Mac Blu-ray Player
{{short description|Media playing software}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Mac Blu-ray Player
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| developer = Macgo Inc.
| released = 2011
| latest release version = 3.3.22{{cite web |title=Mac Blu-ray Player Pro Version History |url=https://www.macblurayplayer.com/history.htm}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|10|10}}
| operating system = macOS
Windows
| genre = Blu-ray Disc software
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Macgo Mac Blu-ray Player is a proprietary Blu-ray Disc media playing software, first released in 2011 by Macgo Inc. It provides playback functionality for Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and other media formats for Mac and Microsoft Windows. Free trial versions are available for both Mac and PC platforms. It is also a media player for playing Blu-ray Disc/Folder or ISO files on Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP.
Features
- The only Mac Blu-ray software officially licensed by BDA{{cite web |url=http://blog.macblurayplayer.com/macgo-has-signed-bd-rom2-flla-with-bda/ |title=Macgo Has Signed BD-ROM2 FLLA with BDA |author=Luna Wang |date=November 29, 2012 |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}
- Supports Blu-ray Menu
- Support for up to 5.1 channel surround decoding, or 7.1 passthrough to external decoder
- HD audiovisual quality
- Hardware accelerated playback
- Support for discs from different regions
- Multi-language support
- Support for playback of Blu-ray DVD and CD titles from discs, ISO images, and folders
- Support for Blu-ray Disc playback on iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
- Ability to share video information on Facebook and Twitter
Supported platforms
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz and equivalent, or Apple silicon arm
- Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - macOS 12.1 (macOS Monterey)
- Windows XP (SP2 or later) - Windows 10
Support formats
- Video input: BD (Blu-ray Disc), Blu-ray ISO, DVD Video, Video CD, VCD, AVI, ASF, WMV, MP4, MOV, 3GP, Matroska (MKV), FLV (Flash), RMVB, Raw DV
- Audio input: WMA, WAV (including DTS), Audio CD (no DTS-CD), MPEG (ES, PS, TS, PVA, MP3), Raw Audio: DTS, AAC, AC3, A52
- Video output: X11, XVideo, SDL, FrameBuffer, ASCII Art
- Audio output: S/PDIF, Multi-channel, PulseAudio, PortAudio, JACK
Media Reviews
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150131134808/http://www.tuaw.com/2012/08/16/mac-blu-ray-player-software-plays-hd-movies-on-your-mac/ Archive from Tuaw]
- [https://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20077240-263/blu-ray-playback-comes-to-os-x/ Cnet]
- [https://www.redmondpie.com/blu-ray-on-mac-os-x-is-finally-a-reality-thanks-to-mac-blu-ray-player/ Redmond Pie]
- [http://lifehacker.com/5818809/the-macgo-mac-blu+ray-player-finally-brings-blu+ray-disc-playback-to-os-x lifehacker]
- [http://www.macworld.com/article/160977/2011/07/blu_ray_movie_playback_comes_to_the_mac.html Macworld]
- [https://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/entertainment/48334-blu-ray-player-arrives-for-mac iTWire]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130304190227/http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/06/macgo.blu.ray.player.comes.to.os.x/ Archive from electronista]
- [https://www.macblurayplayer.com/history.htm Macgo Software]
- [https://www.conodi.com/macbook-reparatur-muenchen/ Conodi] (in German)