

Unlike HandBrake, MakeMKV doesn’t do any transcoding, so if you want to watch the movie on your iPhone or Apple TV, say, you’ll need to convert it with a separate app, such as the free However, the file won’t play on any Apple device (even if you had room for it). The result is a perfect copy of the movie, at its original frame size and data rate, which I was able to play on my Mac Pro using the free MakeMKV basically strips the copy protection from movies and then copies them into an MKV container. I then clicked the Make MKV button and, about an hour and a half later, ended up with a 31.79GB. Clicking the disclosure triangle next to that title showed me the various audio and subtitle tracks contained in the movie, and let me deselect those I didn’t want. The first title was the main movie-easy to tell because it listed the number of chapters and also displayed the largest file size of the group at 35GB. It then presented me with a list of titles, each with a file size next to it. The software immediately found my USB-connected drive, and let me read the Blu-ray disc inside.
