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How to Convert DVD to QuickTime

QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. It is available for Mac OS classic (System 7 onwards), Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
QuickTime is integrated with Mac OS X, but it was once an optional component at install for earlier versions of Mac OS. QuickTime for Microsoft Windows is downloadable, either as a standalone installation or bundled with iTunes.
QuickTime is available free of charge for both Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. Some other free player applications that rely on the QuickTime framework provide features not available in the basic QuickTime Player. For example:
• iTunes can export audio in WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, and Apple Lossless.
• In Mac OS X, a simple AppleScript can be used to play a movie in full-screen mode. Since version 7.2 the QuickTime Player now also supports full-screen viewing in the non-pro version.
Would you like to convert your favorite DVD movies to your QuickTime formats, either for backup or for playback in case of carelessness scratch? Do you want to play with QuickTime, or to put DVD movies to iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad? In such cases, you need to convert DVD to QuickTime movie files on Mac firstly. Now the following steps will show you how convert DVD to QuickTime.
Step 1: Import DVD Movie.
Click "File" in menu list or "Open DVD" button, you are allowed to load DVDs from DVD Rom/Folder (data DVD)/IFO/ISO files respectively. Batch conversion is supported here, so you can add several files to enjoy the fast conversion speed.

Step 2: Choose Output Format.
Go to the "Output" panel. Click the "Profile" drop-down list to choose the output format. To convert DVD to QuickTime (.MOV), choose "QuickTime Movie (*.mov)" if you want to convert DVD to video file for viewing on QuickTime player.
Step 3: Start Converting DVD to QuickTime.
After making all necessary settings, click the "Convert" button to start to convert DVD to QuickTime (.MOV). After choosing a profile, you can adjust parameter values in the "Settings" tab, such as "Bit Rate", "Sample Rate", "Duration", "Start time", etc.
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