Quickly convert DVD into Plex Media Server for streaming

Summary: Are you still  in misery about how to use you phone to watch your favorite movies? Do you still lease the classic DVD from Netflix and wait for his delivery? This document will help you to solve this puzzle. Backup or convert DVD to Plex Media Server, We watch our favorite DVD movies Anyplace at anytime! 

The following example is the real situation of our user feedback, the user wanted to convert his DVD collections to MKV through Plex to his devices, like Android phone and tablet. It is very convenient for his to watch movies in the evenings as a complement to Netflix. Now I briefly introduce the basic circumstances and share the simple steps for you.

As we all know, Plex media player software supports a wide range of multimedia formats and includes features such as playlists, audio visualizations, slideshows, weather forecasts reporting, and an expanding array of third-party plugins. As a media player software, Plex can play most audio and video file formats, Plex media player software is able to decode high-definition video up to 1080p, as well as 10-bit H.264 sources. DVD playback is not yet fully integrated and requires the use of helper applications like Apple's DVD Player. Plex Home Theater (and Plex Media Center) can be controlled remotely using an Apple or Harmony remote control, or via mobile apps. Here we prospective change DVD to this powerful DVD media player, Of course, you must have to download the powerful conversion software-Pavtube ByteCopy

How to convert DVD into Plex Media Server for streaming 

Step 1. Load DVD movies.

Insert your DVD; launch this DVD to Plex converter. Then head to "Load File" icon to import the DVD file. This program will start scanning titles in DVD.



After the files imported, you'll see the interface looks something like screenshot below. All of the major functions are shown in front of you, including the options to check DVD property, choose output format, edit the files, and preview the movie and several other options.

Step 2. Choose Plex Media Server supported format. His choose is HD Viedo-"MKV HD Video (*.mkv)



Then, you might tweak the output parameter settings to get better video/audio quality before the DVD to Plex process. For the most part you can leave this alone; the default optimized settings should be fine as is. 

Step 3: Start DVD to MKV HD conversion.
  
Now you can go ahead and rip that DVD for putting on Plex. Simply hit the "Convert" button at the lower right corner of the window to begin ripping DVD movie for getting onto Plex. This will take a while, depends on the encoding settings, hardware of your PC/Mac computer and the length of the DVD file.

After the conversion completed successfully, drop the file into Plex, then sync your Apple TV, iPad, Samsung, etc for watching and sharing.

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