How to convert DVD to iPad and iPhone 4 on Mac

The following guide is going to show you how to convert DVD to iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4 on Mac OS X (including Snow Leopard) using DVD Converter for Mac. It also shows several tips and tricks you need to pay attention to while using this Mac DVD Converter to convert DVD to iPhone on your Mac machine.

Step 1. Launch DVD Converter for Mac and add DVD Movie ( Free Download )

Click the "Load DVD" button, and navigate to the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open DVD folder, select VIDEO_TS folder and click OK.

Or, click the "Load IFO" button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, open the VIDEO_TS folder, select all IFO files and click OK.

After you add your movie, you can choose any titles or chapters you want to convert by ticking the check boxes before them. So that you can copy and convert the whole DVD movie or just convert the selected titles or chapters. You can choose to convert certain segment of the DVD movie using trim function.

Step 2. Output Settings

At the bottom of the main window, you can select a format according to the name of your player. For example, you can select 'iPhone 3GS Video MPEG-4(*.mp4)' when you want to rip DVD to iPhone 3GS on Mac, and the default setting works great. This DVD Converter for Mac can also rip DVD to MP4, AVI, M4V, 3GP, MPG, MPEG, FLV on Mac OS X and convert DVD from PAL to NTSC. You can select MOV or MP4 when you rip DVD to iMovie on Mac. iMovie supports MOV and MP4 video. It is easy to rip DVD to iMovie on Mac.

Step 3. Start Conversion

When output settings are done, click the "Convert" button to start converting your Movies. You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output folder after the conversion.

Tip & Trick 1. Trim movie clips

Tick the Check boxes of the chapters or titles you want to trim, and click the "Trim" button to open the Trim window below:

Drag the slider to set the starting time and ending time, click OK.

Note: You can preview the trimmed movie clip before conversion in preview window.

Tip & Tricks 2. Crop movie clips

Check the chapter or title you want to trim, and click the "Crop" button to open the Crop window.

Select an output aspect ratio and the available options are: Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3.

Note: You can enter the crop values manually or drag the rectangular selection frame round the video to select the displaying area.

Tip & Trick 3. Merge several titles or chapters into one file

You'll find "Merge into one file" at the bottom of the program window, after you select the titles and chapters you want to rip and finish the output settings, you can tick the check box of "Merge into one file" to merge several titles or chapters into one. This allows you to merge all movie titles into one output file so that you can enjoy a long movie without breaks.

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