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Some Linux fans go as far as to suggest a boycott of BluRay for the DRM issues, most are hypocrites who don’t fully understand the issues at play since they’re perfectly happy with the DRM on DVDs simply because it’s now easy to crack. Between the studio’s pig-headed attitude towards DRM and Richard Stallman’s equally pig-headed attitude against DRM both groups have decided that you can’t play BluRay on Linux. It’s this copy protection that makes playback under Linux a pain.

Strict DRM on a consumer product is like a deadbolt on a screen door - it keeps the polite criminals out.

The copy protection is embarrassingly strict and shows an incredible lack of knowledge that most piracy is done by a small number of individuals who will ALWAYS be able to break the copy protection without much trouble at all. In theory it should work with most distros, perhaps with minor modifications, but I’ve tested on Ubuntu Maverick (10.10) with an HP TouchSmart 600 and internal stock BluRay drive.ġ. All features (including Blu-ray decryption and processing) are free during BETA.Playing a BluRay Disc Under Ubuntu Linux This document describes how to play a BluRay disc under Linux.Functionality to open DVD discs is free and will always stay free.Available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.No additional software is required for conversion or decryption.Fast conversion - converts as fast as your drive can read data.Preserves all meta-information (track language, audio type).Preserves all video and audio tracks, including HD audio.

Reads Blu-ray discs protected with latest versions of AACS and BD+.

There are many players that can play MKV files nearly on all platforms, and there are tools to convert MKV files to many formats, including DVD and Blu-ray discs.Īdditionally MakeMKV can instantly stream decrypted video without intermediate conversion to wide range of players, so you may watch Blu-ray and DVD discs with your favorite player on your favorite OS or on your favorite device. The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and preserve chapters. It converts the video clips from proprietary (and usually encrypted) disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way. MakeMKV is a format converter, otherwise called "transcoder". MakeMKV is your one-click solution to convert video that you own into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played everywhere.