By placing the library there, Handbrake will detect it and the copying of copy-protected DVD's will work once more. Rather than placing the library in /usr/lib (which no longer works because of the write-protection of system folders), it needs to be placed in the folder /usr/local/lib. Luckily, the method of manually downloading the library (also known as 'the old method') still seems to work and is valid even on macOS Mojave but with one difference: the location of the library on disk. Homebrew and its dependencies), and for some (like me), this is not really wanted. Most methods found on the web nowadays involve in installing the library through Homebrew, which in itself is a proper way of installing it but involves downloading and installing additional packages (i.e.

Fortunately, there are a number of workarounds and other methods of installing the library, which enables this functionality again. As a result, it became difficult to use Handbrake. This library is installed by default when you also use VLC media player, but a version compatible with Handbrake is also available for download.įor Mac OSX, an installer was made available to easily install the library and have Handbrake use it, but due to the write-protection of system folders, introduced with macOS High Sierra, this method no longer works. It is not able to do this out of the box, but instead, relies on a specific library called libdvdcss.

Handbrake offers the ability to convert copy-protected DVD's (aka 'rip') too.

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