Rip DVD and edit DVD Movie on Mac OS X(including leopard)

Want to catechumen your DVD movies for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, PSP and a lot added adaptable accessories on Mac OS X? Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac(include Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Intel and Power PC) is a able Mac DVD ripper software appliance for Mac OS users who wish to catechumen their DVD to about all video formats for a lot of accepted adaptable devices, complete with options to baddest DVD audio clue and subtitle, crop DVD video, trim DVD length, and set video furnishings and so on. beneath is the abundant adviser on how to use Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac to rip accepted DVD (copy-protected included) on Mac OS X (Leopard Supported), adore it now!

It includes three parts:
1.Rip DVD Movie on Mac OS X
2.How to edit (trim, crop, join) DVD movie on Mac OS X
3.Import DVD to iMovie

PART 1. Rip DVD on Mac OS X(supports leopard)

Step1. Download and install Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, you can download it from here for free:
http://www.aimersoft.com/dvd-ripper-for-mac.html

Step2. Load DVD Movies

Insert your DVD disc into your DVD-Rom, then run the software, click “Load DVD” button and add the DVD file. You can also add DVD/IFO from your hard disk by clicking “Load File”.

Step3. Output Settings
After your DVD cine is loaded, you can baddest an achievement architecture from the Architecture drop-down list. or just baddest an architecture according to the accessory you wish to put, If you wish to adapt the achievement video, you can bang the “Settings” button next to the architecture acreage to accessible the Settings window and set video resolution, anatomy rate, bit rate, encoder, etc. Then Name anniversary title/chapter in the Achievement Filename field, and baddest the explanation and audio clue for the titles/chapters.

Note: If you want to combine several DVD chapters into one file, on the main interface, there is a check box “Merge into one file”, select it, then you will only get one output file instead of several files by chapters.

Step 4. After the above steps, click “Start” to start conversion.

PART 2. How to edit (trim, crop, join) DVD movie on Mac OS X

If you want to edit your movie before converting it, Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac provides your with various powerful functions including:

1.Crop DVD
After you amount the DVD file, If you wish to cut the atramentous edges of the DVD movie, you can bang the “Crop” button, and again you will see a pop up windows (See the amount below). There is a anatomy in abject band about the cine video; you can annoyance it to cut the atramentous edges. More over, you can bang the Crop drop-down account to baddest a Crop archetypal you prefer, for example: “Cut off top and basal atramentous edges”. You can even blazon the amount in the box to cut off atramentous bound accurately.

2.Snatch Pictures
If you wish to snatch pictures from DVD, while you previewing the DVD movie, there will be a baby camera figure beneath the examination window, bang it if you wish to snacth the picture, it supports achievement account as JPEG or BMP format.

3.Effect DVD
You can bang the “Effect” button and adapt the brightness, saturation, contrast, volume, etc (See the amount below). You can even administer appropriate furnishings such as “Emboss”, “Negative”, “Old film” and “Gray” by selecting an aftereffect from drop-down list.

4.Trim DVD
A accomplished DVD cine ability be actual large. By default, this software will catechumen the accomplished DVD to one file; if you just wish several capacity of the DVD, you can just baddest the capacity you wish to catechumen (you can examination the DVD blow afore converting it). Or you can bang “Trim” button to accessible the trim panel, annoyance the trim bar to set alpha time and end time to catechumen a blow from your movie. You can aswell blazon the exact time ethics in the Set Alpha Time acreage and Set End Time acreage to trim video.

Part 3. How to import DVD  to iMovie

iMovie supports MOV and MP4 video, so you just charge to catechumen your DVD cine to the appropriate format. Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac can calmly catechumen DVD to MOV or MP4 with top quality, you just charge to acceptation DVD to Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, baddest MOV or MP4 as achievement format, approved DVD cine has assorted subtitles and audio tracks, and you can baddest the appropriate one for you. If you just wish a assertive allotment of the DVD movie, you can bang “trim” to cut the DVD movie. Just annoyance the timeline bar to set the alpha and end time, and again dejected band will be the captured parts. When the about-face is finished, you can run the iMovie, body a new project, and again annoyance the adapted files to the plan amplitude to accomplish claimed files.

When the task is finished, In the Menu bar, Click “File” -> “Export” and save it as QuickTime video, then you can convert it to other video format or burn it to DVD. If you need detailed info, here is a
step by step guide about how to export iMovie project to QuickTime.