This is digital age. Many people have more than one digital product, such as digital camera, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune etc. people enjoy their life with these products, but the problem comes out: how to put your favorite video of different formats or DVD movie to the hardware you own? Media converter software offers you easy solution.
Media converter software is simple, handy applications designed to make your life easier. Commonly, there are several kinds of media converter for Mac in present market (DVD Ripper, Video converter, media converter).And Xilisoft, Wondershare Software, Aimersoft and iSkysoft are the reputable companies which offer media converter software for Mac Users. This article will give you a brief comparison of the differences among the products of those companies.
1.DVD Ripper for Mac
Main function: Rip DVD to various video and audio formats.
1)Xilisoft DVD Ripper for Mac
This program can fast load DVD files (DVD folder and ISO file) automatically, but IFO file support unavailable .It has high speed of conversion and you could customize the name of output. If the video you want to convert is short enough, you could try this program for free rather than purchase it, because the trial version has no watermark.
However, the weak point of this program is the preview window is too small to watch very clearly. And you cannot preview the video during the conversion. And also, the interface of this program is not clear enough to lead the beginners.
The price is $53.96 which is higher than other brands of Mac DVD ripper.
2)iSkysoft DVD Ripper for Mac
This program has user-friendly interface which is clear to lead users to load DVD folder, ISO and IFO file. The effect of preview is excellent and users are allowed to set the preferences of video and audio. iSkysoft Mac DVD ripper support various output formats which supported by popular hardware. The price is valuable: $39.
The weak point is the conversion speed is not fast enough, and this program does not support load DVD automatically.
3)Wondershare DVD Ripper for Mac
The interface of the program is clear and very easy to use. It has fast conversion speed and good stability. Users could preview the effect during the process of conversion. The edit function of this software is also powerful. Moreover, users is allowed to customize the preference of the output file and it support s merge multiple DVD files into one. The price $45 is lower than Xilisoft.
The weak point is this program does not support load DVD files automatically, user need to load files manually. And the trial version has watermark.
2.Video Converter for Mac
Main function: convert between video formats for iPod, iPhone and other mobile devices.
1)Xilisoft Video Converter for Mac
This program support adds the custom watermark. During the progress of conversion, users are allowed to cut the video into several parts and merge them with the order you want, and also, users could name the output files by themselves.
The weak point is the preview window is very small and you cannot preview while converting videos.
2)iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac
The highlight of this software is you can view the source video, and get to know the detail info of the video file. The preview effect is excellent. The interface is similar with iSky DVD ripper for Mac, the difference is video converter for Mac adds the “remove” and “clear” buttons.
However, the speed of conversion is not fast enough. And it does not support adding watermark.
The price is valuable: $35
3)Wondershare Video Converter for Mac
The interface of this program is clear and very easy to use. Users could customize the preferences of the video and audio after choose the output format. Users can preview the video during the convert progress. The advantage of this program is the high speed of conversion and it supports various formats.
The weak point is this program could not cut the same video and merge the parts into one. The price$39 is higher than other brands of video converter for Mac.
3.DVD Converter Suite for Mac
There are many companies have released DVD Converter Suite for Mac, which includes DVD Ripper for Mac and Video Converter for Mac, and they don’t have breakthrough or bring forth new ideas ,and just a assemble of these two software. Maybe it is a tactic of sellers for sales at a discount price.
4.Media Converter for Mac – New
Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac
Total media converter for Mac is one program which has the both functions of Mac DVD ripper and Mac video converter. You need not to purchase two programs to rip DVD and convert video. And even, you could merge DVD and video to one file. Moreover, the edit function of Aimersoft Total Media Converter is powerful than the separate program.
If you don’t like a piece of movies on DVDs ,and want to put your favorite videos to this DVD replace the bad one, Aimersoft total media converter for Mac can help you. Besides, Total media specially support WMV, MKV and HD video formats (ts, tp, trp, m2ts, mts), and you could choose the formats according to the hardware. This is easy for beginners.
By using this software, you can edit your video and DVD (crop,trim,effect) and even you could add amazing text and image watermark.
And also, the two preview window is a highlight of total media. Some famous website, such as Macworld, MacNN published the article of Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac and gained good comments of visitors and Mac users. If you are looking for a media converter, you can try Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac. The Price: $49.00
5.HandBrake – Free
Handbrake is a Free Mac tool. In the latest version, Mac users can convert DVD and video to several formats (MP4、MKV、AVI、OGM, AAC、MP3、AC3), even extract the subtitle from a DVD. If users need the editing functions and more output formats, they have to choose other products. Moreover, the interface design is difficult for beginners to use.
