This Apple iPhone guide will show you how to rip/convert DVD to iPhone video format and convert AVI, MPEG, FLV, WMV, MOV, ASF, MP4, DAT, RM, RMVB, MPG, 3GP to iPhone video format.
This full guide about Apple iPhone contains five parts:
- Part 1. Simple introduction about iPhone.
- Part 2. How to rip DVD to MP4 for iPhone
- Part 3. How to convert AVI, MPEG, FLV, WMV, MOV, ASF, MP4, DAT, RM, RMVB, MPG, 3GP to MP4 for iPhone
- Part 4. How to download free video and rip CD to MP3 for iPhone
- Part 5. How to transfer music and video to iPhone
Part 1. Simple introduction about iPhone
Screen resolution: 320 by 480 pixels (160 ppi)
Operating system: OS X
GSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), Wireless data
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) / EDGE / Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Battery: Talk Time: Up to 8 hours; Standby Up to 250 hours; Internet Use Up to 6 hours; Video Playback Up to 7 hours; Audio playback Up to 24 hours.
iPhone Supported Video format:
- H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
- H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
- MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.
For more detailed information about Apple iPhone, please go here: Apple iPhone reviews.
Part 2. How to rip/convert DVD and IFO to MP4 for iPhone
Step 1. Download "Aimersoft iPhone Converter Suite", install and run it.
Note: For Windows Vista user, you may have to run this program as Administrator, right click the program shortcut and click "Run as Administrator".
Step 2. Run Aimersoft iPhone Converter Suite, and click the "DVD to iPhone Converter" button. You will see the DVD to iPhone Converter window.
Load your DVD by clicking "Load DVD" button, you also can load IFO file from your hard drive by clicking "Load File" button.
Step 3. Click the "Subtitle" and "Audio" drop-down list to select the Audio and Subtitle you want.
Note: A regular DVD movie has several titles, such as MTV DVD, by default, this software will merge all the DVD chapters into one video clips, you can check the click box before the title list to select any DVD clips you want to rip.
Step 4. Choose an iPhone format for your file by clicking the "Format" dorp-down list.
As format: This software supports three Apple products: iPhone, iPod and Apple TV. It can rip DVD to MP4, M4A; it also can rip audio from DVD to MP3, AAC. Just select "iPhone Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)"
Step 5. Click "Output" button to select the ouput folder for the converted iPhone files.
Step 6. Click "Start" button to start to rip/convert DVD to iPhone.
Part 3. How to convert AVI, MPEG, FLV, WMV, MOV, ASF, MP4, DAT, RM, RMVB, MPG, 3GP to MP4 for iPhone video format
Step 1. Run Aimersoft iPhone Converter Suite, and click the "Video to iPhone Converter" button to load the Aimersoft Video to iPhone Converter.
Click "Add" button to load video files.
Step 2. The operation is similar with DVD to iPhone Converter. This software can join several different video clips into one file, if you want to join video, just check the box "Merge into one file". You also can customize the resolution, video bit rate, encoder, frame rate, audio bit rate, channel, etc in the setting panel by clicking the "Settings" button. This program also lets you create a profile and save it, then you can use different settings for each video clips.
Step 3. Click "Start" button to start the conversion after you finish the settings.
Tips:
1. This software provides rich video editing functions for you to trim, crop and edit DVD movie. If you want to crop the DVD movie, just click the "Crop" button, and then you will see a pop up window (See the figure below). There is a frame in dashed line around the movie video; you can drag it to cut the black edges. More over, you can click the Crop drop-down list to select a Crop model you prefer, for example: "Cut off top and bottom black edges". You can even type the number in the box to cut off black border accurately.
2. You can click the "Effect" button and customize the brightness, saturation, contrast, volume, etc (See the figure below). You can even apply special effects such as "Emboss", "Negative", "Old film" and "Gray" by selecting an effect from drop-down list.
3. This software can capture pictures from DVD movie, there is a small camera icon below the preview windows, click it when you preview the movie, it can save picture as JPEG and BMP.
Part 4. Where to download free video and rip CD to MP3 for iPhone
Everyone wants to get free video for iPhone, but it is really hard to find free video resources, here are some statements about free video:
1. iTunes store: {GTContent}.99 for one song, .99 for one movie, .99 for one TV show. Just install iTunes and visit the iTunes store.
2. Limewire is a fast and popular file sharing freeware working on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Through the P2P (peer-to-peer) network, you can free download various files by its category or keyword searching.
3. Rip your own CD to MP3 for iPhone; iTunes can help you to do that. Install and run iTunes, click "Edit -> Preference -> Advanced -> importing tab" to change the "Import Using" to MP3 Encoder, you can also customize the audio bit rate here. Then click OK and put your CD into your disc drive, iTunes will automatically recognize that you've loaded a CD. Now you can either choose individual songs for import by checking only the tracks you want and un-checking all the rest (all songs are selected for import by default). Simply click the Import button on the upper right corner of iTunes and let the software do the job. All of the selected files will be encoded into MP3 digital music files and saved in your iTunes music directory by Artist and Album. (If you're not sure where to locate your files, you can find out by going back to the "Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced tab". Here you can see the default iTunes Music folder location.
Part 5. Transfer music and video to iPhone
You need iTunes version 7.30 or later to sync music and video to iPhone.
If you don't have iTunes yet, you can download free from here.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to computer via USB cable;
Setp 2: Create a playlist;
Step 3: Drag your music and video to the playlist you created;
Step 4: Click iTunes "File -> Sync iPhone".
Ok, done.
Now free download Aimersoft iPhone Converter Suite try to convert DVD movie and video files to iPhone formats and transfer iPhone files to your iPhone yourself.