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Thursday, June 15, 2017

How to Rip DVD to Roku Ultra for Streaming and Playback


The Roku Ultra is really a great combination of on-demand media and easy access to your own extensive media library that made Roku's case, not to mention an attractive price tag. Mostly you may use Roku Ultra as a top-up box for your Plex media center. Officially, the Roku players via Plex channel only supports H.264 MKV and MP4/M4V video, meaning that's the only media recognized over USB and Plex' Direct Play. The point here, DVD format is not supported and you may find it a painful experience to stream DVD to Roku Ultra via Plex. Luckily, there is an easy workaround to fix the issue. If you're interested in doing likewise, we have a great tutorial for you, guaranteed best results to stream DVD movies on Roku Ultra thru Plex Media Server. 


An easy and quick solution is to encode/re-encode the incompatible DVD files to Roku Ultra/Plex compatible media video file formats (H.264 encoded MP4 file is highly recommended). Along with some help from a third-party program like Dimo Video Converter Ultimate, you can effortlessly achieve your goal smoothly.

It's easy to use for conversion and makes great quality copies of your DVDs. With it, you can convert your DVD movies to a Roku Ultra friendly format (H.264 MP4) for streaming via Plex server with fast encoding speed and high quality. In addition, the program has outputs with optimized settings for your portable device like iPad Air, iPhone 7/7 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Note 5Galaxy S8/S8+, etc. You just need to select the device as the output format and you can rip DVD to fit your device without further settings. For Mac guys, turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac

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How to convert DVD to Roku Ultra for playing via Plex

Step 1. Add DVD files

Drag and drop DVD files to the app. Or you can click "Add DVD" button to locate the DVD files you want to add. The app supports batch conversion, so you can add more than one file at a time.


Step 2. Select output format

As you know, both Plex and Roku Ultra supports H.264 MP4 video files perfectly. To stream DVD over Plex to Roku Ultra, just choose "Format > Video > MP4" as the output format.

Tip 1. It can also rip Blu-ray to MP4, and convert DVD to MKV, FLV, WMV, iPhone, iPad, Android devices, etc.

Tip 2: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original Blu-ray movies while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset.


Step 3. Start DVD to Roku Ultra/Plex Conversion

Finally, hit the "Start" button at the bottom of the main interface to start the conversion. It will automatically convert DVD to Roku Ultra compatible video files for watching. After the conversion, click "Open" to quickly find the converted DVD. Install Plex apps on any of your devices including Roku Ultra. Then Plex Media Server will recognize, catalog, play your beautifully organized media at ease.

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The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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BDmate (Win/Mac)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Win/Mac)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to reDVDe DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal DVDie.

Videomate (Win/Mac)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Win/Mac)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 

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