Rip and Import DVD Movies into iMovie for Editing

Want to rip you favorite DVD movies to your Mac and edit them with Apple iMovie? In this page, we will show you how to rip and import DVD movies into iMovie for editing. Before we start, we need a Mac DVD ripper software called Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, it is designed to help Mac users rip DVD movies to computer, it can rip DVD to MP4, AVI, M4V, MOV, 3GP, MPG, FLV, etc. And rip DVD to iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, etc.
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Guide: How to rip and import DVD movies into iMovie for editing?

You need a DVD ripper software to help you.
Free download Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac from here: Intel Version, PowerPC Version.

Step1: Insert your DVD disc into DVD drive, then run the software, click “Load DVD” button to import the DVD file. You can also load DVD folders from your hard drive by clicking “Load IFO”, DVD folders files name appear like "Video_TS”.

How to rip and import DVD movies into iMovie for editing

Tips: This software supports converting by selecting chapters or customizes conversion time. If you just want certain part of the DVD movie, you can check the chapters you want or trim the movie.

Step2: This software can rip DVD movies to various devices such as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, etc. To be compatible with iMovie, you can choose "MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)", if you want the best quality for the output MP4 video, "Apple TV H.264 1280*720 (*.mp4)" is recommended.

How to rip and import DVD movies into iMovie for editing



Step3: Select Subtitle and Audio. Regular DVD movies usually have several subtitles such as English, French, German, etc. You can select one you prefer. You can also delete the subtitle by selecting “No Subtitle”. Selecting Audio is the same.

How to rip and import DVD movies into iMovie for editing

After the above steps, click “Convert” to start conversion. When the conversion finished, you can click “Open” to locate the file in your hard drive.

Step4: Import the converted MP4 videos into iMovie
Open iMovie and choose File->Import Movies to import the converted Mp4 video. And then you can edit the movie according to your needs.

How to rip and import DVD movies into iMovie for editing

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