You have a shelf of DVDs, and you want the movies on your phone, your portable player or a laptop with no disc drive. Playing the disc is the only option until you turn it into a regular video or audio file. 4Easysoft DVD Converter Platinum is a Windows program built for that job. It rips DVD content into common video and audio formats and gives you a few editing tools before the conversion starts.
Quick facts
- Platforms: Windows (NT4, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7)
- Price: $35.95
- Trial: a free trial is available, about 7.60MB
- Minimum hardware: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, 512MB RAM
Key features
Convert a DVD to AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, FLV and more
The program converts DVD video to MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, M4V, AVI, DivX, XviD, ASF, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 3GP, MKV, FLV, SWF and HD variants such as HD H.264 and HD TS. The output suits players like iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, Xbox and Wii.
Pull audio out of a DVD for your MP3 player
You can extract the soundtrack as AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, MP3, MP2, OGG, WAV or WMA.
Adjust the picture before you convert
Change brightness, contrast and saturation, and tick deinterlacing to avoid mosaic artifacts. "Apply to All" carries the settings across your selected titles.
Trim, crop and merge exactly what you want
Drag the slide bar or enter start and end times to trim a clip. Crop sets the play region and aspect ratio. "Merge into one file" joins several titles or chapters into one video.
Pick the audio track and subtitle, and add a watermark
Choose which audio track and subtitle go into the output file. You can add image or text watermarks.
Fine-tune encoder settings and grab snapshots
You can set the video encoder, resolution, frame rate and bitrate, plus the audio encoder, sample rate, channels and bitrate. A built-in preview window lets you compare the original with the output and save a frame with "Snapshot".
Who it's for
It suits you if you want to back up or watch your own DVDs on other devices and you prefer a simple Windows tool with basic editing. It covers trimming, cropping and merging without a separate video editor.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Many video and audio output formats
- Trim, crop, merge, effects and watermarks in one program
- Handles DVD discs, folders and ISO files
- Free trial and a modest one-time price
Cons
- Windows only
- The listed system requirements stop at Windows 7 and Vista-era hardware
- It converts DVDs only, so it isn't a general-purpose video editor
FAQs
Can it convert DVD folders and ISO files?
Yes. It rips DVD discs, DVD folders and DVD ISO files.
Can I get just the audio from a DVD?
Yes. You can save the audio as MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, WMA and other formats.
Can I join several chapters into one file?
Yes. Tick "Merge into one file" to combine selected titles or chapters.
Can I try it first?
Yes. A free trial of about 7.60MB is available.
System requirements
- OS: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- CPU: 800MHz Intel or AMD, or faster
- RAM: 512MB or more