How to Rip DVD to iMovie Mac?

If you want to know how to convert DVD to iMovie Mac, you find the right place! This tutorial points out a simple and fast way that how to convert/rip DVD to iMovie on Mac and import DVD to iMovie Mac.

As we know, iMovie is a powerful movie editing software, but not all video formats are recognized by iMovie. The video formats accepted by iMovie include MPEG-2 and AVCHD, DV-Standard and HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie, MEPG-4. In order to import Commercial DVD into iMovie on Mac, you need to rip DVD to iMovie for Mac OS X first.

Note: This DVD to iMovie Converter for Mac is designed for Mac users. For windows user, here is the DVD Converter for Windows system.

Part 1. How to Rip Commercial DVD to iMovie Mac

If you want to put Commercial DVD to iMovie, you need to convert DVD to the video formats that are compatible with iMovie. I recommend you use this powerful and easy-to-use DVD Ripper for Mac which is fast in ripping DVD to iMovie Mac. It supports converting encrypted DVD. Free download via the link below.

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Step 1: Load Files
Insert your favorite DVD on the DVD-ROM and load your DVD files through "Load DVD".

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Tips: If you want to join the imported items into one file, check "Merge into One File" at the bottom. Set an output directory to save the output files.

Step 2: Output Settings
Click image button at right of each video item, set output file name and click Format to choose "iMovie" as output format from following list. There are a variety of other video and audio formats for output.

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Step 3: Put the converted MP4 videos into iMovie
Open iMovie and choose File->Import Movies and import the converted MP4 video. That is how to transfer DVD to iMovie for your further editing.

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Part 2. How to import Non-Commercial DVD into iMovie Mac

1. Insert DVD.
2. Open Disk Utility.
3. Select the disk and then select "New Image". Save the disk image wherever is convenient, such as the desktop.
4. Once the disk image is written, open iMovie.
5. Mount the new disk image. A "Camera Detected, Scanning Contents" window will appear in iMovie, followed by an import window. You can now import the DVD contents and start editing away.

If you have a lot of commercial DVDs and want to import them to iMovie on Mac OS X, we highly recommend you download the DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD to iMovie on Mac.

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