How to rip DVD movies for iPad

Read the step-by-step tutorial to learn how to rip and convert your DVD movies to iPad compatible video format

The iPad has a 9.7-inch (25 cm) LED backlit multi-touch display with a pixel resolution of 1024×768, 16 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of flash memory, a 1-gigahertz (GHz) Apple A4 processor, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 30-pin dock connector to sync with iTunes and connect wired accessories.

The 9.7-inch high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching movies and music videos and more. If you have lots of DVD movies and would like to watch them with your new iPad, just get Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter to rip and convert DVD movies to iPad supported video format.

Things you’ll need
1. Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter (Free for download trial version)
2. DVD movies

Step 1: Download & install Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter

We’ll be using a very nice iPad dvd ripping software called Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter for ripping DVD movies to iPad compatible video format, head over here and download the free trial of Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter. With this powerful iPad tool, you can easily rip and convert your DVD movies to MP4 videos ready for your iPad.
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Step 2: Run Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter and load DVD movies to convert

Run DVD to iPad Converter and click "Add DVD" button to add DVD movies that you want to convert to iPad video formats.
Load DVD movies in Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter

Step 3: Edit your video file (optional): crop, trim, add effects, add watermark

Trim Video:
This Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter allows you to trim your video, so you can capture your favorite video clips. Select the video you want to edit, then click the "Edit" button on the top. An Edit window will be prompted. Click the Start Point and End Point to keep your favourite parts of video in Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter.

Crop Video:
To watch your movies in full screen, you may crop videos to remove the black edges around your video with this DVD to iPad Converter. Click "Crop" tab to open the Crop Video window, then check the "Enable Crop" option box. There are two methods availbale to crop your video: crop by a adjusting the crop frame and crop by setting the crop values. After you select an output aspect ratio and finish the crop, you can preview the final visual effect on the right "Output Preview" in real-time.

Set Effect:
If you want to adjust the video effect of your movie, you can click the "Effect" tab and then check "Enable Effect" option box. Drag each effect adjustment slider to set the video brightness and contrast. You can also choose a special effect from the Effect drop-down list to apply to your movie.

Edit DVD movies in Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter Software

Step 4: Set the iPad output Profile format

There are lots of preset iPad supported video format available for you to choose to convert for the iPad. You can choose MPEG-4 or H.264 video according to your requirement. Here we set it as "iPad MPEG4 Video(*.mp4)". You may change the video parameters in the advanced settings, such as bit rate, resolution, frame rate and more.

Select iPad output format in Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter Software

Step 5: Start ripping and converting DVD to iPad supported video format

Finally, click the big "Start" button to start converting DVD to iPad compatible video format. Once the convert is complete, Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter will place on your Desktop a new iPad format version of your movies that will play on the iPad. Double-click the new file and play it to make sure it looks as you expect. If you're using the evaluation version of Aneesoft DVD to iPad Converter, it will only convert the first five minutes of your movies. You need to register it as a full-version to remove this limitation.
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