Ripping DVD/Blu-Rays & Plex Media Server

Plex is a complete solution for local and online media. It's been a couple of years since I abandoned Plex and stuck with a rigid 100% Apple solution for my media playback, the main issue being playing content on the AppleTV.

However, recent developments in the Plex ecosystem has caused my to re-evaluate my stance and convinced me to return to Plex. Boy, has it changed and improved! Plus, it's now possible to configure your Apple TV to access your Plex Library, along with virtually every other device.

In this show, I take you through digitising personal media such as DVDs and Blu-Rays in preparation for creating your digital media library in Plex. I also demonstrate installing the Plex Media Server, and take a brief look at configuring your Plex Media Server and using various clients for playback.

I'll be taking a more detailed look at Plex Media Server next week, as well as the Plex Clients, configuring myPlex and setting up PlexConnect next week.

In this week's iOS show, I take a look at the Plex App for iOS.

The full tutorial covers:

• Plex Overview
• Digitising Personal Media
• Ripping Movies from DVDs
• Ripping TV Shows from DVD
• Ripping Movies from Blu-Ray
• Plex File Naming Conventions
• Moving Files Into A Folder Structure
• Plex Media Server
• Installation
• Plex/Web User Interface - Dashboard
• PlexPass
• Plex Media Center on the Mac
• Plex iOS App
• Plex on Apple TV

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