How to Rip DVD on Mac OS X (including OS X Lion)

The following tutorial is going to show you how to rip DVD to all sorts of video and audio formats on Mac OS X (including OS X Lion) using DVD Ripper for Mac. It also shows several tips and tricks you need to pay attention to while using this DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD on your Mac machine.

Step 1. Launch DVD Ripper for Mac and Add DVD Movie

Drag & drop DVD disc icon on the desktop to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Load DVD" to locate the DVD movies (including DVD Video, DVD IFO file, DVD folder, dvdmedia file) you want to add.

The default settings only read main feature of the DVD movie for conversion instead of the DVD menu and the movie just starts playing right away. If you want to import the whole DVD, go to "Preference" and uncheck "Load main title of the DVD".

Subtitle: Regular DVD movies usually have several subtitles such as English, French, German, etc. You can select the one you prefer so that you can rip DVD with subtitle on Mac Lion. You can also delete the subtitle by selecting 'No Subtitle'

Audio Track: Select an audio track from the available audio tracks of your DVD movie.

Step 2. Output Settings

Select an output format: For example, you can select 'iPad' when you want to rip DVD to iPad on Mac OS X, and the default setting works great.

Set video and audio parameters: If you want to resize output video files or tailor settings for specific use, you can click the "Settings" button to open the Settings window and set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc.

Step 3. Start to Rip DVD on Mac

After the output settings, you can just hit the Convert button to start ripping DVD on Mac OS X. You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output folder after the conversion.

Note: There are a few tips and tricks you won't miss out on while using this DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD on your Mac machine.

Tip 1. Split DVD chapters and capture DVD clips

If you want to capture a clip from the current title/chapter, move the pointer over the thumbnail of the DVD you want to split and choose "split" from the pop-up menu. In the Split window, you can choose split DVD into chapters automatically. Or you can drag the slider to the exact point you want to cut the video, and click "scissors" icon. When the settings are done, close the window and click "Yes" in pop-up dialogue to save the settings.

Tip 2. Crop DVD Video

In the Crop window, select an output aspect ratio and the available options are: Keep Original, Full Screen, 16:9 and 4:3. You can enter the crop values manually or drag the rectangular selection box to select the displaying area.

Tip 3. Video Effect

In the Video Adjustment window, drag the slider to set the brightness, contrast, saturation and volume. You can also choose a special effect from the Effect drop-down list to apply to your DVD movie.