How to convert DVD movies to MP4 (MPEG-4) on Mac OS X
Why convert DVD movies to MP4 format on Mac?
- Copy DVD movies to Mac for convenient playback and protect DVD from being damaged.
- Put MP4 movies on iPod, iPhone, PSP and more protable devices for enjoyment DVD movies at any time and anywhere you like.
- Import DVD (home-made DVDs or commercial DVD movies) to iMovie, Final Cut and other editing program for editing.
- Share the DVD content with friends who user Windows computer. MP4 works on both Mac OS X and Windows System.
- Insert DVD content to PPT which will be played anywhere at any time. MP4 is the ideal video format.
Easily convert DVD movies to MP4 format on Mac
To convert DVD (Commercial encrypted DVDs and homemade unencrypted DVDs ) to MP4 (MPEG-4) on Mac, a professional DVD tool is indispensable. Here in this article, I am going to convert DVD to MP4 by using one of the perfect apps I've ever encountered, the easy-to-use DVD Ripper for Mac. From its name, you could see it is an app which was speically designed to be a solution to DVD ripping. Besides its high speed in ripping DVDs, the DVD Ripper also keeps the output videos in good quality. Let's begin our journey of converting DVD to MP4 on Mac.
Load DVD to the program
Drag & drop DVD disc icon 
on the desktop to the DVD to MP4 Converter for Mac. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Load DVD" to locate the DVD movies you want to add.
Select "MP4" as output format
Select MP4 format or presets for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP or other popular portable devices from the output format list as the output video format. The default optimized video settings make the output MP4 videos look great on your protable video players.
Note: If you choose any item from Apple Devices as the output format, the target videos could be added to iTunes automatically. So you do not need to spend time on draging and droping the videos to iTunes.
Note: This smart DVD Ripper for Mac allows you to copy the whole DVD or just the main part of the DVD movie, so that you can get the part you want directly. Of course, the "Clip" feature enables you to get rid of the unwanted part as well.
Start DVD to MP4 conversion on Mac OS X
Hit "Convert" button to let this smart DVD to MP4 DVD Ripper for Mac do the rest for you! This DVD Ripper is specifically designed for Mac OS operating system, including Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS Lion. It performs well on iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, etc. When the conversion is done, you can play the output MP4 format videos on your Mac, edit them in iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or put them on your iPod for playback anytime you want.
About MP4:
I used to do a research about the common used video formats. MP4 is the video format which is widely used in daily life. It is supported by a variety of video players, ranging from famous devices, iPad, iPhone, iPod to nameless portable video players. Many phones, general phones and smartphones, are designed to support MP4 format.
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