For spring 2015, the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display keeps the same body and high-resolution Retina Display as the previous model. All the featured that MacBook Pro is a perfect place for Blu-ray playing. Sleek and modern, this laptop sits at the midway point between slim ultrabook and mainstream powerhouse. If you owned this great laptop, have you ever come up against the “Blu-ray cannot playback on Mac” problem? Stop here and get the best effective way. Read >> why you need backup blu-rays. 
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Although the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, it is still unable to play Blu-ray Disc. To play Blu-ray discs on MacBook Pro laptop via Mac 10.11, you need an external Blu-ray drive and third party Blu-ray player software, and thing will be a piece of cake. If you don’t have an external Blu-ray drive now, you can get one from amazon.com.
For Blu-ray software, Pavtube BDMagic for Mac is highly recommended here. This tool allows you to enjoy the Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folder, Blu-ray ISO in MOV,M4V, MP4, M3U8 formats so that Quicktime on MacBook Pro via Mac OS X El Capitan directly, whether your Pro is 13-inch or 15-inch, the Blu-ray disc will be played on it limitlessly and smoothly. Besides, Pavtube BDMagic for Mac is compatible with MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini, PowerBook, etc. Read the review.
Because of Sony’s licensing on Blu-ray, it is pretty difficult to play Blu-ray discs on MacBook. It doesn’t mean you can’t make it. Here is a solution for you, and you need to make some preparation first.
Preparation
1. A MacBook: Mac OS 10.6 or Higher, including OS X El Capitan (OS X 10.11);Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz processor or higher recommended; 512 MB RAM or higher recommended; 250 MB of free disk space. Blu-ray requires fairly robust and reliable hardware for the smooth playback, so we suggest you upgrade your components on your computer to get better effect.
2. An internal or external Blu-ray drive: USB ≥ 2.0 or FireWire ≥ 400.
3. Blu-ray Player software(iDeer Mac Blu-ray Player): Blu-ray discs are encoded with programming beyond that of a normal DVD, so you must have proper software on your Mac that decodes it properly for the movie to play and a third-party software that allows an external Blu-ray player to communicate with your MacBook.
4. Internet connection: This method is the best way to help all users saving decrypting time for new Blu-ray discs playback.
5.Blu-ray discs (BD).
Step Guides: Rip Blu-ray to M4V for MacBook Pro via Mac OS X El Capitan
You can free download and install BDMagic for Mac here: 
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-ripper-mac/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-BDMagic/3000-7970_4-76177782.html
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Step 1: Load Blu-ray movie.
Connect an external Blu-ray disc drive to your MacBook Pro, instert Blu-ray disc, and click “Add Disc” button on this Blu-ray to MacBook Pro Ripper to import Blu-ray into this app. 
Step 2: Choose video format and set profile.
Select the optimized video format for output. You are suggested to choose MP4/M4V from Format menu as best playable format for Mac. 
Step 3: Rip Blu-ray to MacBook Pro
Hit on the “Convert” icon and start ripping Blu-ray to M4V for MacBook Pro. When it is done, open output folder and now you can watch ripped movies on MacBook Pro.
Both the two methods can make you successfully play Blu-ray on MacBook Pro. But with the two method, you can sync the ripped Blu-ray to iTunes, so that you not only can watch Blu-ray on MacBook Pro, but also can enjoy Blu-ray on iPad, iPhone conveniently.
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