Forgive me for being gun-shy, this little macbook is the first mac I've owned since the days of the Mac IIe, I've been a PC user for a long time. I have a lot of DVDs that I want to import into my iTunes. I have yet to understand why it's so easy to import a CD but so difficult to import a DVD. Anyhow, it seems handbrake is the program of choice for importing DVDs. When I loaded it, it said the 32 bit drivers were incompatible and I needed to download some library file for the 64 bit operating system.
How to rip DVDs with Handbrake Handbrake 1.0 recently became official, but there's an additional software installation you need to perform in macOS Sierra.
Is this a safe thing to do? Is handbrake really that great? Am I just paranoid because I'm a reformed PC user? Click to expand.There are a LOT of different settings you can employ - and no 'correct' answer, because everyone has different expectations and usage. I'd suggest reading up on the forums relating to Handbrake, or search Google for what in particular you're looking to encode. I'd also suggest using a program to up the fan speed to help keep temperatures cooler. Things can get toasty, and the fact is, cooler temps = longer lifespan for just about any component.
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SMC Fan Control works well for this. You'll find (unfortunately) that the best settings don't apply to everything, especially so with animated content. Just be sure to thoroughly test your first encodes on ALL the devices you wish to use it on, before you go and process your entire library. Click to expand.Ripit and Handbrake serve slightly different, but complimentary purposes. Ripit takes a DVD and produces an ISO (or.dvdmedia file) that applications like DVD Player will recognize as a DVD. It's about as easy as it gets for getting the raw contents of a DVD into a format you can store on your HDD.
However, unless your player of choice supports raw DVD rips, you'll need to re-encode/convert using a program like Handbrake. Ripit is also commercial software and costs a little bit, but it's come up in bundles and sales before, so iyou have a good chance of getting it at a discount. Handbrake converts the DVD-format audio and video to a movie file (.mkv,.mov,.avi, etc.) that generally takes up less space and is playable in a variety of different players. It's complex and has lots of different options to tweak, but has sensible defaults. (I'm not 100% sure that it won't directly rip DVDs - I've always used it on ones i've previously ripped. It's entirely possible that intermediate step isn't 100% necessary anymore) In any case, Handbrake is totally free.