iSofter DVD to MP4 Converter

Convert a DVD in 1 Click
iSofter made it extremely easy to convert a DVD in just one click. Preconfigured settings make it as easy as inserting your DVD, loading up the software and clicking Start.

Multiple Core CPU Support
Utilize today's powerful processors to decrease conversion times! What would normally take 1 1/2 hours can be done in 1 hour or less.

Automatic format detection
Software inspects the DVD and automatically adjusts to the preferred format to ensure the best quality.

Customizable settings, easy to use
Even though iSofter made it extremely easy to convert a DVD you still have many options to configure various settings.

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Now that we have gone over some of the great features, let's take a look at installing and using the software to convert a DVD to MP4.

The best part is that you can try out this software 100% free! That way if you end up trying it and not liking it (unlikely) you won't have spent any money.

You can download the free trail by clicking here.

Once you have the software downloaded and installed, open it up and you should see the following:



The software has the option to change colors so if yours is a different color, don't worry! As long as it has the same overall look to it.

If the DVD is already in your drive the software should have automatically found it. If you don't have a DVD in your drive yet, go ahead and insert one in.

Once the software has found your DVD it is just a matter of click the Start button located under the main window where the Titles and Chapters are listed.

You should see a small drop down box with a few options listed.



Go ahead and click Encode, you will receive a popup asking you to register. Since we are using the trial version you won't be receiving the full benefits of the software. If you still want to continue, click Later and the software will start to convert your DVD to MP4.

It will give you a nice display of information in the top window such as which chapter it is converting, the output size, the length of the current chapter and the estimated time remaining to convert the DVD.

iSofter has included many features into their DVD to MP4 converter to make converting a DVD extremely easy and quick.

Upon opening the software, you will notice 4 main sections: Input, Main, Output and Preview. Each section has different settings and options which are explained further below.

Input

Index: The beginning title or chapter file on the DVD. Not sure why you would want to select anything different.

Audio: If your DVD has multiple languages you can select which one you would like to use here.

Angle: Again, if your DVD has more then one angle that it was recorded in (usually live DVDs) you can select different angles from here.

Subtitle: Choose a separate language that you would like subtitles to be in if your DVD supports it.

Output

Format: Choose which format you would like your DVD converted into. A settings option allows for further customization which will be explained below.

Folder: Where you would like the output file to be saved to. If you would like to change from the default location, hit Browse and then choose the folder on your computer.

Zoom: Also known as the aspect ratio: choose from 4:3(standard) or 16:9(widescreen) ratios.

Split: Allows you to select custom preset file sizes. A settings option allows for more customization which will be explain further below.

Preview

Here you can preview the DVD before you start to convert it. While the DVD is being converted it will play through the sections that it is currently converting.

You have the normal stop, play, next/previous chapter navigation buttons here.

I wanted to give the main section it's own place because of the many options, settings and features that it has.

File: Your usual program settings are contained here. Open a DVD, rename it, check all titles/chapters, crop and remove all the titles/chapters.

Settings

Misc

Use ASPI Only used when you select a different frame rate from the input. Best left alone unless you know what you are doing.

Dolby Surround Enable/Disable Dolby Surround Sound - Gives better quality in 5.1 modes

Audio Volume Select the volume of the DVD's audio.

CPU type Settings for CPU calculation, best left to default selection for maximum capability

Resize Advanced settings, should only be changed if you know what you are doing. For further information consult the Help file.

Name rule

Select the order in which you want the information that will be displayed when playing your DVD on a computer or DVD player.

Add custom watermark

Allows you to add your own watermark to your movies. Disabled in the trial version.

Process priority

Determines how much of your CPU is used when converting a DVD.

The remaining four options are self-explanatory.

A Help button is located in the lower left hand corner in case you need a further explanation of the options.

Tools

Various other options such as Online Help, Register, Purchase, History, Update and more.

Below these 3 menus you will be presented with the main window which displays different kinds of information depending upon what the software is currently doing.

When you are not converting a DVD a list of the Titles and Chapters available on the DVD are displayed along with the length of each section. Check boxes allow you to choose which titles and chapters you would like to have converted.

Below this window you will notice 5 additional buttons.

The first 2, IFO and DVD are used to open their respective files.

Start is used to start the conversion process.

VOB is another format that you can choose to convert from.

The X will remove Title sections listed in the main window.

Should this guide confuse you or should you get lost while trying to convert your DVD to MP4, iSofter has provided and easy to read and understand help file for using their software. You can find the button for the Help file located under the Tools button in the main window.