blu-ray Movies to Roku 2 via Plex Effortlessly 

Step 1. Insert the Blu-ray disc you want to convert into your BD drive and click "Load Blu-ray" icon to import the Blu-ray movies. When the files are loaded, you can select the subtitle and audio track as you like. 



Step 2. Click Format bar, here I suggest you choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4). Of course you can choose other output formats like MKV from the output format list as long as they are compatible with the Roku media player/Plex. Also you can rip  Blu-ray to Amazon Fire TV via Plex. 



Tip:

a. If you like to tweak a little, in the settings, you are allowed to change the frame rate, resolution, bitrate and other specifications of the videos, if the tech terms look taunting to you, proceed to the next step. After that, you can click on “Save as” to rename the profile, such as “Roku or Plex (*.mp4)”. Next time, you can easily find it in “Custom” category.

b. Before conversion, you may want to trim the unnecessary parts from the movie. 

Step 3. Click Convert to rip Blu-ray movie to MP4/MKV for Roku 2. After the conversion, drag a converted movie to log in Plex server and add them to the library of Plex. Then set up Plex channel run on Roku 2, you can freely watch Blu-ray with Roku 2! 

Read More on Roku Column: 

• Stream iTunes movies with Plex to Roku for playing
• How to play AVI file through Plex easily?
• Yify to Plex: How to Stream Yify Videos via Plex?
• Play (3D) Blu-ray Discs on Sony Vaio Laptop without BD drive
• Stream DVD over Plex to Roku without restrictions
• Store Video on Network Hard Drive for Roku Playing

Source: http://bd-dvd-copying-ripping.blogspot.com/2015/06/stream-blu-ray-to-roku-2-via-plex.html

Rip and Store Blu-ray movies to external hard drive for Roku 3

If you are wondering how to backup Blu-ray movies to external hard drive for streaming to Roku 3, this article shows you exactly how to make it work.

For anyone new to the Roku world, I would recommend the Roku 3 over any other previous models mainly on it being so much faster to operate. The streaming superstar. With up to 1080p HD video and extended-range, dual-band wireless performance, the Roku 3 takes streaming to the next level. You can freely enjoy your own media on Roku 3.

Now I want to rip and store movies on an external hard drive and then plug my external hard drive in my Roku 3 and use Roksbox app. So Google ”Best Blu-ray Ripping Software” to backup my Blu-ray movies to external hard drive for Roku 3 playback initially. Then I find these links from google:

• http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-ray-hardware-general-discussion/131552-best-blu-ray-ripper-software.html
• http://www.bluraydvdrippersoft.com/

I tried MakeMKV but had issues. Had been using Leawo that was a Giveaway of the Day several months back. Lost the free license when upgraded from Win7 to Win 8. Preliminary tests with PavTube went smoothly. With this top Blu-ray to MKV Converter - Pavtube ByteCopy, I can easily lossless copy your Blu-ray collections to MKV with all subtitles and original audio track for future usage like disc burning. Meanwhile, this app equips with all features other BD ripping tools do so that I can rip your BD/DVD movies to any other video and audio format you like and do simple video editing here. (Top Blu-ray Copying & Ripping Review)

• If you are Mac user, you can try ByteCopy for Mac. 

To help others who has the similar issures with preparing Blu-ray videos for playback on Roku 3? Here I will share a workaround to backup Blu-ray to MKV on external hard drive.

Step 1. Load Blu-ray movie.

Get ready to insert your Blu-ray disc to disc drive, click this "Load Disc" button to browser to disc drive and import the disc. Or you could load BD folder and BD ISO from computer hard drive to this best Blu-ray to MKV Converter.



Step 2. Choose suitable output format.

Pavtubr ByteCopy offers an special category for users who would like to keep multiple audio tracks and subtitles in saved Lossless MKV file. Just select Multi-track Video > Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV(*.MKV) for output. In this way the original audio tracks are streamed without transcoding from source BD Disc to saved MKV file.



Step 3. Adjust profile presets (Optional).

You are allowed to customize profile presets as you like, you could remove unwanted audio track in Audio tab under Settings menu, and uncheck subtitles you do not need in Subtitles tab.


Step 4. Start ripping.

Save all your settings, and back to ByteCopy main interface, hit the "Convert" button to start backuping Blu-ray movies to external hard drive. When the lossless backup completes, you would get a single large MKV file saved in output file destination. And you could stream copied  MKV movie to your Roku 3 for watching.

Read more:

• What Is The Best Software To Rip Bluray Region A to Region Free?
• Keeping Original DTS HD-MA audio track from Blu-ray Disc
• 4k Blu-ray disc playing on PC?
• Handbrake Tutorial-How to Fix Handbrake VLC 2.0 Problem
• Set up Plex on Roku and Rip Blu-rays/DVDs to Plex
• Stream and Play DVD Video_TS on Roku 4 via Plex
• Stream and Play ISO Files on Roku 4/3/2 via USB or Plex Media Server
• Best Solution to Stream BDMV Files to Roku 3/4 via Plex Media Server
• Guide to Backup Blu-ray to U Disc
• Store Video on Network Hard Drive for Roku Playing
• Store 4K Video on Cloud Storage