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How to convert DVD to Apple TV on Mac?

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"I have an Apple TV. I want to rip all my DVDs to my 1tb network drive. I want to rip them directly from DVD into an Apple TV format. I also want to be able to keep the full resolution, etc to keep the DVD in full high quality. Is there any software I can use to do this? Thanks in advance for your help."

As a popular digit media receiver, Apple TV allows you to enjoy a variety of free and premium media content—including movie rentals, TV shows, music, photos, podcasts and YouTube videos. However, it cannot play DVD since built-in DVD player is not available. So if we want play DVDs movies on Apple TV we need to convert it to Apple TV video formats.

Part 1: Apple TV supported video format:

MPEG-4: up to 640 by 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile.
H.264: 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile;
320 by 240, 30 fps, Baseline profile up to Level 1.3;
1280 by 720, 24 fps, Progressive Main Profile;
The videos purchased from iTunes (.m4v) store are supported.

Part 2: Rip DVD to Apple TV on Mac

Step 1: Download iFunia DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac, install and run it.

iFunia DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac helps you import DVD to Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, iMovie, QuickTime, iTunes, and many other players. It also offers you an ideal solution to customize DVD rip by clipping, merging and splitting files, cropping frame size, adjusting effect and subtitle.

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Step 2: Load DVD to rip and play on Apple TV

Run iFunia DVD to Apple TV 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: Select Apple TV as output format

In "Destination Setup" you can use the "Output Format" drop-down menu to control the output format. Here you can find all of the Apple TV supported format in 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, much more clear the output video is, but the larger file size you will get.

Step 4: Start to Rip DVD to Apple TV on Mac

Finally, convert your DVD to Apple TV 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.