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!
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:
hppp://www.aimersoft.com/dvd-ripper-for-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.
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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.
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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.
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