A solution to playback DVD files on iPhone 3GS

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In the tech specifications of iPhone 3GS, it describes clearly about iPhone 3GS supported video formats, thus we know besides MP4 and MOV format, other video files can not be directly accepted by this little gadget. If you want to enjoy DVD files with the extension of .vob on it, you have to convert them into iPhone 3GS compatible format in advance. ; This article aims to help you achieve this goal via Pavtube http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-ripper-mac/ (DVD Ripper for Mac), if you are a Mac user, and looking for such a solution by chance, just read on it to see whether it can meet your needs or not.

Firstly of all, you should have a brief understanding of iPhone 3GS supported video formats, they are:

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 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 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 info, please visit: http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

Okay, now let’s have a look at how to rip DVD to iPhone 3GS workable format in detail.

Step 1: Click “DVD Folder” or “IFO File” to load DVD files.

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Step 2: Click the drop-down list of “Format” to select an iPhone 3GS supported format as output format. Here I choose “iPhone 3G Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4) for instance.

Step 3: Click “Browse” button to specify where to locate the output files.

Step 4: Click “Settings” button to do advanced settings.

Pavtube http://www.pavtube.com/dvd-ripper-mac/ (DVD Ripper for Mac) allows users to adjust audio and video parameters like codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channels.

Step 5: Click “Convert” button to start ripping DVD to iPhone 3GS supported format.

The output files can be found out via clicking on “Open” button.