Handbrake (+ VLC)

I'll bet you own some DVDs. I know I do. Why should we have to purchase these movies again in order to play them on our iPhones, iPads, iPods, iPod Touches, or any other portable device that can play movies? We shouldn't. Handbrake, as long as you have VLC installed can convert your existing DVDs to MP4s that are playable on almost every modern device that plays movies.

Both Handbrake and VLC are open source and distributed free of charge. Just download and install both of them. At it's simplest, using Handbrake is something like this:

• launch Handbrake
• insert your DVD
• click on "Source" in the toolbar
• select the "VIDEO_TS" folder on the DVD
• wait for Handbrake to scan the titles
• pick the title you want to convert
• select the preset for your device (click "Toggle Presets" you don't see the list of presets)
• click "Start"
• go do something else while your video file is converted

Handbrake:

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VLC:

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