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How to rip DVD to WMV on Mac OS X?
"I have made my own DVDs from videos shot with my own camcorder. I deleted the large AVI files from my hard drive to conserve space. Now I'd like to convert these finished DVDs to Windows Media files for sharing with others and for downloads. Is there an easy way to rip a DVD directly to WMV format? Thanks very much."
To convert DVD to WMV on Mac OS X, a DVD to WMV Converter for Mac is a must have for you. There are many DVD converter programs available on the market. iFunia DVD to WMV Converter for Mac (OS X Lion compatible) may be a good choice for you to start ripping DVD to WMV on Mac. It offers a free trial period so you may find it a good idea to try a program before purchasing it.
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Step 1: Load DVD to convert to WMV video
Insert the DVD disk into the DVD drive, open the program and import the DVD files which you want to convert to WMV videos. You may see the name of DVD Movie disk if you insert DVD disk before running this Mac DVD to WMV converter tool. This may take up to a minute or two depending on the contents of the DVD and the speed of your optical drive.
Step 2: Select WMV output format
Select "WMV" from the output formats list in "Output Format" drop-down list. You can also adjust other settings such as video quality, audio track, Bitrates, aspect ratio, brightness, contrast, saturation, etc.
Step 3: Start Converting DVD to WMV Video on Mac
When the settings are done, click the "Start" button to start conversion. And then the program will automatically start to rip DVD to WMV file on Mac OS X. 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.
