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Free DVD to MP4 Converter

How to convert DVD to MP4 on Windows 10?

Freemake DVD to MP4 Converter perfectly supports Windows 10. Thus, if you need to rip DVD to MP4 format on a computer running Windows 10, you should follow the very same steps as described above.

Download and install free DVD to MP4 conversion tool on a laptop or desktop PC with Win10. Then run the software and insert the DVD movie that you want to convert to MP4 into the CD/ DVD drive. In the main window click the "+DVD" button and select the Video_TS folder. You can also add the files from any PC folder for DVD to MP4 conversion.

When the DVD files appear in the converter, select the necessary audio track and subtitles, and click the "to MP4" button to convert DVD to MP4 output format. Keep the "Same as source" preset to get the original DVD videos quality. Now choose the location and click "Convert" to run the conversion process and rip DVD to MP4 format with the best DVD converter from Freemake.

How to convert DVD to MP4 with Windows Media Player?

Windows Media Player is a free standard Windows playback software. WMP is not capable of any kind of conversion, including DVD to MP4 ripping. To say more, you won't be able to play any commercial DVD discs in it because of copyright protection issues.

So instead, we recommend you using Freemake Video Converter for preparing your DVDs for WMP or any video editor. Download the software here and follow the steps above to convert DVD to MP4, change to AVI or WMV file extension free. Unlike other DVD to MP4 converters, Freemake offers dozens of output options and provides basic editing features.

How to convert DVD to MP4 on Mac with Handbrake?

Mac users can easily rip DVD to MP4 files on Mac OS with free Handbrake software. You can download it from the official website. Please keep in mind, that on a Windows computer, Freemake is still a better option to convert DVD to MP4 due to the vast majority of output conversion options & modern video codecs used.


If you want to convert DVD to MP4 with Handbrake on Mac, follow the step below:

1. As soon as you install the program version, double-click on its icon to run the program & rip DVDs to digital formats. When the software starts, click the "Open Source" button under the menu bar;
2. Then select "Folder" and choose your DVD drive. Usually, there are several different titles in one DVD disc. Select the ones that you want to rip to MP4 by clicking the "Add to Queue" button;
3. Press the "Browse" button and choose the destination folder where to save the resulted MP4 file;
4. Select output settings for your MP4 video - format, audio tracks and subtitles;
5. Choose the desired profile from the preset sidebar of Handbrake. For the US, choose the popular 480p preset. For Europe, go for 576p;
6. Click "Start Encode" to convert DVDs to MP4 on Mac device.

How to convert DVD to MP4 file online?

Many users believe that they can convert DVD to MP4 free & fast online. It can be true only in one case: if your DVD clip is very short and thus small in size. If you wanted to convert online a DVD movie that is about 2-hour long, you would need two things: a high-speed Internet connection that would let you easily upload gigabytes of data online and an online converter service which is capable of converting DVD to MP4. Even if you are a lucky owner of the 1st thing, you would barely find the 2nd one since most online services don't let you convert more than 100-500Mb of video. A complete DVD, in its turn, is usually over 4GB in size. So please imagine how long DVD to MP4 conversion process would be!

Besides that, you would also need to download the resulting video onto your computer. All these actions would take you a lot of time. We recommend using Freemake Free DVD to MP4 Converter for ripping DVDs to MP4. It'll do the job in a couple of minutes and doesn't have any limitations. The output file will appear right on your PC in the best video quality possible.

How to convert protected DVDs to MP4 files?

If you bought a DVD in an official shop, in most cases, it comes with copy protection. So if you want to rip DVDs to MP4, you will need to download a special program that removes the DVD protection. You can find a lot of them online. Usually, you only need to choose the software that you like and convert your DVDs with it to disable the protection. Please note that Freemake DVD to MP4 Converter doesn't break files protection. It means that if you want to convert a DVD for a computer or copy to portable devices using Freemake DVD to MP4 converter, you will need to decrypt the disc beforehand.

How to convert DVD to MP4 using VLC?

If you use VLC media player to watch videos, you can use it as a DVD to MP4 Converter. To rip your DVD files to MP4 with VLC, follow these easy steps:

1. Download, install & run the program;
2. Insert the original DVD disc to the PC;
3. Open disc in VLC with Ctrl+D command;
4. Under the Open Media window, choose the Disc tab and then mark No disc menu;
5. Click the Play button and choose Convert from the drop-down menu;
6. In the new settings window, select MP4 as output video format and check the ripping settings;
7. After that, click Start and specify where you want to save the new MP4 file. Then wait till the conversion process is complete and enjoy your new MP4 movie which you may further transfer on any portable mobile device.

As you can see from the steps above, VLC Media Player is not the best option to do DVD movies ripping. You'll need to find some hidden tabs and buttons. Furthermore, the player doesn't provide numerous conversion profiles: there are no AVI and WMV formats. So it's advisable to use Freemake Video Converter instead of VLC to convert DVDs to MP4 or another digital format. Get the software here and enjoy ripping DVD to MP4 in an easy manner.