The following DVD to iTunes Mac guide is going to share with you how to convert DVD to iTunes format, transfer DVD to iTunes Mac for iPod and iPhone using DVD Ripper for Mac. It also shows several tips and tricks you need to pay attention to while using this Mac DVD Ripper to convert DVD to iTunes video on your Mac machine (including Snow Leopard).
Step 1. Launch Mac DVD Ripper and add DVD Movie (Free Download)
Click the "Load DVD" button, and navigate to the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open DVD folder, select VIDEO_TS folder and click OK.
Or, click the "Load IFO" button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, open the VIDEO_TS folder, select all IFO files and click OK.
After you add your movie, you can choose any titles or chapters you want to convert by ticking the check boxes before them. So that you can copy and convert the whole DVD movie or just convert the selected titles or chapters. You can choose to convert certain segment of the DVD movie using trim function.
Step 2. Output Settings
iTunes supports .mp3, .aac, .aiff, .m4a, .wav music and .mp4, .mov video. Select one format that best meets your needs in the "Format" drop-down list as the output format. This Mac DVD Ripper can also rip DVD to MP4, AVI, M4V, 3GP, MPG, MPEG, FLV on Mac OS X and convert DVD from PAL to NTSC.
Step 3. Start Conversion
When output settings are done, click the "Convert" button to start converting your Movies. You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output folder after the conversion.
Tip & Trick 1. Trim movie clips
Tick the Check boxes of the chapters or titles you want to trim, and click the "Trim" button to open the Trim window below:
Drag the slider to set the starting time and ending time, click OK.
Note: You can preview the trimmed movie clip before conversion in preview window.
Tip & Tricks 2. Crop movie clips
Check the chapter or title you want to trim, and click the "Crop" button to open the Crop window.
Select an output aspect ratio and the available options are: Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3.
Note: You can enter the crop values manually or drag the rectangular selection frame round the video to select the displaying area.
Tip & Trick 3. Merge several titles or chapters into one file
You'll find "Merge into one file" at the bottom of the program window, after you select the titles and chapters you want to rip and finish the output settings, you can tick the check box of "Merge into one file" to merge several titles or chapters into one. This allows you to merge all movie titles into one output file so that you can enjoy a long movie without breaks.
It is recommended that you choose iMedia Converter for Mac (perfect combination of Mac DVD Ripper and Mac Video Converter) if you want to both rip DVD and convert video on your Mac machine.