On Mac iTunes is a pretty powerful pre-installed media player as you can use it to watch movies online by purchasing or renting movies from the iTunes Store. But as you know, it's not free. If you already have the DVD of the movies you want to watch purchased, you can actually rip DVD to play on iTunes without having to pay for the movie again. To rip DVD to iTunes Mac users have several different choices. Check out the post to see two different ways to rip DVD to iTunes Mac users could try.

The most convenient program to rip DVD to iTunes Mac users could use

To convert DVD to iTunes Mac users can try using Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac. It's a powerful DVD ripper that can rip DVD to AVI, MKV, MP4, WMV and a lot other mainstream formats on Mac. If you want to convert DVD to iTunes, you can opt for MP4 as the output format as MP4 is naturally supported by iTunes on Mac. It can rip DVD to MP4 with high quality on Mac. Learn how to rip DVD to iTunes on Mac using Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac in the detailed guide below.

   

Step 1. Leawo DVD Ripper is integrated into Leawo Prof.Media. So after installing the program, you will have Prof.Media on your Mac. Just open it and you will see the DVD Ripper shortcut on it. Click the shortcut to launch DVD Ripper.

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Step 2. If you use a Mac computer that doesn't feature a disc drive, then you should probably get an external one in order to get your DVD ripped. If you already have one, put the DVD disc into the drive and choose Add Blu-ray/DVD>Add from CD-ROM and select your disc to add to the program. Or you can open the DVD folder in the Finder app and drag the folder to the interface of Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac, that'll also let you import the disc content to the program.

Load DVD content

Step 3. The imported videos will be listed on the left. Note that you don't have to rip them all if you don't want to. There are 3 modes for you to rip different videos from the DVD. You can use Custom Mode to freely choose whichever videos you need to rip to iTunes. You can also use Main Movie to quickly locate and select the main movie for ripping. Full Movie is for selecting all the videos, not just the movie itself. Click OK to confirm and have the chosen videos added to the video list.

Choose video in the disc to rip

Step 4. To create a video that can be played by iTunes, you need to select the right format. As is mentioned previously, MP4 is a good choice for iTunes. You will need to open the format selecting panel to set MP4 as the default output format. First click on the second button from the right on the row of buttons above the video list and then click Change. You should be able to find MP4 once the format list is open. Click on the MP4 Video tab to set MP4 as default output format. On the left side of the Change button, there's an Edit button you can use to go to the Profile Settings page on which you can adjust the parameters of the format you just select.

Choose an iTunes-compatible format

Step 5. Click the Convert button above the top left corner of the video list and when a sidebar emerges from the right, select a folder on your hard drive to store the output video by clicking the "..." button next to the output directory box. And then you will be ready, you can now click the Convert button at the bottom to start ripping DVD to MP4 and when it's done, you will have an MP4 video to play on iTunes on your Mac.

Start ripping

A free way to rip DVD to iTunes Mac users could try

Another way to rip DVD to iTunes Mac users could try is through the help of MakeMKV and Handbrake. Both programs involved are free so you don't have to pay a single penny for it. Here's how you can use them to rip DVD to play on iTunes.

Step 1. Rip DVD with MakeMKV

  • 1. Launch MakeMKV on your Mac. It's a very compact and simple piece of software. You will have to put the disc in your disc drive first and then MakeMKV will detect the disc. When MakeMKV finds the disc, a disc drive icon will show up in the center. Click on the icon and MakeMKV will start to load all the data in the disc to it.
  • 2. When the disc is fully loaded in MakeMKV, select the videos, subtitles and audio tracks you need from the left column.
  • 3. Set the location of the output video in the Output Folder box on the right.
  • 4. Click the MakeMKV button to start ripping the DVD to MKV. The content you chose in Step 2 will all be packed in the same MKV video.
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    Step 2. Convert MKV to MP4 with Handbrake

    As far as I know, iTunes doesn't support MKV. So you will need to use Handbrake to convert MKV to MP4. Here's how:

    • 1. Fire up Handbrake and select Open Source to add the MKV video to Handbrake.
    • 2. Select a preset profile for the output video from the preset list on the left. Basically all the preset profiles will have the output format to be set as MP4, but the parameters like resolution of the video are different. Choose one profile you think is the most suitable and check if the default output foramt is MP4 from the Format box on the left.
    • 3. Set the destination of the output folder under Destination.
    • 4. Click Start at the top row of buttons to start converting the MKV video to MP4 for playback on iTunes.

    Handbrake convert MKV to MP4

    With MakeMKV and Handbrake you can rip DVD to iTunes for free but it would be much more complicated compared with Leawo DVD Ripper. If you don't want to go through so much trouble, just use Leawo DVD Ripper.

    Extras: How to burn iTunes movies to DVD

    Many people would like to burn iTunes movies to DVD disc. Actually, this process has something to do with the DRM protection removal, since iTunes movies are generally DRM protected. You have to remove DRM protection upon iTunes movies first, and then burn the protection-free iTunes videos to DVD disc with DVD burner. Here we would like to recommend Leawo Prof. DRM and Leawo DVD Creator to help you burn iTunes movies to DVD on Mac.

    Section 1: Remove DRM protection upon iTunes movies

    Leawo Prof. DRM for Mac could help you easily remove the DRM protection on iTunes movies, and then convert iTunes DRM-protected movies to DRM-free MP4 videos for diverse uses. Download and install Leawo Prof. DRM on your computer, then follow the below guide to learn how to remove DRM protection from iTunes movies and convert iTunes movies to DRM-free MP4 videos for burning.

       

    Step 1: Add iTunes movies

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    After installing Leawo Prof. DRM for Mac on Mac, launch it and enter the main interface. You can directly drag and drop the target iTunes video files to the program. Or click "Add Files" button and then click fresh button on the title of “Video” to sync iTunes movies to the program. After selecting the video you want to convert, tap “Add” button at the bottom to import the file.

    Step 2: Select audio tracks and subtitles

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    After importing iTunes video files, you can view the files under the category "Video", choose an M4V file to edit it by clicking the "edit" button and freely choose audio tracks and subtitles for the output MP4 video file.

    Step 3: Set directory for the output MP4 files

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    Click "…" button at the bottom of main interface to set an output directory for saving output MP4 file.

    Step 4: Start removing DRM and converting iTunes videos to MP4

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    Once you have finished all settings, you should click the blue "Convert" button at the bottom of the interface to remove DRM from the iTunes M4V videos and convert iTunes M4V to MP4. After a while, the program will compete the iTunes DRM removal and conversion process.

    Note: Before the converting begins, you will be asked to authorize the computer for playing the iTunes video if you have not yet authorized the computer.

    Section 2: Burn converted iTunes movies to DVD

    Now, it’s turn to use Leawo DVD Creator to burn converted iTunes movies to DVD disc. Leawo DVD Creator is a professional DVD authoring software tool that could help you convert and burn videos to DVD disc, folder and/or ISO image file, and even burn photos to DVD easily. It offers multiple preset disc menu templates, enables you to design disc menu and edit videos before burning to DVD. Follow the below guide to learn how to burn converted iTunes movies to DVD.

    Note: Similar to Leawo DVD Ripper, Leawo DVD Creator is also a module built in Leawo Prof. Media.

       

    Step 1: Add converted iTunes movies

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    Kick off Leawo Prof. Media and then open the “DVD Creator” option, or enter the “Burn” module directly. On the “Burn” module, click the “Add Video” button to browse and add converted iTunes movies. You could play back loaded iTunes movies, select subtitles and audio tracks, edit loaded videos, etc.

    Step 2: Set or design disc menu

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    On the right sidebar, you could select a disc menu for output DVD. By clicking the middle of it, you could preview disc menu. On the preview panel, click the pencil icon to design disc menu in various ways, like adding background image/video/music, adjust title content, color, size, font, etc.

    Step 3: Burning settings

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    Click the green “Burn” button. On the pop-up sidebar, complete more burning settings including “Burn to”, “Disc Label” and “Save to” options. “Burn to” option allows multiple choices. To burn iTunes movies to DVD disc, insert a blank writable DVD disc into the DVD drive that’s connected to your computer and then select it as output under the “Burn to” option.

    Step 4: Burn iTunes movies to DVD

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    After that, click the bottom “Burn” button to start burning converted iTunes movies to DVD within Leawo DVD Creator. Then, you could view the entire iTunes movies to DVD burning process.