How to Copy DVD, Rip DVD, Convert Video on Mac

Many friends want to share their home-make DVDs and their DVD movies with others and also they always feel difficult to do that. Today I will share you a really easy way to Copy DVD to another DVD disc, DVD image ISO, or a DVD folder. Also I will also introduce you how to rip DVD and convert videos on Mac.

Part 1: How to copy a DVD to another DVD disc/DVD image ISO/DVD folder on Mac
Step 1: DVD Copy for Mac.
To copy a DVD on Mac, you need a DVD Copy for Mac to help you. Aiseesoft DVD Copy for Mac is a good choice.



Step 2: Load Your Source
This excellent DVD copy for Mac allows you to load DVD folder and DVD image ISO.

Step 3: Choose Output Info
1. “Full Disc” or “Main Movie”
This DVD copy for Mac enables you to copy the full disc and also the main movie according to your need.

2. “Audio”, “Subtitle” and “Volume” name
You can choose your output audio from the “Audio” drop-down list, such as “all audio”/ “None”/ or some audio the DVD provide.

Subtitle is always an important thing, you can choose your output subtitle in “Subtitle” drop-down list.

You can also name your output volume's name

Step 4: Choose Your Target
You can copy your DVD to another DVD disc, DVD folder or DVD image ISO.

Tips:
1. You can also choose to copy the menus or not.
2. All the info you choose will be dispalyed on the “Info Box”.

Part 2: How to rip DVD to video formats on Mac

Step 1: Download Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac

Step 2. Load DVD
Insert DVD into your DVD-ROM, run DVD Ripper for Mac, click “Load DVD”, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.



Step 3. Set output format.
This best DVD ripper for Mac provides you output formats as many as you want. Just choose one from the drop down list “profile” according to your portable player.

Step 4: Conversion
You can just Click “Start” to begin your conversion.

Part 3: How to Convert Video files on Mac

Step 1: Download Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac





Step 2: Load video
Easily click “Add File” to load your video that you want to convert.

Step 3: Choose output profile and settings
At the bottom of the interface there are a drop-download list named “profile”. You can choose your output format here.

Tips:
1. Trim
If you want to pick up a part of the video to convert, please click “Trim” button and drag the “Start trim slider” to set the start time and “End trim slider” to set the end time. (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)



2. Crop
If you want to remove the black edges or you want to convert 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 models from “Crop Mode”(c).
Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac also allows you to chose the output aspect ratio above the crop pane, “Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3” are available.



3. 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, Hue, Saturation and Volume”.



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How to convert mod to wmv/avi/mp4/mov/mpg for Mac/Windows

Nowdays, more and more people use camcorder to record something happy, such as birthday party, wedding, graduation etc. While, maybe lots of you aren’t familiar with these tools, feeling frustrated about how to convert and import properly those .MOD video files. Now here, I give some little tips and hope it useful to all of you.

First, what’s Mod?

.Mod files are actually MPEG-2 files with AC3 audio, similar to a VOB file on a DVD or the M2T files used on Sony hard drive camcorders, this video file format is used on many digital camcorders, such as the JVC Everio, the Canon FS100 and the Panasonic D-Snap SD-card camcorders.

Second, why and how we convert them to what we wanted video formats?

Because .Mod file is not supported by iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, Creative Zen etc, so if you want to import MOD files from your camcorders to play on iPod, even burn to DVD to keep them, you have to convert them.
Here, I’ll share you with a useful tool to solve this problem.
Part one: For Mac users:

Aiseesoft Mod Converter for Mac can help you convert Panasonic/JVC/Cannon etc. Mod file to AVI, convert Mod to FLV, MPG, MP4, MOV, FLV, 3GP, etc., then you can enjoy edit them, enjoy them on your portable devices.

Now, follow the step-by-step guide and start the conversion.

Step 0: Download, install and run Aiseesoft Mod Converter for Mac
And after a while, you can see the following inferface:



Step 1: Load Video:
Click “Add File” button to browse your computer hard disc and load the MOD/TOD video files you want to convert to the software

Step 2: Set output video format
Click “Profile” button from the drop-down list to select the output video format such as AVI, MPG, MPEG and WMV. You can click the “Settings” button to set parameters of your output video such as Frame Rate, Bitrate to get the best video quality as you want.

Step 3: Click the “Start” button to start the conversion.

Tips:
This Mac Mod Converter also provides you with a series of video editing functions, such as crop video size, trim a clip of video, and merge several videos, set video effect.

1. Click "Effect" to make special effect for your movie.

You can adjust the “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Saturation” and also you can use “deinterlacing” to improve you output effect.

2. Trim:
“Trim” function allows you to pick up any part of your video to convert. You can just convert a part of your video that you want.


3: Crop:
Cut off the black edges of the original movie video and watch in full screen on your iPod using the "Crop" function.


4. Merge into one file
If you want to merge several Mod/Tod videos into one file you can choose them and click the “Merge into one file” to do it

Part two: For windows users:

Aiseesoft Mod Converter has the same function

Step 0: Download, install and run Aiseesoft Mod Converter



Step 1: Click “Add File” button to add your video files
Step 2: Set output video format
Step 3: Click the “Start” button to start the conversion.

Tips:
This powerful Mod Converter also allows you to do many editing works, such as “Trim”, “Crop” and “Effect”



After you convert MOD/TOD Video files with Aiseesoft Mod Converter, you can import MOD Movie from your camcorders to Windows Movie Maker, iPod, Zune, etc without problem.

How to transfer music between iPod and Mac without iTunes

Most iPod users are not very good at using iTunes. It is very difficult to use, and you can not transfer your songs back to your computer when your computer crashed down, if it is not purchased from Apple Store. So I had not used iTunes for a long time on my Mac since I found Aiseesoft
iPod Manager for Mac

It can both backup your iPod songs, movie/video and image on your Mac and import your local files to your iPod anytime without worrying loosing other info.
This article aims to show Mac users how to import files to iPod without iTunes and backup iPod info on Mac.

Part 1: How to import songs/video/movie/image to iPod without iTunes. (Take put songs for example)
Step 1: Download and run Aiseesoft iPod Manager for Mac.

For Intel: http://www.aiseesoft.com/downloads/mac/ipod-manager-for-mac.dmg
For Power PC: http://www.aiseesoft.com/downloads/mac/ipod-manager-for-mac.dmg

Step 2: Plug your iPod to your Mac
Aiseesoft iPod Manager for Mac can find it automatically.



Step 3: Pick up the files you want to put on your iPod
1. Click “Music”
2. Click “Mac to iPod” and pick up the songs on your Mac you want to put on your iPod and click “Open”



Few seconds later, it will on your iPod.
(If you want to put video/image, just click “Video”/“Picture” and other operation is the same as putting songs)

Part 2: How to backup iPod info on Mac
Step 1: Plug your iPod to your Mac
Aiseesoft iPod Manager for Mac can find it automatically.

Step 2: Pick up what you want to backup
Just click Music and all of your music on your iPod will be listed, so you can pick up which songs you want to transfer. (Click “Video”/“Picture”, if you want to backup your videos and image.)



Step 3: Click “iPod to Mac” and find where to put your iPod info on your Mac and click “Open”



Few seconds later, your iPod songs will be on your Mac.

Best iPad Converter Reviews

All of us who have got iPad are looking for best and easy converter programs with the enjoyment of iPad miracle. In this way it will become more convenient to enjoy music, movie video and ebook, etc.. I found several programs that are really easy to use.
No. 1 iPad Converter Suite
iPad Converter Suite is the first choice for all because it can rip DVD, convert video to iPad and transfer files from iPad to computer. Only program can do almost all things.


No. 2 Free iPad Video Converter
iPad Video Converter is a wonderful simple and easy iPad video converter. It can convert almost all video formats to iPad which lets you enjoy watching any video on your iPad anywhere and anytime.

No. 3 DVD to iPad Converter
DVD to iPad Converter is mainly to rip DVD for iPad to MPEG, MP4, AVI, WMV, RM, DivX etc..
In addition, these programs above are good video editor. They can trim, crop and add watermark to video. All are so easy to meet your requirement.

How to rip Blu-ray to MKV?

If you are looking for the solution of ripping Blu-ray to MKV, Aiseesoft Blu-ray to MKV Ripper is definitely the perfect solution. This Blu-ray to MKV Ripper can help users convert Blu-ray disc to MKV and other video formats with amazing converting speed and best output quality. This guide will show users how to rip Blu-ray to MKV with Aiseesoft Blu-ray to MKV Ripper.

Step 1: Download Aiseesoft Blu-ray to MKV Ripper

Download the installation package of Blu-ray to MKV Ripper. Install and run this software.

Step 2: Load Blu-ray disc

Click the "Load Blu-ray" button to input the source Blu-ray movie. Also general DVD and popular video files are also supported by this Blu-ray to MKV Ripper.

Step 3: Customize video effect

Aiseesoft Blu-ray to MKV Ripper provides users with powerful video editing functions, such as trimming video length, cropping video playing area, merging video clips together, watermarking video, etc. With this software, users can conveniently get customized output video.

Step 4: Define output settings

You can choose audio track and subtitle for the output video files. Also you can define further settings, such as Video Resolution, Video Bitrate, Frame Rate, Encoder and Audio Channels, Sample Rate, Encoder, and Audio Bitrate.

Click the "Profile" button to choose .mkv format for the output video.

Step 5: Convert Blu-ray to MKV

After all these settings, click the "Convert" button to start ripping Blu-ray disc to MKV file.

How to convert video to Apple TV?

This guide is to shows how to convert, trim, combine and edit video. If you want to convert DVD, IFO to Apple TV, you can learn the guide by clicking:
http://www.aiseesoft.com/article/dvd-to-appletv-converter.html

This Apple TV Video guide includes the following 3 parts:
1. How to convert video to Apple TV format?
2. How to trim, crop, join and edit video?
3. Tips for the conversion of Apple TV Video Converter

The tool you need is Aiseesoft Apple TV Video Converter, which you can download for free from:
http://www.aiseesoft.com/apple-tv-video-converter.html

The video formats Aiseesoft Apple TV Video Converter support are as follows:
AVI, XviD, 3GP, MKV, WMV (Window Media Video), MPEG, MPG, MP4, FLV (YouTube video), RM, RMVB (Real Player video), M4A, ASF,

The audio formats supported by Aiseesoft Apple TV Video Converter are:
MP3, WMA, WAV, AC3, M4A, AAC

Part 1: How to convert video to Apple TV
Step1. After you downloading Aiseesoft Apple TV Video Converter, install and run it, click the “Add File” button to import your videos. Aiseesoft Apple TV Video Converter support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time. If you experience any problems adding videos by directly clicking the “Add” button, you can click “File -> Add files” to add the video files you want to convert from your computer.



Step2. This software can convert video such as AVI,WMV, and so on to MP4 video for Apple TV. Just click the “Profile” drop-down list to select the format you prefer for each added file. If you don’t know what formats your device support, you can just select the format “Apple TV MPEG-4 720*432 (*.mp4)”



If you want to customize the output quality, click the “Settings” button to open the Settings panel, where you can set resolution, frame rate, video bit rate, audio bit rate, sample, etc.



After all things done, click “Start” to start conversion.

How to Put DVD Movies on iPod, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPhone(Windows/Mac)

At this moment, there is thousands of people are using their iPod enjoy their time in the whole world. With the time pssing by, other thousands of people are going to have their own iPod and joining into the iPod group. However, a problem that most of the iPod users don’t know how to put their own DVD movies to their iPod both Windows and Mac users and this problem annoys most of iPod users.
As one of iPod fans I will intorduce iPod users a really nice way to put their DVD on their iPod.(Windows/Mac)

Part 1. For Windows user:

Step 1. Load your DVD
Install and run Aiseesoft DVD to iPod Converter
Open your DVD drive and put your DVD in it. Click “Load DVD” button and choose “Load DVD”. (There is 2 more ways you can load your file, “Load DVD Folder” and “Load IFO”)(1)


Step 2. Choose your output profile and adjust your output settings
After you load your DVD into it, please choose your output profile according to your iPod. It provides many different profile for you.(2)
Then you can adjust your output video’s settings by clicking “Settings” button.


After doing the 2 steps you can click “Start” button to begin the conversion.

Tips:
1. Trim:
Three ways to do trim:
a. Drag the “start scissors bar” button to where you want to start and “end scissors bar” button where you want to end (1)
b. You can click the “Trim From” button when you want to start the trim during your preview and click “Trim To” button when you want to end.
c. Set the exact “start time” and “end time” at right part of the trim window and click “ok”


2. Crop:
Three ways to do crop
a. Select one crop mode from the “Crop Mode” drop-list.
b. Dragging crop frame to choose your own crop.
c. Set your own crop value.


3. Effect
Drag the adjustment bar to find your favorite effect of Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Volume.


4. Select audio track and subtitle
Select the audio track and subtitle from the drop-list window under the preview window.(1)


5. Merge into one file.
Pick the “Merge into one file” to merge the files you choose into one output file.(2)

Part 2. For Mac user:

For Mac users there are not many nice DVD to iPod converter to use but Aiseesoft
DVD to iPod Converter for Mac is really nice. Its conversion quality and speed are much better than other Mac DVD to iPod converter on the market and its video editing functions is its another charm. With it you can smoothly customize your own video effect by doing trim, crop, and adjust the effect of your output video. And you can also preview the effect of your output video and choose subtitle and audio track and you can also merge titles and chapters into one output file.
Download Aiseesoft DVD to iPod Converter for Mac

And for Aiseesoft DVD to iPod Converter for Mac, the process of doing Trim, Crop and adjusting Effec and other functions is the same as in windows.



If you own iphone, you can try Aiseesoft DVD to iPhone Converterand DVD to iPhone Converter for Mac