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How to Convert DVD to 3GP on Mac?
"I just bought a new Nokia mobile phone. I have a lot of DVDs and I want to watch them on my mobile phone. Is there a simple way that I can convert DVD to 3GP format for my mobile phone on a Mac computer? How about the copyright protected ones?"
Nowadays many people like convert DVD to 3GP format on Mac so that they can utilize the videos in various ways, such as playback on Nokia phone or any other cell phone or further video editing on Mac. To convert DVDs (including the copyright protected DVDs) to 3GP format on Mac, we need a software that can decrypt DVD protections and convert the movies to 3GP format.
Step 1: Free download and install DVD to 3GP Converter for Mac
iFunia DVD to 3GP Converter for Mac helps you convert DVD to 3GP/3G2 video that Cell Phone or BlackBerry understands. With iFunia DVD to 3GP Converter for Mac, you can also trim the length of each title or chapter, crop video to remove black bar of DVD movie. Free download iFunia DVD to 3GP Converter Mac and enjoy your favorite DVD movies on your mobile as a portable DVD player.
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Step 2: Load DVD to convert to 3GP video
Run iFunia DVD to 3GP Converter for Mac and insert DVD into your DVD-ROM. In the following main window, Click "Add DVD" button to load your DVD. You're able to load movie content directly from your DVD drive or from hard disk if you've copied it here already.
Step 3: Edit DVD movies: crop, add effect, add watermark and so on
You can edit your movies, like cropping, adding watermarks and effects with the built-in video editing tool in iFunia DVD to 3GP Converter for Mac. To crop your DVD videos, select "Enable Crop" and then you can change the crop area and aspect ratio for the output videos.
Step 4: Set 3GP as output format
In "Destination Setup" you can use the "Output Format" drop-down menu to control the output format. Choose 3GP video format from the "Output Format" drop-down list. What you should know is that the video quality mostly depends on the bitrate of the video you set. The larger bitrate you set, the more clear the output video is, but the larger file size you will get.
Step 5: Start DVD to 3GP conversion on Mac OS X
Finally, convert your DVD to 3GP videos by hitting the" Start" button.The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed. The encoding time will depend on several variables including: the duration of the video file, the speed of your computer, what other activity your computer is currently doing and the bitrate you set.
