Rip DVD movies to MP4 videos for iPod playback

There are fewer ways to add video to your iPod than there are ways to add music to it. However, there are a few ways other than just buying video at the iTunes Store. How about taking the video you already have—Movies, DVDs you own, TV shows you've recorded with a Mac-based digital video recorder (DVR)—and converting them so you can play them back on the new iPod?

No problem: The following step by step tutorial is going to show you how to rip DVD Movies to MP4 video for iPod playback on Mac using iFunia DVD to iPod Converter for mac.

Step 1: Run iFunia DVD to iPod Converter for Mac

Now get your DVD concert disc and insert it. Then run iFunia DVD to iPod Converter on your Mac and click the big button "Load..." to load your DVD concert, you may see the name of DVD concert disk if you insert DVD before running this DVD ripper tool. This may take up to a minute or two depending on the contents of the DVD and the speed of your optical drive.

Step 2: Choose the output formats

If you'd like to extract the DVD Movies to MP4 files for playback on iPod, just set the output format as 'iPod touch MPEG-4 480p Video(*.mp4)' and the Bitrate your preferred. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size.

Step 3: Start converting DVD Movies to MP4

Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin ripping DVD Movies to MP4 file for playback on your iPod.

Note: If you are using Windows, please go to iFunia DVD to iPod Converter for Windows

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How to convert FLV to iPad for Mac

What is FLV?

Flash Video (FLV) is the name of a file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player and has extension FLV. The most recent public release of Flash Player supports H.264 video and HE-AAC audio. Flash Video content may also be embedded within SWF files. Notable users of the Flash Video format include YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo! Video, Reuters.com and many other news providers.

As we know, most of the video files downloaded from these online video hosting sites are in Flash Video (.FLV) format. If you want to put them on your iPad for playback again and again, you need to convert them to iPad supported format first. So, how can you convert your FLV video to iPad video with iFunia FLV Converter for Mac? Please follow this step-by-step guide:

1.Download iFunia FLV Video Converter for Mac, and then run this program.

Now run iFunia FLV Converter on your Mac and click the big button "Add..." to add FLV video files, you may add as many FLV videos as you want for FLV to iPad batch conversion.

(Optional) Merge some separate FLV videos to 1 single file

This is optional. But if you want to output 1 MP4 file for easily sharing on iPad, simply click on the video titles you'd like to merge , then click 'Merge' button and uncheck the former separate files if you just need the single merged video file. You may see the image below to have an idea.

2.Choose the output format

Select iPad output format for each video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files. You can change the output settings as you need. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size. Actually the default profile given is configured with good quality output.

3.Start the FLV conversion

Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin converting FLV to iPad on Mac. The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed. The encoding time will depend on several variables including: the duration of the video file, the speed of your computer, what other activity your computer is currently doing and the bitrate you set.

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How to rip DVD Movies on Windows with iFunia DVD ripper Pro

In this guide I will explain how to rip DVD movies to iPad on Windows with iFunia DVD ripper Pro, which can rip DVD Movies to iPad easy and fast.

iFunia DVD Ripper Pro is an all-in-one DVD ripping utility helps Windows users convert movies on DVD (even protected ones) to formats that are compatible with all major portable media devices like Zune, Apple TV, PSP, BlackBerry, iPad, iPod, iPhone, etc. You can even convert your DVD movies to the newest HD formats and give you full control over settings for audio channel, bitsrate, trimming, cropping, brightness, contrast, and more.

iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you:

iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows supports output movies as: MPEG4, AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPEG, H.264, RM, 3GP, MKV and more formats.

You can run iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows well on Windows 7.


iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you convert DVD movies to formats that are compatible with portable media players like Zune, Apple TV, PSP, BlackBerry, iPod, iPhone, etc.


iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you rip DVD to HD video such as HD MOV, HD FLV, HD AVI, etc.


iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you rip DVD to iTunes M4V, MP4, MP3, M4A and more.


With iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows you can trim and crop video and preview your results.


With iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows you can add watermark to movie video.


With iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows you can adjust settings for channel, bitrates, brightness, contrast, and more.


iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you save time with batch and multi-threading of DVD ripping.


iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you protect your DVDs from scratches.


iFunia DVD Ripper Pro for Windows lets you manage your collection with just a few clicks.
For More, Visit the website.

http://www.ifunia.com/dvd-ripper-win.html

Then, how to rip DVD movies to iPad on Windows with iFunia DVD ripper Pro? The simple instructions below will guide you through the easy step of the way.

1. Run iFunia DVD Ripper Pro and load DVD by click the "Add" button. It can add three kinds of DVD (DVD disc, DVD folder which include a "Video_TS" folder and a "Audio_TS" folder, IFO file)

2. Select iPad or iPhone 4 "Profile" as the output format in this tutorial, and choose MP4 output format


3. "Start" conversion


4. Connect iPad to computer, iTunes will detect them as a device. Select iPad device on the left panel of iTunes, drag and drop the converted MP4 video file into it. That's done. Enjoy.

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The Best Way to Watch HD Videos on Mac, iPad and iPhone

iPad is the best way to experience any kind of video: from Blu-ray/DVD movies and HD videos to camera/camcorder footage and TiVo recordings. To make HD videos playable on this amazing screen, what you will need is iFunia HD Video Converter for Mac. This tool enables you to convert between popular HD video formats and down-convert HD videos to SD (Standard-Definition) videos. The iFunia HD video converter supports most of HD video formats such as HD AVI, HD FLV, HD Quick Time MOV, HD WMV, AVCHD (MTS, M2TS), H.264/AVC, MPEG-2 (TS), MPEG-4 and more.

How-To:
1. Free download and run this best iFunia HD Video Converter, and click "Add" button to load video files.

Note: If you are using Windows, please go to iFunia HD Video Converter for Windows

2. Select a format for iPad and iPhone

We all know the iPad can only play back H.264 MPEG4 (.mp4) files, choose H.264 720P MP4 output profile. And in the "Settings" window, all the video/audio parameters are set for playing HD Videos on Mac, iPad and iPhone.

3. Click "Start" button to start converting HD videos for iPad and iPhone

As long as the conversion is done, you will get the HD videos in full screen from its destination folder, and then you can import the files to iTunes and sync to your iPad or iPhone for playing.

Tips:

iPad supported video formats

iPhone supported video formats

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Rip, Convert and Put DVD Movies to iPhone 4 on Mac

Do you have a bunch of DVD movies and want to watch them on iPhone 4? What should you do, if it’s true? Buy them from iTunes again? An easy and effective way would be convert DVD movie to iPhone 4 supported formats and then you can watch DVD movies on iPhone 4 without any hassle.

Below is the step by step guide on how to rip, convert and put DVD Movies to iPhone 4 on Mac.

Step 1 Launch iFunia DVD to iPhone 4 Converter and load your DVD Movies

Running iFunia DVD to iPhone 4 Converter on your Mac and click the big button "Load..." to load your DVD disk, in a minute, your DVD files will be listed at the main panel. Note: if you are a Windows user and want to convert DVD Movies to iPhone 4, please refer to iFunia DVD to iPhone 4 Converter for Windows.

Step 2 Output Settings for iPhone 4

It's for sure that if you want to play videos on iPhone 4, you should make the video file compatible with iPhone 4 first. On iFunia DVD to iPhone 4 Converter for Mac, you can easily set the output video format for iPhone 4 from in "Convert to" drop-down list. And remember to set the output directory to save the converted files in "Save to" drop-down list. You can do simple editing like trimming, cropping, adding special effects and watermark to video by clicking "Edit". Real-time preview provided while editing.

Step 3 Convert DVD Movies to iPhone 4 on Mac and Transfer/Sync to iTunes

When the settings are done, click the Conversion Button "Start" to start conversion. And then the program will automatically start to convert DVD Movies to iPhone 4 file. After conversion, importing your converted DVD Movies (iTunes supported videos) to iTunes library, then, connecting your iPhone 4 to computer via USB cable, iTunes will detect your iPhone 4. After that, click iTunes "File -> Sync iPhone", and the files will be transferred to your iPhoen 4 from iTunes library. When updating completed, you will find the DVD Movies on you iPhone 4.

Tips & Tricks

Tip 1: You can select any subtitle and audio track on DVD for ripping to iPhone 4 MP4 video.
Tip 2: You can do simple editing like trimming, cropping, adding special effects and watermark to video by clicking "Edit". Real-time preview provided while editing.
Tip 3: With batch conversion supported, you can append many tasks at one time and iFunia iPhone 4 Video Converter for Mac will convert them one by one for saving your time.
Tip 4: You can preview the video by selecting the video and clicking Play in the preview pane. You can also take snapshot and save them as jpg, bmp file while preview.

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How to embed YouTube video to Keynote on Mac OS X

Recently I am doing a project, and to make my Keynote presentation more vivid I think it will be good if I can embed YouTube video to Keynote on Mac. But when I embed YouTube videos to Keynote I had to quit from Keynote and use the web browser to play the relevant YouTube videos. This interrupted the flow of the keynote presentations and it was a total distraction to me as the wifi hotspot I'm using couldn't actually stream fast enough for the YouTube videos to play at all.

What is Keynote?

Keynote is a presentation software application for Mac OS developed as a part of the iWork productivity suite by Apple Inc. Keynote 5.0.3 was announced on September 28, 2009 and is the most recent version. It adds new themes, transitions and animations, and the ability to control the slideshow with an iPhone or iPod touch through the Keynote Remote application which is available for purchase on the iTunes Store. Keynote supports all QuickTime video formats (including MPEG-2 and DV) in slideshows.

How to embed YouTube video to Keynote on Mac?

To be able to embed YouTube video to Keynote we need to use a third party software to convert the YouTube videos to the format that we need for the Keynote presentation. In this simple tutorial I am going to outline how to insert YouTube video to Keynote presentation with iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac.

Step 1. Download YouTube videos for YouTube video to Keynote on Mac
The first step is to download YouTube videos on your Mac, iFunia Free YouTube Downloader for Mac enables you to batch download YouTube(including HD YouTube video) and many other flash videos to your Mac laptop and desktop computer. Of course, you can do it with iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac, installing it on Mac. Click "Add URL" button to add YouTube video URLs in this Mac YouTube Video Converter. Simply copy and paste a YouTube video URL to the Video URL field. And then specify a directory on your computer to save the YouTube video files. Note that you can only add one YouTube video URL at one time. But you're able to add multiple videos for download by repeating this step.

Step 2. Convert YouTube video to Keynote supported format
As we have mentioned above that Keynote accepts all QuickTime formats, so select QuickTime (.MOV) as your output format for your YouTube video to keynote presentation. Simply select the YouTube videos you want to convert and Click "Convert" to start YouTube videos to Keynote conversion on Mac.

Step 3. Embed YouTube video to Keynote on Mac
You can now drag this video file directly into Keynote. Like any other media asset you can use Keynote's inspector panel to add a border, shadow and even a reflection. You can trim the YouTube videos as you like for the YouTube video to Keynote presentation.

Advanced video control for YouTube video to Keynote on Mac>
Keynote offers some really nice and advanced video control features from within the Inspector. Click on the QuickTime logo on the top right of the Inspector panel. You can change the poster image (i.e. the image that appears before the video plays) and you can also adjust the start and stop markers.

Now you can save your Keynote, you can show your Keynote presentation with YouTube videos everywhere with or without an internet connection.

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How to convert MKV to iTunes M4V on Mac

Many online videos are distributed in MKV (matroska video) format, which is a multimedia container format. You can play MKV files with QuickTime smoothly, and VLC player is another choice for MKV files playback. If you want to upload them to iTunes library, either for organization or for importing to your iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, you need to convert MKV files to iTunes friendly format like M4V.

MKV Converter for Mac from iFunia is an ideal solution that can help you convert your MKV file to iTunes M4V format or any other popular file formats like MP4, WMV, MOV, FLV etc. Free download iFunia MKV Converter for Mac and convert your MKV to iTunes M4V within the below 3 easy steps.

Step 1. Run iFunia MKV Converter for Mac and import MKV files
Now run iFunia MKV Converter on your Mac and click the big button "Add..." to add MKV or HD MKV video files, you may add as many videos as you want for MKV to iTunes M4V batch conversion.

Step 2. Set the output format as iTunes M4V
Select M4V output format for each video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files. You can change the output settings as you need. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size. Actually video with bitrate as 768 is acceptable for watching.

Step 3. Start converting MKV to iTunes M4V
Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin converting MKV to iTunes M4V video. The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed. The encoding time will depend on several variables including: the duration of the video file, the speed of your computer, what other activity your computer is currently doing and the bitrate you set.

Note: If you need to convert MKV movies to iTunes on Windows, we recommend iFunia MKV Converter for Windows, which will help you convert Matroska video (MKV) to all types of videos for playback on portable media devices.

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