How to Rip DVD and Convert Video for Your iPad On Windows/Mac

Aiseesoft iPad Converter Suite is newly released software for iPad fans. It can rip any DVD files (DVD-Video, DVD folder and DVD IFO file) to iPad, convert all popular videos/audios to iPad formats and transfer files from PC to iPad, from iPad to PC and from iPad to iPad. It works similar to iTunes. So why do you always buy movies and songs from iTunes with extra money? It can help you make use of your resources.
The product is very easy in use. You just need download, install and run the trial version.


The product is multifunctional. It can trim, crop, edit video effect, merge, add text and image watermark, select audio track and subtitle, adjust video settings and snapshot.

If you are Mac user, you can choose Aiseesoft iPad Converter for Mac Suite.

How to Copy DVD, Rip DVD, Convert Video on Mac

Many friends want to share their home-make DVDs and their DVD movies with others and also they always feel difficult to do that. Today I will share you a really easy way to Copy DVD to another DVD disc, DVD image ISO, or a DVD folder. Also I will also introduce you how to rip DVD and convert videos on Mac.

Part 1: How to copy a DVD to another DVD disc/DVD image ISO/DVD folder on Mac
Step 1: DVD Copy for Mac.
To copy a DVD on Mac, you need a DVD Copy for Mac to help you. Aiseesoft DVD Copy for Mac is a good choice.



Step 2: Load Your Source
This excellent DVD copy for Mac allows you to load DVD folder and DVD image ISO.

Step 3: 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 4: 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”.

Part 2: How to rip DVD to video formats on Mac

Step 1: Download Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac

Step 2. Load DVD
Insert DVD into your DVD-ROM, run DVD Ripper for Mac, click “Load DVD”, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.



Step 3. Set output format.
This best DVD ripper for Mac provides you output formats as many as you want. Just choose one from the drop down list “profile” according to your portable player.

Step 4: Conversion
You can just Click “Start” to begin your conversion.

Part 3: How to Convert Video files on Mac

Step 1: Download Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac



Step 2: Load video
Easily click “Add File” to load your video that you want to convert.

Step 3: 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.

Tips:
1. Trim
If you want to pick up a part of the video to convert, please click “Trim” button and drag the “Start trim slider” to set the start time and “End trim slider” to set the end time. (a) You can also do that by clicking the “Start trim button” and “End trim button” (b). The third way you do that is set the exact Start/End time at the right of the pop-up window and click “OK”.(c)



2. Crop
If you want to remove the black edges or you want to convert a certain area of your video, please click the “Crop” button. You can do this either by drag the frame around the movie (a) or set the crop value: “Top, Left, Bottom, Right”.(b). Another way to do that is choose models from “Crop Mode”(c).
Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac also allows you to chose the output aspect ratio above the crop pane, “Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3” are available.



3. Effect
If you want to adjust the effect of your movie, please click the “Effect” button and a pop-up effect window will appear. It allows you to edit your movie’s effect including “Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Volume”.



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How to Convert WMV and WMV HD Video to iPad 2?

WMV stands for Windows Media Video created by Microsoft. And WMV HD is encoding by Windows Media Video 9 codec from Microsoft. The WMV HD content can be found in resolution up 720p and 1080p. If you want to play WMV and WMV HD video on iPad 2, you need to convert them to iPad 2 HD video first. Aiseesoft
WMV to iPad 2 Converter can handle that for you fast and with high quality output video.

Before you convert you video, you need to download Aiseesoft iPad 2 Video Converter, install and run it.

Step 1. Add WMV or WMV HD file to it





Step 2. Choose output video profile

According to your need, you can choose your output profile from the drop-down list. First choose "iPad" and then choose one you want to convert.




Step 3. Convert

Click "Convert" button to start convert WMV to iPad 2 video.

For Mac users, we also provide you the Mac Version Mac WMV to iPad 2 Converter

How to convert TS to iPad 2?

How to convert TS to iPad 2 compatible video and audio formats? This guide will introduce you a perfect TS to iPad 2 Converter. This iPad 2 Video Converter is a perfect TS to iPad 2 Converter to convert TS file to iPad 2 with outstanding output quality.

Step 1: Download TS to iPad 2 Converter and install it. Then you can run this software.



Step 2: Input TS file

Click the "Add File" button to input TS file. Besides of TS format, this TS to iPad 2 Converter supports most popular video formats.

Step 3: Strong video editing functions

With this iPad 2 Video Converter, users can conveniently trim video length, crop video playing frame, watermark video, adjust video aspect, brightness, saturation and contrast, etc.




Step 4: Choose profile and output parameters

You can choose your preferred output profile according to your need. Also you can define further settings by clicking the "Settings" button.

Step 5: Convert TS to iPad 2

Now, you can click the "Convert" button to convert TS file to the output format you selected for iPad 2.

How to Convert Flip Video?

Flip video camcorder is becoming more and more popular among people because of its convenient, fast and easy-to-use. It can help you catch every moment that around you and share them with your friends at home or on line. But Flip video Camcorder records video just only in .MP4 format, how to make it to other formats and understood by Windows Media Player, Windows Movie Maker, iPod, iPhone, PSP and other PMPs.
All you need is just a Flip Converter which can help you solve this problem. Aiseesoft Flip Converter is the best Flip Video Converter to convert Flip video created by the Flip family: Flip Ultra, Flip Ultra HD, Flip Mino and Flip Mino HD as Flip Mino HD files conversion tool. With this Flip Video Converter, you can convert Flip video to any other video/audio formats MOV, M4V, AVI, 3GP, FLV, HD video and AAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, etc audio formats for all the players.


Here is a simple guide for you to follow and you need a Flip Converter

Step 1. Files importing
You can load your video by clicking “Add File” button or clicking “File” button, you can choose “add file” on a drop-down list. Or even drag the video and audio files into the file list window directly.


After importing the files, you can click button “a”to preview the video.
Tips: It allows you to capture your favorite pictures when you preview.
Click button “b” the current picture in the preview window will be captured and saved in the specified folder in the image type as you have set.
Click button “c” to open the snapshot folder to view the captured pictures
Step 2: Choose Your Output Profile and Settings
Profile: Select an output format for the selected file
Settings: Click “setting” to open the Settings windows:

Video Settings: Set video encoding settings by selecting an encoder, a resolution, a frame rate and video bitrate.
Audio Settings: Set audio encoding settings by selecting an encoder, a sample rate, channels and audio bitrate.
Tip 1: For Resolution setting, you can choose the pre-set Resolution from the right drop-down list. You can also directly input your own resolution as the form of "XXX*XXX".
Tip 2: You can customize the video and audio encoding settings and save them as your own profile. After you have chosen the encoding options, just click the “Save as...” button and name your profile, and then the profile will be saved in the User Defined list. You can use the customized profile next time by selecting it from the list.
Step 3: Video Editing

1: Effect:
Click “Effect” to open the edit window to adjust the video effects
You can adjust the “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Saturation” and “Volume”.
2: Trim:
“Trim” function allows you to pick up any part of your video to convert. You can just convert a part of your video that you want.
There are three ways available:
Method 1: Enter the start time in the Start Time box and click OK, then enter the end time in the End Time box and click OK.
Method 2: Drag button*below the Preview Windows to mark the beginning of your clip and drag it to mark the end of your clip during the preview.
Method 3: While playing video, click button to mark the beginning of your clip and mark the end of your clip during the preview.
Tips: Click the second button to preview the video frame by frame.
Click preview button to preview you trimmed clip.
After you set trim time, the length of the captured clip will be shown in the Select Length box for your reference.
3: Crop:
“Crop” means to choose a certain play area to convert.
Method 1: Crop by adjusting the crop frame. The crop frame is the yellow line around the movie video. There are eight small adjustment boxes on the crop frame. Each adjustment box allows you to crop the movie video from a different position. To crop your movie video, you can just move your mouse cursor to an adjustment box and drag the crop frame.
Method 2: Crop by setting the crop values. There are four crop values at the bottom of the window: Left, Top, Right and Bottom. You can set each value to crop your movie video, and the crop frame will move accordingly.
Step 4: Conversion
After finishing all the necessary settings and editing, you can click “Start” to begin the conversion.

If you are a Mac user, here also a Flip Converter for Mac.

How to convert DVD to iPod/iPhone/Sansa/PSP/Zune/iRiver/Google Phone/Cell Phone, etc. on Mac

Many people like enjoy movies at home and they have piles of DVDs. So do I. I like watch lastest movie on my new Mac and it is wonderful. However, I always break and lose my DVDs and I was really sad because they cost most of my money. Luckily, I find a way to store my DVD movies on my new Mac computer and evern put it on my iPod because I use a DVD Ripper for Mac and it can rip DVDs to so many video formats, such as AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-1/2, 3GP, 3G2, VOB and so on.

To do this you must have a nice dvd ripper for Mac. So I find Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac

OK, let’s do it.
Step 1. Download and install Aisesoft DVD Ripper for Mac.

For Intel

For Power PC

Step 2. 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 3. 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.



For a veteran of digital player, you could customize your own settings by clicking “Settings” button to chose your own video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc.



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.)

Do a few more clicks to make your movie more enjoyable.
1. Trim

If you want to rip only a part of the DVD movie, please click “Trim” button and drag the “Start trim slider” to set the start time and “End trim slider” to set the end time.(a). You can also do that by clicking the “Start trim button” and “End trim button”(b). The third way you do that is set the exact Start/End time at the right of the pop-up window and click “OK”.



2. Crop
If you want to remove the black edges or you want to rip a certain area of your video, please click the “Crop” button. You can do this either by drag the frame around the movie (a) or set the crop value: “Top, Left, Bottom, Right”.(b). Another way to do that is choose mode from “Crop Mode”(c).
Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac also allows you to choose the output aspect ratio above the crop pane, “Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3” are available.



3. Effect
If you want to adjust the effect of your movie, please click the “Effect” button and a pop-up effect window will appear. It allows you to edit your movie’s effect including “Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Volume”.



4. Merge into one file/audio track/subtitles
If you would like to put several titles and chapters into one output file, please tick the check box of the “Merge into one file”.
You can choose audio track and subtitles you like according to what you prefer and the DVD supports.

Follow what I said above I hope you could enjoy your DVD movies on your Mac and also on your iPod and other portable players

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Make Your Families and Friends A Video for Christmas

What are you going to give your friends/families for Christmas? Do not decide yet? Here I will give you a suggestion. You can make a video and send to them. It will be a great present for them. You may make a video from your own media source: videos, pictures, songs and you can write something you want to say to them.
Do you like my suggestion?
Yes, let's do it.
Here you need a SlideShow Maker to help you to do that.
There are many SlideShow Maker on the internet to download and I use this one.


Things you need:
1. Source: Videos, picture, songs and what you want to say to them.
2. SlideShow Maker

How to make your own videos for your families and friends
Part 1. How to add videos/picture/songs/word
1. How to add videos?
Double click the preview window or the box in the “Story Board” to find the videos on your computer.
It can save your videos in it and you can find it easily in “My video” next time you want to use it.
2. How to add pictures?
You can add videos from your computer the same as add videos.
This SlideShow maker provides you many beautiful pictures on the left side of the interface. It is classified as “Animals”, “Christmas”, “Halloween”, “Plants”, “Scenery”, “Season” and “Wedding”
3. How to add songs?
Click “Add Muisc” in the Story Board to add your music.
4. How to add words on the screen?
Click “Add Text” to add your words on the screen.


After you add the video, picture, or songs, you can see their properties of them and you can also edit it on the property section

Part 2. How to add transitions between two source you add
A default transition will be added when you add two sources(pictures or videos). When you click the boxes between two source in the story board you are allowed to change the transitions(it provides you 19 transitions for you to choose).
You can adjust the duration and other settings of the transition, such as “Motion”, “IrisStyle” and so on.


Part 3. How to edit the source you added
1. How to edit videos you added
When you click the video you added on the Story Board, you will see the edit interface and you can do crop and trim under the previews window. When you click the triangle at the bottom of the preview window, you can go to the preview interface. In there you can preview your video and full screen is available.
On the left side you can see the detailed settings of the video, such as video size, video effect, aural effect and so on. You an also adjust the settings in property section.

2. How to edit the picture you added
Choose the picture and you can edit it directly on the preview window, such as crop the picture. On the property section you can edit the detailed settings of the picture.

3. How to edit the songs you added
Select the music you added, and on the left side you can see the info of the audio file. You can edit it here directly, such as sample rate, fade in and fade out and so on.

4. How to edit the words you added
You can add your words after you double click the “Sample Text” or select the Caption. Other settings are really easy to set on the left side property section.


After you have done all the things you want to do you can click the “Create” button. Here you will go to the create section. You are allowed to choose the output profile and edit the specific settings, such as “Resolution”, “Encoder”, “Bitrate” and “Frame Rate” and so on.

This powerful SlideShow Maker can help you to create your slideshow to MP4/MKV/WMV/AVI and other popular formats such as: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, FLV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 3GP, 3GPP, DivX, Mov, M4V, DivX, XviD, ASF, SWF, VOB, DV, Super VCD(NTSC, PAL, SECAM), VCD(NTSC, PAL, SECAM) , DVD(NTSC, PAL, SECAM) and so on.

A wonderful app to help you enjoy your DVD on Mac at will

At the moment, after the hot wonderful movies having been played, we feel we have not given full expression to the views.
So we collect various wonderful movies recorded in DVD format, which has better effect.
In fact, DVD brings us great success in the wonderful movies, but also it causes the inconvenience when you backup user’s data, storage and transmission online, etc.

Let’s just imagine, a random DVD movie will be several G, it will be very hard to be stored, backed up, not to mention the transmission on line.
And also as the portable devices appear, like iPad, iPod Touch 4, iPhone 4, Zune, Zune 2, Blackberry, Nokia, Creative Zen, Sony Walkman, Archos, PS3, Apple TV, Xbox, Pocket PC, Mobile Phone, etc. It will not be so convenient to watch those wonderful DVD movies anywhere with you.

Luckily, Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac, certainly you can have a try the Windows Version.



Thus we can reduce its volume at the price of loss picture and audio/video quality, usually down to hundreds MB, or even lower. That depends on the converted format.
The more significance is that it can convert DVD to some special formats or save it on special place, for example AVI, 3GP，MP4, FLV, etc on the iPhone, PSP or upload to Youtube.
This best and easy to use DVD Ripper for Mac provides you with fastest speed to rip DVD to AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, WMV, DivX, XviD, HD MP4, TS… video formats, and MP3, AAC, AC3… audio formats on Mac. So we can enjoy them on iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, Creative Zen Vision, Archos, iRiver, HP iPAQ, General Pocket PC, Black Berry, Xbox360, PS3, YouTube, Mobile Phone everywhere with yourself.

This software also provides you the Powerful editing functions like: Trim DVD, Crop the video, and Merge files into one and Multiple features like: Preview and snapshot, Adjust output effect, Output multiple formats for one video at the same time.




Now, don’t hesitate, just have a free try first by yourself.
Hope this app can be helpful for you.