Monday, May 26, 2014

MPEG Workflow: Get Alternative MPEG Streamclip Work Well

If you have problems in converting or working with MPEG Streamclip with error message, here is right for you. The article will show how to convert video files with alternative MPEG Streamclip.

I think MPEG Streamclip is absolutely fantastic, and the fact that it costs nothing feels like I'm stealing it. But I'm converting a lot more these days, and I'd like to look into things that are little more comprehensive and user friendly. But sometimes I find it might not work and prompt up messages such as “won’t read or open files” or “unrecognized file format”. Other symptoms that you would notice when your MPEG Streamclip is not working is when you have uploaded a video file but the audio is not working. For example, it can't read XAVC video files.


But as we know, MPEG Streamclip doesn't work on Windows 8.1 nor the Mac 10.9 Mavericks. In a case like this, a great MPEG Streamclip alternative is strongly needed. 

Hot Search: MPEG to iTunes | MPEG- to H.264 | MPEG to FCP X

To get an easy to use one, you can take a look at 
Pavtube Video Converter for Windows which can deal with Blu-ray, DVD and virous videos fantastically. With easy workflow, it will help you to remove copy protection of Blu-ray,DVD and convert 720p/1080p videos with great quality for further burning or playback. Download it and get it installed (Mac Version is made for Mac users).
Proress MPEG Streamclip alternative to Convert videos on Windows (8.1/8/7) and Mavericks

Step 1. Import your video files to this MPEG Streamclip alternative 
After downloading and running this app, click Add button to import the local video files you want to convert. There's no expiry limitation to Pavtube Video Convrter Ultimate, so you can always try it out on your video files collection.


2. Choose output format.
Click "Format" dropdown list to choose the desired video format for output.

 

Note: Directly Copy is used to copy the 100% intact main movie with multiple subtitle and audio tracks preserved. It will keep the high image quality from original Blu-ray and generate a M2TS file. If you need a lossless output file and fast conversion speed, it is a good choice.

3. Start conversion.
Click "Convert" button to start converting Blu-ray,DVD and Videos on Windows 8.1/8/7. When it is completed, click "Open" button to locate the generated files.

Some more helpful features of the Best Alternative to MPEG Streamclip:

a. Edit your video files (Optional)

If necessary, you can perhaps try to edit your video files with the converter. You can easily trim, crop, add effects, subtitles to your source files.



b. Advanced video, audio parameter settings

If you need to change your video's resolution, frame rate, bit rate or audio sample rate, audio channel, just click on Settings.

More features:
* Full disc copy supports to backup the whole Blu-ray keeping original structure and chapter markers, which can be used for further burning or creating ISO files.
* It supports to convert different videos to another video format for further playing or editing.
* Added 3D profiles in Format menu. (Side-by-Side, Top-Bottom, or Anaglyph 3D in MKV/MP4/MOV/WMV/AVI)
* Choosing main title for DVD/BD by default/ full disc copying without choosing root title manually.

Get the generated files to your hard drive or portable devices, in this way, you can keep it safe and easily play it at any time.

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

How to Play DVD with VLC Media Player

In this article, I will share my experience and offer the best way to help you play DVD videos on VLC Media Player for enjoying with ease. 

VLC, also known as VLC Media Player or VideoLan Client, is a universal media player to play almost any video file and even DVD movies. However, VLC can't automatically determine which file on the DVD contains the actual movie. Instead, you must manually load and preview each file in turn, so it can take a bit of time to get things started. But that's the only real obstacle. When you're done, you'll have an mp1v file you can watch in just about any media player (including VLC, natch). Ah, that VLC—it just keeps giving and giving.


An quick workaround I find to solve the issues is to convert the DVD video files to common formats (like AVI, MOV, MPEG, MP4, etc) to fit the local VLC media player with DVDAid from Pavtube. If you are Mac users, you can try Pavtube DVDAid for Mac.

Overall, this program works successfully in DVD to MP4 conversion even you have a bunch of large DVD files. I have tried it to encode DVD to MP4 for playing on my VLC player, it turns out playing any kinds of DVD files smoothly and at original quality. It’s the best software application for Win users. What's more, this converter also supports many of other video formats like MOV,MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPG, etc.

Step 1: Add DVD video files

Run DVD to VLC Converter on your computer, and then click "Load disc" button to import the DVD video files to the converter.



Step 2: Choose H.264 MP4 as output format.

In “Format” drop down list box, you may select best video format for plaing on VLC Media Player.

Here, you are recommended to choose Common Video -> H.264 Video (*.mp4); if you want to get HD MP4 files to use on VLC player, you can choose HD Video -> H.264 HD Video (*.mp4).



Step 3: Start Convert

Click “Convert” in the main interface to start transcoding DVD movie to VLC supported H.264 MP4 format.

After conversion, you can use converted MP4 files and open them with VLC Media Player for playback easiliy and smoothly.

Some other better ways to play DVD

If you still cannot solve the problems, here offers you some of the alternatives that will help you out.

1. Top Best VLC Alternative - Pavtube Video Player


Here Pavtube Video Player is the best alternative to VLC Media Player to play DVD on windows-based computer. It is a professional program in ripping Blu-ray/DVD/HD video  for playback, storage or editing. It can rip the latest 3D/2D Blu-ray and DVD and convert any kinds of video files to various video formats for some popular smartphones and tablets as well as editing software.

Most important of all, it can play DVD files (including IFO, ISO, VOB files) without having to install any extra codec packages. The built-in media player allows you to watch any DVD movies with HD visual experience without any hassles.

The Mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac.

2. PowerDVD

PowerDVD is developed by CyberLink Corp. and can play any video, audio, pictures, DVD, Blu-ray and HD movies.  Its high playback image and audio quality makes it famous in the DVD player market. However,  PowerDVD is expensive and its superabundant version usually makes users refused and hard to decide which to choose.

3. BS Player


BS Player is claimed to be the best multimedia player in the world which allows for a wide array of options for Video, DVD, Audio, Radio and TV playback, as well as plays all types of media files. It has now returned with a free version.

But if you want to navigate the DVD menu, you need to purchase it first. Besides, there's no "Play DVD" button, which means you need to upgrade to the pro version as per needs.
Now choose the best method to play .DVD extension video files on your Media Player. Just like the saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way. Watching DVD movies anywhere you like is easy as ABC now.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

How to Play DVD in Windows Media Player easily?

Summary: This article mainly shows you how to open and play DVD in Windows Media Player effortlessly.

Microsoft Windows XP users that do not have a Windows DVD player program installed, DVD codec, or a DVD decoder will be unable to play a DVD movie using the Microsoft Windows Media player to play their DVD movies. Often you'll get an error similar to the below message.


To fix "Cannot Play This DVD" error, you need to 
install suitable DVD codec on your system. Of course, you could purchase commercial DVD decoder from giants like Cyberlink, Corel, Roxio, etc. for better and multimedia experience. However, you could usually use the free DVD codec, like K-lite Codec Pack, Codec Pack (Advanced) and so on. After DVD codec installed, play DVD again in Windows Media Player.

In fact, Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with digital copyright protection. To view your DVD movie on your Windows Media Player,  here is an easier way to solve problems associated with missing DVD decoders: that is to convert/rip your DVD  movies to WMP best supported video format

According to Microsoft, Windows Media Player supported file formats include WMV, AVI, ASF, WMA, etc. Among them, the relatively common used formats are WMV, WMA and AVI.

To reach this goal, Pavtub DVD to WMP Converter is the best tool for you. Overall, this program can help you extract DVD movies to Windows Media Player playable format.  It is professional and easy to use for editing and conversion and makes great quality copies of DVDs. The synchronization of audio and video and superfast conversion speed are also wonderful. The Mac version is DVD to WMP Ripper for Mac

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If you happen to be creasy about watching DVD movies, you can go through this guide to learn how to rip DVD to Windows Media Player for playing.

Step 1: Run Pavtube DVDAid, and load DVD files to it. You can click "DVD ROM" to load movie from DVD drive or "ISO/IFO" DVD ISO file.



Step 2: Select output format for Windows Media Player. Click on the drop-down list at the opposite side of "Format", and then choose "HD Video > WMV HD(*.wmv)" format. The format is designed for users that wanna get DVD rips to Windows Media Player.



Tip: Pavtube DVDAid let users control/customize output file quality. To improve video quality, simply click "Settings" and set video bitrate up.

 

Step 3: Start ripping DVD to WMV HD video for Windows Media Player.

Click "Convert" button to rip DVD to Windows Media Player, once the ripping task is finished by Pavtube DVDAid, you can click "Open" button at the bottom of the main interface to get the output WMV file for adding to Windows Media Player for playing and sharing with your family.

Other ways to play DVD with Windows Media Player

As mentioned before, you cannot play a DVD on your laptop or computer if you do not have a Windows DVD player program installed DVD codec, or a DVD decoder. Therefore, you will need to have a third-party software DVD player.



As we know, Microsoft didn’t do away with DVD playback in Windows instead they moved it to the Windows Media Center pack which can be bought at $10. In this case, you will have to pay for the product key. Here I recommended to opt for VLC media player if you are just looking for DVD playback. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

Features: Simple, fast and powerful media player. 

Once the installation is complete, it is time to enjoy your DVD. Watching DVD on VLC is that simple since you only need to open VLC and with the DVD in your drive—click Menu, then Open Disc.

In case you don't want to install so much video player, why not directly convert DVD format to let it play smoothly on any media player? An excellent DVD Ripper- Pavtube DVDAid is ready anytime for you to use. Try it now!

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    Tuesday, May 20, 2014

    How to Play DVD on Wii with Ease

    Description: Put your DVD on your Wii and nothing takes place? Wondering how to ge your DVD discs playable on Wii console? Pls follow this guide and find the best solution to play DVD on Wii effortlessly.
     
    The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006, it has got many people’s attention and favor because of its outstanding feature like playing game, watch videos, etc. Speaking of watching video, do you want to play DVD movies on Nintendo wii console?

    Would you use the Homebrew Channel to play DVD on Wii with the risky of bricking your Nintendo Wii, or would you like to use a much safer way to play DVD on Wii, like making use of a professionally designed DVD to Wii converter to rip DVD to Wii video files? Here you can get two solutions to play DVD on Wii, just make a comparison on which would be better for you.

    Solution 1: Use a DVD to Wii Converter to convert DVD to Wii videos

    What you need is a powerful tool for ripping DVD movies. Pavtube DVDAid is a professional program in converting DVD to Wii compatible videos as well as editing on Wii. Simple interface and CUDA acceleration will bring you an easy but effective conversion. The following guide will show you detailed steps. Read Review

    You can have the trial version to try all the functions firstly, and then download the retail version to install it.

    Solution 2: Unlock the Wii 

    Wii does Play DVD especially when unlocked, but it is all for your benefit since you will be able to enjoy the benefits of your console to the fullest. In order to unlock Wii successfully, you will need the following. Please note that you can use only one of the mentioned Unlockers.
    • Wii Unlocker Ultra 
    • Homebrew Installer 
    • Homebreware 
    Solution 3: Make use of Homebrew Channel

    To play DVD on Wii through Homebrew Channel, you need to install a small and hidden Homebrew channel on a system. This package blesses the console with a libdi file (DVD access library), and allows you to watch your favorite videos with the MPlayer application, an open source media player.

    Requirements

    • Nintendo Wii (with system version 3.2)
    • A FAT/FAT32 formatted SD card (2GB and below)
    • An SD card reader/writer
    • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii
    • The Twilight Hack (which is compatible with Homebrew Channel Installer)
    • Homebrew Channel Installer
    • DVDX: this app enables Wii to read DVDs once inserted in the drive
    • Media player that is enabled to play commercial DVDs (MPlayer)
    Steps of installing the Homebrew Channel

    It is important to note that there are two essential steps that need to be carried in order to successfully play DVDs in Wii. These processes include installation of the Homebrew Channel as well as the DVD player.

    Install the Homebrew Channel

    Slot in your SD card into your reader after which you will have to copy the "private" directory of the Twilight Hack onto your SD card. Though many people tend to forget to do it is important that you remember to also copy "boot.dol" file that belongs to Homebrew Channel.

    Insert the SD card into your Wii after which you will be required to delete the Zelda save file which is found in the Wii File Manager

    There are two versions of Zelda (RVL-RZDE-0A-0" or "RVL-RZDE-0A-2) that you will insert however you have to choose one of these versions depending on the required or correct hack. For instance, RVL-RZDE-0A-0 is compatible with TwilightHack0 while RVL-RZDE-0A-2 necessitates for TwilightHack2, which are both available in the package.

    Go to your file manager and switch to SD view after, which you will be required to copy the correct version of the hack.

    Insert the Zelda game disk, start the game, and save the game. Once the homebrew Channel installer starts, it is time to feel free to enjoy your favorite DVD movies with less or no limitations. Complete the process, after which you will be in a position to access the Homebrew Channel just like any other program on your Wii.

    Install the DVD Playback Software

    After a successful installation of the homebrew channel, it is time to install a third party DVD player (MPlayer). This third party DVD player will enable you to play DVDs on your Wii console.
    First things first, all you need is to find a safe place where you can install and then Copy the third party DVD player (MPlayer) into your SD card.
    Insert your SD card into your Wii and start the homebrew channel that will give you access to the two apps you present in your SD card. After which you will run the DVDX installer app. Select "Normal Installation". Normal Installation will ensure that the installation runs smoothly with minimum or zero problems.

    After a complete installation, insert your DVD into your Wii and start the MPlayer app. This way you will be able to play the DVD from the MPlayer menu.

    How to play DVD on your Wii MPlayer menu

    • Go into The Homebrew Channel. Select -> MPlayer
    • Select DVD-Video select -> Title
    • Then Play DVD
    However, if you try this method, you have to download a homebrew video player, copy them to an SD card, and use the Homebrew Channel to apply a two-second patch. And you have to take note that there's a corresponding risk on the Wii if you do something wrong.

    All in all, converting DVD movies to Wii videos is the best way to play your DVD movies on Wii as you like.

    Download and install Pavtube DVDAid on your computer and do as follows:

    How to convert/rip DVD movies to play on Wii with ease 

    Step 1. Load DVD to this DVD to Wii ripping program

    Click the "Load DVD" button on the menu bar to load your DVD files to this DVD to Wii converter. By importing DVD files, you can select DVD subtitle, chapter, preview DVD videos, snap screenshots, etc.



    Step 2. Select Wii compatible formats as output profile.

    Click the "Format" to select output profile for your Nintendo Wii, say Wii MOV Video (*.mov) or Wii AVI Video (*.avi).



    Tip:  Pavtube DVD to Wii Ripper let users control/customize output file quality. To improve video quality, simply click “Settings” and set video bitrate up.



    Step 3. Start to convert DVD to Wii videos

    Click the bottom-right convert button to start to convert DVD to Wii video files. This would take you some time and you just need to wait for the conversion completed.

    Transfer converted DVD files to your Nintendo Wii

    Now you can copy the converted DVD files (in Wii MOV files or Wii AVI files) to your SD card. Then plug in the SD card to your Wii and enjoy your converted DVD on Wii.

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    Monday, May 12, 2014

    Failed To Playback WMV Files On QuickTime

    Summary: In this is WMV to QT MOV conversion guide, you will learn the best solution to play WMV files with QuickTime Player on your mac easily. 

    WMV is a very popular video format developed by Microsoft. WMV owns very small size under the same visual quality. That's why it's very good to enjoy WMV videos on line. However, for Mac users, it's a little bit head-scratching to play WMV with QuickTime Player, because its compatibility with Mac system is not very satisfying. Then how to make WMV video to play with QuickTime? Hence you'll need to think of other possible options.
     

    Option 1: You can install a QuickTime component – Flip4Mac which will help to increase the QuickTime's current support of file formats; Option 2: use an alternative WMV Player or; Method 3: convert your WMV files beforehand with the Video Converter Ultimate.

    Option 1: Flip4Mac

    As mentioned earlier, Flip4Mac is one of the many QuickTime Components that's available to help improve the current supported list of media types, files, formats as well as compatibility of QuickTime. It is basically the official Windows Media Player for Mac with improved loading time.

    After the installation of Flip4Mac, you do not need to convert your WMV files as the player will be able to play the WMV files in its original container. However, you would still need to subscribe for an upgrade for further encoding ability or if you're looking to have extra features to go along with it. Simply download the version accordingly to your Mac OS X.

    Option 2: Alternative WMV Player

    If you've decided that it's enough with QuickTime and wish to try out an alternative WMV player, the Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac will be your ideal one. You can preview the video files before converting.

    Option 3: The Video Converter Ultimate

    If you want to enjoy WMV files with QuickTime Players, you'd better convert wmv file to QuickTime supported .mov format.

    Here, this Mac WMV to QuickTime Converter as the best WMV to Quicktime .mov converter, can easily help you convert WMV file to mov for QuickTime easily with reliable efficiency and simple frank interface; no jitter, no slitter, you will have regardless video quality lost after converting. Come and download the powerful WMV Converter and let's start!

    Fast Convert WMV videos to QuickTime MOV format on Mac

    Step 1. Copy your WMV file to mac and keep it on. Launch Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac; click the top left two icons to load your footages individually or in batch correspondingly.



    Step 2. Click Format, choose "Common Video > MOV-QuickTime(*.mov)" as the best video format for QuickTime Player.




    You can also click the Setting which is marked as 3 above, choose the output video size, video bitrate, frame rate, etc. all according to your needs.



    Step 3. Now click the big red circle at the right bottom to start converting WMV file to QuickTime preferred mov format. This program will help you to stream the converted video to home shared network so that you can playback the on another mac directly.

    If you are Windows users, try Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate.

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    Friday, May 9, 2014

    Which Is the Best Free DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD movies free

    In this free DVD rippers review, top thress free DVD rippers are listed and compared from their ability of removing DVD copy protections, converting DVD to videos and DVD ripping limitations.

    Usually, I see a lot of discussions about looking for a free DVD ripper in forums or various questions on best free DVD ripping software in Yahoo! Answers:

    "I'm looking for a good DVD Ripper (freeware) so i can convert video files to my MP4, can anyone recommend?"
    "Can anybody aware me of a free DVD ripper (not an imaging program) that I will not have to pay for, can download and isnt full of viruses?"

    "Anyone know of any good free dvd ripping software that doesn't leave a watermark? I'm trying to put my dvds on my computer so I can watch them whenever I want and not have to carry them all around."

    "What's a user friendly free DVD to iPad converter? Im trying t transfer DVDs to my iPad Air but I haven't been able to find any easy converters that are free."

    "Is there a completely free dvd to Apple TV converter?"

    "I only wanna get a FREE dvd to iphone 5S converter for mac? Be quick!?"

    Are you still seeking for free DVD ripper for Mac to backup and rip your DVD collections to the format you needed, so that you can store your DVD in safe from any damage or enjoy DVD movies on your portable devices on the go. Actually, there are lots of good free DVD rippers available. Here we listed three of the most popular top 3 free Mac DVD ripper software for you to choose the one which is the most suitable for you. Just hold on reading.

    1. Pavtube Free DVDAid for Mac

    This free DVD Ripper for Mac offers you a fun, easy and fabulous way to rip DVDs, according to Pavtube, the giveaway version has all the features of regular DVD Ripper except it cannot output as MP4 nor does it have specific output profiles for electronic devices. Also be sure to check our Active Sales list for more free and cheap software!
    • Rip DVDs to MOV, MKV, AVI, MPG, VOB, WMV, FLV, etc with fast speed.
    • Helps edit DVD and add SRT/ASS/SSA subtitles to DVD movies.

    Pros: Easy to use; Editing features; Support dealing latest DVD disc
    Cons: Can't convert video to mp4 format
    OS: Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1

    Upgraded full version - DVDAid (Alternative Mac version DVDAid for Mac)

    Main features:
    • Best DVD ripping software on the market
    • Rip and convert DVD movies to MP4/AVI/MKV/WMV,etc with high quality.
    • Makes 1:1 copy of original DVD Disc without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc.
    • With CUDA/AMD GPU acceleration, and you will take short time of converting and get hours of enjoyments.
    • It's simple to use and well worth the investment.
    • Support latest DVD
    • features with adding *.srt and *.ass subtitle
    The steps refer to: Rip DVD movies to Android Phone/Tablet

    Tip:

    Want to rip your Blu-ray/DVD movies to 3D videos for playback? Want to convert or backup your Blu-ray movies and DVDs with keeping original multiple audio tracks and subtitle , trying Pavtube Bytecopy (Win/Mac). (Learn why choose it)

    2. HandBrake

    Handbrake is an open source DVD ripper which can only convert DVDs to MP4 and MKV, with support for iPhone, iPods, PSPs, Apple TVs, PS3s, PS4. But it only can rip standard DVDs that can be played by your DVD player if without the help of third party software, VLC media player, not the mention the Disney new copy protections. In addition it is not stable, sometimes even crash. And if you would like to upload a commercial or home-made DVD movie to youtube.com video sharing website or to your web page or blog, HandBrake can't help at all. Pavtube Free DVDAid for Mac would be the HandBrake alternative to solve this problem.


    Pros:
    1. Handbrake provides handy presets for Apple devices, etc, making it pretty easier.
    2. Compared with Mac The Ripper, Handbrake rips DVD to MP4 and MKV formats while MacTheRipper only helps to save DVD in VIDEO_TS folder.
    3. It is no exaggeration to say that Handbrake sets the standard for easy DVD ripping.

    Cons:
    1. When it comes to your DVD protected by CSS , Sony ARccOS, Region protection, UOP, APS, etc, Handbrake will not live up to your hope. As a result, you have to handle it with the assistant of VLC to decrypt DVD before ripping it.

    2. The open-source DVD ripper for Mac does not keep abreast with the latest Mac OS X Mavericks. So for those tech geeks, it’s advisable to go in for a DVD ripper for Mac that is constantly refreshed to support the newest changes, be it your Mac OS or your mobile devices.

    3. Handbrake has a lot to do in terms of output format. This Mac DVD ripper freeware only achieves to encode DVD to MKV and MP4 format. The need to rip DVD to MOV, FLV, AVI, etc or put DVD on Samsung, HTC or other tablets or phones seems to be never realized with Handbrake.

    4. MacTheRipper

    MacTheRipper can break copy protection and rip DVD content, but it doesn't encode its rips to other formats. It just rips the DVD menu and all to your hard drive in VOB file. It also needs a third party software to convert VOB to other formats. So if you would like to rip DVD directly to the format you desire, you'd better to take a look at Pavtube Free DVD Ripper for Mac.



    Pros:

    1. Mac The Ripper is good at disabling CSS encryption and Macrovision protection, removing region code by setting the disc's region to '0' for region-free and get rid of RCE region checking. Better still, it allows you to copy DVD on Mac in VIDEO_TS folder, regardless of ARccOS copy protection.

    2. This free Mac DVD Ripper comes with a very clear manual and an intuitive interface, which can be more acceptable by those non-professionals as MacTheRipper makes it a snap to backup DVD to your Mac's hard drive.

    3. MacTheRipper endeavors to rip the main feature of a 100-minDVD movie in 22 minutes and 52 seconds, which is really a shorter period of time compared with other similar DVD ripper for Mac.

    Cons:


    1. MTR 2.6.6, though easy and free to obtain, does not work on any version of OS X past Snow Leopard. So if you’ve upgraded your Mac OS to Lion, Mountain Lion or even Mavericks, seeking for a MacTheRipper alternative to do your DVD ripping is of top priority.

    2. Seeking for the latest version of MTR is not suggested in consideration of its information obfuscation and back-alley character, which will only frustrate, confuse, and anger you.

    3. Mac The Ripper only helps to make a playable copy of DVD on your hard drive in VIDEO_TS folder, which is not supported by many other portable devices. So if you want to make your DVD watchable on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac The Ripper is not the way to go.

    How to Rip DVD Free on Mac OS with Pavtube Free DVDAid for Mac

    Click "Download" button to directly use the Pavtube Free DVD Ripper on your Mac and learn how to copy/convert DVD to AVI with Free DVDAid for Mac.

    Step 1. Import DVD source.

    Insert one of DVD discs you need to convert and then double click the icon on the desktop to launch the software. Click "Import DVD" icon and select the DVD disc in the drop-down list. It is obvious that the software has already recognized the inserted DVD automatically for you, so you do not need to find the desired DVD manually. Meanwhile, you can choose to "Load IFO/ISO" or "Load from folder".

    load dvd into free dvdaid mac

    Tips: After having load DVD successfully, the actual Main Title will be ticked automatically by the software. And only by clicking the selected Main Title, you are able to select Subtitles tracks and Audio tracks on the interface and preview the whole movie in the preview window on the right.

    Step 2. Choose an output format and make settings.

    Go to Format menu and choose a suitable format you want in the drop-down format list.

    Click "Format" menu to choose "AVI HD Video(*.avi)" under "HD Video" option which is perfect for storing on hard drive and playing.

    free dvdai mac output format

    Click "Settings" button on the interface you will do to video and audio parameters of output profiles. Here, you will see detailed parameters, estimated target files size and free disk space. If you want a smaller size when the free disk apace is not enough, you can choose to adjust Bitrates (kbps) and Size (pix). Choosing a little lower Bitrates and Size will help you to get a smaller target file.

    Now, you can free convert DVD to AVI format by clicking the "Convert" button. During the conversion starts, you will get the following window about the conversion. You can see the Time elapsed and Time left and it will keep you informed of timely state of conversion. A definite number will give you a clear progress of conversion.

    The conversion time depends on the size of your output videos. Once completed, you can click "Open output folder" to locate the generated files. If you have closed the conversion window after conversion, don't worry, "Open" button on the interface can also bring you to the output files, very convenient!

    More features about Free DVDAid for Mac:

    1. Click "Edit" icon on the interface, you will be able to see every individual frame there, rotate and flip it. And what's more, you can cut off the undesired part, crop output size, edit output audio, and add subtitles, etc. Go to try it if you need.

    2. Click "Option" icon on the interface and then go to Acceleration option, you can choose to check Enable GPU acceleration, which will help to speed up conversion. Here you can check your graphic card is supported or not.

    With great decrypting capability, high quality video output and popular video format for outputing, Pavtube Free DVDAid for Mac ranks top on the list of free DVD ripping application. It will bring you great experience of converting DVD and you cannot suffer any video and audio out of sync issue.

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