MacTheRipper is an application for Mac users to backup their DVDs on Mac. The output video files are in .VOB format and you can play back the movie with VLC or Apple DVD Player. If you want to edit the output files with iMovie or other video editing tools to create your own masterpiece, you need to convert them first.

Below is the step by step tutorial about how to convert ripped file to iMovie compatible format.

First, you can download the trial version of iMedia Converter for Mac. It is a powerful Mac video converter for you to convert either the whole "Video-TS" folder or just convert certain segment of the movie. Follow the easy steps below to convert your ripped files:

1Load Video-TS folder to the program

Drag & drop the "Video-TS" folder to the program. If you just want to convert certain segment of the movie, use the split function to get any segment of the movie you want.

Note:iMedia Converter for Mac allows you to convert both DVD and videos to any popular video formats on Mac.

2Choose "iMovie" from the format drop-down list

Simply click the format icon to open output format list.

Choose "iMovie format" from the output format drop-down list.

3Start conversion

When you are ready to convert the added videos on Mac, Click the "Convert" button to start conversion and you can choose to let the computer shut down automatically after conversion if you don't want to wait around.

This tutorial takes import MacTheRipper file to iMovie as an example and if you want to import the file to QT, Final Cut or other video editing tools, the process is almost the same. When the conversion is done, you can import the output file to iMovie to create your own movie!