How to rip Season of the Witch DVD to iPad 2 for freely playback

My friend is a big fan of Nicolas Cage and tries to collect every DVD version of Cage's movie. Just yesterday, he got a Season of the Witch DVD disc from his New York friend. And he wanted to watch Season of the Witch DVD on iPad 2 on his 4-hour journey to Livingstone. But he didn't know how to make this. Maybe you guys also have the same questions and problems, like how to rip DVD to iPad, how to rip DVD to iPod to watch DVD on iPod touch, etc. That is exactly what I would like to tell you today.

I would like to rip Season of the Witch DVD to iPad as an example for you to show how easy it would be. To rip Season of the Witch DVD to iPad, you firstly need a DVD Ripper, a DVD ripping tool to help you rip and convert DVD to video files. 

The following is a brief guide on how to rip DVD to video:

Firstly, after you have downloaded and installed the DVD ripper, start it and import DVD to this program for ripping.

Secondly, select output profile for your devices, like H.264 or MP4 for your iPad 2 and iPod.

Thirdly, click the bottom right circle convert button to start to rip and convert DVD to video.

Well, this is just an example to rip and convert DVD to iPad 2. This guide is compatible with most DVD discs and various output devices. You can also rip and convert DVD to PlayBook or Nook Color. For detailed operation, you can click: how to rip DVD to video for various devices. 

Dallas Mavericks Vs Miami Heat – 2011 NBA Finals Champions DVD comes out soon

Do you still feel pity for missing the 2011 NBA Finals games between Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat? Or do you want to get the whole 6 highlights of the Finals Champions games? Now, you would have the chance to re-experience the 2011 NBA Finals Champions as the 2011 NBA Finals Champions is coming out on DVD on July 19^th. 

Led by NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas upset the Miami Heat to complete a stirring drive to the 2011 NBA crown. On this action-packed DVD, you’ll relive the Mavericks' march to the title that was filled with dramatic comebacks and memorable performances. With exclusive interviews, exciting highlights, behind-the-scenes footage and riveting bonus features, you’ll have a courtside seat as Dallas’s storybook season comes to life. 

Now, you can get what happened on the finals champions games by watching the 2011 NBA Finals Champions DVD on your own mobile phone or your iPad or BlackBerry PlayBook anytime and anywhere freely,by using DVD Ripper to rip the DVD content to your own portable devices.

Rip DVD to iRiver P8 player to freely watch DVD movies on iRiver P8

iRiver recently released its new portable media player, the iRiver P8 media player with 5 inch large 800x400 screen display. This new portable media player provides  perfect support for HD video enjoyment for its large HD screen display and wide support of HD video file formats, like MKV、XviD、AVI、WMV, etc. 

To rip DVD to iRiver P8, you could use Leawo DVD Ripper, an excellent DVD ripping software for you to rip DVD to video in various video formats like AVI, XviD, WMV, MP4, etc. so as to enable you to watch DVD movies on iRiver P8 player freely on the go. 

Here is a brief introduction of how to rip DVD to iRiver P8 videos to freely watch  DVD movies on iRiver P8 with the help of Leawo DVD Ripper:

Firstly: After you have downloaded this program, install and launch it to import your DVD movies to this program for conversion. 

Secondly: Select output profile for your iRiver P8 player, say AVI, XviD or WMV, the iRiver P8 compatible video file formats. 

Thirdly: Click the circle convert button on the bottom-right to start to rip DVD to iRiver P8 videos.

Well, now you have ripped your DVD movies to your iRiver P8 player compatible video files. What you need to do now is just transfer the converted video files to your iRiver P8 and then you can have up to 9 hours of video enjoyment freely on the go. 

If you need more detailed information on how to use Leawo DVD Ripper, you can check the following link:

How to rip DVD to video for portable devices with Leawo DVD Ripper

Rip Trust DVD to iPod touch to freely watch Trust DVD on iPod

Have you ever watched the 2011 fathers-and-daughters movie "Trust"? And how do think of this emotional drama? If you like this movie, then you should not miss this great news: Trust is coming on DVD on July 26^th. With the DVD disc of Trust, you can freely watch Trust DVD with comfort at home or watch Trust DVD on iPod touch freely on the go as you like.

In the movie of Trust, Will (Clive Owen) and Lynn Cameron (Catherine Keener) thought they have built a safe and secure family for their three bright children. Thus when Annie (Liana Liberato) was chatting with an online friend "Charlie" (Chris Henry Coffey), they concluded it was just a normal communication of their daughter. The communication between Annie and Charlie had resulted a bad aftermath and Annie was cheated and raped. The devastating revelation reverberates through her entire family, setting in motion a chain of events that forever change their lives in ways that no one could have ever predicted.

To watch Trust DVD on iPod, you should firstly rip and convert DVD to iPod touch compatible video formats like MP4 or H.264, and then transfer the converted DVD files to iPod touch through iTunes. You can use Leawo DVD Ripper to do this, which is a perfect DVD ripping tool to help you easily rip DVD and convert DVD to iPod touch. 

You can refer to the following brief guide on how to rip Trust DVD to iPod touch:

Firstly: after you have downloaded Leawo DVD Ripper and installed it, launch it to import Trust DVD file to this program.

Secondly: select your desired output profile by clicking "Profile", say MP4 or H.264.

Thirdly: click the bottom-right circle button to start to rip DVD and convert DVD to iPod touch.

For detailed operation on how to rip DVD to iPod touch, you can check the bellow link:

How to rip DVD to iPod touch to freely watch DVD movies on iPod touch

How to watch Sucker Punch DVD on iPad 2 – Rip Sucker Punch DVD to iPad 2

"I just got a Sucker Punch DVD form my daddy as a birthday gift. I like this movie very much, beautiful girls, riveting, action packed special effects...Now, I would like to rip Sucker Punch DVD to iPad 2 thus I could easily enjoy Sucker Punch DVD on iPad 2 freely on the go, without being bound to the DVD player. Any suggestions on how to do it and what should be used?"

Well, many people may have the same question as the above one. Some people may want to rip DVD to iPod, some may want to rip DVD to BlackBerry PlayBook, some others may want to rip DVD to HTC mobile phones, etc. Just like the Sucker Punch DVD, people would like to enjoy the HD DVD movies on various devices, but do not know what to do and how to do this. Here, I would like to provide one solution for people to watch DVD movies like Sucker Punch on various media players like iPad 2, with the help of a comprehensive DVD ripping program, the Leawo DVD Ripper, a practical DVD ripping tool to rip DVD and convert DVD to videos in various formats for all popular media players. 

A simple step-by-step guide to rip Sucker Punch DVD to iPad 2:

1. Import Sucker Punch DVD to the program by clicking "Load DVD" button on the upper menu bar.

2. Select your desired output profile for your devices, like H.264 or MP4 for iPad 2.

3. Click the bottom right circle button to start to rip DVD to iPad 2.

Now, your Sucker Punch DVD has been ripped and converted to iPad 2 video files. The only thing you need to do now is to sync the converted DVD files to your iPad 2 via iTunes. I know that part would be just a piece of cake for you. If you are still not clear about the operation on how to rip DVD to iPad 2, then you can check this guide link: Freely Convert DVD to iPad 2 for Play DVD on iPad 2.

Now, let's enjoy a popular movie trailer of Sucker Punch from YouTube: 

How to compress videos to make videos smaller

There are always times when we want to compress videos to make videos smaller for our portable players like iPhone, iPod, PlayBook, iPad, mobile phones, etc. Without a suitable and useful tool, it would be a rather hard problem for us to fulfill our entertainment.

Leawo DVD Ripper is a suitable tool to rip DVD to video in all kinds of formats while it can help you adjust the videos size to your content, to compress videos to make videos smaller for playback on portable devices or for space saving. Although it involves the knowledge on codec settings that matter in the task, it is nevertheless easy to learn, by following a step by step guide below.

How to compress DVD videos to make videos smaller with Leawo DVD Ripper guide:

Step 1: load the DVD movie into Leawo DVD Ripper for processing. After import, you will see numbers of titles and chapters listed in order. Select all to get a full length output or otherwise partial output by your wish.

Step 2: select a profile for the DVD conversion output. More than 100 profiles, with reference to common video formats and particular terminal formats, are in distinct order. You may judge on the file extension and the description for one that matches your need.

Step 3: assuming you have assigned a XviD profile, then click "Settings" to open codec settings panel. There is a full list of codec settings, dividing into two parts, for you to make distinct differences.

Video Codec: it is to determine which arithmetic to use in encoding the video. If you have ever uploaded videos to YouTube, you should be acquainted with YouTube's recommendations on uploaded video format, which are H.264, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. Leawo DVD Ripper has many codec plugins to cover most picky demands.

Quality: it specifies how much the video quality is to preserve after conversion. High quality usually brings good details on screen with the only holdback of large file size. It is recommended for video backup or broadcasting. When you want to view the video on small screen or memory-tight terminals, low quality is the best choice.

Bit Rate: it describes the bits per second in the video stream, reflects the video quality and video size in number form.

Video Size: namely the actual resolution of the video display in full size. Common DVD video size is 720*480, or 480p.

Frame Rate: it gives the idea of the frames per second in the video stream. A smooth video usually adapts a frame rate higher than 24. If the video contains mostly intense shots, a higher frame rate is required. Otherwise, you can lower the frame rate and reduce redundant frames in a slow motion video.

Aspect Ratio: it affects the display style on your player. 4:3 is preferred aspect ratio for TV or standard CRT screen, while 16:9 is often favored by wide screen LCD screen.

Audio Codec: same to video codec, except it is dedicated to audio. A moderate choice is MP3 for its widespread popularity around cyberspace. AAC features a better performance in a smaller file size, preferred on memory-tight cell phones or PMPs. AMR is the best choice for carrying voice because of its slim body, but not suitable for music enjoyment.

Quality: same as video.

Bit Rate: same as video. Usually a video file would contain both video stream and audio stream, so the total bit rate will be the sum of video bit rate and audio bit rate.

Sample Rate: a factor that determines the details of audio. It goes the same as Frame Rate.

Channels: an audio stream can be single channel (mono), double channels (stereo) or even 5.1 channels (surrounding). It can be easily determined by how many sub sound boxes you have in your audio system.

Important rules to reduce the size on output:

1. Use high compressing codec such as H.264 to convert your movie. The output file size is smaller while the quality is better.

2. Do not apply too high settings on bit rate and sample rate. It will increase the output file size and obviously not in the direction to reduce it. A modest advice is to use the default settings to reach the best balance between video quality and file size.

3. Do not use overwhelming frame rate. 24 fps can well support a smooth movie playback while more means waste of frames and space.

Now you should get a picture of how the codec settings work and are ready to start conversion. Leawo DVD Ripper provides comfortable experience during conversion, such as batch converting and after done actions, brings the task easier and faster to its goal.

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How to crop video for iPad, iPhone, iPod, PlayBook,etc.

Some DVD movies are accompanied with black margins, so that they can be comfortably displayed on standard screens without distortion. However, most media players like iPad, iPhone, PlayBook, etc. can instantaneously fill empty space with black during video playback, such preset black margins become useless and are in an appeal to be removed. Leawo DVD Ripper can help users to crop video black margins for different media players like iPad, iPhone, iPod, PlayBook, mobile phones, etc.

Open Leawo DVD Ripper and load the DVD resource for cropping.

Then select one of the titles or chapters and click the "Edit" button to reveal the video edit panel. The panel packs in 4 video editing functions: Trim, Crop, Effect and Watermark. The Crop feature is easily found among them.

There are three ways to crop the videos on the panel:

1. Use the Letter Box profile. It provides several profiles to easily pinpoint the black margins in common cases.

2. Adjust the parameters of Left, Top, and Cropped Size to crop right and downward parameters to get an accurate crop shape.

3. Most straightforward is to tell apart the black margins with your naked eye and directly resize the frame on the preview window, representing the output video size.

The modification will be reflected on Output Preview panel. You can preview the output video when cropping the black margins. It is very important for you to crop the DVD video according to the display aspect ratio of your players. Meanwhile, your display settings about video playback would influence the output effects of your cropped videos.  

After having the video cropped, we have to generate a new video file with this modification. Leawo DVD Ripper embraces more than 100 output profiles you can choose from, ranging from the popular formats to the fashionable portable players.

There you have successfully cropped the DVD movie with black margins thoroughly removed. Leawo DVD Ripper can be a very handy tool in ripping DVD, converting DVD to any other format, and cropping their black margins, because it is a professional DVD ripper all right.

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Rip Battle of Los Angeles DVD to iPad 2 to watch Battle of Los Angeles DVD on iPad 2 freely

The DVD version of Battle of Los Angeles has been released on June 14^th. Now it would be feasible for all movie fans to watch the Battle of Los Angeles DVD at their comfort in their own house with DVD players. However, many fans still think it is not convenient as they would like to watch the HD Battle of Los Angeles DVD on their portable media players, like iPad 2, iPhone, PlayBook, or any other portable players.

Here is a solution for you guys to rip DVD to iPad 2 alike portable media players, taking the Battle of Los Angeles DVD for example, with the Leawo DVD Ripper, a powerful DVD ripping tool to rip DVD to video in all file formats. 

A brief guide to use Leawo DVD Ripper to convert Battle of Los Angeles DVD to iPad 2 videos:

Step 1: When you have downloaded Leawo DVD Ripper, install and launch it for conversion. Click the "Load DVD" button on the menu bar to add Battle of Los Angeles DVD to this program.

Step 2: Click the "Profile" frame to choose output profile for your iPad 2, say iPad H.264 video. (Note: You can input your device name or desired video format to the profile search bar for time saving.)

Step 3: Click the convert button on the bottom right to start converting.

By converting DVD to iPad 2 video files, then you would be able to transfer the converted DVD files to your iPad 2 for freely playback. The whole process is quite easy yet fast. 

Note:

1. For more detailed operations, you can check here: How to rip DVD to iPad 2 for freely playback.

2. If you like, you can click the "Edit" button to make customizations for your DVD movies: trim video length, crop video size, adjust video effects and add image or text watermark.

3. If you are using a Mac computer, then you could use Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac, with the guide link here: How to rip DVD to iPad 2 on Mac.

DVD news: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD is coming soon

Good news for all Harry Potter fans: the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price DVD is coming on June 14^th, 2011. Now, you could watch the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price movie time and time again as you like at your comfort in your own house with DVD player.

Brief Plot: In Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, Harry finds a book marked mysteriously, "This book is the property of the Half Blood Prince," which helps him excel at Potions class and teaches him a few dark and dangerous ones along the way. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find out about Voldemort's past so they can find out what might his only weakness, and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same.

To watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD freely on your hard disk or other portable media players like iPad, iPhone, iPod, PlayBook, mobile phones, etc. you can use Leawo DVD Ripper to rip Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD to videos in various formats like MP4, AVI, MPEG, 3GP, WMV, etc. for various portable media players. Meanwhile, if you want to keep your DVD collections like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD well protected, you can use Leawo DVD Copy to copy and backup Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD to hard disk for safekeeping and convenient playback.

Referring guides:

How to Convert DVD to Video for portable devices

How to copy protected DVD to hard disk for freely playback

What DVD movies to watch for this weekend and DVD release preview for next week

Wow, another weekend is coming. Time to take a rest and enjoy yourselves freely. What have you been planning to do in this weekend? Climbing hills, meet your friends, go out for a short trip, go to cinema for the latest movies, or just stay at home to enjoy some recently released DVD movies? Here, I have got some latest DVD movie discs release news for all you guys and a list of DVD movies to be released next week.

Some recommended DVD movie discs released this week (June 7, this Tuesday) for weekend relaxation:

1. Just Go With It DVD disc.

In "Just Go With It" DVD, the plastic surgeon (Adam Sandler), romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

2. True Grit DVD disc

and Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) joins an aging U.S. marshal (Jeff Bridges) and another lawman (Matt Damon) in tracking her father's killer into hostile Indian territory in Joel and Ethan Coen's adaptation of Charles Portis' original novel. Sticking more closely to the source material than the 1969 feature adaptation starring Western icon John Wayne, the Coens' True Grit tells the story from the young girl's perspective, and re-teams the celebrated filmmaking duo with their No Country for Old Men producing partner Scott Rudin. Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper co-star.

3. Sanctum DVD disc

An intrepid team of explorers gets trapped in a complex underground cave system when a tropical storm makes it impossible to escape the same way they entered in this claustrophobic adventure drama from director Alister Grierson and executive producer James Cameron. Inspired by actual events, Sanctum tells the tale of Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh), a master diver intent on being the first to explore the Esa-ala cave system in the South Pacific. Shortly after Frank descends into the caves with a team that includes his teenage son, Josh (Rhys Wakefield), and expedition bankroller Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd), a massive storm collapses the entrance to the system, forcing the adventurers to plunge deeper into the darkness in search of an alternate exit. With supplies quickly dwindling and water levels rapidly rising, Frank and his team surmise that their best hope for survival is to follow an underground river thought to empty into the ocean. But given that few explorers have ever even dared set foot in the Esa-ala system, no one quite knows for sure whether they're racing toward freedom, or another dead end.

4. Blue Crush 2 DVD disc

Dana, a killer surfer from California, travels to the breathtaking coasts of South Africa, determined to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing the legendary Jeffrey's Bay. With nothing but her mom's journal as a guide and a fun-loving group of surf fanatics watching her back, Dana faces epic waves, tough locals and her own fears in this unforgettable surf odyssey.

5. Biutiful DVD disc

A love story between a father and his children. This is the journey of Uxbal, a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt and mortality amidst the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. His livelihood is earned out of bounds, his sacrifices for his children know no bounds. Like life itself, this is a circular tale that ends where it begins. As fate encircles him and thresholds are crossed, a dim, redemptive road brightens, illuminating the inheritances bestowed from father to child, and the paternal guiding hand that navigates life's corridors, whether bright, bad -- or biutiful.

There are still many other excellent DVD movie discs released in this week, and you guys could get the news on Amazon or some other resources. The following list is a brief introduction about the DVD discs to be released next week.

DVD disc release list for next week:

10-Movie Kids Pack V.2

36th Precinct

Adrift

American Loggers

Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son

Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet

Chained

Circus

Cold Day in Hell

Con Artist

Crash and Burn/Robot Wars

Deadly Dolls Triple Feature

Deadly Dolls Triple Feature with Bonus

Demon King Daimao Complete Collection

Dinosaurs: Perfect Predators

Doctor Who: Frontios - Episode 133

Dust of Life

Elviras Movie Macabre: Night of Living Dead

Elviras Movie Macabre: Satanic Rites of Dracula

Fall Down Dead

Family Collector's Set V.5

Foo Fighters: Back And Forth

Fruits Basket

Gallants

Ghost Stories Collectors Set

Glades: Season 1

The Grifters

Hall Pass

Haven-Complete First Season

Hellraiser VII: Deader

Hero 108: Season One V.1

Heroes of Bikini Bottom

Hollywood Safari / Secret of the Andes

Image

Insignificance

Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie

Jonah's Mission

Kill the Irishman

Kingdom of War Part I

Kingdom of War Part I & Part II

Kingdom of War Part II

Korkoro

Last Exile: Complete Series - Vc

Latino

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Collector's Edition

Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs

The Makioka Sisters

Man V Food: Season 3

Marvel Knights Spider-Woman: Agent Of S.W.O.R.D

Me Doing Standup

Monogamy

N-Secure

One From the Heart

Piper Penguin and His Fantastic Flying Machines

A Rage in Harlem

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Student Council Saga

Shot in the Dark

Smoke Signals

Sweet Karma

Triple Hit

Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Vol. 8

When They Were Young

When Zachary Beaver Came Town / Undercover Angel

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