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As everyone knows, Handbrake is able to convert DVDs to MP4 and MKV. It's fast and very easy to use. But Handbrake only supports DVDs without DRM. If you want to use Handbrake to rip a protected DVD, like discs bought from stores, the libdvdcss is required. In this post, we will show you how to download Libdvdcss on Mac to rip protected DVDs using Handbrake.
Due to SIP restriction, the old HomeBrew (Migrated from Yosemite or older macOS) does not work well on El Capitan (and newer). I'm running a Macbook Pro 2012 with El Capitan 10.11.6, and for some reason which I do not understand, when I type the command man brew in Terminal.app, I find the following: Tigerbrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn't include with OS X. OS X Homebrew packages¶ We generate Homebrew packages within our automated build system for the following OS X / Mac versions: OS X Mavericks (10.9) OS X Yosemite (10.10) OS X El Capitan (10.11) We only support 64-bit builds. If your system does not support these OS X versions then you are out of luck. Developer setup for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Inspired by a Gist from kevinelliott - thanks! Software Install from App Store. Xcode - for command line tools required by Homebrew.
What is Libdvdcss for Mac?
Libdvdcss is part of VideoLAN project and is used by VLC media player and other DVD software. It's just like a key to the door to help DVD programs access and unscramble DVDs encrypted with CSS without any further ado. So it's a crucial library for some free DVD ripper software that doesn't have the DVD decryption ability like Handbrake. That's why if you want to rip CSS-protected DVD or remove DVD region code using Handbrake on Mac, you need to download and install libdvdcss on Mac first.
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MacX DVD Ripper Pro - Decrypt any kinds of copy-protected DVDs and fast rip commercial DVDs to MP4, AVI, MOV, H264, MPEG4, MKV, etc without installing Libdvdcss on Mac previously.
You need to know that the simplest way to get libdvdcss on Mac for Handbrake is to install VLC 0.9.x and later. The VLC player will include libdvdcss for Handbrake. However, in some cases, macOS may prevent Handbrake from loading VLC's libdvdcss. Therefore, you will need to download Handbrake libdvdcss on Mac manually.
#1 How to Download Libdvdcss for Handbrake on Mac using Homebrew
For Mac running on macOS later than 10.10 El Captain, users can use Homebrew to simplify the process of installing command line software like cask, htop, etc and open-source packages including libdvdcss on a Mac. Before you start to download libdvdcss on Mac for Handbrake, you will need to install Homebrew with a few Terminal commands.
Step 1: Open the Terminal application and enter the following command into the terminal: /usr/bin/ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)
Step 2 : Hit Return > Return > enter password to begin the installation of Homebrew.
Step 3: Once the Homebrew is installed, start to download libdvdcss on Mac: open Terminal and enter 'brew install libdvdcss', hit enter.
Step 4: After the libdvdcss is downloade and installed on Mac, you can use Handbrake to rip encrypted DVDs.
#2 How to Download Libdvdcss for Handbrake on Mac without Homebrew
For those who don't want to use Homebrew, there is a method to manually download libdvdcss on Mac. The only thing to note is, the location of the library on newer system is now placed in the folder /usr/local/lib than /usr/lib.
To download Handbrake libdvdcss on Mac, open a Terminal and enter the following command line. You will need to enter a password of an account with administrative privileges when you run the command line for the first time.
cd /usr/local/lib
sudo curl -O https://download.videolan.org/libdvdcss/1.2.11/macosx/libdvdcss.2.dylib
If any error occurs, run the command: sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib. Once the libdvdcss is installed on Mac, completely restart Handbrake and it will automatically use the libdvdcss to rip a copy-protected DVD.
How to Rip Protected DVD on Mac without Libdvdcss
To install libdvdcss on Mac may be troublesome for non-tech savvy users. Besides, Handbrake with libdvdcss only can rip CSS-protected DVD and remove DVD region code. In fact, there are self-contained DVD rippers that can rip any protected DVDs on Mac without using libdvdcss.
MacX DVD Ripper Pro will decrypt and copy encrypted DVDs to MP4, MOV, AVI, HEVC, H.264, MPEG4, FLV, iPhone, iPad, Android, TV, and more without any plug-ins or add-ons. With the advanced DVD decoding/encoding engine, title check mechanism and unique DVD analysis techology, it can rip encrypted DVDs with aplomb, no matter the CSS, Region Code 1-6, RCE, UOPs, or Sony ARccOS, Disney Fake.
Step 1: Import DVD
Free download this protected DVD ripper on Mac and fire it up. Click 'DVD Disc' or 'DVD Path' button to load the DVD on your MacBook, iMac 4K/5K Retina, etc. Unlike Handbrake, this DVD ripper for Mac will take a few seconds and automatically choose the right title without the aid of libdvdcss.
Step 2: Choose Output Format or Device
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From the pop-up window, pick up the output video format for mobile device you need. You can choose to rip DVDs to MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, etc. almost all the video and audio formats. Of course, the Apple, Android, Microsoft handheld device profiles are also available for you.
Step 3: Opt for a Destination Folder
Find the 'Browse' and click to choose the output folder.
Step 4: Start Copyright Protected DVD Ripping
Click 'RUN' button and this DVD decrypter's decoding engine will start to decode and rip DVDs on Mac. Just a few mins, you can eventually get your digital copy of DVD movies in 1:1 ratio.
Note: The software developer calls for copying or ripping DVD under the concept of Fair Use and does not encourage any illegal reproduction or distribution of copyrighted content. Please abide by the local DVD copyright law before doing it.
We generate Homebrew packages within our automated build system for thefollowing OS X / Mac versions:
We only support 64-bit builds.
If your system does not support these OS X versions then youare out of luck. Sorry!
All OS X builds require you to install the Homebrewpackage manager before doing anything else. Here’s how to uninstall Homebrew,if you ever want to start again from scratch.
To install the Ethereum C++ components from Homebrew, execute these commands:
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Here is the Homebrew Formulawhich details all the supported command-line options.