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Rip DVD to iTunes for Free

Want to watch movies from your own DVD library on your iPod? With Instant Handbrake, free software of free dvd to iTunes for Mac OSX, you can easily make any DVD into an iTunes-compatible movie.

Guide of Rip DVD to iTunes

1. Launch Instant Handbrake.
2. Select your DVD source.
3. Insert your DVD. You may need to stop the auto-play.
4. Hit "Continue" in Instant Handbrake. It will begin to scan your DVD.
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 dvd to iTunes "Tips" section.
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.
7. For the rest of the options on this screen, select H.264 for the "File Forma" and for the "Picture Format" select "Original" This will preserve the picture format (wide or full screen) that's on the DVD.
8. Hit "Start" The movie will now be ripped and saved to the folder you indicated in step six.
9. Launch iTunes.
10. Navigate to the folder your movie is saved in and drag the MP4 file into the iTunes Movie Folder.
11. Hook up your iPod and sych 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!

Tips & Warnings of Free DVD to iTunes

1. 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.
2. You can also export to PSP format if you've got one of those. H.264 is the best quality format for iPod.
3. 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
4. Copy protection may prevent DVDs from being converted to iPod format.

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