Thursday, December 20, 2012

Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac 40% Off – Only $29.95 - 2012 Christmas Promotion

To celebrate the coming Christmas, Aurora offers a special gift for all our new comers and old users - the 40% off coupon code Christmas promotion. All customers can purchase the Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac with the coupon code (XMamce3san), which allows users to save $20 before and on Dec. 31, 2011.

Aurora Blu-ray Player is specially designed for Mac users to enjoy Blu-ray disc, ISO, Folder on Mac directly. With an external Blu-ray drive (USB2.0 or above), user can playback any types of Blu-ray movies via Mac without any difficulty. It is also an all-in-one media player, that means you can use Aurora Blu-ray Player to deal with DVD disc/ISO/folder, HD movies, video, audio, etc. on Mac OS X (Mountain Lion included) very simply.

Besides the Blu-ray player software tool, Aurora also supplies users with the Blu-ray copy tools – Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Mac & Windows. Both tools are time-limited free now and the current free version is without any functions limitations. These Blu-ray copy tools allows all users to backup Blu-ray disc as ISO image directly in case of damage as well as burn Blu-ray ISO image into disc again for playback on Blu-ray players. No commercial usage.

To learn more information about the Aurora Christmas Promotion, please visit: http://www.bluray-player-software.com/promotion.htm

Aurora Blu-ray Player System Requirements

OS Supported:
Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
Hardware Requirements:
1. Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz processor or higher; 512 MB RAM or higher; 250 MB of free disk space
2. Internet Connection for Blu-ray playback
3. Blu-ray Drive(USB2.0 or above)

About Aurora Software Inc
As a professional Blu-ray software provider, Aurora Studio is dedicated to developing the best Blu-ray playing and copying tools for users to enjoy and manage their Blu-ray movies conveniently. Our main products include Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac, Mac Blu-ray Copy, Blu-ray Copy for Windows. Aurora Studio will be constantly improving to meet users’ requirements and satisfy all support us. For more information, please visit: http://www.bluray-player-software.com

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Mac Audio Player - The Simple and Fast Audio Player for Mac

Although iTunes is a powerful media player and management tool for Mac users. There are still some people want to be able to double-click an audio player and play it directly without the extra operations. If you are the person who have been using the same iTunes for a very long time and get bored with it, you can make some changes, like choose an alternative player. Anyone familiar with the iTunes knows that the tool is a very heavy application, that means to launch it will consume a big part of your memory resources. Here we recommend you a free Mac audio player which supports all the popular audio formats and very easy to master.
Aurora Blu-ray Player is an all-in-one media player for Mac OS. You can use it to play all types of audio file formats simply and elegantly. You should note that besides the Blu-ray playback function, this music player for Mac is free for playback other media formats like DVD disc/ISO, Video CD, video, audio, etc.
This audio player for Mac supports: *.ogg, *aac, *.mp3, *.wav, *.aac, *.ac3, *.aif, *.aiff, *.amr, *.ape, *.cda, *.dts, *.flac, *.m4a, *.mka, *.m4p, *.mp3, *.oga, *.wma, etc. It has all the features which a basic audio player holds. You can select one file or multiple files at one time for playback.
The currently being playback info will be shown in the bottom-left of the main interface. As shown in the screenshot below.
Mac Audio Player
File drawer feature helps you in selecting new files by simply dragging them into player’s main interface. You can switch on the Playlist under the “Window” menu to check added files.
You can quickly play an audio file, by selecting Aurora Blu-ray player from “Open With” option in the right-click context menu.
Open With
In short, Aurora Blu-ray Player can be used as Mac MP3 player to play MP3 CD, FLAC player for Mac to play lossless FLAC, WMA player for Mac to play Windows Media Audios which surely will boost the pleasure of your favorite music.
Other Practical Features Included:
1. Blu-ray disc/ISO support;
2. DVD disc/ ISO support;
3. Video support;
4. Online media playback support.
This Mac media play APP is highly compatible with Mac OS X Version 10.5 and later version, especially the Mac OS X 10.8

Sunday, December 9, 2012

How to Rip Blu-ray on Windows 8 Freely

Title: How to Rip Blu-ray on Windows 8 Freely
Blu-ray was born due to the increasingly requirement for the high quality HD movies. As the most advanced large capacity disc storage medium, Blu-ray can reach a size of 25G/50G. With the 1080P resolution, Blu-ray will make your enjoy the extreme HD effect. Microsoft has just released its tablet computer Surface with the latest Windows 8 operating system. As said on its official blog, Microsoft has removed the support for DVD and Blu-ray playback in Windows 8 as they don’t supply Windows Media Center with Win8 as default. So the problem now is how to play Blu-ray on Windows 8?
Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Windows is a free tool specially designed for users to rip Blu-ray on Windows 8 and backup as ISO image. And then you can use the virtual drive tool to enjoy your Blu-ray HD movies on Windows 8 based computer directly. The tool can perfectly decrypt the Blu-ray copy protection(no commercial use) like AACS, BD+, HDCP, region code, etc. That means you can copy Blu-ray on your Windows 8 without almost any quality loss. This free Blu-ray ripper for Windows 8 is really a necessity for all family or personal users.

Copy Blu-ray on Windows 8 Preparations

1. Internal/external Blu-ray drive;
2. Internet connection.
3. Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Windows(Download here)

Tutorial on How to Rip Blu-ray on Windows 8

Step 1. Run the copy tool on your computer
Step 2. In the Source area to select the source Blu-ray disc you want to deal with.
 Windows 8 Copy
Step 3. In the Destination, choose the folder to save your copied Blu-ray movie, you’d better make sure there is more than 50GB free size in your destination(should be larger than your source Blu-ray disc size).
Step 4. Click “Start” to begin the copy process.
Note: The tool also allows users to burn the Blu-ray ISO image into disc if you need.
With Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Windows, you can decrypt and clone Blu-ray Movies on Win 98, XP, Vista, Win7 and Win8 without any difficulty.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Blu-ray Media Player - Play Blu-ray, DVD, video, audio on Mac Easily

No matter you are Mac or Windows users, a Blu-ray Media Player is the necessary tool for you. With the development of HD technology, more and more movies are produced with Blu-ray version. The large storage capacity makes Blu-ray disc the best medium for storing High Definition digital content. You can use a Blu-ray player device to enjoy the Blu-ray disc movies. Also you can enjoy them via your HTPC with a Blu-ray drive and Blu-ray player software. There is a lot of excellent Blu-ray playback software available on the Windows platform like the PowerDVD, Total Media Player, WinDVD, etc. All are powerful and stable. But for Mac users, there are only limited numbers.
As we all know that, Steve Jobs hold “a big bag of hurt” for the Blu-ray, so as for now there is no supporting for Blu-ray for Apple computer naturally. To enjoy Blu-ray on Mac, both an external Blu-ray drive and the Blu-ray media player are essential. Unlike the Windows tools, there are only limited apps supporting playback Blu-ray on Mac directly. Aurora Blu-ray Player is one of them. As an all functional Mac media player, the tool can be used as Blu-ray media player, DVD media player, music media player, etc. which allows you to enjoy Blu-ray ISO/disc, DVD ISO/disc, HD movies on your Mac very easily.
Compare to the Windows Blu-ray player software, the Aurora Mac media player has a very simple user interface. That means users of all level can master it very qucikly. Only a few simple clicks, Mac users can enjoy Blu-ray HD movies on their iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, MacBook very smoothly.
Below I will give a simple tutorial for all Mac users’ reference. Before playback the Blu-ray, you should make sure there is a Blu-ray optical drive connected with your computer and the Internet Connection is well.
Step 1. Free download the Aurora Blu-ray media player for Mac and install it on your Mac.
Step 2. Run the player, and insert the Blu-ray movie disc into the drive, the tool will load it automatically.
Loading
Step 3. Now you can enjoy the Blu-ray movies. You can control your Blu-ray playback like chapter choosing, subtitle/audio track switch via the top menu or the right click. All buttons/options are obvious and easy to understand.
Right Click

Monday, December 3, 2012

Free Blu-ray Copy Software - Copy Blu-ray Movies Easily

The reasons for copying Blu-ray disc is very simple, users may want to create backup discs to keep the originals in good condition. Or, you may want to share the Blu-ray movies via server. Or you want to enjoy the Blu-ray movies without region code limitations. Due to the copy protections of Blu-ray disc, copying Blu-ray is not an easy thing. On this Occasion, Blu-ray Copy Software will be very necessary. Here we recommend you the Aurora Blu-ray Copy.
The Blu-ray Disc manufacturers and movie studios make copying Blu-ray’s difficult because they need to pay production costs by selling movies. But after buying, users may always have the need to backup their disc for personal purpose. So the Blu-ray copy software, especially free versions, will be preferred. Luckily, the Aurora Blu-ray Copy is free now, and can break all types of encryption like BD+, AACS without any difficulty.
Aurora Blu-ray Copy allows users to copy Blu-ray disc into hard drive as ISO image file so that you can enjoy them with virtual drive like Daemon Tools, etc. Another feature of this copy is the ISO burning function. That means you can burn the Blu-ray ISO image file into a disc if you want.

Guide: How to Copy Blu-ray Movies on Windows(Mac) Easily.

To copy Blu-ray discs, a Blu-ray optical drive is essential. If you are Mac users, you need get an external one as Apple never make its computer support the Blu-ray HD naturally.
Step 1. Free download Aurora Blu-ray Copy Software and install it on your computer.
Step 2. Connect your Blu-ray drive with your computer if not. Insert the Blu-ray disc you want to deal with.
Step 3. Make sure the internet connection is well. Run the Blu-ray Copy and then select the original Blu-ray in the Source area.
Copy Blu-ray Windows
Step 4. Choose the destination folder(50GB free space or more) to save your copied file and you can rename the output file name by yourself.
Step 5. After settings, you can click the “Start” button to begin the copy work. The cost time will depend on your computer configuration and source file size.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

How to play Blu-ray on Mac mini with Aurora Blu-ray Player

Apple refreshed the new Mac Mini on its event on October 23, got upgraded with a new processor and new ports. A lot of Mac users may buy the new Mac Mini and hook it up to the 52" 1080P LCDTV. Only problem is the Blu-ray fans who bought plenty of Blu-rays and would like to use the Mac Mini as the MAIN SOURCE of entertainment on their TV. But Apple never makes its computer support Blu-ray playback naturally. A dedicated Blu Ray player device isn't the only way for Mac Mini users to watch high definition movies - there is also other solution available now for your playback HD Blu-ray on Mac directly.

You can enjoy Blu-ray on your Mac Mini with an external Blu-ray drive and a Blu-ray Player Software now. In this way, Aurora Mac Mini Blu-ray player software will be the best choice for you. With just a BD optical drive, the player allows Mac users to enjoy 1080P Blu-ray on Mac Mini smoothly. It supports playback most of the Blu-ray discs in the market now. In addition, this Blu-ray player for Mac Mini is an all-in-one Mac media player. That means you can play DVD disc/ISO, video, audio, etc. easily.

Below is the way to enjoy 1080P Blu-ray on Mac Mini directly

Step 1. First, you should get an external Blu-ray drive connected with your Mac Mini. You can get one from the Amazon.com. (Here tested with Samsung SE-506AB)

Step 2. Free download the Aurora Mac Mini Blu-ray player and then install it on your Mac Mini.

 Enjoy Blu-ray on Mac Mini

Step 3. You should make sure the Internet Connection is well. Then insert the Blu-ray disc into the drive, the player will read it automatically.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

How to Play DivX on Mac Directly with free Mac DivX Player?

The included QuickTime Player on Mac OS X is a very good one. But it will not play some of the unique codecs like DivX. You need install the third party plugin like Perian to make your QuickTime Player support the DivX. The DivX Codec is very popular now due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining high audiovisual effects. There are two DivX codecs: the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC DivX Plus HD codec corresponding to the SD and HD DivX movies respectively.
We must say that it is not easy for some Mac users to install external plugin to make their QuickTime player support DivX, so an all-in-one Mac DivX Player will be necessary. Here we recommend you the Aurora Blu-ray player for you. It can be used as the best DivX player for Mac because of its high support for both all types of DivX codecs. The built-in codec also make this Aurora Mac DivX player support tons of other video formats, so you are unlikely to encounter any issues when watching movies on your Mac again.  With just this one tool, Mac users can play Blu-ray, DVD, HD, video like DivX, audio without any difficulty.
As a free Mac DivX player, the tool allows you to:
1. Enjoy stunning HD with DivX codec like AVI, MP4, etc.
2. Support the DTS5.1 device output.
3. Support external loading subtitles

Below is the way to play DivX on Mac directly

Step1. Free download and install the Aurora Mac DivX Player on your Mac.
Step2. Run the player, then you can use the “Open File” or “File – Open File” on the top menu to load the DivX movies you want to playback.
Play DivX
Step3. Now you can enjoy the DivX movies on your Mac.
Note:
1. You can add the external subtitle with the option under menu “Video – Subtitle Track  - Open File”
Subtitle Track
2. You can switch on the DTS5.1 output option if available under the “Audio – Audio Device” menu.
Audio

Monday, November 12, 2012

How to Play Blu-ray Folder on Mac OS X Directly

If you have some Blu-ray movie folders on your Mac now, do you want to enjoy them directly? If the answer is YES, we recommend the Aurora Blu-ray Player for you. As we all know that the Mac does not support Blu-ray playback as default and the VLC can only play the user customized Blu-rays. This Blu-ray playback tool will be very necessary, with which Mac users can play Blu-ray Folder on Mac OS X with full feature directly.
The main directory on a Blu-ray movie disc is the BDMV directory, which divided into several subdirectories. "Playlist" stores database files of video playlists, "Clipinf" contains database files for clips, "Stream" contains both audio and video files used for streaming, "Auxdata" contains sound and font files used in menus and "Backup" is home to two small files used for playback. You can play the .m2ts file in the Stream folder of the BDMV directly with just video and audio track using Aurora Blu-ray player, VLC, KMplayer, etc. But if you want to enjoy the full feature of your Blu-ray folder movie, you need a powerful Blu-ray player software to help you. And the Aurora Blu-ray will be best choice for you.
Below I will show you how to play Blu-ray folder on Mac OS X step by step
Step 1. Free download and install the Aurora Blu-ray Player on your Mac
Step 2. Run the player, and click the “Open Disc” in the main interface, in the pop up window choose the “Open Folder” option, navigate and load the Blu-ray movie folder you want to play.
Open Folder
Step 3. After loading, you can enjoy your Blu-ray with full feature on your Mac. For example, you can choose the chapter as you want, adjust the audio track or subtitle tracks according to your requirements.
Blu-ray Folder Player
Besides the Blu-ray folders, you can also use Aurora Blu-ray Player to play Blu-ray disc/ISO, DVD disc/ISO, video, audio, etc.

Friday, October 26, 2012

How to Play DVD Movie Folder on Mac Easily?

There are always people have their DVDs backed up as VIDEO_TS folders because they can keep the full DVD experience - menus, special features etc. And enjoy the VIDEO_TS movies is very simple, you can use the VLC or Apple DVD player to help you. But we still want to recomment this Aurora Blu-ray Player for you. It is a simple yet useful Blu-ray playback app which allows Mac users to play both Blu-ray and DVD movie folder on Mac. As the popularity of Blu-rays, there are also a lot of people backup their Blu-rays on local folder. But the above-said tools are not supporting the Blu-ray well. So Aurora Blu-ray player will be the right choice for you.
DVDs use VIDEO_TS folders which encompasses all types of data, including audio, video and traditional data files, such as text documents. To play a DVD folder on Mac with the built-in DVD player is very easy. You just need 1. Open"DVD Player"; 2. Click the"File"menu, then"Open DVD media"; 3. Choose the VIDEO_TS folder; 4. Click the"Play"button. But that does not work with a Blu-ray folder. Below I will show you how to Play DVD movie folder directly on Mac with Aurora Blu-ray Player.
First, you should download and install this DVD Folder Player.
Second, run the player on Mac, as follow:
Play Blu-ray DVD movie folder
Third, click “Open Disc” then “Open Folder” to navigate and load the DVD movie folder you want to playback.
Open Folder
Note: If you want to play another folder file, you need first stop the current playback first. To do this, you can use the right click menu or “Stop” button.
Fourth, now you can enjoy your DVD movie with full features. Look, It's so easy.
What’s more, Aurora Blu-ray Player is also a powerful HD media player which allows user to playback all the popular video, audio formats, even the DVD video files like VOB on Mac directly. More features are available, just free download Mac DVD player to try it now.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Mac Media Player Software for Mac OS X Reviews

The QuickTime/iTunes on Mac OS is the first choice for Mac users to manage and enjoy their multimedia files on Mac. Although they are very polished and easy to use, the support formats are quite limited. To extend their abilities, you need add the third party codec plug-ins, which sometimes is a complicated operation. Now, there is a lot of excellent media player software are available on Mac like VLC or Mplayer OSX, etc. This article is about standalone Mac media player that play all types of media files. If you really need simple yet powerful media playback app on your Mac, you will appreciate these media player introductions.
Aurora Blu-ray Player
We put it the first one because it is an all-in-one Mac media Player which allows Mac users play almost everything: Blu-ray disc/ISO, DVD disc/ISO, CD, VCD, video(*.3g2, *.3gp, *.3qp2, *.3gpp, *.amv, *.asf, *.avi, *.bin, *.divx, *.dv, *.f4v, *.flv, *.gxf, *.iso, *.m2t, *.m2ts, *.m4v, *.mkv, *.mov, *.mp2, *.mp4, *.mpa, *.mpe, *.mpeg, *.mpeg1, *.mpeg2, *.mpeg4, *.mpg, *.mts, *.mtv, *.mxf, *.mxg, *.nsv, *.nuv, *.ogg, *.ogm, *.rec, *.rm, *.rmvb, *.tod, *.ts, *.vob, *.vro, *.webm, *.wmv, etc.), audio, etc. The user interface is simple and the operation is easy to handle. Aurora Blu-ray Player Software is built-in with the most codec for playback media files(no external codec packs needed). It is free (except the commercial Blu-ray playback) and with no Spyware, Ads. The Aurora Blu-ray Player is perfectly compatible with the OS X Mountain Lion 10.8(Mac OS 10.5+).
System Requirements:
1. Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz processor or equivalent AMD Athlon™ processor or higher;
2. Internet Connection and Blu-ray optical drive for Blu-ray playback.
VLC media player
VLC is always the best choice due to its multi-platform supporting and all-functional media playback ability. The tool is a free and open source wildly used as portable multimedia player, encoder, and streamer supporting many audio and video codec and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. That means you can even use it to stream over networks and to transcode multimedia files and save them into various formats. Extremely versatile and easy to use, but packs many advanced features of commercial software. Subtitle support, equalizer settings, and streaming capabilities make this the most complete open source player on the Mac.
MPlayer
MPlayer is a media player which available on multiple platforms. It supports playback the  most formats like MPEG, VOB, AVI, OGG, OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, etc. Another great feature of MPlayer is the support for both PPC and Intel Mac. If you have an older dual core mac, which is struggling with HD video playback, give Mplayer a try. This media player offers smoother playback when other media players show choppy video.
Elmedia Player
The Elmedia Player can be both used as Flash and media player for Mac OS X. If you’ve been looking for a player to be able to view some old shockwave animations produced around 10 years ago. You got the right one here. The tool supports playback of FLV, SWF, XAP (Silverlight), RM and RV (Real), AVI, MOV, MP4, and many other formats. Elmedia Player provides you with convenient instruments for media files management. This player is also available in PRO version which boasts with some additional features like online downloading, etc.
RealPlayer for Mac
RealPlayer has ever been the essential application for streaming media content from the web, but you can live without it today. But it is still the functional media player featured with library, sharing, converting and downloading features - it can do a lot from streaming radio and video to burning CD's but it's often slow and cumbersome. In the latest release of RealPlayer, you can re-encode video and convert into your device supported format. This is really handy if you want to take some videos on your portable device. RealPlayer is a bit of a bloated media player, which is slower and less user friendly than the competition but includes handy downloading and conversion features that may benefit some users.
GOM Player for Mac
GOM Player is a media player for run on Mac OS, like the Windows version, for playing both local files and Web contents, Korean TV programs, provided by the Gretech Corporation of South Korea. It is the primary client player for South Korean GOM-TV, and is more popular in South Korea than any other media player. The tool allows users to playback all media format, and even to play some broken media files. For example, AVI files can't be played if the index is broken, or if the file isn't completely downloaded. This is because the index is located at the end of the file. GOM Media Player's advanced technology enables users to deal with that. What’s more, it's easy to create and edit your own multimedia playlist with it.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

How to Make Multi Region DVD Playback on Mac OS X?

Although the Blu-ray HD movies is so popular now, the DVD disc movies is still widely used among us. To play DVD movies on Mac is very easy, what you need is just DVD player software, such as the Apple DVD player, VLC, etc. Even so, Mac users may encounter the situation that their player didn’t work well or the operation is too complicated. All are looking for a practical yet simple to use DVD player software. Here we will recommend a free DVD Player Mac for you.
The Aurora Blu-ray player can be used as region free Mac DVD player. That means you are allowed to play multi region DVDs without any limitations. The DVD region codes are a DRM technique designed to control where DVDs are released, release price, and the content. There are six different regions but DVDs may use multiple region codes or have no restrictions (region all). No matter what kind of region codec, the built-in region-selection option of the DVD player for Mac will make the DVD work for you.
The tool allows Mac users to play DVD disc, ISO, Folder directly. Besides that, you can also use it to enjoy all the popular video and audio formats. The most important is the Blu-ray playback function, which is a commercial feature. For Blu-ray playback, the movie will be watermarked when playback if not paid. But all other DVD, video and audio playback is completely free.
There is nothing special for playback DVD on Mac, below I will show you with the simple steps.
Step one, download this free DVD player for Mac, install and run it on your Mac.
Step two, Insert the DVD disc you want to deal with. The tool will read it automatically. If the region assigned to the disc doesn’t match the DVD drive, the below window will pop up, indicate you to set the drive region. Just adjust it according to your requirements. Please note that, you can only change the region code at most 5 times.
 Drive Region
Note: If you want to play the DVD ISO movies, you can click “Open File” in the main window to load the ISO image file directly. If you want to enjoy the DVD folder, you should click “Open Disc” in the main window then choose the Open Folder option.
Step three, click “Continue” to enter into the play DVD play menu. Here you can set the playback preference and select the scene you want to enjoy.
Look, it is really a simple but easy to handle tool. Just free download and own it now.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

What is the Best Music Player for Mac OS X?

What is the best music player for Mac? iTunes will be always the first choice. Because it can manage all your media files (assuming you use iTunes supported formats) for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch. Although iTunes allows users to convert other media into Mac compatible formats, they still want to own a free Mac music player, which can playback all the popular music, even lossless ones directly. Below I will recommend you some music player software for Mac OS X.
As iTunes has been introduced for a very long time, it has become a huge, multimedia and store program. Though its powerful functions, many people need something simpler. You can use your iTunes to stream music with AirPlay to speakers around the house. But the fact is that it becomes a clunky, bloated piece of software which both can be used as a storefront and a media player. Though has plenty of memory for running iTunes, we are still looking for the simple yet compatible tools.
There are a lot of music player tools available in the market now. For user’s reference, here is a list of the players I collected, along with some basic information about them.
Aurora Blu-ray Player (Commercial)
It is all-in-one Mac media player software which supports all the popular video(*.3gp, *.amv, *.asf, *.avi, *.divx, *.dv, *.f4v, *.flv, *.iso, *.m2t, *.m2ts, *.m4v, *.mkv, *.mov, *.mp2, *.mp4, *.mpg, *.mts, *.mtv, *.mxf, *.rm, *.rmvb, *.tod, *.ts, *.vob, *.vro, *.webm, *.wmv, etc.) and audio formats(*.aac, *.ac3, *.aif, *.aiff, *.amr, *.ape, *.cda, *.dts, *.flac, *.m4a, *.mka, *.m4p, *.mp3, *.oga, *.ogg, *.wav, *.wma, etc.) as well as Blu-ray(watermarked when playback if not paid), DVD movies and Video CD, etc. In addition, the built-in DTS5.1 technology will make you enjoy your Blu-ray HD movies vividly. Download
Amarra by Sonic Studio (Commercial)
The player software basically acts as an attachment to iTunes and utilizes some fancy iZotope resampling software for the ultimate playback experience. However, the license either requires an iLok USB key or the software is locked to a single computer which can't be transferred.
Clementine Player (Free and Open Source based on Amarok 1.4)
This multi-platform player is more of a music organizer, with features geared in that direction, rather than having any audiophile settings. It isn't Java based but using Qt instead, so the user interface is fast.
Audirvana (Free, Open Source)
This free player offers a window that looks like a piece of hi-fi gear; it offers device"hog mode"and up-sampling for no cost at all.
BitPerfect (Commercial)
Integrating with iTunes, this software sits in your menu bar and feeds music via Integer Mode to your DAC. Great if you want a simple and cheap solution while still using iTunes.
Decibel by Steven F Booth (Commercial)
It was free and has a history of being called"AyreWave"at one point in time. The tool now dropped any association with them and has been renamed Decibel. The software itself, while basic, allows one-click importing from files selected in the Finder or iTunes,"hog mode".
Ecoute by PixiApps (Commercial)
With iTunes integration, including song rating and metadata support, this is the player for people who want a slick, theme-able one-window interface and want to share your listening habits on Twitter, Facebook or LastFM. Unfortunately, this pretty add-on will require some cash.
Fidelia by Audiophile Engineering (Commercial)
This commercial product offers a main window that looks like a piece of high-end hi-fi gear, has the ability to play music directly from iTunes playlists without iTunes running. It comes with an array of re-sampling methods and remote control software for the iPhone and iPod Touch available in the App Store.
Play by Steven F Booth (Free)
This free package is an alternative to iTunes if you wanted a simple music player and nothing else. Allows access to the built-in Mac OS X audio effects filters, which can be very handy if you want a 31-band equalizer, high-pass filter or the like.
Pure Music by Channel D (Commercial)
Based upon Pure Vinyl and using its own playback engine, like Amarra, integrates with iTunes, running alongside iTunes and resamples stuff on the fly. Unlike Amarra, it requires iTunes to be running to select tracks, but offers a considerable slew of other options.
Songbird (Free)
More a multi-platform internet connected media library project by previous Firefox, Netscape and Winamp developers, it's pretty much the"anti-iTunes"of this roundup, even though a lot of the buttons look exactly like iTunes' playback interface.
Vox by Alessio Nonni (Free but donations requested)
This free player is much like Play, a slowly developed app that does little more than just play music with a minimal footprint. Like Play, it gives access to in-built Mac OS X audio effects filters.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

How to Play WMV file on Mac with Free WMV Player for Mac

WMV stands for Windows Media Video. It is developed and controlled by Microsoft for Internet streaming and watching videos on a personal computer. Sometimes it’s not an easy thing to play WMV movies on Mac with Apple’s QuickTime player. That is because of the competitive relation between Windows and Mac. And the two will never fully get along.
Playing WMV (Windows Media Video) on Mac needs the corresponding component for your QuickTime player. So the best way is to fine an alternative tool. Here we recommend the Aurora free WMV Player for Mac to you. Although, this Mac WMV player is not the only choice and there are also tools like VLC, Flip4Mac Component for Mac, etc. We still recommend the Aurora Blu-ray Player because it can not only play WMV file on Mac directly, but also be used as a powerful Blu-ray decryption tool.
The most important is that this free WMV Player for Mac is an all-in-one media player. It means you can play Blu-ray disc, ISO, DVD, Video CD, WMV, FLV, RMVB, etc. on Mac OS X directly and smoothly without any other third party plug-ins. Below I will show you how to play WMV files on Mac easily.

Tutorial in Detail

1. Download and install
Download free WMV Player for Mac and install it by dragging the APP file to your Applications folder. Then launch the application.
2. Play files
Now you can load the WMV files you'd like to play to the player the following ways:
- Drag the WMV files to the app window or onto its icon in the dock.
- Right-click a WMV file in Finder, select "Open With" option then choose Aurora Blu-ray Player.
- Choose "File" from Main menu -> "Open File". (”Open URL” allows you to play online WMVs).
WMV Player for Mac
Now you can enjoy WMV files on Mac with no hassle! Besides the WMV movies, you can also play various file types: Blu-ray, DVD, FLV, RM, MOV, MP4, AVI, MP3, WMA, etc.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

How to Play FLV on Mac directly with free FLV Player for Mac

Sometimes, you may encounter the situation that your QuickTime player can’t play your FLV from YouTube or other resource. At this time, you have to download the necessary codec to make it work. In this article, we will introduce you a free Mac FLV Player which allows you to play FLV on Mac directly without limitations. What we recommend is the Aurora Blu-ray Player. The tool can be used as a completely free FLV Player for Mac, also known as Flash Video Player, can play all files with FLV format.
Enjoy offline or online Flash videos with Aurora free FLV Player at any time you like. Besides the FLV media playback functions, all the other popular media formats are also available with this player. The most important is its Blu-ray decoding ability, with which you can play Blu-ray disc/ISO movies on Mac directly. Meanwhile, it offers convenient play list and easy play controls buttons to be more user-friendly.
Free download and install the player from Aurora Download Center
Below I will show you how to play FLV on Mac conveniently:
Step 1 Run the player as follow, drag or click “Open File” to load the FLV files.
FLV Player for Mac
Step 2 You can also play the online movies like YouTube, etc. To do this, just use the “File – Open URL” option on the top menu.
Open URL
Step 3 Use options under the “Video” menu, you can zoom in/out your window screen as your need.
Step 4 Use “Window - Playlist” menu to switch on/off the playlist, here you can manage your playlist easily.
Aurora Blu-ray Player also provides simple and clear interface, as well as social media sharing function. All make it the powerful media player for Mac OS X. It is worth having.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

How to Convert Blu-ray to ISO freely with Free Blu-ray Copy

The Blu-ray disc is the next successor of the standard DVD format, which provides more storage space. Its main uses are for storing high-definition movies and the 25 GB disc and 50 GB disc are applied for it. The ISO image is a disc image of an optical disc which is ended with an .ISO extension. If you have a lot of Blu-ray movie discs and want to backup them or share them via your Home Server, the ISO format will be the best choice. Now, what you need is just a one-step tool to help you convert these copyrighted Blu-rays to ISO image directly.
The Aurora Blu-ray Copy can be used as a free Blu-ray to ISO converter software. With which you can use it to convert Blu-ray to computer as ISO image on both Mac and Windows. For example, you can convert Avatar Blu ray to ISO without quality loss. With only this one tool, Blu-ray fans can decrypt most of encrypted Blu ray and convert Blu ray to ISO very conveniently.
Guide on how to convert Blu-ray to ISO freely
1. Go to http://www.bluray-player-software.com/download.htm, free download and install the Aurora Blu-ray Copy. Both Mac and Windows version are available here. You can choose the appropriate version according to your requirement. Here we take the Windows version as example.
2. After downloading, double click installation file, and run it as follow:
Blu-ray to ISO Converter
3. Insert the Blu-ray disc into your BD drive. Click the button in the Source area to choose the Blu-ray disc you want to deal with. Click “OK”.
Open
4. Click the button in the Destination area to define the output folder. You can input the output file name by yourself.
Note: The output folder should be more than 50GB space.
Disc Info
5. Click “Start” to begin to convert Blu-ray to ISO for your computer. This may cost some time according to your original disc size and you computer configuration.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

How to Play AVI on Mac with free AVI Player for Mac

Since AVI is one of the most widely used video formats, it's depressing when you can't play AVI on Mac. Many Mac users may encounter the situation that their QuickTime player can’t play some .AVI videos. This is often because of the codec issues. The QuickTime only support some specific AVI movies, which codec can be recognized by QuickTime player. There is also other kind of codec use the .AVI extension, which makes the issue more confused. Many DivX®-encoded files carry the .avi extension. And QuickTime does not support DivX natively.
There is a lot of ways available for Mac user to deal with the problem. You can download and install the third party components for you QuickTime to make it work (it may be complicated). And the easiest way is to use an all-in-one free AVI Player for Mac. Here we recommend the Aurora Blu-ray Player for you. With this AVI Media Player for Mac, users can play any kinds of AVI files on Mac OS X directly. What’s more, as its name said, the player can also play Blu-ray, DVD on Mac directly. There is no complicated operation for AVI playback.

Below is the guide:

Step 1
Free download and install the player from http://www.bluray-player-software.com/download.htm, install and run it on your Mac.
Step 2
You can click “File – Open File” on the menu to load AVI movies, or drag the AVI movies from your local folder for playback.

Step 3
Now you can play AVI on Mac with this free AVI Player for Mac very easily.
Note: You can use the right click to control your playback. More options are available from the top menu.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

How to Play RMVB files on Mac smoothly with RMVB Player for Mac?

Why we need an all in one free RMVB Player for Mac? The answer is simple, Apple QuickTime is not always playback the RM, RMVB files well, and you need more codec to make that work. At this time, a powerful all-functional but easy to use Mac RMVB Player will be very necessary. Here we introduce the Aurora Blu-ray player for you. It is an all-in-one media player which allows users to play Blu-ray disc/ISO, DVD movies, video, audio on Mac directly. The newest version is built-in with the optimized RMVB codec and can support the RM/RMVB movies playback very smoothly.

Some practical features are also available with this free RMVB Player for Mac. For example, you can not only play RMVB files on Mac from your local folder, but also from online source. For some no subtitle RMVB movies, you can add the external subtitles with the player. There is also the social function - the “Share” button. It allows Mac users to share the movies info and comments at any time with their friends on Fackbook and Twitter.

Below I will show you how to play RMVB on Mac directly.

First, you should download the Aurora Blu-ray player, install and run it on your Mac. There is not complicated operation, just launch the installation file and drag the app icon into the application folder.

Second, there is no need to download the other more codec. You can use the player to playback your RM/RMVB files directly. To add a RMVB files, just click the “Open File” and load the RMVB files you want to deal with.

Play RMVB

Note:
1. If you want to playback the online movies, you can go to the menu “File – Open URL…”.
2. The player allows you to add external subtitle for your RMVB movies. To do this, you should first download the subtitle files, then use the menu “Video – Subtitle Track – Open File…” to add.
3. You can use the BLUE share button at the bottom of the main screen to share your movie info with your friends via Facebook and Twitter.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

How to Play 1080P MKV on Mac with Free Mac MKV Player

The MKV is a multimedia container format which can hold an unlimited of video, audio or subtitle tracks in one file. They are often high quality videos might be ripped from Blu-ray/DVD movies, or exported from HD stream. Some standard movie players may not be deal with MKV at its first appearance. But now, you can play HD MKV files on both Mac and Windows easily. What you need to do is just download an app or codec that supports playing the high quality video format.
There are a lot of free media players available now for you playback the high quality MKV files. Here we recommend the Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac. It is not only powerful Blu-ray player software, but also a completely free Mac MKV player. That means you can play 1080P MKV on Mac very smoothly. It can be used as free Mac DVD player, free HD movie player for Mac just as your VLC or Apple DVD player. And the most important is that it can play Blu-ray disc, ISO, folder directly on your Mac.

Below I will show you how to play 1080P MKV on Mac OS

Step 1 Free download the free Mac MKV player from Aurora download center, install it on your Mac. The installation is very easy, just launch the .dmg file and copy into your Application folder. Then you can drag the application icon to your Dock.
Step 2 Run the player from your Dock, click “Select file” to load the MKV videos you want to deal with.
Aurora free MKV Player
Step 3 If your MKV movie contains multiple audio and subtitle tracks, you can switch them with the Audio and Video menu at the top of the screen.
Now you can enjoy your MKV movies on your Mac, this tutorial can also be applied for other HD formats like AVI, MP4, MOV, etc. By the way, the Aurora Blu-ray player for Mac is a completely free tool except the commercial Blu-ray playback. You should buy the full version to remove the watermark when playback Blu-rays.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

How to Play Blu-ray disc, ISO, DVD folder with Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac

What you need before playback:

1. Internet Collection;
2. Blu-ray Drive;
3. Blu-ray disc
4. Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac
Free download from http://www.bluray-player-software.com/download.htm and install the Aurora Blu-ray Player on your Mac

Guide

Part 1 Play Blu-ray disc on Mac
For Apple never makes the Blu-ray support available on their computer, an external Blu-ray drive is necessary here for reading Blu-ray disc.
1. Insert the disc into BD drive,
2. Run Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac, the app will load Blu-ray automatically.
3. If not, you can click “Open Disc” to load the Blu-ray manually.
Part 2 Play Blu-ray ISO on Mac
If you have backup some Blu-ray ISO image files in your local folder, you can use this Aurora Blu-ray Player to enjoy the ISO movie files directly. To do this, just click “Open File” button to load Blu-ray ISO image file directly.
Part 3 Play DVD, Video and Audio on Mac Freely
Besides the Blu-ray disc/ISO playback, you can also use the Aurora Blu-ray Player as a versatile media player. That means you can play DVD disc/ISO movies, HD video and audio completely free.
Note: The unregistered version will be watermarked when playback Blu-ray movies, you should buy the full version to remove that.

Monday, September 3, 2012

How to Play Blu-ray on Macbook Pro with Aurora Blu-ray Player Software

Does the MacBook Pro support the Blu-ray playback? The answer is no. But with an external Blu-ray drive and third party Blu-ray player software, this will be a piece of cake. The newest MacBook Pro is updated with stunning retina display, which will make your HD playback more enjoyable. Blu-ray, as the new generation of HD movie compression standard, is more and more popular among us. But, to playback Blu-ray on a Mac computer is still a big hurt for all Mac users due to the Apple's not support for Blu-rays. In this article, we will introduce an easy way to deal with that.
As we all know that, the MacBook Pro only have the DVD drive. So, to play Blu-rays, an external Blu-ray drive is necessary, you can get one from the amazon.com, as well as a Blu-ray DVD player software. The Aurora Blu-ray player for Mac will be the best choice for you. The tool not only allows you to play Blu-ray on your MacBook Pro, but also on Macbook Air, iMac, Mac mini, etc. You can enjoy the Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray foler, Blu-ray ISO on your MacBook Pro directly. What’s more, it is also a free DVD media player. You can use it to play DVD movies and other kinds of HD movies smoothly.
Note: Before Blu-ray playback, you should make sure that a BD drive(USB2.0 or above) is connected with your MacBook Pro and the internet connection is well.

Guide on Playback Blu-ray on MacBook Pro

Step 1
Free download the Blu-ray player software from Aurora download center, install it on your MacBook.

Step 2
Connect the Blu-ray disc drive with your computer, and run the player, it will read the Blu-ray automatically.

Now you can enjoy your Blu-ray movies on your MacBook Pro. It is very easy.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

How to Copy Protected Blu-ray on Mac with Free Blu-ray Copy for Mac

As the successor of DVD, the Blu-ray Disc (BD) has higher compression ratio and storage capacity. It allows people access to the extreme enjoyment of high definition movies. The Blu-ray Disc format employs the digital rights management (DRM) which restricts the usage of the disks. Thus, to play Blu ray movies on your Mac directly will be difficult or impossible. Therefore, how to decrypt the protections of BD+ and AACS? The answer is that you need a third party Blu-ray copy software tool to help you.
Aurora Blu-ray copy for Mac is easy tool make it possible for you to enjoy the Blu-ray on your Mac without worrying about the copy protection things. Put the confusing about BD protection aside, you can use this professional tool to copy protected Blu rays easily. It can successfully decrypt Blu ray AACS, BD+ lossless and backup as ISO image file directly on your Mac.
Now let’s experience how to copy protected Blu ray on Mac OS step by step
Download and install Aurora free Blu ray Copy.
Step 1. Import Blu ray disc
Click “Source” button to load DVD or Blu ray Disc for backup.

Step 2. Set Target for output
Click the button of “Destination” to set target destination to save Blu ray/DVD ISO image files on your Mac.
Step 3. Advanced Option
After the disc loaded, you can do some settings about the program before the Blu ray copying. Click “Advanced” button to check the Verify option and after-done operations.
Step 4. Start to copy protected Blu ray on Mac OS X
Then click “Start” to start to copy protected Blu ray with Blu ray Copy.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

How to Play DVD movies directly with DVD Player Software Mac

Even though the popularity of the Blu-ray movie disc, there are still lots of users are full of DVD collections. To enjoy those movies with your home theatre, powerful DVD player software will be the best choice for you. There are lots of tools available on Windows like PowerDVD, WinDVD, etc. As for Mac Blu-ray player software, except the free VLC and Apple DVD player, we should also recommend another useful one for you – The Aurora Blu-ray DVD player software. Compare to the other two free ones, this tool can be both used as Blu-ray Player and free DVD player on Mac. With only this one tool, Mac users can enjoy the extreme high-definition effect of Blu-ray and DVD.
This DVD player software Mac can perfectly support the DTS5.1 track. That means you can hear more of the subtle audio nuances in your movie soundtracks. The best part about this DVD player application is that it can play DVD disc, DVD ISO and DVD folder directly, as well as offers a very friendly UI and easy to handle. What’s more, the tool also adds flexible features which allows Mac users not only enjoy Blu-ray DVD movies but share the movies via Facebook and Twitter.
This Mac DVD player is completely free for playback of DVD, VCD, video, audio, while watermarked when playback commercial Blu-rays, you register the full version to remove that.

Tutorial

Below I will show you how to play DVD movies on Mac with Aurora DVD player software Mac.
First, free download the software from Aurora Download Center.
Second, launch the installation file and then drag it into your application folder. Run it.
installation
Three, insert the DVD disc you want to playback, the player will read it automatically.
Note: If the region assigned to this disc doesn’t match the region assigned to the DVD drive, the tool will indicate you to select the region before playback. You can only change the region at most 4 times.
drive region
Four, Set the region as you like and click continue to playback the DVD movies
dvd menu
Now you can enjoy your Blu-ray movies on you Mac freely.
Note: You must note that if you want to play Blu-ray disc on your Mac, an external Blu-ray drive (USB 2.0 or above) is essential.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

How to Rip Blu-ray to ISO directly with Aurora free Blu-ray Copy

Do you guys have the need to rip Blu-ray to ISO free? If you have a lot of retailed Blu-ray movie discs and want to backup them to your computer as ISO files, then you can share them with your friends or duplicate Blu-ray discs whenever necessary. For the situation, you may need a Blu-ray to ISO ripper to help you copy these copyrighted Blu-rays to ISO image files. Here we recommend the Aurora free Blu-ray copy for you.
For ripping Blu ray discs, you need the help of this free Blu ray Copy software. With it, users can rip Blu ray to ISO with 1:1 quality and decrypt most of encrypted Blu-ray without any problem. Except ripping Blu-ray to ISO free, this free Blu-ray copy tool can work as a versatile Blu-ray disc burner. That means you can burn your Blu-ray ISO image files into the disc again.

What you need before ripping?

1. The Blu-ray disc you want to deal with;
2. Blu-ray drive;
3. Internet Connection.
Step 1
Free download Aurora Free Blu-ray copy software install it on your computer.
Step 2
Make sure you have an internal Blu-ray drive with your computer. If no(especially for Mac users),  you should get an external one and connect it with your device via USB cable.
Step 3
Insert the Blu-ray disc you want to deal with into the BD drive. Run the free Blu-ray to ISO ripper and load the Blu-ray disc by clicking the “ellipsis…” button of Source area. As follow:

Step 4
Define the destination folder for saving your ISO files, you should make sure there are more than 50G space or so.
Step 5
Click “Start” to begin to rip Blu-ray to ISO free. The process time will depend on the size of Blu-ray and your computer configurations. And then, you can get the decrypted Blu-ray ISO image files and make it for any further use.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

How to Backup Blu-ray on Mac with Free Blu-ray Copy

All the Blu-ray fans may have the need to backup Blu-rays on a Mac computer. As far as I know, that hasn’t been very difficult now because of the one-key backup tool’s appearance. Aurora Blu-ray Copy is a tool like this which allows users to backup their Blu-ray discs on Mac very simply.
Below I will throw the quick Backup Blu-ray Mac tutorial up for all users’ reference.
First, the most important preparation is that you should have a Blu-Ray drive hooked to your Mac. As for now, Apples seems not to make their computer with a BD support, so an external Blu-ray drive is very necessary. (If no, just get one from the amazon.com). Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Mac is a simple but practical tool. With it, users can backup Blu-ray to ISO on Mac directly as well as burn the ISO movies into a Blu-ray disc.
Step 1: If you don’t download the Aurora Free Blu-ray Copy yet, you should download it and install it on your Mac. Connect the BD drive with your computer and then insert the Blu-ray disc you want to backup.

Step 2: Run the tool as above, click the “Source” button to load the Blu-ray disc. You’ll then be presented with the disc information below. Define the “Destination” folder according to your requirements.

Step3: Click “Start” to begin to backup Blu-ray on Mac with Aurora Blu-ray Copy.
So there you have it. It is quite simple. One thing you have to keep in mind is that you need to keep a good 50 GB or so free on your hard drive in order to process the BD backup.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Burn ISO from Mac with Aurora Blu-ray ISO Burner for Mac

To burn ISO image on Mac is very easy now owing to the Disk Utility that is included from Apple on every Mac. With the tool, Mac users can easily burn the ISO into CD or DVD files. But now, with the Blu-ray more and more popular, people may have the need to make Blu-ray from ISO image files. At this time, a free Blu-ray ISO burner for Mac is very necessary.
The Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Mac is the tool you should choose. It is a free ISO burner for Mac. You can use it to backup Blu-ray disc into ISO on Mac as well as burn ISO image from Mac. This ISO Burner for Mac is very easy to handle. Before proceeding, it will be helpful to place the Blu-ray ISO image somewhere that you can access it quickly. What’s more, it is also necessary to know where it’s stored proceeding. Below is the way to burn Blu-ray ISO image on Mac:
Preparations:
1. Aurora Blu-ray Copy for Mac
2. A recordable BD drive
3. A blank rewritable/writable Blu-ray disc
 4. Blu-ray ISO image file
Instructions
Step 1: Free download and install the Aurora Blu-ray Copy app on your Mac. Run it as follow:

Step 2: Connect your BD drive with your Mac via USB, insert the Blu-ray disc into the drive.
Step 3:  Click on the "ellipses (…)" Source button to load the Blu-ray ISO image file you want to deal with.
Step 4: Click the "ellipses (…)" Destination button to choose the destination Blu-ray drive. Then click on the "Start" to begin burning Blu-ray ISO image into a disc.
It is really simple, and that is really all it takes. The time for burning depends on how fast the drive is and how large the ISO image is. The tool is now completely free and available on both Mac and Windows. It is highly compatible with the latest Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.8. Just to download and try it now.
Also the guide on using Disk Utility for reference:
1. Run Disk Utility under /Applications/Utilities/
2. Click the File menu and select ‘Open Disk Image’
3. Load the ISO image file that you want burned and click “OK”
4. Insert a Blank Disk (CD or DVD)
5. Click ‘Burn’

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

How to Play Blu-ray ISO on Mac with Blu-ray ISO Player

For backup and free of damage, people often make ISO files from their movie discs like DVD or Blu-ray discs. And you will get an ISO collection on your computer over time. For Windows users, they can download an ISO mount tool to mount and enjoy the ISO. For Mac users, a tool like that is also necessary. Here we recommend you the Blu-ray player software from Aurora, which can be used as a Blu-ray ISO Player to play Blu-ray ISO on Mac directly. Now you want to play the ISO's on your Macbook Pro that is connected to your HDTV. This Mac OS X ISO player will be the best choice for you.

Preparations

Below I will show you the guide on playing Blu-ray ISO image on Mac directly. Before that, you should make some preparations:
1. Internet Connection (This is necessary for the protected ISO movies).
2. Blu-ray/DVD ISO movies.

Tutorial

The tool can be used as ISO movie player for Mac, that means you can not only use it play Blu-ray ISO movies, but also DVD ISO movies. What's more, it is also a Mac media player. All the popular video and audio files available on the market are completely supported.
Step 1
Free download this Blu-ray ISO player from Aurora Download Center , install it on your Macbook Pro. The installation is very simple, just click the downloaded .dmg file and drag the app icon into Applications folder in the pop-up window. And then drag it into the Dock to make shortcut.
Step 2
Run it as follow, the interface is simple and easy to handle. To play Blu-ray ISO file, you can click “Open File” to load the ISO movie or drag to load it directly.
Aurora Blu-ray ISO Player
Step 3
After loading, the movie will playback automatically, you can use the “Controls” menu to define the audio track and subtitle according to your requirements.
Note:Use the “Preferences” option to customize your own operation habit if need.
Share
Step 4
If you have any reviews or comments on the movie, you can use the share button to share with your friends via Facebook or Twitter.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Play Blu-ray on Mac with Blu-ray Player for Mac

The Blu Ray Disc or BD, is a name for an optical disc standard which uses blue-violet laser instead of red laser used in CDs and in DVDs. This allows manufacturers to store more data using the same amount of disc surface. It is 1.2 mm in thickness and 120 mm in diameter. One Blu-Ray disc will hold approximately of data on one side/layer of the disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.
A BD can come with single, dual, triple or quadruple layers with a capacity of 25 GB, 50 GB, 100 GB and 128 GB respectively. Triple and quadruple layer Blue Ray discs are basically made for BD-XL Blu Ray rewrite drives. These discs are not used by movie production companies for distributing their movies.
To play Blu-rays, you at least need a Blu-ray drive and Blu-ray playing software. For Windows platform, there are several tools to help you fulfill that like PowerDVD, TotalMedia Theatre, VLC Media Player, WinDVD Pro, etc. VLC is one of the most popular media players used in personal computers today. Both Windows and Mac version are available and the latest version supports Blu-ray playback. It is free but can only play Blu-rays recorded by users.
But if you want to play commercial Blu-ray disc on Windows, you need to use the commercial software application like CyberLink PowerDVD, WinDVD Pro, Total Media Theatre 5, etc. for the purpose(with built-in BD drive). Even when people purchase the BD drive separately, the drive would most often come with the necessary software to decrypt and play BDs.
To play Blu-ray on Mac is similar to Windows. But what software you should have is a Blu-ray Player for Mac. Here we recommend the Aurora Blu-ray Player for you. It can play both commercial and common Blu-rays. It is also an all media player software, which means that, it can play DVD, VideoCD, video, audio, etc. The tool can decrypt the HDCP, AACS, BD+ successfully and play Blu-ray without limitation.
The Aurora Blu-ray player for Mac is easy to use yet practical tool. It can play Blu-ray disc, folder, ISO files. With the simple navigation panel, you can customize the audio track and subtitle first before your playback. The player is also a social tool which allows you to share the film info and comments with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.