How to Convert DVD to Apple TV in Windows/Mac

Enjoying a high definition DVD movie on your Apple TV with family and friends will be a wonderful thing, right? However, as we know, Apple TV only supports H.264 and MPEG-4 videos. That means you can't play DVD on Apple TV. For those who want to watch DVD movies on Apple TV, the best solution is to convert DVD to Apple TV (Apple TV 3) supported video formats like MP4 and M4V.

To complete the conversion, you need a DVD converter tool. Here Aimersoft DVD Video Ripper (DVD Ripper for Mac) is recommended to help you rip DVD to Apple TV compatible video formats with easy operation and high output quality. Furthermore, you can even extract audio files from DVD for playing on Apple TV. The Windows version is compatible with Windows 8/7/XP/Vista while the Mac version supports Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 Mountain Lion. Download it right now and start enjoying your DVD movies with full HD quality on Apple TV!

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How to copy DVD to Apple TV (Apple TV 3) for smooth playback

After downloading, install the program by double clicking it and following the installation instructions. Here the detailed steps to use DVD ripper for Windows are described. The way to convert DVD video to Apple TV on Mac is the same.

1 Add DVD movies to the program

First, load the DVD movies you want to play on Apple TV into the program: click Load DVD or File > Load DVD folder to choose your DVD-ROM in the pop-up window and click the OK button to import the files. As you see, you can either convert the whole DVD or just choose the chapters you want to convert.

Tips: You can preview the added media files and take snapshots of your favorite movie scenes. Meanwhile, a built-in video editor is provided: simply click Edit or Trim to crop, rotate, cut videos, etc. to get the exact part you want and add some special effects to your videos.

2 Select subtitles, audio tracks and output video format

Since regular DVD movies usually have several subtitles like English, French, German, etc. You can click Subtitle to choose the one you need or select No Subtitle. For the audio tracks, simply click Audio Track and select the one you want. After that, click Profile and choose Apple TV as the output file format from the drop-download format list for your Apple TV. Currently the video presets for Apple TV and Apple TV HD are provided. If you want to play DVD on Apple TV 3, you can choose Apple TV HD as the output format, which is perfect for the New Apple TV.

3Start to convert DVD files for Apple TV

Finally, click the Start button to rip video from DVD for viewing on Apple TV. In a few minutes, you will get the converted movies. And then, just use iTunes to stream the files to Apple TV and enjoy them! Have a nice time!