Ultimate Guide - rip DVD and convert video on Mac and Windows for iPhone, iPod, Zune, PSP, etc

This step-by-step guide will show you how to rip general DVD (copy-protected included) and convert, trim, combine and edit video on Mac OS X (Leopard Supported) and Windows OS.
Part 1:Rip DVD movie to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Mac
Part 2:Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG, etc to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Mac
Part 3:Rip DVD movie to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Windows
Part 4:Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG, etc to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Windows

It is easy-to-use and the converting speed is fast! After testing, all formats conversions work well, the output audio and image quality is excellent! Let's view the steps.

Part 1: Rip DVD movie to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Mac
Step 1. Download the latest version DVD Converter Suite for Mac and install it. You can download about it by referring DVD Converter Suite for Mac here. Insert your DVD disc into DVD drive, then run the software, click “Load DVD” button to import the DVD file. You can also load DVD folders from your hard drive by clicking “Load IFO”, DVD folders files name appear like "Video_TS”



Tips: This software supports converting by selecting chapters or customizes conversion time. If you just want certain part of the DVD movie, you can check the chapters you want or trim the movie.

Step 2. This software can convert DVD to various video formats such as MP4, MPEG, AVI, M4V, MOV, 3GP, MPG, FLV, etc. Click the “Profile” drop down list to select a format you want.



Tips: If you don’t know much about video formats, you can select a format according to the name of your portable player. For example, you can select “iPod Touch MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” when you want to rip DVD movie for iPod Touch, and the default setting works great. This software also includes the DVD Audio Ripper function, so you can extract audio from DVD movie to MP3 or AAC for web using or other portable player.

If you want to customize the output video quality, 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. See the figure below:

Step 3. Select Subtitle and Audio
Regular DVD movies usually have several subtitles such as English, French, German, etc. You can select one you prefer. You can also delete the subtitle by selecting “No Subtitle”. Selecting Audio is the same.

After the above steps, click “Start” to start conversion. When the conversion finished, you can click “Open” to locate the file in your hard drive.

Part 2:Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG, etc to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Mac
Step 1. Download the latest version DVD Converter Suite for Mac and install it. You can download about it by referring DVD Converter Suite for Mac here. Click the "Add" button to import your videos. This Video Converter for Mac support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time.



Step 2. This software can convert video to various video formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, cell phone, etc. Click the “Format” drop-down list to select the format you prefer for each added file. If you don’t know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name.

If you want to customize the output quality, click the “Settings” button to open the Settings panel, where you can set resolution, frame rate, video bit rate, audio bit rate, sample, etc. Since Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac supports batch conversion, you can use different profiles for the added video files to save your time. If you don’t want to do these settings, the default settings will just work perfectly.

Step 3. After the above steps, click “Start” to start conversion. When the conversion finished, you can click “Open” to locate the file in your hard drive.

Part 3: Rip DVD movie to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Windows
1. Download the latest version Ultimate DVD Video Converter Suite, and install it. You can know more about it by referring DVD Converter Suite here.



2. Run the Ultimate DVD Converter, load your DVD by clicking 'Open DVD' button or choosing 'Open DVD' from 'File' drop down menu. One or several titles appear in the list after loading DVD.

3. Profile select. You can choose other video formats: iPod, iPhone, iPod touch, iPod video nano, Zune, PSP, video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, Pocket P.C and so on. iPod MPEG4 Movie(.mp4) is the default DVD for iPod video quality. Set the appropriate format as you like.

4. Output settings. Set your Audio/Video output Settings and tick appropriate parameters.



5. Choose the pathname where you want to save your video files by clicking the right button of Output table. When everything is setted well, click the 'Convert' button to start converting.

Tips:
Tip1: Crop---- Choose the crop mode
Tip2: Resize-------Choose the output size you need
Set Crop to "Crop both black bands" and resize to be "stretch to full screen" if you don't need to keep the subtitle.
Set crop to "Crop the upper black band" so you can keep the subtitle in the down black band.

Tip3: Mode
Direct mode, you can convert the main movie directly.
Batch mode, you can choose the chapter you need to convert.

Part 4: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG, etc to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Windows

1. Download the latest version Ultimate DVD Video Converter Suite, and install it. You can know more about it by referring DVD Converter Suite here.



2. Run the Ultimate Video Converter, load the video files you'd like to convert by clicking 'Open file' button.



3. Profile select. You can choose other video formats: iPod, iPhone, iPod touch, iPod video nano, Zune, PSP, video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, Pocket P.C and so on. iPod MPEG4 Movie(.mp4) is the default DVD for iPod video quality. Set the appropriate format as you like.

4. Output settings. Set your Audio/Video output Settings and tick appropriate parameters.

5. Choose the pathname where you want to save your video files by clicking the right button of Output table. When everything is setted well, click the 'Convert' button to start converting.

Tips:
Tip1: Crop---- Choose the crop mode
Tip2: Resize-------Choose the output size you need
Set Crop to "Crop both black bands" and resize to be "stretch to full screen" if you don't need to keep the subtitle.
Set crop to "Crop the upper black band" so you can keep the subtitle in the down black band.
Tip3: Mode
Direct mode, you can convert the main movie directly.
Batch mode, you can choose the chapter you need to convert.

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yeah! It caters for my taste!

Aimersoft is not free.(REGISTER)
How to extract subtitle on DVD as well as the video.
I mean to create new .srt and select the language i want.

You can find the solution in the help files

hey guys...

noob question...

I have a Blue-ray disc... can i rip the blue-ray dvd into AVI file with the same resolution of 1980X1080 or scale down to 1280X720?

thanks....

for blu-ray DVD, you can try this software, hope it helps
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/blu-ra...-converter.html

thanks... let me try it out.... cheers..

I really need to convert some Video files in FLV format to a format that wondows movie maker recognises...Can someone help me?

cucusoft cant convert rm files...it will hang

any suggestion to convert from .avi to mp4?
would like to play some movies thru my psp

How to rip DVD and convert video to PSP video MP4?
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I found some professional reviews of the DVD and Video Conversion software. It is easy to find the best one we need from the side-by-side comparision. Share it here, hope it helps.
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great reviews, it helps a lot about choosing the best software to do my work.

This guide helps you to convert and burn AVI/MPEG/DivX/Mov/RMVB and any videos to DVD. It includes two parts:
Part 1: How to convert and burn any videos to DVD on windows?
Part 2: How to convert all sorts of movies to DVD on Mac OS X?

Part 1: How to convert and burn any videos to DVD on windows?
Tools required: Cucusoft video to DVD converter
Download it from here
More information of it here
Install and launch Cucusoft video to DVD converter pro, you will see the UI below.



1. Select radio button "To DVD"
2.choose the "merge" or "batch" tab.
3.Click "Open" button to open your movie file(s)
4. (optional) Set your preference. Region "4" in red frames can set the output MPEG properties.
5. (Optional) Set the advanced settings as following.




6. Click "Convert" button to start the conversion task
7. After you click "Convert" button, the following dialog will pop up automatically.

8. After video conversion done, the "CD/DVD Burning engine" will be launched automatically. Please choose the DVD burner.
9. Please place a DVD-/+R/RW disc into your DVD burner. If it is a rewritable disc, the program will erase the disc before burning DVD disc.
10. When burning DVD is done, the DVD disc will be eject automatically. You can also find the output file at the output folder.


Done!



Part 2: How to convert all sorts of movies to DVD on Mac OS X?
iSkysoft DVD Creator for Mac is an excellent video to dvd burner for mac that can burn all popular video formats (AVI, MP4, M4V, MPA, MPG, MPEG, MOV,3GP, 3GP2, FLV,VOB, DAT, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS, etc) to DVD disk which can be played on portable and home DVD players.
Step 1: Download and Run DVD Creator for Mac
Click here to download this DVD Creator for Mac (there is only intel version), run this program, you'll see its interface:



Step 2: Add Video files.
Click the Add button to add video files to the program.

Step 3: Edit Video Files
You can trim and crop the video files and adjust the effects before burning the videos to DVD on Mac OS X.

Step 4: Edit DVD Menu
This video to dvd creator for mac allows you to create your own DVD menu with various built-in resources. Click the Menu button on the bottom right of the main interface to edit the DVD's menu.
The added files are the titles displayed on the menu. The first frames of each video will be set as the thumbnails of the titles as default.

Step 5: Previewing the Project
After finishing all the editing, you can click the Preview button on the main interface to preview your DVD project.
Step 6: Burning Video Files
Before burning your DVD, you can select your DVD type and the output quality at the bottom of the main interface. When you choose different formats or qualities the recoding time of the DVD is different. The table below shows the recoding time in different situations.



After you choose the correct DVD disk and the suitable video quality, you can click the Burn button to set burning settings and burn your DVD project.

What to do to disable the water mark?

cool, works well for my new ipod

@GoodD : thank for help me that..

Does this guide support convert the flv file which are download from the Youtube?

TS... i have a good software to suggest maybe you can try out... DVD Flick

Part 4: Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG, etc to iPhone, iPod touch/classic/video/nano, Zune, PSP, etc on Windows

can d ultimate video converter in this part 4, convert RMVB to AVI / MPEG?

Nice software

Good info..really appriciated it..

sure, it can convert RMVB to AVI / MPEG

can it convert to DV-PAL .mov ?

wow.. kay.. will gif it a try... thanks a lot!
aft converting to AVI, then i just burn into dvd, rite?

correct me if im wrong but u need to encode it into mpeg-2 to make it DVD player playable.

Checking now

dvd flick?? and this one wat diffrent???

basically does this work on rmvb??
basically 40 minute of rmvb tat 200mb plus
need how long to convert?

I have iMac, which video software for mac can edit dvd and video well?

Good job!

You can try the DVD Video Converter Suite for Mac, it can help Mac OS X users not only rip DVD to AVI, MP4, MPEG, MOV, but also finish conversions among all common video format like convert AVI to MP4, convert MPEG to AVI, etc. With the DVD Converter Suite for Mac, you can easily put your favorite DVD and video on iPhone, iPod, PSP, Zune, Apple TV, YouTube, etc.
http://www.macdvdconverter.com/mac-dvd-converter.html
There is a step-by-step guide which will show you how to use the DVD Ripper for Mac to rip general DVD (copy-protected included) on Mac OS X (Leopard Supported).
http://www.macdvdconverter.com/guides/mac-...pper-guide.html
There is a step by step guide which is dedicating to demonstrate how to convert, trim, combine and edit video on Mac OS X .
http://www.macdvdconverter.com/guides/mac-...rter-guide.html

i second that

Extra DVD Ripper Express is the most popular dvd ripper tool, ripping DVD to almost all formats you can think of.
It can:
1. Rip DVD to AVI, DivX, XviD.
2. Rip DVD to VCD, SVCD, MPEG .
3. Rip DVD to Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, Apple TV MP4 Video file.
4. Rip DVD to Sony PSP MP4, Sony PS3 Video file.
5. Rip DVD to YouTube FLV Video file.
6. Rip DVD to WMV Video file.
7. Rip DVD to Microsoft Zune Player for WMV and MP4 Video file.

Lots of current users recommend it to their friends because of its proven quality and easy-to-use design.
The following is a step-by-step guide on converting DVD movies to almost all formats easily and efficiently.

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Step 2: Load DVD.
Click "Load ..." button (marked as label 8) at the bottom to open DVD disc or DVD directory.



Note: Then Extra DVD Ripper Express could fast forward to main title of movie...,eg, Can't rip when dvd fast forword(label 9). Click Play button (label 10) when dvd movies arrive main title. Now you can begin to enjoy the fun of DVD movies while setting or ripping. Really a good dvd player, too.

Step 3: Output Settings



Select output video format in the left panel (marked as label 2). Choose your target format by clicking the corresponding vivid icon.

Select “Output Setting” from its dropdown list (marked as label 11). If you select "Customize Setting" , You will able to set up "Video Setting" and "Audio Setting" on the right side (marked as label 12).

Set up "Language Setting"( see the top of label 12).

Step 4: Start to Convert

After the output settings, click "Convert Now" button (marked as Label 13) to begin recording, and then it will pop up a dialogue. Here you can determine from where to record:
1) from current play point
2) from title begin
3) set specific time to start



Check the box to the one you want, and click “OK” to start conversion.

To sumup, this DVD Ripper Express is a professioanl yet easy to use converting tool. You might need it when you want/need to rip and convert dvd to AVI, MPEG, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Mobile 3GP, WMV, Zune, FLV etc. . High quality and super fast conversion speed, often a DVD 9 disc was completed in about 15 minutes. You can get its full version now HERE at a very competitive price, or see more details here.


More DVD to iPhone Converters

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DGIndex + Avisynth + MeGUI = FTW for DVDs

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is it a freeware or payware

too bad im looking for a freeware. Will consider this if fail to find a freeware

super converter is free!

Great pro for Mac, I like it.

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Added on November 15, 2008, 4:12 amAnyone konw some guide about how to rip the blu-ray disc to my iPod?

It really works for me

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Added on November 22, 2008, 5:37 pmDoes anyone know a good, free, downloadable, program that will allow me to copy MP4 files to a blank DVD and watch them on my DVD player?

I think you can try this Blu-ray ripper, it can rip the blu-ray disc to your iPod.
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/blu-ra...dvd-ripper.html

Cucusoft Video to DVD Creator is a good choice.
It converts popular video formats such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, DV, VOB to DVD and burn DVD movie played on portable or home DVD player. Any video to to VCD/DVD/SVCD is even faster than real-time.
Burn DVD on mac try this DVD Burner for Mac.

i like the software you gave me. it was easy which is what i wanted.

This blu-ray ripper works well, thanks.
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/blu-ra...dvd-ripper.html

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Added on December 13, 2008, 11:28 pmAnyone know some format about ts, can I convert this video formats using this guide?

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Added on December 25, 2008, 3:26 amI find this video converter can convert ts files well.
http://dvd-video-converters.com/videoconve...-converter.html

I think it's a pretty good Christmas Gift!

is there a water mark when i burning video using Cucusoft video to DVD converter free download?

Thanks?