The DiskStation DS416play offers high-performance storage and application server built for home users and creative professionals. With up to 32TB raw capability, ds416 is the perfect destination for backing up high definition Blu-ray or DVD movies for preserving in one safe place or stream and viewing on Apple TV, DLNA devices, mobile devices and computers using Video Station, DS video or Media Server. The following article will show you how to backup or rip Blu-ray/DVD to DS416 for better usage.
Backup Blu-ray/DVD to Synology DS416play
Want to make full quality of Blu-ray backup to Synology DS416play with all your desired subtitle languages, audio tracks or chapter information, you can easily achieve that with Pavtube ByteCopy for Windows/Mac (best Blu-ray Ripper Review, best DVD Ripper review), which offer 3 different Blu-ray/DVD copying mode for you:
- 1:1 full disc copy of Blu-ray/DVD to computer hard drive with all subtitle languages, audio tracks and chapter information well preserved.
- Directly Copy main movie from Blu-ray/DVD discs and leave out extras.
- Get a complete MKV file out of Blu-ray or DVD source and desired audio streams and subtitle tracks are preserved with almost same HD quality.
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Rip Blu-ray/DVD to DS416play for device streaming
When streaming Blu-ray/DVD from DS416play to devices like computer, Apple TV, smartphone or tablets, you should be pay much attention to device compatible file fomats and file size. Fortunately, Pavtube ByteCopy enables you to directly output iPhone/iPad/Apple TV, Android phone/tablets or Windows phone and tablets compatible file formats with corresponding profile parameters.
Tips: Now most mobile devices accept 720p HD video as the best playable quality, it is idea to compress 1080p Blu-ray to 720p mp4 format. And H.264 codec is preferred for video streaming over the Internet as it achieves very high data compression while maintaining good video quality at bit rates that are substantially lower than what previous standard would need.
Step by step to Copy/Backup Blu-ray/DVD Movies to Synology DS416play?
Step 1: Load Blu-ray/DVD disc.
Insert Blu-ray or DVD into disc drive. Launch ByteCopy, click "File" > "Load Disc" button to browse to disc drive and import source movie into this app. When both Blu-ray or DVD disc exists, the program will load DVD disc first.
Step 2: Backup Blu-ray/DVD to Synology DS416.
Full disc copy
Make a full disc copy by hitting the 
icon on the top tool bar of the main interface.
Main movie copy
From "Format" bar, select "Copy" > "Direct Copy" to copy the main movie of the Blu-ray/DVD disc.
Lossless Multi-track MKV copy
Get a complete MKV output from Blu-ray/DVD by following "Multi-track Video" > "Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV(*.mkv)".
Step 3: Rip Blu-ray/DVD for Device streaming with DS416play.
Click "Format" bar to select "HD Video" > "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)" which is the most compatible file format which works on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android phone/tablets and Windows phone and tablets, etc.
Step 4: Start the Blu-ray/DVD to Synology DS416play backup process.
Go back to the main interface, press right-bottom "Convert" button to start Blu-ray/DVD movie to DS416 copy or digital format conversion process.
When the convesion is completed, you will have no limitation to stream your favorite Blu-ray/DVD movies and TV shows from Synology NAS DS416play to any supported devices as you like.
