tip rip DVD to iTunes format iPod iPhone on Mac

The next step by step tutorial will share with you how to rip / copy DVD to popular video formats and extract audio from a DVD with high output video / audio quality on Mac OS X (Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard) using Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac.

Note: This guide focuses only on how to use this DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD to iPod on Mac OS X. If you want to rip DVD video / audio format to another portable player specific, all over again and select another profile "Profile" drop-down list in step 3.

Step 1. Download and install Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac. ( Free Download )

Step 2. Import DVD Movies

Run Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac. Click the Load DVD "to import the DVD movie you want to watch on your iPod.

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After adding the DVD, you can choose any titles or chapters you want to convert by ticking the check boxes before them. You can choose to convert DVD with entire movie or just one or several chapters at will, or you can choose to convert a segment of DVD movie.

Step 3. Output Settings

Regular DVD movies usually have subtitles, like English, French, German, etc. You can select one you prefer. You can also delete the subtitle by selecting "No Subtitle". It is well to select "Audio".

Extend the "Profile" drop down menu and select the format that best meets your iPod. Note: This DVD Ripper for Mac can also rip DVD to MP4, AVI, M4V, 3GP, MPG, MPEG, FLV, etc on Mac OS X.

Convert DVD to iPod on Mac

If you want to customize the video quality of output, you can click the "Settings" button to open the "Settings" and set the video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc. Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac lets you extract audio from DVD movie. You can set audio resolution, frame rate, bit rate and encoder on the panel 'Settings'.

Step 4. Start Conversion

After the output settings, click the "Start" button to start converting DVD to your iPod.

After you get the output video files, launch iTunes and begin to sync your iPod.

There are several tips and tricks that you can not miss when you are using this DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD to iPod on Mac OS X:

1. Trim DVD Title or Chapter

If you want to capture a clip from the current title / chapter, you can click the Adjust button to open the Trim window and trim the title or chapter by dragging the Start Time slider to set the time of startup, and dragging the End Time slider to set the hour of arrival. Then, you can only retrieve segments from DVD on Mac.

2. Crop DVD Video

If you want to remove the black edges or just convert an area from your movie video, you can click the Crop button to crop the video title or chapter. You can specify an area either by dragging the frame around the video or setting the crop values: Top, Button, Left and Right. Above the crop pane, you can select a ratio of output image and the available options are: Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3. You can watch the video aspect ratio selected on the main interface and during the conversion process.

Convert DVD to iPod on Mac

3. Video effect

If you want to adjust the video effect of your movie, you can click the Effect button and drag each slider to adjust the effect of video brightness, contrast, saturation and video volume. You can also choose a special effect in the dropdown menu effects for your movie.

It is recommended that you choose iMedia Converter for Mac if you want both rip and convert DVD to iPod video on your Mac machine.