The best DVD Ripper on Mac OS X
Want to convert your DVD movies for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, PSP and a lot more mobile devices on Mac OS X? Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac(include Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Intel and Power PC) is a professional Mac DVD ripper software application for Mac OS users who want to convert their DVD to almost all video formats for most popular mobile devices, complete with options to select DVD audio track and subtitle, crop DVD video, trim DVD length, and set video effects and so on. below is the detailed guide on how to use Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD for you, enjoy it now!
It includes three parts:
1.Rip DVD Movie on Mac OS X
2.Some Tips about this Mac DVD Ripper
3.Import DVD to iMovie
Part 1. Rip DVD on Mac OS X(supports leopard)
Step1. Download and install Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, you can download it from here for free:
http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/dvd-ripper-mac.html
Step2. Load DVD Movies
Insert your DVD disc into your DVD-Rom, then run the software, click “Load DVD” button and add the DVD file. You can also add DVD/IFO from your hard disk by clicking “Load File”.
Step3. Output Settings
After your DVD movie is loaded, you can select an output format from the Format drop-down list. or just select an format according to the device you want to put, If you want to customize the output video, you can click the “Settings” button next to the format field to open the Settings window and set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc
Then Name each title/chapter in the Output Filename field, and select the subtitle and audio track for the titles/chapters.
Note: If you want to combine several DVD chapters into one file, on the main interface, there is a check box “Merge into one file”, select it, then you will only get one output file instead of several files by chapters.
Step4. After the above steps, click “Start” to start conversion.
Part 2. Some Tips about this Mac DVD Ripper
If you want to edit your movie before converting it, Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac provides your with various powerful functions including:
1.Crop DVD
After you load the DVD file, If you want to cut the black edges of the DVD movie, you can click the “Crop” button, and then you will see a pop up windows (See the figure below). There is a frame in dashed line around the movie video; you can drag it to cut the black edges.
More over, you can click the Crop drop-down list to select a Crop model you prefer, for example: “Cut off top and bottom black edges”. You can even type the number in the box to cut off black border accurately.
2.Snatch Pictures
If you want to snatch pictures from DVD, while you previewing the DVD movie, there will be a small camera icon below the preview window, click it when you want to snacth the picture, it supports output picture as JPEG or BMP format.
3.Effect DVD
You can click the “Effect” button and customize the brightness, saturation, contrast, volume, etc (See the figure below). You can even apply special effects such as “Emboss”, “Negative”, “Old film” and “Gray” by selecting an effect from drop-down list.
4.Trim DVD
A whole DVD movie might be very large. By default, this software will convert the whole DVD to one file; if you just want several chapters of the DVD, you can just select the chapters you want to convert (you can preview the DVD clip before converting it).
Or you can click “Trim” button to open the trim panel, drag the trim bar to set start time and end time to convert a clip from your movie. You can also type the exact time values in the Set Start Time field and Set End Time field to trim video.
Part 3. How to import DVD to iMovie
iMovie supports MOV and MP4 video, so you just need to convert your DVD movie to the right format. Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac can easily convert DVD to MOV or MP4 with high quality, you just need to import DVD to Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, select MOV or MP4 as output format, regular DVD movie has multiple subtitles and audio tracks, and you can select the right one for you. If you just want a certain part of the DVD movie, you can click “trim” to cut the DVD movie. Just drag the timeline bar to set the start and end time, and then blue line will be the captured parts.
When the conversion is finished, you can run the iMovie, build a new project, and then drag the converted files to the work space to make personal files.
When the task is finished, In the Menu bar, Click “File” -> “Export” and save it as QuickTime video, then you can convert it to other video format or burn it to DVD. If you need detailed info, here is a
step by step guide about how to export iMovie project to QuickTime.
Source From:http://www.aimersoft-mac.com
