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How to Rip DVDs to iTunes for Free

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Want to watch movies from your own DVD library on your iPod, iPad or iPhone? With Handbrake, free software for Mac OSX,an PC  you can easily make any DVD into an iTunes-compatible movie.

To accomplish this you are going to need three free software programs, Handbrake, DVD Decripter, and VLC Media player.

  1. Insert your DVD. You may need to stop the auto-play
  2. Launch VLC Media Player and play the movie for at least 10 seconds then close VLC. (in some cases Handbrake will give you errors because it doesn’t detect VLC.)
  3. Launch Handbrake and Select your DVD source.
  4. Before you click start, create a preview and play it with VLC. (to make sure that Handbrake will produce a good quality video.)
  5. If the preview is bad or choppy continue to step 6. if is good or good quality continue on step 16.
  6. Close all programs
  7. Create a folder in your desktop and give it a Name. (Movie is preferred)
  8. Download,install and run DVD Decripter.
  9. Source, is the location of your DVD Movie usually drive D:
  10. Destination, is the folder you created in your desktop
  11. Then click on the play icon between the DVD and Hard-drive image.
  12. DVD Decripter will decrypt the movie and add it to the folder you created in the Desktop.
  13. Now open Handbrake and select folder under source.
  14. Choose the folder in the desktop where DVD decripter added the decrypted movie
  15. Create a preview and play it with VLC. (to make sure that Handbrake will produce a good quality video.)
  16. If it creates a good Quality preview Video
  17. Select where you want the converted files to be saved to.
  18. Select from the presets  iPod, Apple TV, or any other Apple Device.
  19. Hit “Start.” The movie will now be converted to an .m4v and saved to the folder you indicated in step 17.
  20. Navigate to the folder your movie is saved in and drag the MP4 or .m4v file into the iTunes Movie Folder.
  21. Hook up your iPod or iPad and sync up – or if you manually transfer from iTunes to your iPod, drag the movie on to your iPod. Now you’re ready to enjoy your movie on the go!

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  1. MrBmxg
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] That was great help :) cheers, just one question though, after decoding, how long did Handbreak take to do your movie???

  2. Avoiderrors
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @MrBmxg it took me 4 to 6 Hrs.

  3. MrBmxg
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] That was great help :) cheers, just one question though, after decoding, how long did Handbreak take to do your movie???

  4. MrBmxg
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] That was great help :) cheers, just one question though, after decoding, how long did Handbreak take to do your movie???

  5. MrBmxg
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] That was great help :) cheers, just one question though, after decoding, how long did Handbreak take to do your movie???

  6. Avoiderrors
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @MrBmxg it took me 4 to 6 Hrs.

  7. Avoiderrors
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @MrBmxg it took me 4 to 6 Hrs.

  8. Avoiderrors
    June 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @MrBmxg it took me 4 to 6 Hrs.

  9. pablitozm1
    July 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Nice tutorial Thank you

  10. pablitozm1
    July 12, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Nice tutorial Thank you

  11. Ella
    July 13, 2011 Reply

    Thanks for your sharing. It’s really great help. By the way, I have something need to consult you, how could I contact with you? Could you email me? Thanks a lot!

    • Miguel
      July 13, 2011 Reply

      My email is avoiderrors@gmail.com

  12. Avoiderrors
    July 13, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @pablitozm1 Thanks

  13. Avoiderrors
    July 13, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @pablitozm1 Thanks

  14. Avoiderrors
    July 13, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @pablitozm1 Thanks

  15. hainline24
    July 27, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Thanks

  16. hainline24
    July 27, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Thanks

  17. CluheS
    September 11, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Dvd dcrypter is giving me retries? Why?

  18. CluheS
    September 11, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Dvd dcrypter is giving me retries? Why?

  19. CluheS
    September 11, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Dvd dcrypter is giving me retries? Why?

  20. CluheS
    September 11, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Dvd dcrypter is giving me retries? Why?

  21. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Hello. When in hand break my titles does not start at 1 like yours and my chapters do not list the entire movie. Chapters start at 1 through 2 and is only 32 secs . I can’t change the #2 to anything but a 1 and in the title section it does not show all numbers ie 1234567, it starts with 9 , 11,15,17 etc and only one of the titles is over a few sections and that is only 20.29. What is going on?

  22. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Sorry about the typos prior. I meant only one of the titles are over a few seconds.

  23. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Hello. When in hand break my titles does not start at 1 like yours and my chapters do not list the entire movie. Chapters start at 1 through 2 and is only 32 secs . I can’t change the #2 to anything but a 1 and in the title section it does not show all numbers ie 1234567, it starts with 9 , 11,15,17 etc and only one of the titles is over a few sections and that is only 20.29. What is going on?

  24. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Hello. When in hand break my titles does not start at 1 like yours and my chapters do not list the entire movie. Chapters start at 1 through 2 and is only 32 secs . I can’t change the #2 to anything but a 1 and in the title section it does not show all numbers ie 1234567, it starts with 9 , 11,15,17 etc and only one of the titles is over a few sections and that is only 20.29. What is going on?

  25. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Hello. When in hand break my titles does not start at 1 like yours and my chapters do not list the entire movie. Chapters start at 1 through 2 and is only 32 secs . I can’t change the #2 to anything but a 1 and in the title section it does not show all numbers ie 1234567, it starts with 9 , 11,15,17 etc and only one of the titles is over a few sections and that is only 20.29. What is going on?

  26. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Sorry about the typos prior. I meant only one of the titles are over a few seconds.

  27. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Sorry about the typos prior. I meant only one of the titles are over a few seconds.

  28. LOOKITS4SALE
    November 6, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Sorry about the typos prior. I meant only one of the titles are over a few seconds.

  29. XxRubenxXz
    December 4, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] that was great advice thanks

  30. XxRubenxXz
    December 4, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] that was great advice thanks

  31. XxRubenxXz
    December 4, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] that was great advice thanks

  32. 553billy
    December 9, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] But how can you do the Blu ray ones

  33. 553billy
    December 9, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] But how can you do the Blu ray ones

  34. 553billy
    December 9, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] But how can you do the Blu ray ones

  35. 553billy
    December 9, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] But how can you do the Blu ray ones

  36. markxt2
    December 13, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] Hi , could you explain again which DVD decrypted you using and where exactly to find it. Many thanks mark , great tutorial !

  37. Avoiderrors
    December 13, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] @markxt2 is in the description

  38. MainManMichael
    December 21, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] When i click on source and find the location of my DVD it does not process the title, is this because my disk is copyrighted and if so is there anyway i can get around this?

  39. Ralphie299
    December 30, 2011 Reply

    [..YouTube..] choughpy beedio?

  40. Don Ries
    January 23, 2012 Reply

    Do I need to download VLC? I used handbrake and after I was done I tried to drag the movie into itunes. Itunes did not take it.

    • Miguel
      January 27, 2012 Reply

      is it converting it to m4v?

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