Simple to useĬonverting any type of DVD through a simple-to-understand GUI, the program whizzes through the process of producing an MPEG-4 file to save on your machine. Other features worth mentioning are chapter selection, basic subtitle support (burned into the picture) and grayscale encoding. You can even trim the black bands around a movie to maximize the size of the file. Another great feature is the bitrate calculator, which alters the quality of the video according to the final file size you wish to achieve.
Handbrake for Mac lets you perform two-pass conversions and codify a double soundtrack.