6 Tools to Rip DVDs to iPod

Movies on DVD are off high quality and high quality means there file size is also large. An average movie file on a DVD may be anywhere between 4 to 9 GB and off course you cannot play the file on your iPod or iPhone. These are some of the cool applications that let you to rip and convert the DVD to another file format such that you can watch the video on your iPod or iPhone with the same quality.

You can easily rip and convert the files in few simple steps.

Easy DVD Rip: This application allows you to rip DVD and convert it into any of the formats like VCD, MPEG-1/2/4, AVI, XviD and DviX formats. By selecting the MP4 format in this application you can create a video of the DVD which you can play on your iPod. This application features four conversion modes where in you can select whole title, chapter splitting/merging and time range.

To keep it simple most of the settings are adjusted by default so that you can rip DVD in just few click and get the target file. It has got built in VCD burner with comes in handy if you are making VCDs or SVCDs.

DVD to iPod Video Rip: This tool enables you to easily rip the DVD and create a file that can be played on iPod. The target iPod movies created using this application are of high quality and easy to make. It uses optimized encoder such that conversion is done much faster compared to other software’s.

You can rip the DVD with one click or customize the settings to your choose and with the auto shut down feature by selecting it the computer shuts down when the assigned job is finished. Using this application is very simple and you can get high quality DVD rips.

Handbrake: This is the popular tool that is available for free and lets you rip and convert the DVD into a MP4 and AVI file format. Just install the application on your computer, Handbreak supports both PC and Mac, and insert the DVD into the drive. Select the volume and proceeded further by following onscreen instructions within few clicks you can rip and convert it at a time.

If the DVD contains multiple files you can select the file that you want to rip and select the file format into which you want to convert it handbreak supports MP4, AVI and OGM file formats. Select the codec, destination path, bit rate and audio settings then you are ready to go. Hit the rip button to start ripping and conversion at a time. Enjoy the video on your iPod or iPhone after the encoding is finished.

DVDx: This application allows you to rip the DVD and enables you to convert into other file format of your choose. You can rip and convert DVD videos into MP4 format using this application such that you can play your favorite video on your iPod.

Just select the file either on the disk or one present on the hard drive and edit the input settings, select the file that you want to convert and the audio settings and can leave others as default. In the output section choose the destination folder, file format and edit other settings according to your need. This application can shutdown the computer after the file conversion is done.

MobileVideo for iPod: This application lets you convert many of the video file into other file formats according to your need. As the name suggests that you can convert any of the video file formats to iPod video format such that you can enjoy the video on your iPod.

Using this application you can make photo slide shows with music. With just few clicks your iPod version of the DVD movie will be ready for you to play on the iPod. The user interface is simple and it requires no special skills to convert.

ImTOO DVD Ripper: This is a specialized application that is created to rip DVDs to make iPod movie files. You can also convert DVD rip into most of the other popular video file formats and this application allows you to customize most of the settings such that you can create a video file according to your choose of settings.

Using ImTOO DVD Ripper is very easy and it rips DVDs faster and produces target video files of high quality with excellent video and audio quality.