How to Convert DVD to MPEG-4 on Mac OS X

It seems converting DVD to MPEG-4 is no longer a problem that bothers people. However, it really bothers me a lot. I either failed to convert DVD to MPEG-4 format or the target files were too bad to play on my iPad 2, iPhone and on my wife's HTC smartphone. - Peter

That's true. It is not so difficult to rip DVD to MPEG-4 format on Mac. But it is really hard to keep the target files in good quality. If you have the same problem in converting DVD to MPEG-4 on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included), this tutorial could be helpful. First and for most, you need a professional tool to do the task. Here, we use the powerful DVD Ripper for Mac, which can help to convert DVD to MPEG-4 and other video formats easily. Just download and install the program to see how powerful it is.

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1 Load DVD files to the DVD to MPEG-4 Converter

Insert either commercial DVD or homemade DVD to your Mac and then go to the "File" > "Load DVD" to import DVD files. Or you can directly drag the DVD icon that has already appeared on the desktop to the app.

2 Choose MPEG-4 (MP4) as the output format

Now you can go to the format drop-down list, choose MPEG-4 (MP4) as the output format.

If you want to play the output files on your devices, like iPad 2, iPhone or other mobile phones, you can choose the device name as the output formats. This DVD tool has already optimized the video settings for your devices, so that the output files could fit on your device perfectly.

When you choose the video output format, you can reset the video settings by clicking the "Options" button near the format column. See, you can change the video codec, resolution, frame rate and bit rate.

3 Start to convert DVD to MPEG-4 on Mac

Here comes to the last step. Click the "Start" button to start the conversion process. It might take a few minutes depending on the file size of your DVD. Do not worry. Everything could be just right. See, this DVD Ripper Mac works perfectly on Mac. Why not have a right away?