There are tips of the easy way to rip dvd and remove DRM on Mac and windows. Mostly, it’s for audiophile and film-goers. The introduced tools here are Apple iMovie HD and DVD Ripper Platinum.

Before part one:

What’s DRM?

DRM(digital rights management) is a restriction on the use or copying of files, imposed by the copyright owner. For example, songs and videos purchased from the iTunes Music Store have DRM protection and can only be used according to the license agreement.(From google define)

Blu-ray and HD DVD

What that means to you is that no standard Blu-ray player will be able to play HD DVD discs, and no standard HD DVD player can play Blu-ray discs. If a movie comes out in one format, there’s no guarantee that it will be available in the other. Certain studios could release movies in both formats, but you’ll still have to be careful not to buy the wrong version of the movie. So there is an applied way to share DVD and play on PC or playbacks such ipod, iphone, psp, ps3, wii and so on.

Part one: Get easy use DVD Ripper to rip protected DVD for windows

There is lots of DVD Ripper software to choose, you can convert online at Zamzar, or with free Handbrake, DVD Shrink, Automate unDRM… but here I’d preferring to introduce a professional and easy-to-useDVD Ripper I use – Wondershare DVD Ripper Platinum. It appears as all in one DVD Ripper, full version shareware, trial version rips any DVD free, new upgrade for more function on August 2008.

The best DVD Ripper rip DVD movies to almost all popular video and audio formats such as MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, RM, H.264, 3GP, 3G2, VOB, MPG, FLV, WMA, M4A , MP3, AAC, AC3, etc with excellent quality.

It is also the first DVD Ripping program that supports almost all portable video/audio players, and it can easily rip DVD to iPod , Zune, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, Archos, iRiver PMP, Creative Zen Vision, MP4/MP3 Player, Smart Phone, Pocket PC, PDA, Mobile Phone and so on.

Here is the official website of this DVD Ripper platinum:http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/dvd-ripper-platinum.html

And the detailed guide about how to rip DVD to any format: http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/guide/dvd-ripper-tutorial.html

Part two: Free remove iTunes DRM music on Mac

1.However, in order to remove DRM protection, you will need iMovie – iMovie is a separate application, the current iteration of iMovie released with the iLife‘08 software bundle is iMovie 7.1. You can [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovie714.html"] download iMovie at Apple[/URL]. Once downloaded and installed, start iMovie and ‘Create a New Project’ titled ‘DRM-free’, then save the project to your Desktop.

 

2.In the iMovie window, select the ‘Media’ tab located between ‘Themes’ and ‘Editing’. You will notice that the top right portion of the interface now offers a media browser. Select the ‘Audio’ tab and locate the playlist which contains purchased music, or search by artist / title.

Select the DRM-laden song and drag the file from the media browser into the iMovie timeline where it says ‘Drag audio here to build your project.’

3.In order to export the song, iMovie requires that a visual image be associated with the audio track. Simply drag a blank image (or any other image as you like) to the track above the previously imported audio file.

Once iMovie has processed the image, select the ‘Share…’ sub menu item from found inside ‘Share’ in iMovie’s menu bar.

 

4.Select ‘Expert Settings’ in the ‘Compress movie for:’ drop-down menu, for selecting ‘Expert Settings’ mode will provide the options to export the file as an audio file. Then click the ‘Share’ button.

5.In the ‘Save as’ dialogue, select ‘Sound to AIFF’, in the Export drop-down menu, choose an appropriate directory for iMovie to export to, input title and ‘Save’. iMovie will compress and export the movie project as an audio file in 15-40 seconds, it depends on your machine configuration.

   

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Locate the exported AIFF audio file and drag to your iTunes Library, then right-click on the file and select ‘Convert Selection to AAC’. Once completed, ‘Get Info’ on the new file, add album art, done.

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In the battle for home entertainment high definition Blu-Ray has become the clear victor.

Blu-Ray players have already invaded the neighborhood electronics stores. eBay lists close to 3,000 Blu-Ray players, while amazon.com has a little over 2200 players for sale.

However when it’s time to go portable in the portable DVD player and car DVD player it appears Blu Ray has a long way to go before it can claim anything close to the majority of the market.

Consumer response has at best been cool…the geeks of course, have completely ignored the product.

There are reasons why the reaction to portable Blu-Ray players has been muted. These include:

* Image quality not visible on small screens: The Blu-Ray format is meant to enhance movie-watching experience by providing High Definition Video with resolutions from 1280×720 pixels or 1920×1080 pixels. The best way to enjoy these high resolutions would be on large screens-the larger the better. Portable DVDs with their 7” to 10” screens will not show any great improvement in video quality.

* Price: Prices of portable Blu-Ray players are likely to be above 500 US dollars. Just for reference you can get a regular portable DVD player for a little over 100 USD and a normal Blu-Ray player for a little more than 200 USD.

* Disk Cost: Blu-Ray discs are a lot more expensive than their standard definition counterparts, even for the special features they offer.

* Power consumption: Lithium-ion batteries are already straining to deliver three-hours of non-stop entertainment to the existing range of portable DVD players. The Blu-Ray players are going to strain this even further, as the higher video definition requires greater power.

It will be some time before you see portable DVD players supporting the Blu-Ray format on consumer shopping lists. Right now it is an untested product, as it is not yet commercially available. But more important the portable format defeats the very purpose of the disc, which is high-definition video quality.

Consumers looking to buy portable DVD players are essentially looking for a “second” entertainment source away from their homes. This could be used by the traveling executive or by kids on a family vacation. Cost is a concern as is the ability of the player to multi-task. This is what a wish-list of a portable DVD consumer could include:

* Digital TV compatibility: With the FCC-mandated June 12 deadline for ceasing analog transmission in the US, around the corner a portable DVD player capable of receiving digital signals will be a huge decision tilter.

* Card Ports: Can you plug in your camera memory card into the portable player direct? Card ports capable of handling multiple formats will a great help to play those holiday videos and look at the pictures on a bigger screen.

* Gaming Console Connectivity: Can the player be hooked up to a gaming console. Helps on those long road trips with a couple of kids in the back seat.

For now, consumers are looking for a host of different features, accessories to enhance their portable DVD players.

Pick the right player or the right accessory and you are more likely to net more consumers. Blue-ray is not yet a hot USP.

Get the portable DVD player that comes loaded with everything your customers want. Visit Chinavasion.com or paste this link into your address bar: http://www.chinavasion.com/index.php/cName/home-audio-video-portable-dvd-players/

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