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Convert DVD video to a usable file format

Choose MP4, MKV, MOV, or an editing profile while preserving the correct DVD title, aspect ratio, and tracks.

Updated September 4, 2026By

Download for WindowsWindows 7-11, 64-bit Download for MacmacOS 10.13 or later

The free version limits many processing operations to the first three minutes. Check compatibility and trial limits.

  • DVD sourceDisc, VIDEO_TS, or ISO
  • Choose MP4Output matched to this workflow
  • General playback or sharing checkVerify before batch processing

Problem and solution

Confirm the DVD title and intended output.

Check the disc structure, aspect ratio, audio, subtitles, and destination requirements before creating a copy.

Select the correct DVD title

A DVD can contain a main feature, episodes, extras, menus, and short navigation titles. Load the disc structure or ISO and confirm the program, chapters, audio language, and subtitles before choosing a video format.

Choose a container for the destination

MP4 with H.264 and AAC is a practical baseline for broad playback. MKV is useful when multiple audio and subtitle tracks or chapters must remain together. MOV or an editing profile can be appropriate for a documented production workflow. AVI, WMV, FLV, and 3GP should be chosen only for a destination that specifically requires them.

Respect DVD picture properties

DVD video is standard definition and may be interlaced. Preserve its aspect ratio, frame rate, and field order unless the destination calls for deinterlacing or another deliberate change. Upscaling cannot recreate detail that is absent from the disc.

Verify the created file

Check the beginning, middle, and end for picture, audio, subtitles, chapters, and sync. Keep the DVD or source image until the complete file has passed playback in the intended destination.

Solution direction

Apply the solution in the workflow below.

Choose MP4, MKV, MOV, or an editing profile while preserving the correct DVD title, aspect ratio, and tracks.

Three-step workflow

Create and verify one test output before processing the full batch.

Choose MP4, MKV, MOV, or an editing profile while preserving the correct DVD title, aspect ratio, and tracks.

01

Add the source

Load the authorized DVD title

Open LosslessConverter and select Add Disc. Add the authorized DVD title, then select the required title, audio, and subtitle tracks.

LosslessConverter main window with the source controls visible
Source toolbarLoad the source from the main toolbar.
02

Create a broadly compatible file

Choose Video > MP4

Open Output Format, select the Video group, and choose MP4. Start with Same as source, then change resolution only when the destination requires it.

LosslessConverter Output Format menu with Video and MP4 selected
MP4Select Video, then choose MP4.
03

Create the current output

Select Start All, then verify in general playback or sharing

Choose an output folder and select Start All. When processing finishes, open the MP4 file in the destination player and verify aspect ratio, picture, audio, subtitles, and sync.

LosslessConverter main window with Start All ready at the lower right
Start AllRun the task, then verify the result.

Try it with your own media

Process one file, verify the result, then run the full batch.

The free version limits many processing operations to the first three minutes. Check compatibility and trial limits.

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