How to Remove Copy Protection from DVD on PC/Mac

"Most DVDs in my collection are copy-protected. Now, I want to make copies of them and watch freely on my laptop. How to remove copy protection from DVD in a good way? Any suggestion is greatly appreciated!"

Due to strict copy protections on DVD, especially on DVD movies/TV shows, a great majority of DVD owners run into obstacle to remove copy protection from DVD while copying the DVD content as a digital file for preservation on computer or playback on tablet/smartphones. If you get stuck in the same trouble, this article can tell you how to remove DVD copy protection on PC/Mac using the fastest copy protection removal software.

Find the Right Program to Remove Copy Protection from DVD

DVD copy protection removal software is pretty necessary to remove DVD encryptions. We can get a related program by searching on Google, asking for help in communities or downloading one from third-party software download sites. Certainly, freebies are welcomed by everyone but they are not so stable to remove DVD copy protection. For example, DVD Decrypter, one of the best free DVD copy protection removal software, fails to handle with new DVDs for a halt on development. MakeMKV, another famous one, involves into crash now and then.

Want to remove copy protection from DVD hassle-free? WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is definitely the best choice. With the support for all DVD encryption technologies, covering CSS, region code, RCE, Sony ArccOS, UoPs, Disney X-project DRM, this DVD copy protection removal software can easily rip protected DVDs to MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, 3GP, MPEG, MP3, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone etc, without loss of image/audio quality. Thanks to Super Encode Engine, Hyper-threading tech and Multi-core (up to 8) utility, it can deliver 3-5x faster speed than common DVD rippers in market.

How to Remove Copy Protection from DVD

Download and install WinX DVD Ripper Platinum on your Windows (10) PC. Follow the tutorial to remove copy protection from DVD step-by-step. For Mac users, please switch to WinX DVD Ripper for Mac (for OS X 10.11 El Capitan or lower).

Step 1. Import Copy-protected DVD (Movie) Source
Insert DVD disc into optical drive of your computer. Launch WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. Tap DVD Disc button on navigation bar to import the copy-protected DVD. You can also add ISO image or DVD folder as target files.

Step 2. Select Output Format
Once the DVD is completely loaded, the main title will be checked and Output Profile window will pop up. You can select output format as general profiles (like MP4, AVI, WMV), device (Apple, Android, Microsoft, Sony etc.), web videos (FLV, WebM and more), music (MP3, AAC, AC3), TS video or copy DVD as ISO image/VIDEO_TS folder or a single MPEG file.

Step 3. Rip DVD with Removal of Copy Protection
Tap Browse button to set destination folder (hard drive or device) and click RUN button to rip DVD with removal of copy protection.

Notice: The software developer only advocates copying DVDs for personal use and suggests referring to DVD copyright laws in your countries before doing so.

Source: http://www.winxdvd.com/resource/remove-copy-protection-from-dvd.htm