How to Convert DVD to iTunes for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Using HandBrake

No doubt you can purchase movies from the iTunes ready for playback on iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, but if you already own the DVD, you don't want to waste your money on the same movie a second time. Instead, you can rip the DVD to an MPEG-4 video file on your computer, add it to iTunes Library, and then sync it to your iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. The program I'd like to recommend to do this is called HandBrake, and it works great on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

Step 1. Download HandBrake from http://handbrake.fr/?article=download to Mac and install it.



Step 2. Insert a DVD and launch HandBrake. If HandBrake doesn't recognize the DVD as a source automatically, you may have to click "Browse" and direct HandBrake to your DVD drive.

Step 3. HandBrake will analyze the DVD and let you choose the title and chapters you want to rip for your iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch (in general, you'll want the first title and every chapter). You can get an idea of which title is the main DVD title by choosing the title duration that matches the movie's playtime.

Step 4. Click the "Presets" button on the top right of the HandBrake window on the Mac. You'll see several presets; choose the iPhone and iPod Touch or iPad preset.

Step 5. Now just click the Start button and sit back while HandBrake rips the DVD to one big file. This can take a while, so you won't be able to rip a DVD on your way out the door to the airport. Make sure you plan ahead.

Step 6. When HandBrake finishes ripping the DVD, drag the file into iTunes for syncing to your iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone whenever you want to.

Though HandBrake works great for ripping DVD on Mac, it:

1. Cannot merge DVD chapters into as a single file. You will get sparate video files rather than a whole movie file.
2. Cannot preview the movie before encoding.
3. Cannot trim the movie segment.
4. Cannot extract sound tracks from DVD as audio file.
5. Only supports M4V, MP4, MKV, AVI, OGM output formats.
6. Cannot well customize profile for the output file.
7. Only supports a few mobile players like iPod Touch, iPhone, Apple TV, etc.

So if you need advanced DVD ripping features, HandBrake may not be the perfect choice. It is recommended downloading Clone2Go DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD to all popular video or audio formats on Mac OS X (including OS X 10.7 Lion).

How to Rip DVD on Mac OS X (Including Lion)

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Clone2Go Video Converter can convert a variety of video files for playback on your iPad, iPhone, iPod, BlackBerry, Nokia, HTC, Samsung, Android and Windows smartphones.

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How to download YouTube videos to iPad

It is great enjoyment to watch movies, TV shows, videos on the big screen of your iPad. Download the YouTube app from the iTunes store or open YouTube website in Safari, and you can also watch YouTube videos on your iPad at ease. If you have wifi connection, it will be very smooth to enjoy YouTube videos online on your iPad. But if wifi is unavailable, or if you have very slow network connection speed, the experience will be very terrible.

Luckily, if you have a Mac at hand, you can download the freeware Clone2Go YouTube Downloader to help you. This cool Mac app lets you download videos from YouTube by simply copying and pasting the video URL to the download queue. You can choose to output the downloaded videos as (HD) MP4, FLV or 3GP files. You can put multiple videos into the queue for batch downloading. The downloading process goes very fast.

The downloaded MP4, FLV or 3GP video files will be saved to your Mac HDD. You can then transfer them to portable players, mobile phones, tablet computers, MP3/MP4 players, edit them in Apple iMovie, burn them to DVD in Apple iDVD and more.

And the good news is that the (HD) MP4 video downloaded from YouTube using Clone2Go YouTube Downloader can be directly transferred to your iPad, without any further conversion. So let's take a look at how it performs:

1. Download Clone2Go YouTube Downloader for Mac, install and run it.

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2. Visit YouTube website and go to the YouTube video page you'd like to download to your Mac. Copy the video link from the address bar of your browser. Paste the link to the "Video Link:" box and click the "+Add" button, then it will be added to the manager panel at the top of the interface. To add more videos, just copy and paste the link to the the box and click the "+Add" button again. Then there will be a list of URL of Videos showing in the manager panel.



3. Choose the output format you need from the "Output Format" options. To download YouTube videos for playback on iPad, please choose "MP4" as the output format.

4. Click the "..." button to locate to the folder you want to output the downloaded YouTube videos to.

5. Click the "Download" button to start downloading YouTube videos.

6. After the downloading process is done, click the "Folder" button in the interface to get the output MP4 files.

7. Connect your iPad to your Mac and then transfer the downloaded MP4 files to your iPad with the sync of iTunes.

Now you will be able to enjoy the YouTube videos even if your iPad has no network connection.

P.S. I have tried downloading five YouTube music videos for viewing on my iPad 2. It worked great!

How to convert DVD to Android tablets

In this guide, I'd like to show you how to convert DVD to Android Pad compatible MP4 video and transfer DVD movies to Android Pad using Clone2Go DVD Ripper, so that you can watch your DVD movies on the go.

Step 1. Add DVD Files

First open the Clone2Go DVD Ripper.

Insert the DVD into the disc drive and click the "Open DVD" button to import it. Or if the DVD movie is saved as a folder on your computer, you need to click the "Add Video" button to locate that folder, which is composed of two separate folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. From the VIDEO_TS folder, select the .vob file to import and then click "OK".



Once the DVD has been been imported you can watch it on the main interface.

Here's your chance to pick the DVD you wish to play on your Android Pad. Select the portion you want to play. Drag from the Start to trim and Stop to trim scissors to select the segment.

Step 2. Choose Output Format

Extend the "Profile" menu. From the drop-down list, navigate to the "MP4 Video" category. From the sub-category, choose the most appropriate output format you need.



Step 3. Start to Convert

Now you can click the "Start Encode" button to start converting DVD to Android Pad.

Note: The output video files are easily available by clicking the "Folder" button on the main menu after the conversion process is done.

Below are some Android tablets:

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Sony Tablet S
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Toshiba Thrive
Acer Iconia Tab A500
T-Mobile G-Slate
Lenovo IdeaPad K1
Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi
HTC Flyer
Acer Iconia Tab A100
Lenovo IdeaPad A1

How to transfer DVD to Sony Tablet P

Sony Tablet P runs Google's operating system Android 3.1 Honeycomb. It features touchscreens, two cameras, infrared sensor and Wi-Fi. The Sony Tablet P (former code name Sony S2) has two 5.5-inch (140 mm) touchscreen interoperating displays joined in a hinged clamshell layout.

If you have some favorite DVD movies and want to watch them on your Sony Tablet P, you will need to convert DVD to MP4 video and then transfer the converted video to the device.

The following guide shows you how to convert DVD to Tablet P compatible MP4 video and transfer DVD to Sony Tablet P using Clone2Go DVD Ripper, so that you can watch your DVD movies on the go.

Step 1. Add DVD files

First open the Clone2Go DVD Ripper.

Insert the DVD into the disc drive and click the "Open DVD" button to import it. Or if the DVD movie is saved as a folder on your computer, you need to click the "Add Video" button to locate that folder, which is composed of two separate folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. From the VIDEO_TS folder, select the .vob file to import and then click "OK".



Once the DVD has been been imported you can watch it on the main interface.

Here's your chance to pick the DVD you wish to play on your Tablet P. Select the portion you want to play. Drag from the Start to trim and Stop to trim scissors to select the segment.

Step 2. Choose Output Format

Extend the "Profile" menu. From the drop-down list, navigate to the "MP4 Video" category. From the sub-category, choose the most appropriate output format you need.



Step 3. Start to Convert

Now you can click the "Start Encode" button to starting converting DVD to Sony Tablet P.

Note: The output video files are easily available by clicking the "Folder" button on the main menu after the conversion process is done.

How to Convert Video Files Using Clone2Go Video Converter Professional

In this guide, I'd like to show you how to convert video files using Clone2Go Video Converter Professional.

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Step 1. Add Video Files

Click the "Add Video" button to import the video files you are going to convert. Alternatively, you can click "File -> Add Video Files..." to load the video files. The supporting video/audio formats include:

Audio Files (*.mp2, *.mp3, *.wav)
Windows Media Files (*.avi, *.wmv, *.asf, *dvr-ms, *ms-dvr)
MOV/MP4 Files (*.mov, *.mp4, *.3gp, *.m4v, *.qt)
Real Media Files (*.rm, *.rmvb)
Flash Video Files (*.flv)
MKV Video Files (*.mkv)
AviSynth Scripts (*.avs)
Other Video Files (*.mpg, *.vob, *.dv, *.m1v, *.m2v, *.dat, *.amv)



Note: This video converter also allows you to batch add video files, capture video from DV as video source and even import online videos.



Step 2. Choose Output Format

Extend the "Profile" category to select an output format according to your mobile device. For example, if you want to convert video files for your iPhone, you can choose "iPhone MPEG-4" as the output format.



From the profile category, we know that, apart from general AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, 3GP formats, Clone2Go Video Converter Pro can also help to convert video to specific format for iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry, Apple TV, Nokia, PSP, PS3, Zune, Mobile Phone, Creative Zen, Archos, Pocket PC, Xbox, etc.

If you want to customize the output video, you can click the "Video Options" and "Audio Options" buttons below the "Profile" category. There you can set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, video codec, etc.



Step 3. Specify Output Directory

Click the "Options" button on the main interface. In the "General" tab, you can specify the folder for the output file. For your convenience, the output file is easily available by clicking the "Folder" botton in the main interface after the encoding process.



To combine several video files into one file, multi-select the videos showing in the program. Click "Edit" and select "Merge Output". The selected videos will be merged into one file after the conversion.



Step 4. Start to Convert Video Files

After all the above steps, click the "Start Encode" button to start to convert AVI, MKV, WMV, ASF, 3GP, RM, RMVB, FLV, MTS, M2TS, MOV to video or audio format for iPad, iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, BlackBerry, etc.

Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac V2.2.5 Released

Clone2Go announced the newest version of its freeware YouTube Downloader for Mac V2.2.5. With Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader, Mac users can easily and quickly download online videos from YouTube as MP4, FLV or 3GP files.

If you are a Mac user and you enjoy YouTube videos, Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac is just made for you. Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac does not only allow you to download clips and videos from YouTube, but it is also able to convert any YouTube video into other formats of your choice, including FLV, MP4 and 3GP. Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac is a free software and runs on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6) and Lion (10.7).



Key Features of Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac:

* Download movies, TV shows, music videos from YouTube.
* Convert YouTube videos to FLV, 3GP, MP4 files.
* Download and convert YouTube HD videos as HD MP4 files.
* Download YouTube videos for portable players such as iPad, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Mobile Phone, etc.
* Batch download multiple online videos from YouTube.
* Support Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.7 Lion.

What's New in Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac V2.5.0:

* Fixed the "Failed: Could not find media URL" error.
* Fixed some minor bugs.

Download, Availability and Upgrade:

Clone2Go YouTube Downloader for Mac V2.5.0 is totally free. It works perfectly with Intel based Mac OS X 10.5 above. You can visit http://www.clone2go.com/products/mac-youtube-downloader.php to download it for free. To upgrade to the latest version, just remove the old version from your Mac and download the new version to reinstall it.