Blu-ray ripping tools varies, most do rip Blu-ray contents to MKV container format, yet few keep multiple audio and subtitle streams. Why we love MKV? Not only because there are many players that can play MKV files, but also because the MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information, allowing us to switch to desired subtitles and audio tracks when playing back from HD media players and media servers.

Here comes up good news with the new release of  Pavtube ByteCopy Blu ray to MKV Software- a flexible Blu-ray Disc and DVD ripping application- it exports MKV files with multiple audio and subtitle streams at flawless quality! This means you can keep the TrueHD and DTS-MA audios of 7.1 channels and switch to Spanish, French subtitle or subs of whatever languages, as long as the original BD contains the stream. See how Pavtube ByteCopy keeps your desired audios and subtitle when backing up Blu-ray Disc.

How to rip,convert,copy Blu ray to MKV with multiple audio tracks and subtitles?

Step 1. Click “Load Disc” button blu-ray with multiple=to import movie files from DVD/ Blu-ray Disc.
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Step 2. Click the “Edit Disc” button movie backup audio and subtitle languagesto select desired subtitles and audio tracks for all Titles. If you skip this step, the software keeps all subtitles and audio streams by default.
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Step 3. Click the “Convert” button multiple substo start ripping movie to MKV files. After conversion you may click “Browse Export Path” to find generated MKV file. Note that Pavtube ByteCopy backs up BD/DVD as fast as your drive can read data. A fast BD drive can copy a Blu-ray movie of 25GB in 30-40mins.

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How to Back up Blu ray to MKV lossless in 2 steps with  all audio streams and subtitles

Step 1. Run Pavtube ByteCopy Blu ray to MKV Software, and click “Load Disc” button to import movie files from copy-protected DVD/ Blu-ray Disc.
Step 2. Click the “Convert” button to start backing up Blu-ray movie to MKV format with all audio tracks and subtitle included.

When talking about HD media player, you must think of the WD TV Live Plus, Popcorn Hour or Apple TV, but have you heard of LaCinema Classic HD? The LaCinema Classic HD is a perfect HD multimedia hard drive player which combines Full HD 1080p playback with excellent format compatibility and DLNA media server functionality. It supports to play almost all the video formats, but Blu-ray is not included. The reason is simple. Blu-ray movies can only be played in special Blu-ray players.

So, does it mean that you can not play Blu-ray movies on LaCinema Classic HD? No, you can rip Blu-ray to LaCinema Classic HD for enjoying. What you need is to convert Blu-ray to LaCinema Classic HD compatible video: Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper – the best Blu-ray to LaCinema Classic HD ripper.

With Pavtube Blu-ray to HD Media Player ripper, you can easily rip Blu-ray to LaCinema Classic HD with high video quality for playing. So, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper is also called LaCinema Classic HD Blu-ray video converter.

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