This article will focus on video conversion (conversion) from DVD format (for example, with DVD disc) into a single file that would be convenient to play on a computer, TV or other devices using the Free DVD Video Converter program.

In one of the articles, I already touched on one of the methods for converting a DVD disc, and then we were talking about the MakeMKV program. That program does its job well, but it converts DVD video exclusively to the MKV format (called “sailor suit”), and not to some popular MP4 or AVI, for example. For some this will not be significant, but for others it will be significant. For example, not all devices can play MKV files, and not all video editors can work with them, because someone may want to edit the final file, perhaps cut something. Of course, there is always the option to once again convert a ready-made MKV file, for example, to MP4, but the 2nd conversion is unlikely to do without loss of video quality.

Therefore, I offer another option for converting DVD video - using free program Free DVD Video Converter.

Pros and cons of DVD converter program Free DVD Video Converter

I will highlight the advantages of the program:

The program is completely free.

The program is truly free to use without any payment. The program itself has a “Premium Subscription” item, but according to information from the official website of the program, it is needed in order to disable advertising in the program, to be able to receive prompt support (including remote access to the computer) and for convenient management of updates (this point is generally incomprehensible to me).

Based on this, we do not lose anything significant from the program by using it without a premium subscription.

Conversion without loss of quality;

Conversion is performed with slight compression, i.e. the resulting video file will be smaller in size than the original DVD disc;

It's ridiculously easy to use the program. The entire process of setting up the conversion will take a minute or two at most.

Disadvantage of the program I noticed only one: the program may not cope with some DVD movies, most likely due to their not entirely correct structure. For example, I tried to convert three DVD movies using Free DVD Video Converter. Two of them were successfully converted to the MP4 format I needed, but the program could not open one movie; it simply froze at the stage of reading the structure of the DVD disc. By the way, this was noticed not only for this program, but also for some others, which I will talk about in other articles.

And I’ll immediately add one more point to the pluses, and to the disadvantages of Free DVD Video Converter at the same time. This is the lack of a large number of different conversion settings. For beginners, this is even good, since you don’t need to understand the settings and just select the final file format and one of the ready-made settings profiles to select the optimal quality of the final video. You don’t need to “tighten” anything yourself. But for experienced users, this may, on the contrary, serve as a disadvantage, since someone will want, for example, to set a certain bitrate for the video, enable or disable deinterlacing (removing the “comb” effect from the video), set other compression parameters and, probably, something else.

Download and Install Free DVD Video Converter

You can download the program to your computer from the official website of the developer using the link:

On the program page, click the “Download” button and after a few seconds the program installer will begin downloading to your computer.

Size of the program installation file: 40.8 MB.

After downloading the program, run installation file and complete the installation. The installation is extremely simple, click “Next” everywhere until the process is completed. There is no need to configure anything.

You can find out more about the various nuances of installing programs for Windows

How to use Free DVD Video Converter

When you launch the program, you will see the following window:

First of all, you need to select the DVD video you will convert. To do this, click the “Browse” button under “Original DVD” at the top and point to the VIDEO_TS folder of your DVD movie (or shared folder, where there are folders VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS), then click “OK”.

You can insert the DVD directly into your computer (if you have a drive, of course) and select a folder from the disk, but I recommend that it is better to transfer all the contents from the DVD to your computer and convert the files already transferred to the computer. This is more reliable, because the disk may fail during the conversion process.

Now you need to specify the folder where the final file will be placed after conversion. To do this, click “Browse” under “Output Folder” and select the desired folder on your computer, then click “OK”.

The last step is to select the final file format, the profile for converting DVD to this format and click “Convert”.

To get started, select required format of 4 available: MP4, MKV, AVI, MP3.

I think you will immediately exclude the MP3 format, since this format only supports audio, that is, after conversion you will only get audio, no video!

After selecting the format, you need to select a conversion profile, which will determine the quality of the final video. Pay attention to the video bitrate (the width or speed of the video stream), for example, 5Mbit/s. The higher this value, the higher the quality of the video and the larger the final file size. But, one way or another, the size of the output file will not exceed the size of the original DVD video and the bitrate above 5Mbit/s cannot be selected in the program anyway.

If the bitrate is selected to be the maximum possible in the program, then you don’t have to look at the other values, they will also correspond.

By clicking “Convert”, the program will begin converting your DVD movie to the selected format with the selected settings.

Among the optional program settings, there is also the ability to select which sections from the DVD will be converted. Most often, the option is useless, because there is usually no point in converting videos in chunks. But if necessary, click “Select” in the center of the window and mark the required sections, if any, because DVDs are not always divided into sections.

The time that the conversion process will take may vary, because DVD videos can be of different sizes.

If the program slows down your computer a lot during the conversion process, then you can lower its priority:

Then the program will not load the computer so much, but the conversion time will also increase. Or, conversely, if your computer is powerful, set the priority to maximum so that the video is converted faster.

After the conversion is completed, all you have to do is check the result by going to the folder where the video was converted and opening it.

Conclusion

The Free DVD Video Converter program is very simple and therefore very suitable for inexperienced computer users who need to convert their DVD movies, which are no longer relevant to storing on disks, into separate video files so that they can be watched conveniently on various devices, without the need to insert a DVD into a special player (set-top box) for a TV or play it on a computer using special programs.

In just a few clicks you set up the conversion and you’re done, all you have to do is wait for the result!

In this article, I will show one of the simplest free ways to convert a DVD disc (either directly from the disc or from the VIDEO_TS folder transferred to your computer) into a single MKV video file, so that you can conveniently view it on your computer or on another device, without having to insert the disc itself into the computer or corresponding set-top box for the TV.

To do this, you can use the MakeMKV program, the advantages of which are described below.

I tried different programs(exclusively free), but each of them was not satisfactory in some way or did not work at all. For example, some are paid, some convert DVDs with loss of quality, and some programs could not cope with certain DVDs and simply froze at the stage of reading them.

Advantages and disadvantages of MakeMKV for converting DVD disc into one MKV file

Benefits of MakeMKV:

Disadvantages of MakeMKV:

There is no option to select the format for conversion.

In the program you can convert DVD and Blue-ray discs only to MKV and that’s it. It would be cool if, for example, the MP4 format was available, which is much more popular. Well, by the way, the program is called MakeMKV, which only means conversion to MKV.

Blue-ray disc conversion is limited to a 30 day trial period.

After this period has expired, only DVD discs can be converted without purchasing the program.

Downloading the program

You can download the latest version of the program from the official website using the link:

There is also a version for operating system MacOS.

Installing the program is extremely simple, you just need to click the Next button everywhere without changing anything (there’s actually nothing to change there).

If you are interested in the nuances of installing programs under Windows, you can familiarize yourself with them in a separate article -.

How to use MakeMKV

The conversion takes place in just a couple of steps.

In the main program window, you need to click the Open Files button to select one or more files for conversion.

Or click File - Open Files.

To specify the DVD disc that you will convert in the program, you need to select the VIDEO_TS.IFO file from the folder of this disc, which contains all the information about it. It is from this that the program reads the DVD disc and then converts it.

After a few seconds, the program will read the information from the file and display it in the window on the left brief information about the DVD disc indicating the number of chapters, size in GB, video and audio format.

All that remains is to perform the conversion. Before this, you can change the folder for the final (converted) file, since initially the conversion will go to the same folder where your original DVD disc is located. To do this, click the button in the Output folder block and select the folder you need to receive the converted file in MKV format.

And to start the conversion, click Make MKV.

The program does not provide any conversion settings, which makes it convenient for beginners. The quality of the final file will be the same as that of the original DVD!

The conversion process usually takes less than a minute for regular DVDs. After the conversion is completed, you will receive the message “Copy complete” and you can close the window (the “OK” button), go to the folder that you selected to obtain the result and check what the program gave you in the end.

The program names the converted files as follows: title00.mkv

Conclusion

Thus, using the MakeMKV program, you can convert the entire DVD disc into one file for free and literally in a couple of steps, so that it is, firstly, convenient to watch on a computer or other device, and secondly, so that you can easily transfer this recording to anyone else.

If the MKV format is inconvenient for someone, then it will not be difficult to transcode it into any other format, for example, into the popular MP4 through another program (for example,

According to the author. In this article, I will show one of the simplest free ways to convert a DVD disc (either directly from the disc or from the VIDEO_TS folder transferred to your computer) into a single MKV video file, so that you can conveniently view it on your computer or on another device, without having to insert the disc itself into the computer or corresponding set-top box for the TV.

To do this, you can use the MakeMKV program, the advantages of which are described below.

I tried different programs (exclusively free ones), but each of them did not suit me in some way or did not work at all. For example, some are paid, some convert DVDs with loss of quality, and some programs could not cope with certain DVDs and simply froze at the stage of reading them.

Advantages and disadvantages of MakeMKV for converting DVD disc into one MKV file

Benefits of MakeMKV:

Disadvantages of MakeMKV:

• There is no option to select the format for conversion.

  In the program you can convert DVD and Blue-ray discs only to MKV and that’s it. It would be cool if, for example, the MP4 format was available, which is much more popular. Well, by the way, the program is called MakeMKV, which only means conversion to MKV.

• Blue-ray disc conversion is limited to a 30 day trial period.

  After this period has expired, only DVD discs can be converted without purchasing the program.

Downloading the program

You can download the latest version of the program from the official website using the link:

There is also a version for the MacOS operating system.

Installing the program is extremely simple, you just need to click the Next button everywhere without changing anything (there’s actually nothing to change there).

How to use MakeMKV

The conversion takes place in just a couple of steps.

In the main program window, you need to click the Open Files button to select one or more files for conversion.

Or click File - Open Files.

To specify the DVD disc that you will convert in the program, you need to select the VIDEO_TS.IFO file from the folder of this disc, which contains all the information about it. It is from this that the program reads the DVD disc and then converts it.

After a few seconds, the program will read the information from the file and display brief information about the DVD disc in the window on the left, indicating the number of chapters, size in GB, video and audio format.

All that remains is to perform the conversion. Before this, you can change the folder for the final (converted) file, since initially the conversion will go to the same folder where your original DVD disc is located. To do this, click the button in the Output folder block and select the folder you need to receive the converted file in MKV format.

And to start the conversion, click Make MKV.

The program does not provide any conversion settings, which makes it convenient for beginners. The quality of the final file will be the same as that of the original DVD!

The conversion process usually takes less than a minute for regular DVDs. After the conversion is completed, you will receive the message “Copy complete” and you can close the window (the “OK” button), go to the folder that you selected to obtain the result and check what the program gave you in the end.

The program names the converted files as follows: title00.mkv

Conclusion

Thus, using the MakeMKV program, you can convert the entire DVD disc into one file for free and literally in a couple of steps, so that it is, firstly, convenient to watch on a computer or other device, and secondly, so that you can easily transfer this recording to anyone else.

If the MKV format is inconvenient for someone, then it will not be difficult to transcode it into any other format, for example, into the popular MP4 through another program (for example, FormatFactory).

MKV format (Matroska video) is an open free container format. It is intended to be used as a universal format for storing general multimedia content such as movies or television shows. MKV files can be played with almost any media player in Windows based on DirectShow(TM) if you have the appropriate codec (USSR) installed. Sometimes you can convert DVD to MKV so you can watch DVD movies on some portable devices or share movies with family and friends more easily.

To rip DVD to MKV You need a professional DVD converter that can quickly convert DVD movies to MKV video files without losing video quality. Here is Highly recommended to help you complete the task. With it, you can quickly rip DVD movies to MKV and all other popular video formats such as MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, WMV, MPG, etc. If you are using a Mac, you can refer to . Now try the free DVD ripper and follow the instructions to complete the conversions.

1 Add DVD movies

Install and run the "Load DVD" button to add DVD Rom, DVD folders, ISO files and IFO files. Loaded DVD movies can be viewed in the right window, and you can freely take pictures of the movie scenes you like.

2 Video editing (optional)

Click "Edit" button, you have the power to make wonderful DVD movies by editing trimming, stripping, adjusting effect, editing watermarks or merging different files into one.

3 Select MKV as output format and start copying

Then select "MKV" as the video output format from "Profile" > "General Videos" and return to the main interface to click on the "Start" button to start ripping DVD MKV video files.

There are various reasons why you should convert MKV to DVD. And this lesson will show you how to do it easily and conveniently with the help of professional ones. Before going to the details of the steps to convert MKV to DVD. Let's talk about background knowledge about the MVK format.

What is MKV?

Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard, free container format, a file format that can contain an unlimited number of video, audio, image or subtitle tracks in a single file. It is intended to be used as a universal format for storing general multimedia content such as movies or television shows. Matroska is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4 or ASF, but is completely open specification, with implementations consisting mainly of software open source. Matroska file types. MKV for video (with subtitles and sound). MK3D for stereoscopic video. MKA for audio files etc. ISS for subtitles only.

How to Convert and Burn MKV to DVD

Follow the instructions to learn how to convert and burn MKV to DVD so you can play MKV videos on your home DVD player and watch MKV videos on your TV screen.

Before you start creating DVDs, you need to get the following things: a blank DVD disc (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD-RW), rewritable DVD-ROMs, .

Note: If you are using a Mac, you can refer to .

1 Add MKV video to MKV to DVD converter

Click the "Import" button to load MKV files or simply drag and drop files into this . Added MKV files will be displayed as thumbnails on the left sidebar MKV to DVD converter .

2 Select and configure DVD menu.

Free DVD menu templates are offered. Double click on the DVD menu to apply it. You can also make personalized DVD menus as you like. Click the "Template Menu" button to DVD settings frame, buttons, add text, background music And background image etc.

3 Convert MKV to DVD discs

Now you can start burn MKV to DVD disk. Click the "Burn" button, select "DVD" from the "Burn to" menu, select a temporary folder (used to save created temporary files), select your DVD drive and burning program (either built-in or native burning applications), select a standard TV and ratio output aspect, and click the "Start" button to record your project.