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Question

How to burn blu ray disks to PS3 using my Mac?

Sep 2, 2011 12:55AM PDT

I want to be able to burn my blu ray movies to my hard drive in a format that can be stored/accessed by my PS3 player so I'm not constantly fumbling through disks to find the movie I want to see. Is there a way to do that? Do I need to get an external blu ray drive to plug into my iMac to do this?
Thanks!

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Remember this forum has polocies so inside those policies.
Sep 2, 2011 1:31AM PDT

1. You wrote "my blu ray movies" so if they are indeed yours that you created why not use the source content instead of the BD media?

2. So far all BD is copy protected and these forums don't discuss ripping of said content. That's so you know how to avoid this discussion getting locked.

3. Some BD's that you purchase have "digital copy" features. Use that and you're done.

4. Yes, you'll have to get a blu ray drive for your iMac to do item 3.

Again, if you want to rip BD today, wrong forum.
Bob

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Clarification
Sep 2, 2011 1:51AM PDT

OK, to clarify some points that you brought up...
1. When I say "my blu ray movies" I means one that I bought -- not ones that I've created (I would obviously use the source content and would already have a blu ray burner if that were the case)
2. BD may be copy protected, but I thought that I am able to make a copy of whatever I bought for myself under "Fair Use" laws? I'm not trying to profit from it, just want to make it easier to access. Is that illegal? If it is then I guess I'll have to forget about trying to do this, but if not, I would like to see how this can be done.
3. Yes, some BDs do have digital copies, but truthfully very few of them do. The ones that do, I am able to use (though they are just barely better than DVD-quality).
4. I wasn't sure if it was possible to connect my PS3 to my mac directly and access the drive that way. If that isn't possible, than obviously a BD reader would be needed.

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Sorry.
Sep 2, 2011 1:55AM PDT

On item 2, you can do what you want but the forum policies forbid any discussion about the ripping. There are plenty of other forums for that so for now, here we'll abide by the polices of our host (CBS).

On item 4, no. No one has ever published a method to use the PS3's BD player from any other machine.

Hope this helps,
Bob

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Thanks!
Sep 2, 2011 2:03AM PDT

OK, thanks! This is isn't any kind of urgent or even important question; more curiosity (and some frustration) than anything. Discs get so easily scratched (especially by kids) and BDs are still close to $30 each. I'd rather just buy digital versions, but so far not much is available that will work on the PS3 (my prime source for providing entertainment) and, renting a movie over and over can quickly exhaust one's downloading bandwidth and funds if you're not on Netflix or something similar. Kids watch the same movies a lot. I was hoping to just put my BDs on a HD, but I guess I'll just use them till they die (or the kids make them inoperable).

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You can do this.
Sep 2, 2011 4:15AM PDT

But there are limits to what this forum can discuss. And circumvention or getting around DRM is usually a locked thread.

At least you know you can't get to the PS3 BR drive. No one has.
Bob