How to Rip DVD, Convert Video, Backup iPod info,Make iPhone Ringtone, Copy DVD on Mac

Two years ago, I had my first Mac. Today I get my new MacBook Pro. So I am totally a Mac fan now. I enjoy my Mac very much. I always watch movies on my Mac and sometimes rip my DVD movies on it and convert video to another format. Also I make my own iPhone ringtone on it. And recently, I copy my DVDs on it as well. Now I will share my experience with you.

My article includes 5 part:
Part 1. How to rip DVD to video format on Mac
Part 2. How to convert video on Mac
Part 3. How to transfer info between iPod and Mac
Part 4. How to make iPhone ringtone on Mac
Part 5. How to copy DVD on Mac

Before we get start, I want to introduce you a really powerful tool:
Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit for Mac. It can do what I said above easily.



Part 1. How to rip DVD on Mac
Just click DVD Ripper for Mac on the main interface.

Step 1. Load you DVD.
Click the “Load DVD” button(a), find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.

Tick the check boxes(b) before the titles and chapters that you want to rip.

Step 2. Chose output profile and settings.
Selecting output format is really easy, you can chose your output format according to your devices players and the default setting works great.

Tips: Sample rate (Hz) = any value up to 48000 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
Bitrate (kbps) = any value up to 160 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
After setting your own output and settings you can click “Start” button to start your conversion. (The time of the conversion depends on your DVD and the settings you chose.)

Part 2. How to convert video on Mac
Click Video Converter for Mac on the interface.



Step 1. Load video
Easily click “Add File” to load your video that you want to convert.

Step 2. 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.

You can also adjust the settings of your output video, such as Resolution, Bit rate and so on.
After you finish the 2 steps, you can just click “Start” button to start your conversion.

Part 3. How to transfer info iPod and Mac
Use iPod Manager for Mac

Step 1. Plug your iPod to your Mac
Aiseesoft iPod Manager for Mac can find it automatically.



Step 2.
a. if you want to transfer music and videos from iPod to Mac
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.)

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

b. if you want to put music and videos from Mac to 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”
(If you want to put video/image, just click “Video”/“Picture” and other operation is the same as putting songs)

Part 4. How to make iPhone ringtone on Mac
Click iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac on the main interface.



Step 1: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Input File" to import the file that you want to make ringtone from it.

Step 2: Play it and listen the music to find the segment that you want to use it as ringtone. Then drag and click the start & end slider to set your wanted segment, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text box directly to get the exact segment. You also can pre-listen the converted audio before generate.

Step 3: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Local Output Folder" to choose the output destination.

Step 4: Check "Export to iPhone" option, the converted ringtone will be load to your iPhone directly.
[b]Step 5[/b]: After all the settings are finished, click “Generate” to begin making your own iPhone ringtone.

Key function
● Convert any video to iPhone ringtone M4R
● Create iPhone ringtone from any audio files
● Get any clips from video and audio
● Edit Added iPhone ringtones

Part 5. How to copy DVD on Mac
You need to use DVD Copy for Mac.



Step 1. Load Your Source
This excellent DVD copy for Mac allows you to load DVD folder and DVD image ISO.

Step 2. 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 3. 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”.

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.

How to convert DVD/movies to DPG

Have you always been thinking convert your movies and play on your Nintendo DS? The wondering can stop now. Here I recommend you you two ways to do that. One way is Moonshell + BatchDPG + AviSynth. This way is really hard to operate but it is free. The other way is really easy to do and it cost you a little: Moonshell + DPG Converter.

DPG- the abbreviation of nDs-mPeG, is a special format of MPEG-1 video specifically for playback using the homebrew Moonshell program for the Nintendo DS. The video is encoded on a computer and then transferred, along with Moonshell, to the DS for playback.

Part 1. How to convert movies to DPG with Moonshell/BatchDPG/AviSynth
There are a few things you need to download:


Moonshell
ffdshow
AviSynth
BatchDPG
Microsoft .NET


Step 1: Download all the programs
Tips: When you download Batch from the link in my post do not forget to copy “avisynth.dll” to C:\Windows\System32 directory.



Step 2: Input
After you install it and you will see the following interface.

In the Input section, you can load the movie you want to convert and you can also add subtitle file and audio file

Step 3: Output
In this section you need to select a temporary path and a output directory.

Step 4: Video/Audio
If you want, you can change the setting in the video and audio section. But it is set to a good format by default anyway.
To add your movie file to the queue press the button “add” at the bottom and then you can click “run” to start the converting.

Step 5: Insert you SD Card and transfer the extracted Moonshell files and converted DPG video files from your computer to SD Card.

Part 2: How to convert movies to DPG with DPG Converter

You need to download Moonshell if you don't have it in your SD Card and Download the DPG Converter.



Step 1: Load files
Click “Add File” or “File”> “Add File” to load the video you want to convert.

Step 2: Choose profile and adjust settings
You can choose the output profile from a drop-down list “profile”. This powerful DPG Converter can not only convert videos to DPG format, but also can convert your videos to other formats, such as mp4, wmv, avi, mpeg, mov, mkv, flv, 3gp and other popular video format.
You can adjust the settings of the output video, you can adjust the Resolution, encoder, Bitrate, and other specific settings of the video and you can also save the setting as your own profile.
After everything is done, you can click the “Start” button and later you will get your DPG movie.

Tips: You can also do many video editing works with it:



1.Effect: You can adjust “Brightness”, “Saturation”, “Contrast” of the output video as you want

2.Trim: Tis function allows you to pick up one part of the video to convert. You can do it in 3 ways, a: set the exact start time and end time to trim b: click the “Trim From” and “Trim To” button when you preview the video c: drag the “trim bar” below the preview window and choose where to start and end.

3.Crop: You can use “crop” function to remove the black edges on your movie and you can also choose your play area. You can crop your video in 2 ways, a: drag the frame on the preview window b: set the exact crop value.

Part 3: How to convert movies to DPG with DPG Converter for Mac



Step 1: Load the video you want to convert by click “Add File”
Step 2: Choose output profile and adjust the setting of the output video
Step 3: Conversion. Click “Start” to begin the conversion.

Part 4: How to convert your DVD movies to DPG format.
Here you just need a DVD to DGP Converter.


Step 1: Load your DVD
Put your DVD to your DVD Drive and click “Load DVD”.

Step 2: Choose output profile
You can choose your output profile from a drop-down list “Profile” and also you can adjust the specific setting of the output DPG video, such as encoder, resolution, bitrate and so on.

Step 3: Edit Video
You can edit the effect of the output video including “Brightness”, “Saturation”, “Contrast” and so on.
Also you can “Trim”, “Crop”, “Merge” video according to your need.

Step 4: Conversion
After all the things done, you can click “Start” button to begin your conversion.

Top Four DVD to WMV Converters Reviews

WMV is a really popular video format, may video player can play .wmv video, such as GPhone, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Bold, Palm Pre, Zune, Zune 2, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360 and so on. It is so popular, so what is wmv format, and how we can convert DVD and other video format to wmv format?

What is WMV video?
Developed and controlled by Microsoft, WMV stands for Widows Media Video. It is a generic name of Microsoft's video encoding solutions and doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses.

Why we need to convert DVD to WMV?
Two reasons for this question. First, when we want to watch DVD movies on our portable video players and cell phones, we need to convert DVD to WMV. Second, when we try to put our DVD movies to windows movie maker to edit, we need to convert DVD to WMV.

What are the top DVD to WMV Converters on the market?
Top 1:
Aiseesoft DVD to WMV Converter.

Reviews:
Super fast conversion speed and incomparable output quality with a nice interface. Besides the great performance on conversion, the advantage of video editing function is really obvious. And it's price is reasonable.

Function:
Convert DVD to WMV, WMA, MP3 format.
Works perfectly with Zune, Gphone, Blackberry Strom, Blackberry Bold, Palm Pre, Xbox 360, PSP......
Choose subtitles and audio tracks.
Trim output video
Crop output video
Adjust the effect of the output video
Snapshot

Top 2:
4Videosoft DVD to WMV Converter

Reviews:
Conciseness of the interface with powerful conversion quality and outstanding speed. Also has video editing functions, trim, crop, merge and so on.

Function:
Convert DVD to WMV
Choose subtitles and audio tracks.
Trim, crop, merge output video
Adjust the effect of the output video
Save picture of the video

Top 3:
Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter

Reviews:
Powerful conversion function and fast speed. The only editing function is crop and also the interface is unconspicuous and a little wooden. The price is a little expensive.

Function:
Convert DVD to WMV
Choose subtitle and audio track
Crop output video


Top 4:
Aiseesoft DVD to WMV Converter for Mac(http://www.aiseesoft.com/dvd-to-wmv-converter-for-mac.html)

Reviews:
It is a really powerful Mac DVD to WMV converter. Outstanding conversion quality and speed,   powerful video editing function with a gentle interface makes it the top 4 DVD to WMV Converter.

Function:
Convert DVD to WMV on Mac.
Support all devices
Trim, Crop, Merge output video
Adjust the Effect of the output video
Do snapshot

Top5.
Aiseesoft DVD Converter(http://www.aiseesoft.com/dvd-converter-suite.html) Suite

Reviews:
It easily convert DVD and video to all the popular formats, extract audio from DVD movie or video file and transfer songs and video from iPod/iPhone to PC.

Function:
Convert DVD and any video/audio to the various video/audio formats
Support almost all popular portable players
Transfer songs and video from iPod/iPhone to PC
Easy and powerful editing function (Merge, Trim, Crop)
Set video effect

How to compress DVD-9 to DVD-5 for Mac

We often use DVD to store video and data file. Varieties of DVDs are sorted by the way data stored.

DVD-9 holds 8.5GB and is supported by the DVD+R and DVD-R formats. It is also known as Single-Sided Double Layer (sometimes called Dual Layer). The official names are DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL.

DVD-5 holds 4.7GB and is supported by the DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW formats. It is also known as Single-Sided Single Layer.

If you want to compress Double Layer DVD-9 to Single Layer DVD-5 on Mac, you must use one Mac DVD Copy software. Download this Mac DVD Copy to have a try;

How to compress DVD-9 to DVD-5 for Mac

Insert your DVD and select the copy DVD mode

Select souce: Choose DVD-video disc from the source pop up menu.

Select target: From the “Target” pop up menu, select the DVD disc, and on the type of DVD disc, please select the disc type “D5(4.7GB)”(there are three types of DVD discs: D5(4.7GB) Disc, D9(8.5GB) Disc and customized disc.)

Start to compress DVD:Click “Start Copy” button to begin your DVD compressing.

What is the difference between the DVD and Blu-Ray Disc?

To be simple, Blu-Ray DVD uses a blue-violet laser as opposed to the red laser used on DVDs and it can hold a lot more information on them than DVDs, 25GB (single-layer)/50GB (dual-layer) but DVD and only take 4.7GB (single-layer)/8.5GB (dual-layer).
The images on blu-ray disc are sharper, brighter, and more detailed than any DVD movie. What manufacturers are trying to do is make the movie look as close to what you see in a real theater as possible, except for its a tenth the size and in your home.

How to Convert FLV to PSP?

Aiseesoft Total Video Converter is an all-in-one video conversion tool, so it acts as FLV to PSP Converter which is able to convert FLV to PSP then watch FLV videos on PSP enjoyably. Besides, it supports converting other video or audio formats for diverse portable devices without any loss of quality.

Free download Aiseesoft Total Video Converter for more full-featured editing functions!

Now let’s focus on how to convert FLV to PSP format.

1 Install and add files

After installing this software click Add file button to load FLV video, you are allowed to add more than one file.

2 Choose output format and Destination

Choose PSP supporting format from the Profile list and click Browse to set the place where you want to put output video.

3 Edit output file

You can reset the output video/audio parameters in the Settings window below.

Open the Crop window to customize the video play region

Tip: More converting and editing info from: FLV to PSP.

4 Start converting

Click Start button at the right bottom of main interface to convert FLV to PSP format. A few seconds later it will be finished.

How to Edit Video With Editor?

Aiseesoft video converting software, the best video editor, provide you with powerful and useful editing functions, such as trimming, cropping, merging, watermarking video, etc. Now I will show you how to apply these functions one by one.

1. Adjust the video effect

If you are not satisfied with the original movie picture, Aiseesoft video converting software can help you adjust the video effect.
Click the "Effect" buttonto open the Video Edit interface.
You can adjust the video brightness, contrast and saturation by dragging the slider bar. Even you can convert an interlaced video to a progress one by checking the "Deinterlacing" box.

2. Trim video files

Click the "Trim" button to open the trim window.
And we provide you with three ways to trim your video to your preference.

• (1) Drag the slider bar.
• (2) Set the "Start Time" and "End Time" values.
• (3) Click "Start Time" and "End Time" botton.

3. Crop video files

Click the "Crop" button and go to the "Video Edit" interface.
Also three ways provided for you to crop your video.

• (1) Crop by selecting a crop mode.
• (2) Crop by adjusting the crop frame.
• (3) Crop by setting the crop values.

You can also set the output aspect ratio from the Zoom Mode according to your need. There are four choices available: Keep Original, Full Screen, 16:9 and 4:3.
With this function, you can easily remove the useless black edges around your movie video and customize the aspect ratio to fit your player.

4. Add watermark to the video

Our product also provides you with a fantastic function- watermark. With this function, you can add a special watermark to your video and get the personalized output video.
On the Video Edit interface, you can see there are two watermark forms- text and picture. And you can choose either the "Text" radio button or the "Picture" one. Then you can input whatever you want in the text input frame or select your preferred picture.
And you are allowed to adjust the watermark's position by setting the horizontal and vertical values or just dragging the watermark on the frame. Also you can adjust the transparent value to get the satisfactory effect.

5. Capture picture from the video.

With Aiseesoft video editor, you are able to capture your favorite picture when you preview you video.
Click the Snapshot button to capture the picture. And you can save the picture in the JPEG, GIF, and BMP format. The Snapshot Folder button can open the file where the capture picture is saved.