How to Rip DVD, Convert video and Backup your video/audio files on ipod on Mac

Until three months ago, I’ve been being a windows user, and I’m quite good at how to enjoy dvd/ various video on my windows. While, I received a birthday present—an Apple Macbook, from my parent, and at the beginning, it’s really suffering to get used. I don’t know how to enjoy DVD, Video, even can’t backup my ipod’s stuff.
Fortunately, few days ago, I found some useful tools to solve all my problems.
Here, I want to share these experience with more friends.

First, I want to tell this article including three parts:
Part One: How to rip DVD to various video formats on Mac?
Part Two: How to convert video to what you wanted on Mac?
Part Three: How to backup your ipod stuff on Mac?

Ok, let me explain one by one.

Part One: How to rip DVD to various video formats on Mac?
Now, I’m using Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac to do that.
It provides a best and easy to rip dvd to various video formats, so you can enjoy dvd on your portable devices, such as: iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune. etc
It’s easy to use, just few click:
Step 0: Download and install the dvd ripper for mac, and you will see the interface as follows:

Step 1: Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click the “Load DVD” button to load DVD.
Step 2: Select video formats from "Profile" drop-download list
Step 3: Set the special settings such as "trim","effect",etc to cater to your need and click "Start" to start your conversion.

Part Two: How to convert video to what you wanted on Mac?
You just need Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac to help you.
And I don’t want to talk more, you just can have a try by yourself

Here is how to use it:
Step 0: Download and install this video converter for mac. And you can see the following interface

Step 1: Click the "Add File" button to load your video
Step 2: Select the output profile and output Video settions.
You can cut a clip of your video by using its "Trim" function
You can merge a few videos into one file by clicking "merge into one file"
You can crop the black edge of your video to adjust your video to your iPod screen to get the best view.

Then click the "Convert" button to sart the conversion.

Part Three: How to backup your ipod stuff on Mac?
Easy to solve this problem too.
Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer can copy your selected video, audio and image files to your Mac immediately without any loss
Ok, just few clicks, you will finish the work.
Step 0: You need download Aiseeosft iPod to Computer Transfer

Step 1: Plug your iPod to your Mac, and pick up what you want to backup
Step 2: Click “iPod to Mac” and find where to put your iPod info on your Mac and click “Open”
Few seconds later, your iPod songs will be on your Mac.
PS:

MTS Converter
and HD Video Converter can help you convert the MTS , M2TS files into the normal video formats