How to Convert DVD to MKV/MKA on Mac

When convert DVD to MKV and MKA, we take Handbrake as the first choice. As we know that Handbrake is popular and free when converting DVD movies to any audio & video like MP3, MP4, MKA, MKV etc .

However, many DVD lovers want to edit (Crop, Trim, Merge titles...) DVD movies with the super quality, Handbrake cannot help you. How to convert DVD to MKV on Mac with the perfect quality preserved? With Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, this can be a piece of cake. You can get MKV quickly from DVD movies on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion etc.

Just follow the step-by- step guide to edit your DVD for getting super MKV files on Mac.

For Windows users, please click for more about how to rip DVD to MKV HD video >>

1Load DVD files to the program

Insert your DVD disc into DVD drive, then click "File -> Load DVD" to import the DVD file. You can also drag DVD files to the program directly.

Tips: If you want to join several DVD chapters into one file, tick "Merge into one file" on the main interface, then you will only get one output file instead of several files by chapters.

2Edit video - Trim, Crop, Adjust effect, Merge

1) Trimming

Run Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac. If you want to capture certain part of the DVD movie, you can click "Trimming" on the hovering button to customize the conversion time, there will be a timeline below the preview window, you can drag the little triangle icon to set the conversion start time and end time. See the following picture:

2) Cropping

If you want to cut the black edges of the DVD movie, you can click the "Cropping" on the hovering button to, and then you will see a pop up windows (See the figure below). There is a frame in dashed line around the movie video; you can drag it to cut the black edges. More over, you can specify an area by setting the crop values. You can select an output aspect ratio and the available options are: Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3 etc.

3) Rotation

You can rotate the video to horizontal flip, vertical flip and more.

4) Video Adjustments- Emboss, Megative, Old film...

You can click the "Effect" button and customize the brightness, saturation, contrast, volume, etc (See the figure below). You can even apply special effects such as "Emboss", "Negative", "Old film" and "Gray" by selecting an effect from drop-down list.

3Select MKV as output format

You can select MKV as the output format from "Format" drop-down list when you click the small thumbnail (showing the original format). what's more, you can also set the video resolution, bit rate, frame rate and audio sample rate, bit rate, etc. You also can set audio formats as the output formats.

4Convert DVD to MKV

After the above steps, click "Start" on the right bottom corner of this DVD Ripper Mac to start conversion. When the conversion finished, the converted movie folder will open automatically, and you can enjoy the movies now.