How to Rip DVD, Convert Video, Backup iPod info,Make iPhone Ringtone, Copy DVD on Mac

Two years ago, I had my first Mac. Today I get my new MacBook Pro. So I am totally a Mac fan now. I enjoy my Mac very much. I always watch movies on my Mac and sometimes rip my DVD movies on it and convert video to another format. Also I make my own iPhone ringtone on it. And recently, I copy my DVDs on it as well. Now I will share my experience with you.

My article includes 5 part:
Part 1. How to rip DVD to video format on Mac
Part 2. How to convert video on Mac
Part 3. How to transfer info between iPod and Mac
Part 4. How to make iPhone ringtone on Mac
Part 5. How to copy DVD on Mac

Before we get start, I want to introduce you a really powerful tool:
Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit for Mac. It can do what I said above easily.



Part 1. How to rip DVD on Mac
Just click DVD Ripper for Mac on the main interface.

Step 1. Load you DVD.
Click the “Load DVD” button(a), find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.

Tick the check boxes(b) before the titles and chapters that you want to rip.

Step 2. Chose output profile and settings.
Selecting output format is really easy, you can chose your output format according to your devices players and the default setting works great.

Tips: Sample rate (Hz) = any value up to 48000 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
Bitrate (kbps) = any value up to 160 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
After setting your own output and settings you can click “Start” button to start your conversion. (The time of the conversion depends on your DVD and the settings you chose.)

Part 2. How to convert video on Mac
Click Video Converter for Mac on the interface.



Step 1. Load video
Easily click “Add File” to load your video that you want to convert.

Step 2. Choose output profile and settings
At the bottom of the interface there are a drop-download list named “profile”. You can choose your output format here.

You can also adjust the settings of your output video, such as Resolution, Bit rate and so on.
After you finish the 2 steps, you can just click “Start” button to start your conversion.

Part 3. How to transfer info iPod and Mac
Use iPod Manager for Mac

Step 1. Plug your iPod to your Mac
Aiseesoft iPod Manager for Mac can find it automatically.



Step 2.
a. if you want to transfer music and videos from iPod to Mac
Pick up what you want to backup
Just click Music and all of your music on your iPod will be listed, so you can pick up which songs you want to transfer. (Click “Video”/“Picture”, if you want to backup your videos and image.)

Click “iPod to Mac” and find where to put your iPod info on your Mac and click “Open”

b. if you want to put music and videos from Mac to iPod.
1. Click “Music”
2. Click “Mac to iPod” and pick up the songs on your Mac you want to put on your iPod and click “Open”
(If you want to put video/image, just click “Video”/“Picture” and other operation is the same as putting songs)

Part 4. How to make iPhone ringtone on Mac
Click iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac on the main interface.



Step 1: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Input File" to import the file that you want to make ringtone from it.

Step 2: Play it and listen the music to find the segment that you want to use it as ringtone. Then drag and click the start & end slider to set your wanted segment, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text box directly to get the exact segment. You also can pre-listen the converted audio before generate.

Step 3: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Local Output Folder" to choose the output destination.

Step 4: Check "Export to iPhone" option, the converted ringtone will be load to your iPhone directly.
[b]Step 5[/b]: After all the settings are finished, click “Generate” to begin making your own iPhone ringtone.

Key function
● Convert any video to iPhone ringtone M4R
● Create iPhone ringtone from any audio files
● Get any clips from video and audio
● Edit Added iPhone ringtones

Part 5. How to copy DVD on Mac
You need to use DVD Copy for Mac.



Step 1. Load Your Source
This excellent DVD copy for Mac allows you to load DVD folder and DVD image ISO.

Step 2. Choose Output Info
1. “Full Disc” or “Main Movie”
This DVD copy for Mac enables you to copy the full disc and also the main movie according to your need.

2. “Audio”, “Subtitle” and “Volume” name
You can choose your output audio from the “Audio” drop-down list, such as “all audio”/ “None”/ or some audio the DVD provide.

Subtitle is always an important thing, you can choose your output subtitle in “Subtitle” drop-down list.

You can also name your output volume's name

Step 3. Choose Your Target
You can copy your DVD to another DVD disc, DVD folder or DVD image ISO.

Tips:
1. You can also choose to copy the menus or not.
2. All the info you choose will be dispalyed on the “Info Box”.

Itunes say “No”, We say “Yes”-- Aiseesoft iPod/iPhone Transfers.

Itunes do not allow iPod users to sync the music and videos back to their computer from iPod. It always say “No” when we try to do that. When you have this powerful iPod Transfer, backup your iPod music and videos to your computer will never be a problem to you.


This Powerful iPod transfer can help you to transfer all your music and videos back to your computer. It only transfer data, risk-free to try. And it supports all model of iPod and provides lifetime upgrade for free. Free download it and have a try, it is totally clean- no adware/spyware/virus.


OK, Let me show you how easily and fast you can do that.


For Windows User:

Part 1: How to transfer iPod music and videos to computer





Step 1: Connect your iPod.

Run the software, and connect your iPod/iPhone to your computer via USB cable. After done, the iPod/iPhone icon and its library and playlists will appear in the Device list.


Step 2: Find your files

Open the library/playlist that you want to export files, and then check the file(s) you want to export in the file list.


Step 3: Backup files

Click “iPod to computer” button to select the destination of the exporting files and start exporting files.


Part 2: How to transfer music and videos between two iPod.





Step 1: Connect iPod.

Connect your two iPod/iPhone to your computer via USB cable.


Step 2: Find your data.

Open the library/playlist that you want to export files. Pick the files that you need to transfer.


Step 3: Transfer data

Just click “iPod to iPod” button and it will show you the folder of another iPod that you want to transfer to. Click OK. The transfer can be finished automatically.


Part 3: How to transfer songs and videos from computer to iPod without iTunes.





Step 1: Connect iPod.

Connect your iPod/iPhone to your computer via USB cable.


Step 2: Find data

Click “computer to iPod” button to seek the files or folders that you want to import to iPod and click OK. The process of importing will be finished instantly



For Mac users:

iPod Manager for Mac is the best tool for you to backup your iPod music and videos to your Mac and transfer music and videos from your Mac to your iPod without itunes.





If you want more about your iPod, I recommend you a really powerful and easy to use software to help you. iPod Software Pack. It can help you convert your DVD movies and the videos on your computer to iPod video/audio formats, backup your iPod data to your computer, share your music and video on iPod with your friends, transfer music and videos from computer to iPod. It can also help you to make your own iPhone ringtone from your music and videos.

How to rip DVD, convert video, transfer iPod music and make iPhone ringtone for Windows/Mac

It includes 4 parts:
Part 1. How to rip DVD to iPod/iPhone/Sansa/PSP/Zune and other MP4 and MP3 Players
Part 2. How to convert all video to MP4, AVI, FLV, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPG, RM, RMVB, MKV, VOB…
Part 3. How to transfer music from iPod to computer, computer to iPod, iPod to iPod.
Part 4. How to make your own iPhone ringtone for free

Believe or not, to do the things above what you need is download Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit and few clicks.



Part 1. How to rip DVD to iPod/iPhone/Sansa/PSP/Zune and other MP4 and MP3 Players.

Step 1. Click “DVD Ripper” on the main interface to run Aiseesoft DVD Ripper.



Step 2. Open your DVD Drive and put your DVD in it, then click “Load DVD” and choose “Load DVD” to load your DVD into this best DVD ripper.

Step 3. Choose your output format from the “profile” drop-down list. This best DVD ripper provides you so many formats that out of your expectation, such as “iPod video MPEG 4 (*.mp4)”, “iPhone 3G MOV 640*480 (*.mov)” and so on.

After you choose your output format, you can adjust your output video’s settings, such as “Resolution”, “Frame Rate”, “Bitrate”, “Sample Rate” and so on.
Click “Start” now to begin your conversion and you will get your video soon.

To make your output movie more enjoyable you can do some editings to it through this best DVD ripper. You can choose a part of your movie to convert (trim), remove the black edges of your DVD movie (crop) and also adjust the effect (effect) and select subtitle and audio track.

Part 2. How to convert all video to MP4, AVI, FLV, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPG, RM, RMVB, MKV, VOB…

Step 1. Click “Total Video Converter” on the main interface to run Aiseesoft Total Video Converter



Step 2. Click “Add File” to load the video you want to convert.

Step 3. Choose output format by clicking “profile” and customize your own output video by
clicking “settings” to adjust the Resolution, Frame Rate, Bitrate and so on.

Before you click “Start” to begin your conversion, you can do some editing works, such as pick up a part of your video to convert(trim), choose your own play region(crop) and put two or more files into one.(merge into one file).
OK, now you can begin your conversion

Part 3. How to transfer your songs and videos bewteen iPod and computer/iPod

First, Click “iPod Transfer” to run Aiseesoft iPod Transfer



Click “Computer to iPod” button, it will allow you to transfer songs and videos from your computer to iPod easily.

Click “iPod to Computer” button, it will allow you to backup your songs and videos from iPod to your computer.

Click “iPod to iPod” button, it will allow you to transfer songs and videos from one iPod to another iPod dirrectly.

Part 4. How to make your own iPhone ringtone for free

Download Aiseesoft iPhone Ringtone Maker



Step 1: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Input File" to import the file that you want to make ringtone from it.

Step 2: Play it and listen the music to find the segment that you want to use it as ringtone. Then drag and click the start & end slider to set your wanted segment, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text box directly to get the exact segment. You also can pre-listen the converted audio before generate.

Step 3: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Local Output Folder" to choose the output destination.

Step 4: Check "Export to iPhone" option, the converted ringtone will be load to your iPhone directly.

Step 5: After all the settings are finished, click “Generate” to begin making your own iPhone ringtone.

If you are a Mac user, I recommend you Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit for Mac
it has the same functions as the windows one. You can use it easy rip your DVD, convert your videos, transfer your iPod songs and videos bewteen iPod and your Mac and also make your own ringtone.

How to convert DVD/movies to DPG

Have you always been thinking convert your movies and play on your Nintendo DS? The wondering can stop now. Here I recommend you you two ways to do that. One way is Moonshell + BatchDPG + AviSynth. This way is really hard to operate but it is free. The other way is really easy to do and it cost you a little: Moonshell + <b><a href="http://www.aiseesoft.com/dpg-converter.html">DPG Converter</a></b>.

DPG- the abbreviation of nDs-mPeG, is a special format of MPEG-1 video specifically for playback using the homebrew Moonshell program for the Nintendo DS. The video is encoded on a computer and then transferred, along with Moonshell, to the DS for playback.

Part 1. How to convert movies to DPG with Moonshell/BatchDPG/AviSynth
There are a few things you need to download:

Moonshell ffdshow AviSynth BatchDPG Microsoft .NET

Step 1: Download all the programs
Tips: When you download Batch from the link in my post do not forget to copy “avisynth.dll” to C:\Windows\System32 directory.

Step 2: Input
After you install it and you will see the following interface.

In the Input section, you can load the movie you want to convert and you can also add subtitle file and audio file

Step 3: Output
In this section you need to select a temporary path and a output directory.

Step 4: Video/Audio
If you want, you can change the setting in the video and audio section. But it is set to a good format by default anyway.
To add  your movie file to the queue press the button “add” at the bottom and then you can click “run” to start the converting.

Step 5: Insert you SD Card and transfer the extracted Moonshell files and converted DPG video files from your computer to SD Card.

Part 2: How to convert movies to DPG with DPG Converter

You need to download Moonshell if you don't have it in your SD Card and Download the DPG Converter.

Step 1: Load files
Click “Add File” or “File”> “Add File” to load the video you want to convert.

Step 2: Choose profile and adjust settings
You can choose the output profile from a drop-down list “profile”. This powerful DPG Converter can not only convert videos to DPG format, but also can convert your videos to other formats, such as mp4, wmv, avi, mpeg, mov, mkv, flv, 3gp and other popular video format.
You can adjust the settings of the output video, you can adjust the Resolution, encoder, Bitrate, and other specific settings of the video and you can also save the setting as your own profile.
After everything is done, you can click the “Start” button and later you will get your DPG movie.

Tips: You can also do many video editing works with it:

1.Effect: You can adjust “Brightness”, “Saturation”, “Contrast” of the output video as you want

2.Trim: Tis function allows you to pick up one part of the video to convert. You can do it in 3 ways, a: set the exact start time and end time to trim b: click the “Trim From” and “Trim To” button when you preview the video c: drag the “trim bar” below the preview window and choose where to start and end.

3.Crop: You can use “crop” function to remove the black edges on your movie and you can also choose your play area. You can crop your video in 2 ways, a: drag the frame on the preview window b: set the exact crop value.

Part 3: How to convert movies to DPG with DPG Converter for Mac

Step 1: Load the video you want to convert by click “Add File”
Step 2: Choose output profile and adjust the setting of the output video
Step 3: Conversion. Click “Start” to begin the conversion.

Part 4: How to convert your DVD movies to DPG format.
Here you just need a DVD to DGP Converter.

<b>Step 1: Load your DVD</b>
Put your DVD to your DVD Drive and click “Load DVD”.

Step 2: Choose output profile
You can choose your output profile from a drop-down list “Profile” and also you can adjust the specific setting of the output DPG video, such as encoder, resolution, bitrate and so on.

Step 3: Edit Video
You can edit the effect of the output video including “Brightness”, “Saturation”, “Contrast” and so on.
Also you can “Trim”, “Crop”, “Merge” video according to your need.

Step 4: Conversion
After all the things done, you can click “Start” button to begin your conversion.

How to connect your Mac and Xbox 360

If, like me, you have your Xbox 360 placed near your wifi-enabled computer, but away from your wireless router or modem, then you'll want to take advantage of the Xbox's ability to "borrow" your computer's internet connection. For Windows users, this process is simple; it's just a matter of "bridging" your computer's wifi connection to your PC's internet port which is plugged into your Xbox. For Mac users, the process is not so easy. What follows is a guide for getting your Xbox 360 to accept Mac OS X's internet sharing option.
Before you start configuring, open up Terminal (in Applications -> Utilities) and type "ifconfig en0" (zero, not a capital-o). You're looking for the bit that says "inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx". In my case, the number I get here is 192.168.2.1 Second, note down the IP address of your wireless router, which in my case is 192.168.0.1

On your Mac
1. Connect your Mac to your wireless internet connection
2. Connect your Xbox 360 to your Mac via Ethernet
3. In System Preferences -> Sharing, enable Internet Sharing between your Airport and Ethernet connection

On your Xbox 360
1. Start up your Xbox and navigate to the Network settings menu
2. Under IP address, enter the number you got from the "ifconfig en0" command earlier on, but with the final number one place higher. In my case, I take the 192.168.2.1, and input 192.168.2.2 in the IP address box on my Xbox 360.
3. Under subnet, input 255.255.255.0
4. Under router/gateway, enter the number you got earlier from the "ifconfig en0" command. In my case, that's "192.168.2.1"
5. Move onto DNS. Enter the IP address of your wireless router (in my case, "192.168.0.1") in both the primary and secondary IP address fields
6. Leave PPPoE and advanced settings blank (i.e. OFF and Automatic)
7. You should now be able to connect to Xbox Live via your internet sharing Mac

This guide shows the connection of Mac and Xbox 360 is not so difficult. You can try it by yourself.

Top 100: Great Movies Every Guy Must See (1-10)

1. Rocky (1976)

Logline: A million-to-one shot club fighter gets a chance to fight for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
Memorable Moments: Bill Conti’s score, “Gonna Fly Now,” remains one of the most easily recognizable movie scores in the history of film. Aside from that, the training scenes in the meat locker and the steps outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art take a back seat only to the legendary fight sequence in which Rocky floors the champion, goes the distance and gets his eye cut open in order to see during the final round.
Why Guys Dig It: That feeling that it’s us against the world is particularly appealing about this film. It’s an ideal of the American Dream as perceived through 200 pounds of Macho.

2. For A Few Dollars More (1965)

Logline: Two bounty hunters—one seeking money, the other wanting revenge—track a ruthless bandit in the Wild West.
Memorable Moments: Who’s the best shot? Monco (Clint Eastwood) and Colonel Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef) shoot off the other’s hat and make it dance through the dirty streets. And then, of course, that glorious ending! When the music stops, draw!
Why Guys Dig It: Both men are representative of different aspects in the male psyche. Monco demonstrates our desire to get ahead. Mortimer represents our protective natures. We like to think we have no limits when it comes to making others pay for doing harm to the ones we love.

3. Dirty Harry (1971)

Logline: A renegade detective does battle with a rooftop sniper in Seventies San Francisco, breaking the law in order to serve justice.
Memorable Moments: Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) tortures the Scorpio Killer (Andy Robinson) for information in the middle of a football stadium. Scorpio pays to be beaten half-to-death in order to frame our hero for police brutality. Callahan sticks Scorpio in the leg with a switchblade amid heavy religious symbolism. The unforgettable finale sees Callahan tracking Scorpio to a rock quarry for one final showdown.
Why Guys Dig It: One man against the System playing by his own rules. Pass me a beer!

4. Taxi Driver (1976)

Logline: A cab driving insomniac with violent tendencies looks to make a difference in his city—whether it be assassinating a high-profile politician or saving a young prostitute from her captors.
Memorable Moments: Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes his date Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) to an adult movie theater, and can’t understand why she becomes offended and ditches him. “You talkin’ to me? I don’t see anyone else standin’ here, so you must be talkin’ to me. And, of course, the gruesome shootout that closes the film.
Why Guys Dig It: An expertly crafted gunfight, shocking violence (even by today’s standards), and the desire to make a difference in the world that men often feel.

5. The Godfather Part II (1974)

Logline: Michael Corleone looks for answers in his father’s violent past for how to deal with his new mob powers.
Memorable Moments: A young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) slices open an Italian big shot, and cuts a path of bloody violence through 1920’s New York. Also, Michael’s increased ruthlessness spills out onto his brother Fredo, who becomes a marked man in the memorable “kiss of death” scene.
Why Guys Dig It: Every guy feels like they have a little Michael in them: cold, callused, ready for business. Guys dig The Godfather Part II because it safely represents the lengths to which we think we’ll go to.

6. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Logline: A Brooklyn gangster returns home after many years away to find that the past sometimes catches up with you.
Memorable Moments: The gunshot through the loupe. The sex scenes. The long, slow shots that director Sergio Leone was so famous for milking while still holding onto entertainment value. And the fact that this was the beautiful Jennifer Connelly’s first movie role!
Why Guys Dig It: Something about shocking mob violence keeps us glued to the tube for hours. In this case, expect to give up nearly four hours of your life, but it is completely worth it.

7. Goodfellas (1990)

Logline: Based on the true story of Henry Hill, a guy who, along with his friends, rise up through the mob ranks from the Fifties through the Eighties.
Memorable Moments: The “Do I amuse you?” scene was a fine example for how completely terrifying Joe Pesci could be in his role as hood Tommy DeVito. In fact, most of the memorable scenes in this film pertain to DeVito’s sheer lunacy, including killing a teenage kid for talking back to him and slicing up an old school gangster with a butcher knife in the trunk of a car.
Why Guys Dig It: The mob violence and brutality was taken to a new level with Goodfellas, and it’s our grim fascination with this side of life that keeps us coming back for more.

8. Heat (1995)

Logline: Two men on opposing sides of the law are on a collision course in modern day Los Angeles.
Memorable Moments: It was the film that finally put Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in the same scenes together, although they don’t share many. Writer-director Michael Mann’s three-hour crime saga makes the wise decision of keeping the interactions to just two: a riveting “line in the sand” sequence at the midpoint, and an intense and expertly filmed game of cat-and-mouse in an airfield at the climax.
Why Guys Dig It: Two great actors, shining examples of the tough-as-nails American man going after each other while still at the top of their games. Forget that god-awful follow-up Righteous Kill.

9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Logline: A wrongly accused man finds hope in his friendship with a reformed killer while serving a prison sentence at Shawshank Penitentiary.
Memorable Moments: So many gut-wrenching scenes to think of: the killing of Andy’s (Tim Robbins) ticket out of Shawshank; a parolees struggle to adjust to life on the outside after over 50 years in the pen; the prison rapists and Andy’s unfortunate run-ins with them; Captain Hadley (Clancy Brown) and his penchant for beating the inmates; and the uplifting finale.
Why Guys Dig It: We have a fascination with life on the inside. We are also drawn to stories of hope and overcoming oppression.

10. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Logline: The crew of the Starship Enterprise must fend off a vengeful space pirate 20 years after their initial encounter.
Memorable Moments: The worms drilling their way into the ears of two Starfleet officers found acknowledgement in the 2010 reboot. The space battles between the Enterprise and Reliant are also strategically and beautifully shot. Let’s also not forget Spock’s death scene.
Why Guys Dig It: Of the original series films, Wrath of Khan is really the only one that resembled early Star Wars. Bigger on action, less on philosophical mumbo jumbo, but still enough meat there for human thought. It’s a top notch sci-fi epic and one of the best of its kind.

How to Convert DVD to FLV

Aiseesoft DVD to FLV Converter is one of the best DVD to FLV Converter. It can convert all DVDs to FLV for you to upload to Youtube, Myspace and Google video,etc. With Aiseesoft DVD to FLV Converter, you can also get the small sized flash video to share with your family and friends by E-mail, FTP upload, or just regular storage devices. Aiseesoft DVD to FLV Converter has more functions to cater to your need. For more information, you can refer to the guide below:

This step by step guide will show you how to use Aiseesoft DVD to FLV Converter.

Instruction: Install and run Aiseesoft DVD to FLV Converter



Step 1: Import DVD
Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click the “Load DVD” button to load DVD.

Step 2: Video settings
Select the output video format you need from the “Profile” drop-down list. Click “Settings” button to set your video and audio parameters.

Step 3: Start Conversion
Click “Start” button to start your conversion and it will be finished in a short while.

Tips:
1: You can also select Audio Track and Subtitle from their respectively drop-down list.
2: If you like the current image of the video you can use the “Snapshot” opinion. Just click the “Snapshot” button the image will be saved and you can click the “File” next to “Snapshot” button to open your picture. You can select the destination of the picture by clicking the “Preference” button. As default the captured image will be saved at: your \My Documents\Aiseesoft Studio\Snapshot
3: If you want to merge the selected titles of chapters into one output file you can check the “merge into one file” option. As default the merged file is named after the first selected file (either a title or a chapter)

How to edit Blu-ray movie with Blu-ray Ripper?

If you are not satisfied with your Blu-ray movie effect and want to do some editing work, you must need the help of Aiseesoft Blu-ray Ripper. Besides of the basic converting functions, this Blu-ray Ripper also possesses powerful video editing functions, such as trimming, cropping, merging, watermarking video and adjusting video effect.
First of all, you need to download the installation package and install this Blu-ray Ripper. Then you can see the interface as below.
Then you can click the "Load Blu-ray" button to input any Blu-ray movie as you want. And click the "Edit" button to enter video editing interface.

Define video effect

You are able to adjust video brightness, saturation and contrast by dragging respective slide bar. Also you can mark the "Deinterlacing" check box to convert the interlaced video to a non-interlaced one.

Trim video length

If you are in favor of a specified segment of the Blu-ray movie, you can cut it off by dragging the slide bar wherever you want to define the start and end time. You can also just input the start time, end time and select length.

Crop video frame

Drag the yellow line around the movie video to adjust the video playing area and choose zoom mode from the drop-down list.

Watermark video

You can choose to add a text or image watermark.
Text watermark : Type the text you want to use as watermark in text area. And you can edit the font of text.
Image watermark : Check the button at the right of the text area to locate the image you attempt to use.
Also you can define its position and transparency.