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

[blueno]

With the approach of Christmas, have you prepared a gift? Have you received a gift?  iPod, iPhone, Sansa, PSP, Zune or others?  Are you worried about watching your DVD Movies on these devices or listening your DVD music on them? 

This guide shows you how to rip DVD to MP4, AVI, MP3, WMV, WMA, FLV, MKV, MPG, RM, 3GP, and other video/audio formats supported by popular mp4 and mp3 players by using Aiseesoft DVD Ripper.

Step 1: Install and run Aiseesoft DVD Ripper

Step 2: Import DVD.
Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click the “Load DVD” button to load DVD.



Tips: This DVD Ripper can load three DVD source, you can load your DVD from DVD drive, DVD folder in your PC and also IFO file.

Step 3: Video settings.
Select the output video format you want from the “Profile” drop-down list.



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:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Aiseesoft Studio\Snapshot
3: If you want to merge the selected contents into one 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)
4: You can click the “Settings” button to set your video parameters.



In the Video Settings, you can select Encoder, Frame Rate, Resolution and Bitrate for your movie
In the Audio Settings, you can select Encoder, Channels, Bitrate and Sample Rate for your movie.
when you choose the specific settings, the lower window will show the "help" to explain the meanings of each setting.

Step 4: Start conversion
Click the “Start” button to start your conversion and in a short while it will be finished.

Step 5: Click “Open” button to open your output destination file.

More tips:

1: Trim Movie
If you just want to convert a clip from your DVD movie, you can click the “Trim” button to open the Trim dialog, you can trim a duration of the selected title or chapter by either dragging the Start Time and End Time sliders or setting the time parameters in each corresponding field.
After you set the trimming time, the length of the captured clip will be shown in the Select Length box for your reference.



2. Movie Effect
If you want to change the original video effect, you can click the Effect icon to set the video brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. You can also set the special effect for your movie to cater to your need.



3. Video Crop
With Aiseesoft DVD Ripper you can remove the black edges around your movie video by checking the “Crop” option, so you can watch your movie on your portable players in full screen.

There are three methods available to crop your video:
Method 1: Crop by selecting a crop mode
Select a crop mode in the crop mode drop-down list and click OK to save the crop. There are three pre-set crop modes
for your choice: No Crop, Cut off top and bottom black edges, Cut off top black edge.

Method 2: Crop by adjusting the crop frame
The crop frame is the dashed line around the movie video. There are four adjustment lines on the crop frame. Each line 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 3: Crop by setting the crop values
There are four crop values on the lower left part of the crop window: Up, Down, Left and right. You can set each value to crop your movie video, and the crop frame will move accordingly.



Before you start to crop your movie video, you can select an output aspect ratio from the Zoom list. There are four choices available: Full screen, Keep original, 16:9 and 4:3. After you select an output aspect ratio and finish the crop, the result can be previewed in the Preview window of the program main interface.

Now you can enjoy your Christmas day with it!

[wolovely]

I am a Mac user, I usually use  DVD Ripper for Mac to rip my DVD movies to my macbook and my ipod, so wonderful!

[AnnNote]

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[AnnNote]

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[AnnNote]

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[AnnNote]

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[AnnNote]

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[blueno]

nice guide, i have used it, it is really nice.

[wolovely]

Question one:
What formats does the SanDisk Sansa support?

Answer:
Audio Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA
Video Formats: AVI, MPEG4, WMV, QuickTime, MPEG2, ASF
Photo formats: BMP, JPEG, TIFF, GIF

Question two:
Where can I download online videos and put them on my Sansa?
How can I put my DVD movies on my Sandisk Sansa?

Answer:
Recently my friend recommend me a best way, now I will share with you.


Part One: Put online videos on your Sansa

How many online video download sites do you know ? Which is your favorite one?
For me, I prefer YouTube, metacafe and i'Film, perhaps your should ask me how did I know these wonderful sites, today i will show you a powerful tool which not only contains many urls of online video download sites, but also gives you the way to download the videos from these sites, more important is it also can help you convert the downloaded videos to almost all popular video formats supported by your portable devices such as Sansa for me.

This powerful tool called Aiseesoft YouTube Converter Mate, which is not only a Total Video Converter but also an online YouTube Video Downloader, which can help you download online videos and convert them to your PSP, iPod, iPhone (3G), iPhone, Zune, Zune 2, Blackberry, Nokia, Creative Zen, Mobile Phone, etc.



Download Link: http://www.aiseesoft.com/downloads/youtube-converter-mate.exe

Key Functions

1. Download online video
Aiseesoft YouTube Converter Mate can help you download online video from YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, Myspace and Metacafe and other website easily.

2. Convert YouTube video and other videos for your portable devices
Aiseesoft YouTube Converter Mate can convert YouTube videos and all kinds of videos for your Sansa, iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, Blackberry and other players.

3. Video editing
Aiseesoft YouTube Converter Mate can do trim, crop, merge into one file, snapshot and other video editing.

Tips: If you just wonld like to download the online videos, you can use Aiseesoft FREE YouTube Downloader.

Part Two: Put your DVD collections on your Sansa

Here i recommend Aiseesoft DVD Ripper that could easily rip DVD to MP4, H.264, AVI, MP3, WMV, WMA, FLV, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 3GP, 3GPP, VOB, DivX, Mov, RM, RMVB, M4A, AAC, WAV, etc. with super fast DVD ripping speed and excellent image and sound quality.



Download Link: http://www.aiseesoft.com/downloads/dvd-ripper.exe

Key Functions

1. Rip DVD to all popular video and audio formats
The Best DVD Ripper software could easily rip DVD to MP4, H.264, AVI, MP3, WMV, WMA, flv, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 3GP, 3GPP, VOB, DivX, Mov, RM, RMVB, M4A, AAC, WAV, etc.

2. Support almost all popular portable players
It can rip your DVD to PSP, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone (3G), iPhone, Zune, Zune 2, Blackberry, Nokia, Creative Zen, Sony Walkman, iRiver PMP, Archos, PS3, Apple TV, Xbox, iPAQ, Pocket PC, Mobile Phone, etc.

3. Easy and powerful DVD video and audio editing (Effect, Trim, Crop)
Aiseesoft DVD Ripper offers powerful DVD video and audio editing functions, video trimming, movie cropping and video effecting, to cater to the customer’s need.

[wolovely]

Nice guide, thank you!

[relax119]

so good and helpful.

[relax119]

just try it.

[relax119]

hope it helps

[relax119]

still confused and help me

[relax119]

high quality and nice guide.