

To be clear, we do not condone or encourage the unlawful ripping and/or reproduction of copyrighted materials. Technically, if the work is copyright protected, it’s illegal to do so, even if you own it. To help you transcode your enormous collection of flicks, we’ve compiled this how-to guide.

The process itself is fairly straightforward, but it involves some hardware, software, and a bit of patience. Thankfully, for those of us willing to part with some of our lauded physical media, there’s another option - digitizing, or “ripping,” your DVDs and Blu-rays to a home computer. Fitbit Versa 3Įnough storage on a hard drive to save ripped files
