How to Make Handbrake Libdvdcss Workable on Mac OS X El Capitan or Later
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If your MacBook or iMac is running on Mac OS X El Capitan or later version and you need to make libdvdcss workable on Mac OS X 10.11 for your Handbrake DVD ripping, you are suggested to prepare yourself mentally. The Handbrake for Mac OS X 10.11 doesn't run as smoothly as the one abovementioned.
Case 1: El Capitan apparently broke Handbrake ripping copy-protected DVDs. Any clue what to do?
How to install Handbrake libdvdcss.pkg on Mac El Capitan/macOS Sierra or download libdvdcss.dll on Windows 10 to decrypt protected DVD? If you already have HandBrake. The NOM.LIB is a text file and can be edited with any text editor. Global Nav Open Menu Global Nav Close Menu; Apple; Shopping Bag +.
Solutions:
1) Disable SIP and reinstall libdvdcss on Mac El Capitan. FIY: SIP means System Integrity Protection, the new security system for OS X El Capitan.
2) Install a copy via homebrew ( a package manager).
3) Move software library to /usr/local/lib instead, which is not protected by SIP.
1) Disable SIP and reinstall libdvdcss on Mac El Capitan. FIY: SIP means System Integrity Protection, the new security system for OS X El Capitan.
2) Install a copy via homebrew ( a package manager).
3) Move software library to /usr/local/lib instead, which is not protected by SIP.
How to move libdvdcss file to /usr/local/lib?
• Create a new Finder window
• Go to /Library/SystemMigration/History/ through cmd-shift-G (<--copy the path from here also allowed) and manually proceed on inside Migration-some-gibberish/QuarantineRoot/usr
• Copy the libdvdcss.2.dylib file (Cmd-C)
• Apply cmd-shift-G to /usr/local/lib (no copy remember!)
• Take use of cmd-opt-V to move it (not copy) it to this location
• It will ask for your password and should then move it.
• Create a new Finder window
• Go to /Library/SystemMigration/History/ through cmd-shift-G (<--copy the path from here also allowed) and manually proceed on inside Migration-some-gibberish/QuarantineRoot/usr
• Copy the libdvdcss.2.dylib file (Cmd-C)
• Apply cmd-shift-G to /usr/local/lib (no copy remember!)
• Take use of cmd-opt-V to move it (not copy) it to this location
• It will ask for your password and should then move it.
- First of all, download and install HandBrake on its official site: If you have this program on your computer, move up to the following steps directly. The latest version of libdvdcss is 1.4.2. Download libdvdcss Windows 10 here: Libdvdcss download for 32-bit system l Libdvdcss download for 64-bit.
- Download and install libdvdcss for Handbrake on Windows/Mac On Windows, you can download the Libdvdcss file separately (here for 32-bit systems and here for 64-bit systems), leave the filename as libdvdcss-2.dll, and put it in your Handbrake program folder (C: Program Files Handbrake).
Case 2: Current libdvdcss version is 2.8.1 BUT won't install on OS X El Capitan unless it has been installed before upgrading. The problem seems to be that El Capitan does not allow the creation of the necessary folders in usr. If you installed it BEFORE updating to El Capitan then there is no problem. I tried to disable rootless but still no luck
Solutions:
1) Downgrade your El Capitan to Mac OS X Yosemite first and then download & install libdvdcss and OSXfuse on Yosemite before upgrading to El Capitan.
2) Generally, /usr/local can't be found on fresh installs of OS X 10.5 to 10.10. When you update operating system from Yosemite (no /usr/local directory) to El Capitan, /usr/local is generated automatically. If not, there might be something wrong with the El Capitan installer or your system.
1) Downgrade your El Capitan to Mac OS X Yosemite first and then download & install libdvdcss and OSXfuse on Yosemite before upgrading to El Capitan.
2) Generally, /usr/local can't be found on fresh installs of OS X 10.5 to 10.10. When you update operating system from Yosemite (no /usr/local directory) to El Capitan, /usr/local is generated automatically. If not, there might be something wrong with the El Capitan installer or your system.
The way to fix libdvdcss won't install problem is temporarily disable rootless, create the directory, make sure the 'restricted' flag is not set, and re-enable rootless.
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What is libdvdcss? It sounds complicated. How to download libdvdcss.pkg Mac or install libdvdcss.dll Windows 10 for HandBrake in order to decrypt a movie DVD?
Q - 'Handbrake problems help! I used to use handbrake to rip DVD but now I can't even do it anymore. I have a new laptop. When I got it all set up and ripped the next DVD, the pictures and sound are all scrambled. Should I download and install the libdvdcss.dll? How can I do this? Please don't recommend any alternatives that have only trail versions. Free DVD rippers that don't require any payment will be fine. Oh and I'm a Windows 10 PC user.'
Best Answer:
- Firstly, libdvdcss has been removed from HandBrake free DVD ripper since the release of version 0.9.2, and now you can only find libDVDNav in HandBrake under Tools > Preferences > Advanced > DVD Reading. HandBrake cannot rip DVDs encrypted with CSS ever since.
- Secondly, whether downloading and installing VLC libdvdcss Mac/Windows solves 'HandBrake won't work' problem depends on the type of your DVD copy protection.
[Problem] Can't rip protected DVD without libdvdcss Mac, Windows?
[Solution] Downloading and installing libdvdcss.pkg/libdvdcss.dll will solve your problem, but limitedly. Handbrake still doesn't work with DVDs encrypted by region code, Disney X-project DRM, RCE, Sony ArccOS or other protection schemes. It is strongly suggested to remove DVD encryption with WinX DVD Ripper Platinum.
What Is libdvdcss?
libdvdcss = lib (library) + dvd (DVD) + css (Content Scrambling System, a kind of DVD copy protection)
To sum up, libdvdcss is a part of the VideoLAN project, which alone is only a library that can find and guess keys to do the DVD decryption, so that CSS-protected DVDs will be played correctly. Together with media player software and free DVD rippers, such as VLC and HandBrake, libdvdcss helps read and decrypt DVDs of different regions or encrypted with CSS. And because it uses a generated list of possible player keys, libdvdcss has never been legally challenged.
More Info about libdvdcss Mac/Windows
- The latest version is libdvdcss 1.4.2.
- libdvdcss is used only for free software, like HandBrake to decrypt DVD.
- libdvdcss is allowed to run on macOS (libdvdcss error since El Capitan), Windows NT 4.0 SP4 (with IE 5.0) or later, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Haiku, Solaris, QNX and OS/2.
- VLC installed with libdvdcss supports DVDs of all regions (1-6) only if you have RPC1 drives, for raw access to RPC2 drives can't be made successfully, which however is required to circumvent the region protection.
How to Download Install libdvdcss Windows (10) for HandBrake
Step 1: libdvdcss-2.dll download on Windows (10)
Step 1: libdvdcss-2.dll download on Windows (10)
libdvdcss.dll for Windows 32 bit | libdvdcss.dll for Windows 64 bit
libdvdcss.dll for Windows 32 bit | libdvdcss.dll for Windows 64 bit
Step 2: You don't have to rename libdvdcss-2.dll as libdvdcss.dll. Just cut and paste the downloaded libdvdcss 2 file in your HandBrake program folder. If you didn't manually set the installation path before, it normally is 'C:Program FilesHandBrake'.
Step 3: And that's all for installing HandBrake libdvdcss on Windows (10).
Check the tutorial to copy protected DVD to hard drive without installing libdvdcss.
How to Download Install libdvdcss Mac for HandBrake
Step 1: Download libdvdcss.pkg on Mac OS.
libdvdcss.pkg for Mac OS
libdvdcss.pkg for Mac OS
Step 2: Double click the downloaded file to install libdvdcss on Mac. But note that there is one more step for installing libdvdcss on Mac El Capitan, because of its SIP (System Integrity Protection), which is said to remove libdvdcss by default. We found two workarounds: disable SIP and a more complicated but recommended way from a Reddit user (as below).
The second way:
1. Open a Finder window -> type 'cmd+shift+G' or click 'Go' and choose 'Go to Folder' -> copy and paste /Library/SystemMigration/History/ -> press button 'GO' -> open the folder 'Migration-[random letters and numbers]' and find 'QuarantineRoot' -> libdvdcss file should be in this folder.
1. Open a Finder window -> type 'cmd+shift+G' or click 'Go' and choose 'Go to Folder' -> copy and paste /Library/SystemMigration/History/ -> press button 'GO' -> open the folder 'Migration-[random letters and numbers]' and find 'QuarantineRoot' -> libdvdcss file should be in this folder.
2. Again click 'Go' on the taskbar -> 'Go to Folder' -> type '/usr/local/lib'.
3. Cut and paste your libdvdcss file to the folder '/usr/local/lib' -> put in your admin password to finish the move and libdvdcss installation on Mac is done.
3. Cut and paste your libdvdcss file to the folder '/usr/local/lib' -> put in your admin password to finish the move and libdvdcss installation on Mac is done.
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Libdvdcss is mainly used in free DVD ripper like HandBrake to rip DVD encrypted with CSS. But libdvdcss can't help the DVD ripper freeware to crack all CSS keys, let alone many other advanced DVD copy protections besides CSS, such as Region Code, AACS 2.0, Sony ArccOS, UOPs, and Disney X-project DRM. If you are trying to rip Disney DVDs with HandBrake libdvdcss, there might be a 'HandBrake won't rip' problem, due to its up to 98 fake titles.
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