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Want to watch movies from your own DVD library on your iPod? With Instant Handbrake, free software for Mac OSX, you can easily make any DVD into an iTunes-compatible movie.<br /> <a href="http://handbrake.fr/">HandBrake</a> is an open-source program designed to convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into an MPEG-4 video file in MPEG-4 Part 14 (.mp4) or Matroska (.mkv) containers. The program is used to convert DVDs into other forms so they can be viewed on iPods, iPhones and with the Mac QuickTime Player.<br /> <a href="http://www.rip-dvd-copy.com/images/how-to/handbrake.png"><img src="handbrake.png" /></a><br /> Step by step guide:<br /> 1: Install Handbrake<br /> Simply download the "Windows GUI" from the Handbrake download page then run the installer. It's that simple. If you get a prompt telling you that you don't have the correct version of .Net framework installed, then you'll need to download this from the Microsoft website.<br /> 2: Select your DVD source.<br /> 3: Insert your DVD. You many need to stop the auto-play.<br /> 4: Hit "Continue" in Instant Handbrake. It will begin to scan your DVD.<br /> 5: Select the file you want to convert. For full-length movies, this will be the file with the longest duration. For DVDs of TV Shows, please refer to the "Tips" section.<br /> 6: Select where you want the converted files to be saved to. It's a good idea to save it to your "Movies" folder in Mac OSX.<br /> 7: For the rest of the options on this screen, select H.264 for the "File Format," and for the "Picture Format" select "Original." This will preserve the picture format (wide or full screen) that's on the DVD.<br /> 8: Hit "Convert." The movie will now be converted and saved to the folder you indicated in step six.<br /> 9: Launch iTunes.<br /> 10: Navigate to the folder your movie is saved in and drag the MP4 file into the iTunes Movie Folder.<br /> 11: Hook up your iPod and sync up - or if you manually transfer from iTunes to your iPod, drag the movie on to your iPod. Now you're ready to enjoy your movie on the go!<br /> Tips & Warnings:<br /> If you have a DVD of TV shows, it's recommended that you export each individual show. DVD's have a "Play All" feature, which is all the episodes jammed into one file, this will be the longest duration in the list of files you get in step 5.<br /> You can also export to PSP format if you've got one of those. H.264 is the best quality format for iPod.<br /> Handbrake is a more robust version of Instant Handbrake. The program offers more options, but the concept is the same. This will work on Windows and Linux as well as Mac OSX<br /> Copy protection may prevent DVDs from being converted to iPod format.<br /> More tag info: <a href="http://www.freedvdripper.org/rip-dvd-to-itunes-free.html">rip dvd to itunes free</a>, <a href="http://www.freedvdripper.org/">dvd ripper</a>, <a href="http://www.freedvdripper.org/dvdvideoguide/how-to-rip-copyrighted-dvd.html">How to rip copyrighted dvd</a>.<br />

Handbrake for Macs and PCs, is an open-source and free software designed to convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into an MPEG-4 video file in MPEG-4 Part 14 (.mp4) or Matroska (.mkv) containers. Originally developed for BeOS, HandBrake is now available for Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
So Hanbrake software can be used to convert DVD video to MKV, MP4 that you can enjoy on iPods, iPhones, PSP, Apple TV, Television, Cellphone and with the Mac QuickTime Player.
0.9.4, the latest version of Handbrake for Mac, can transfer DVD video on Mac and convert video to MKV, MP4 for Mac OS X. How to convert video to MKV on Mac with Handbrake? After you download and launch Hanbrake for Mac,you can follow the guide to convert video to MKV on Mac by Handbrake which is available free at the HandBrake Web site. http://handbrake.fr/
Convert Video to MKV on Mac OS X with Handbrake.
Step1: Insert Video on Mac with Handbrake.
Click “Source” to select video that you want to convert from computer hard drive and upload it.
Step2: Decide Destination for MKV files on Mac
Click “Browse” to find a place to save video on Mac, desktop, or your video files.
Step3: Select Output Video Format
Choose MKV as output format, besides, you can select MP4 format for iPods, iPhones, etc, and you also can set suitable settings for your MKV video, such as video, audio, picture settings.
Step4:Convert Video to MKV on Mac
Click “Start” to transfer video to MKV for Mac by Handbrake after you finish checking all settings. Then you can enjoy MKV files when converting is done.

PS: Though Handbrake is free for Mac OS X, Linux, and Microsoft Windows, there are many limitations of Handbrake for Mac, for example, the output formats Handbrake supports are only MKV and MP4; video cannot be previewed when you edit it for output; Handbrake cannot remove like black sides from the video; it also cannot combine videos into one; effects like old film, gray you cannot add.
So if you want to edit MKV files on Mac or convert video to other video format such as MOV,AVI, M4V, H.264, etc, you can try MKV Converter for Mac which can allow you to do all these mentioned above.