Best DVD Ripper: Handbrake, Wondershare and MacTheRipper

What are MKV files?
.MKV is a container format developed by Matroska. It can hold different types of video and audio. For example, there might be an .avi file contained within the .MKV file. High Definition movies in 720 or 1080 pixel width format are often encoded and packaged as a Matroska format video with a .MKV file extension.
* Know more about MKV format at WikiPedia.

How to play MKV file s on Mac?
I recommend trying either MPlayer OS X or VLC Media Player. They are all free.
These excellent and free multimedia players can tackle many of the video formats unknown to QuickTime. They contain a decoder to decode the .MKV files. They will also play many of the formats you will find inside the .MKV file.

How to convert DVD to MKV on Mac for free?
I recommend you use Handbrake to you to convert DVD to MKV on Mac . HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter. It can convert DVD to MKV on Mac eaisly and for free.

Step 1, Download and Install Handbake
Download the free program Handbrake. Check to see if your Mac has the system requirements; click on the apple icon in the top left corner and About this Mac. Then install HandBrake.



Step 2, Run it and insert DVD
Select your favorite DVD disk and put it in the disk drive. Then run HandBrake and click Detected Volume to choose source. Click Open and you will be able to see many titles included in this DVD disk. Choose the longest title if this is a movie DVD, or choose your favorite chapter if this is an episode.

Step 3, Select Output setting
Select MKV files as output format and select other settings such as video quality, audio track, Audio Sample Rate, bitrate, Picture Settings, etc.



Step 4, Rip DVD to MKV on Mac
Check all settings and click Rip. A progress bar will show its ripping speed; depends on many factors like speed of Mac, filesize, etc.
That’s all. We have converted DVD to MKV for free now.

Note: Handbrake cannot rip encrypted DVD movies. If you want to rip encrypted DVD movies, you can use this DVD Ripper for Mac which is also excellent.

Another guide about MKV: How to convert MKV to DVD, MP4, AVI, etc on Mac for free?

iPod nano, fourth-generation (4G) 16GB
Basic Information
Price as Reviewed: $149
Company: Apple




Review
The fourth-generation iPod nano isn't the dramatic overhaul last year's nano was. If you've already got a 3G nano, the 4G model's new features may not be compelling enough to get you to upgrade--especially if you prefer the 3G model's more-pocket-friendly shape. And even with twice the storage at the same price, the new nano won't satisfy those who want to carry massive amounts of media with them or who watch lots of video.

Nevertheless, the 4G iPod nano is a solid upgrade, offering useful new features in Genius and Spoken Menus; new voice-recording functionality; a gimmicky-but-useful accelerometer; an improved interface and menu system; and a number of other minor improvements. Interestingly, of these new features, only Genius and the new microphone compatibility are available on the latest iPod classic, meaning the iPod nano has, for the first time, surpassed the classic/full-size line in functionality. If you're in the market for your first nano, you can't go wrong. And if you've been waiting to upgrade a 1G or 2G model, now's the time to buy; compared to the similarly shaped 2G model, the new nano is better in every way except for its sharp corners.--Dan Frakes


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Specs
Capacity 16GB flash memory
Dimensions 1.5" x .24" x 3.6"
Weight 1.3 ounces
Rated battery life 24 hours (music), 4 hours (video)
Included accessories USB dock cable, Universal dock insert, earbuds.
Display size 2 inches, 320x240 pixels, color



Here is some guide may help:

* How to convert AVI/ WMV/ MOV/ MKV to iPod Nano 4th on Mac

* How to rip DVD movies to iPod Nano 4th on Mac

* How to download YouTube, Google, Yahoo, etc videos on iPod Nano 4th on Mac

* How to extract MP3/ M4A audio from DVD to iPod Nano 4th on Mac

Related Articles:
1. How to make home movies on Mac OS X using apple iMovie.
2. How to extract audio from video or vonvert audio between different audios.
3. How to rip DVD movies to audio formats for your iPod, iPhone, PSP and so on.

iMovie, part of iLife bundle stick on Mac, is famous known as a video editting tool. iMovie can edit high definition videos from camera and share on web like YouTube or play on iPod touch and so on. Also, you can follow this manual to edit other formats video (MOV, FLV, WMV, MKV, AVI, VOB, MPEG, IFO, DAT, ASF) in iMovie.

And, how to import DVD into iMovie and create DVD clips into iMovie?

Here is an tip on how to import NON-Commercial DVD into iMovie. But for Commercial DVDs, you can not import them into iMovie directly.

If you want to import commerciral DVD into iMovie, you need wondershare DVD Ripper for Mac to rip DVD to iMovie supported MP4 video, the Mac DVD Ripper can help you to make some clips from DVD to MP4 on Mac. It also can rip DVD to AVI, convert DVD to 3GPP, and extract audio from DVD to MP3, etc. You can follow this guide to create DVD clips on Mac and convert DVD to iMovie MP4.

Some tips below.

Tip 1: Output format selection for iMovie
Output formats listed in 'Format' of DVD Ripper for Mac. To be compatible with iMovie, you can choose MPEG-4 Movie, if you want the best quality for the output MP4 video, Apple TV H.264 1280*720 is recommended. Additional formats such as iPod MP4, iPod Touch MP4, iPhone 3G MP4, PSP\PS3 MP4, QuickTime MOV, AVI, MKV, MP3 etc.



Tip 2: Video Settings on Mac
If you want to customize the output video quality, you can click the “Settings” button to open the Settings window and set video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc. You can set audio resolution, frame rate, bit rate and encoder on the “Settings” interface.



Tips 3: Merge into one fileIf you want to join the selected titles, chapters or clips into one file, check “merge into one file” option. Set an output directory to save the output files.

Put the converted MP4 videos into iMovieOpen iMovie and choose File->Import Movies to import the converted Mp4 video. And then you can edit the movie according to your needs.


Interface of iMovie