"I have a ton of Blu-rays and DVDs that I would like to convert to digital format, but I am not sure where to begin. I appreciate any and all suggestions/guidance on this! If anyone has a guide to converting DVD&BD movies to Plex I would really be interested in reading it."
The way of copying Blu-ray/DVD movies to external hard drive via Plex on Mac is simply easy. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (Windows version) is highly recommended to help you finish the task.
With it, you can easily convert the commercial Blu-ray movies to Plex compatible video files with high quality and fast speed. It aims to solve this problem by giving us the ability to store our purchased physical Blu-ray and DVD discs to local computer, hard drive then stream over a home network for Plex Media Server and ipod touch, Samsung Galaxy s2, HTC one X+ playback. It's professional in ripping and converting Blu-ray/DVD discs, Blu-ray/DVD ISO image, Blu-ray/DVD copies and more. Download the software and start ripping.
How to Rip DVD/BD collection for Plex
Step 1: Insert your DVD/BD disc into the drive, run the Blu-ray Ripper on Mac and click "BD/DVD disc" icon to load movies. You can also import movies files from Blu-ray folder, ISO.
Step 2: Click the "Format" option, and choose MPEG4, MOV from Common Video profile list. If you want to keep 1080p resolution as source movie, you can choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) for Plex Media Server.
Tip: If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.
Step 3: Tap the convert button under the preview window, and the Blu-ray ripper will start the conversion from DVD/BD to Plex Media Server.
Once the conversion finished, get the ripped movie files onto Plex Media Server easily. Now you can stream Blu-ray movies through Plex to Google TV, iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, PS3, or other connected devices for great enjoyement.