Convert DVD to MP4 Mac

How to Convert & Rip DVD to MP4 on Mac OS X (Lion included)

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Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) can only be played back on DVD players and computers. If you want to watch them on the go or backup onto an iPod or PS3, you have to convert DVD to MP4 format, which is mainly used on portable media devices and video-sharing websites. MP4 (MPEG-4) supports to be compressed to smaller file size, while still maintaining high video quality. Converting DVD movies to MP4 files sounds be a little tricky, but with the help of DVD Ripper for Mac, this process becomes very simple and straightforward. All it does is to create a generic MP4 file that can be used in any compatible device.

Below is the step-by-step how-to on converting DVD movies to MP4 video files on Mac OS X.

If you are using Windows OS and want to rip DVD to MP4, you can refer to DVD Ripper for Windows.

 

Before the DVD to MP4 process, Please download and installed the program on your Mac firstly.

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Supported devices and OS:
Devices: iMac, Unibody Macbook, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and PC with Mac OS X
Operating System: MAC OS X 10.4, MAC OS X Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS Lion

Step 1: Import DVD movies.

Insert DVD disk into your DVD-ROM drive, click "load DVD" icon on the main menu to browse your computer hard drive and select the DVDs you want to Load. you can also directly drag-and-drop DVD files into. (the DVD ripper can also rip DVD folder and ISO files.)

Step 2: Choose "MP4" as Output Profile

Click on the device icon at the right side of video processing list, and then it will switch to the following output file format choosing panel. Just select "MP4" tab.

Besides, you can Click "+" button on Profile panel to specify output MP4 (MPEG-4) parameters: video codec, audio codec, video size, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate etc.

Step 3: Edit DVD movies

Mac DVD Ripper also features easy home video editing features. Select a title or chapter and click "Edit" on the top Menu to call out video edit window: split the video or get a segment from the video, crop the video frame and change its aspect ratio appearance, rotate the videos to your desired angle, change Brightness, Contrast and Saturation, and much more. Get more detailed with DVD Ripper for Mac Guide.

Step 4: Convert DVD to MP4 on Mac

When the settings are done, click "Convert" to start converting DVD movies to .MP4 video files.

After the conversion finished, you can click the "Open" button to check the target MP4 (MPEG-4) file conveniently. Besides, you can also set the program to switch off the computer automatically when the conversion is done.