How to remove DVD encryption from ISO's

June 30, 2013 3:51 PM

Does anyone know of a method to remove encryption from DVD (movie) ISOs? I have OSX and Windows at my disposal, and can install any flavor of Linux if it will help solve my problem.

Backstory:
I ripped my DVD collection to ISO using Disk Utility in OSX. I've tried playing them back with various players and yep, they're encrypted still. Bozo move on my part. I did validate they play ok if I use VLC.

My Question:
Does anyone know of a method to remove encryption from DVD (movie) ISOs?
I have OSX and Windows at my disposal, and can install any flavor of Linux if it will solve my problem.


Thanks for your help.

posted by Slackjaw37 to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

vobcopy (I know available for linux, don't know about Mac OS) will decrypt VOBs without changing format.

handbrake will rip most things, and also transcode them if you want, and is available for Mac OS as well as linux.
posted by fings at 4:07 PM on June 30, 2013 [1 favorite]

DVD Decrypter should get it done on Windows.
posted by thewildgreen at 4:20 PM on June 30, 2013 [2 favorites]

I haven't tried this on ISOs, but I've used MacTheRipper to rip the discs with good results.
posted by ThatFuzzyBastard at 10:49 PM on June 30, 2013

Handbrake is the canonical answer if you want / can tolerate transcoding and compression.

If Handbrake fails or you didn't want transcoding, look at MakeMKV (cross-platform). Their free beta version is usually pretty good.
posted by RedOrGreen at 1:34 PM on July 1, 2013