How to rip DVDs and convert Videos on Mac OS X

Many Mac users want to enjoy their favorite DVDs and Videos on the portable devices, but they just do not know how, so this article is created to show how to put DVDs and convert Videos on Mac OS X

What you need are Aiseesoft [url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/dvd-ripper-mac.html]DVD Ripper for Mac[/url] and Aiseesoft [url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/video-converter-mac.html]Video Converter for Mac[/url].
It includes two parts
[b]Part 1: How to rip DVDs on Mac OS X to put on portable devices[/b]
[b]Part 2: How to convert Videos on Mac OS X to put on portable devices[/b]

[b]Part 1: How to rip DVDs on Mac OS X to put on portable devices[/b]

[b]Step 0:[/b] Download and install Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac ([url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/download/dvd-ripper/aiseesoft-dvd-ripper-for-mac-intel.dmg]Intel Version[/url]) or ([url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/download/dvd-ripper/aiseesoft-dvd-ripper-for-mac-powerpc.dmg]Power PC Version[/url]).
[b]Step 1:[/b] Click the “Load DVD” button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.

[img]http://www.macdvdripper.net/images/guide/macdvdripper/load-dvd-n.jpg[/img]

[b]Step 2:[/b] Tick the check boxes before the titles and chapters that you want to rip.
[b]Step 3:[/b] Select the output video format you want from the “Profile” drop-down list.
Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac can rip your DVD to almost any video formats supported by popular digital player.
[b]Step 4:[/b] Click “Start” button to start your conversion
The conversion will be finish soon when you enjoy your leisure time.

[b]More editting functions[/b]
[b]1.Trim[/b]
Click “Trim” button and drag the “Start trim slider” to set the start time and “End trim slider” to set the end time if you just want to rip only a part of the DVD movie.(a)
You can also do that by clicking the “Start trim button” and “End trim button”(b).
The third way you do that is set the exact Start/End time at the right of the pop-up window and click “OK”(c).
[img]http://www.macdvdripper.net/images/guide/macdvdripper/trim-n3.jpg[/img]

[b]2. Crop[/b]
If you want to remove the black edges or you want to rip a certain area of your video, please click the “Crop” button.
You can do this either by drag the frame around the movie (a) or set the crop value: “Top, Left, Bottom, Right”.(b). Another way to do that is choose mode from “Crop Mode”(c).
[img]http://www.macdvdripper.net/images/guide/macdvdripper/crop-n3.jpg[/img]

[b]3. Effect[/b]
If you want to adjust the effect of your movie, please click the “Effect” button and a pop-up effect window will appear. It allows you to edit your movie’s effect including “Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Volume”.
[img]http://www.macdvdripper.net/images/guide/macdvdripper/effect-n3.jpg[/img]

[b]Part 2: How to convert Videos on Mac OS X to put on portable devics[/b]

[b]Step 0:[/b] Download and install Aiseesoft Video Converter for mac([url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/download/mac-video-converter/aisee-video-converter-for-mac-intel.dmg]Intel Version[/url]) or ([url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/download/mac-video-converter/aisee-video-converter-for-mac-ppc.dmg]Power PC Version[/url])

[img]http://www.macdvdripper.net/images/guide/macdvdripper/main2-n.jpg[/img]

[b]Step 2:[/b] Click “Add File” to load your video sources.
The supported input formats includes: MPG, MPEG, MPEG2, VOB, MP4, M4V, RM, RMVB, WMV, ASF, TS, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPV, MOD, TOD, MP3, MP2, AAC, AC3, WAV, MID, MIDI, WMA, M4A, RA, RAM.
[b]Step 3:[/b] Set the output formats, specific parameters and destination by click the drop-down arrow of “Profile” to choose the exact output format
[b]Step 4:[/b] Click “Start” button to begin the conversion. The conversion speed can reach up to 300%, in a short while the conversion will be finished.

Now you can easily enjoy your DVDs and Video on your portable devices, so what are you waiting for? Just try this and have a colorful digital experience!

[url=http://www.macdvdripper.net/]Mac DVD Ripper[/url]

Written by weivey on March 3rd, 2010 with no comments.
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How to Converter Video on Mac for iPod nano/iPod classic/iPod touch…….

For iPod users, it is really frustrated when you want to play your favorite audio-visual content on the your iPod. Or simply need to view again the most popular you tube video or listen to your favorite music to keep our mood. If you are a Mac user, this would be getting worse. This is because iPod supports only a limited number of files and there is seldom nice Mac Video covnerter for iPod, iPhone users.
Now I’d like to share a Mac iPod Video Converter which can extend ipod ability to read almost all popular video and audio with the least effort and time.

The following are the detailed guide:
Preparation: Download and intall 4Easysoft Mac iPod Video Converter

Step 1:Run this software and add files
Click “Add File” button, you can add the files that you want to put on your iPod.
Like a Mac Video Converter, this software can support all popular video formats such as MPG, MPEG, MPEG2, VOB, M4V, RM, WMV, ASF, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, HD video etc as its input video format.
Step 2:Select the output setting.
Select the output format from the profile drop list.
Click the “Browse” button, you can choose the output destination.
Click “setting” button, a windows pops up and you can change the Encoder, Resolution, Frame Rate, Bitrate of video as well as Encoder, Sample Rate, Channels, and Bitrate of audio
Step 3:Click “Start” button to begin the conversion.

Editing tips:
Tip 1.Effect
Click “Effect” button and a dialogue-box pops up.

This function can help you set the video Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and check Deinterlacing allows you to optimize the video effect.

Tip 2.Trim
Clik “Trim” button and a dialogue-box pops up.

Three ways to trim videos:
1.Drag the slide-bar to the position you want.
2.Click the “start time” and “end time” button.
3.Set the Start time and the End time to trim your video.

Tip 3.Crop.
Clik “Crop” button and a dialogue-box pops up.

Three ways to crop your videos.
1. Crop by selecting a crop mode
2. Crop by setting the crop values
3. Crop by drag the frame.
Tip 4.Merge
Select “Merge into one file”, you can merge the files that you choose into one file.
Tip 5. Preferences
By clicking the “Preference” button you can select the output destination, the Snapshot foler, the format of the snapshot image.
You can also choose to shut down your computer or do nothing after your conversion. You can also select the CPU usage.
Tip 6.Snapshot
Click the “snapshot” button, you can capture any image while previewing your video. And it will be saved automatically in the default folder.

For Windows users:
iPod Video Converter maybe the best choice. It provides an easy and completed way to convert video/audio to iPod from all popular video/audio formats, such as MPEG, VOB, MP4, M4V, QuickTime, MP3, AAC, M4A, etc. Besides, it has rich editing functions to vary output files such as splitting file by preset time-length, outputting with exact file to fit for your iPod, and so on.

Written by valiposo on March 3rd, 2010 with no comments.
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