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- Get an external DVD drive If you don't have one<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- How to rip DVD on iMac\/MacBook using Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac <\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- How to use MakeMKV to rip DVD on iMac\/MacBook<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Get an external DVD drive If you don't have one<\/b><\/h2>\n
iMac doesn't have a built-in DVD drive, so if you want to rip a DVD or convert DVD to digital video format on iMac, first you are going to need an external DVD drive for iMac to read and play DVD discs. If you've already got one, connect it to your iMac and insert the DVD disc into the drive and get things started on your iMac.<\/p>\n
If you haven't got one, here are the top sellers in external DVD drives on Amazon for your reference.<\/p>\n
- #1. Dell DW316 External USB Slim DVD R\/W Optical Drive 429-AAUX<\/li>\n
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<\/p>\n- #2. LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Super Multi Ultra Slim Portable DVD Writer Drive +\/-RW External Drive with M-DISC Support (Black) GP65NB60<\/li>\n
<\/p>\n- #3. VersionTECH. USB External DVD CD Drive Burner Superdrive for Apple Mac Macbook Pro\/Air iMac Laptop, Retail Package<\/li>\n
<\/p>\n- #4. Aluminum External USB DVD+RW,-RW Super Drive for Apple - MacBook Air, Pro, iMac, Mini<\/li>\n
<\/p>\nIf you've got what's needed in the DVD ripping process, let's begin with our tutorial.<\/p>\n
How to rip DVD on iMac\/MacBook using Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac<\/b><\/h2>\n
There is some excellent DVD ripper software we can use on iMac to rip a DVD. To rip DVD iMac users have a lot of choices, and my first choice would be Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac<\/a>. It's a DVD ripping program from Leawo Software. The company's a leading media processing software developer. It manufactures and sells some of the best Blu-ray and DVD processing programs in the world and Leawo DVD Ripper is one of the best. It helps you convert DVD to digital video formats with high quality. You can freely play the DVD movie on your iMac\/MacBook after using the program to rip it. You can even rip DVD to play on Apple TV<\/a> or your iPhone or any other mobile devices you have that support playing MP4 and other popular video formats.<\/p>\n
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Leawo DVD Ripper<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\u2609 Decrypt and rip DVD discs with disc protection and region code
\n\u2609 Convert DVD to MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, and other 180+ HD\/SD formats
\n\u2609 Convert DVD main movie to videos for space saving
\n\u2609 Convert 2D DVD movies to 3D movies with 6 different 3D effects
\n\u2609 Fast conversion with NVIDIA CUDA, AMD APP and Intel Quick Sync acceleration technologies<\/p>\nDownload<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nStep 1. Kick off Leawo DVD Ripper<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Note that Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac is integrated into the company's software suite called Prof.Media. So open Prof.Media on your iMac and then launch DVD Ripper from the main interface of the program. There should be a DVD Ripper<\/strong> button on it. Click on it to load and get to the DVD Ripper's interface.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nStep 2. Import the source media file<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Click Add UHD\/Blu-ray\/DVD>Add from CD-ROM>{the name of your DVD drive}<\/strong> to import the content in the disc to Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nStep 3. Confirm the output format<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Find the Format<\/strong> button on top of the video list. It's the second button from the right on the row of buttons above the video file list. And on the menu that follows, choose Change to change the output format. You will be taken to the video format list panel. There are popular formats like MP4, MKV, WMV, MOV and 4K output formats including 4K MP4 and 4K MKV and presets for some popular electronic products like PSP, iPad, Phones running Android and WindowsPhone OS from different smartphone brands. Click on the preset or format you want to make it selected as the default output format.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nStep 4. Adjust the parameters of video<\/strong><\/h3>\n
If you know your way around video parameters, you can customize them by yourself. The video parameters are provided in the program as well for adjustments. Just click on the Format<\/strong> button again and click Edit<\/strong>. The following panel will provide you with several videos and audio parameters for adjusting.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nStep 5. Start converting<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In the upper right-hand corner sits the Convert<\/strong> button. To proceed to the final step, click on it and you will see the default output path and another Convert<\/strong> button on the following sidebar. So the two things remain to be done are setting up the output path and clicking that Convert<\/strong> button to start ripping the DVD. And that's all. After clicking the Convert<\/strong> button, all you need to do is waiting for the program to finish ripping and converting the DVD to the format you chose.<\/p>\n
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