iChat - Windows and Mac Users: What You Can Get in A DVD Ripping Pro whymeshy - Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: Windows and Mac Users: What You Can Get in A DVD Ripping Pro
Nowadays rip DVDs is becoming a common activity performed by many software programs. But many portable multimedia players only play video in the MPEG-4 format. Now, when getting a DVD ripping program is a must, the question on what to look for will be one of the first questions that you will likely ask.
If you own a portable gadget that plays video and you want to watch your DVD videos on it, you most likely need a DVD ripper program. This includes devices like the iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPod Video, iPhone, Zune, PSP and others. If you want to store your DVD movies on your computer or a hard drive, you too need DVD ripping software.
This guide will show you how to use 4videosoft DVD Ripper platinum (for windows users) and DVD Ripper for Mac (for mac users) in an easiest way and explain how to merge/ subtitle/ crop/ trim/ effect the video files while conversion.
Part 1: How to rip DVD files into versatile video/audio formats for playback on iPhone/iPod/PSP/Zune/Apple TV/Phone/Xbox/Zen…
Step 0: Download and install 4Videosoft DVD Ripper Platinum
Step 1:Load your files
Click “Load DVD” button to load your DVD.
This professional DVD Ripper can load three DVD source, you can load your DVD from DVD drive, DVD folder in your PC and also IFO file.
Step 2:Choose your settings
Select the output video format you want from the “Profile” drop-down list.
Some powerful functions such as “Trim”, “Effect”, “Crop” “Preference” are all available.
Step 3:Start conversion.
If you want to convert DVD by default settings, just click “START” button to convert. It is the easiest and common way to convert with only three steps.
You can have a coffee or have a walk now! In a short while the conversion will be finished.
Part 2: how to rip a DVD to AVI, MPEG, MPEG4, WMV, MOV, DivX, ASF video or WMV, MP3 audio on your Mac computer
Step 0: Free Download and install 4Videosoft DVD Ripper for Mac
When you finished the download process, run the .exe file to install it.
Step 1: Click “Load DVD ” or “Add DVD” button to import DVDs.
Step 2: Select one or more files in the list, click "Profile" drop-down button, select an output format for selected files in the drop down list that opens.
Step 3: Click "Browse" or “Open Folder” button on the right of "Destination", select a destination folder in the dialog box that opens, and click it.
Tips: If you want to do more operation with your DVD, the following functions will satisfy you. 1. Effect.
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, Saturation and Volume”.
2. Trim.
The "Trim" function also servers as a video splitter for you to get any time-length video episode. You can set the "Start Time" and "End Time" to set the exact time-length of the clip or you can directly drag the slide bar to the position you want.
3.Crop.
By using the "Crop" function you can crop off the black edge of your video and you can also drag the line around the video image to adjust the video play region to fit for your mobile devices
Step 4: After all the settings, click the “START” button to start ripping DVD to destination format.