How to Convert DVD/Video/YouTube Video to BlackBerry on Mac

The following article is going to show you how to convert DVD to BlackBerry, convert video to BlackBerry and download and convert YouTube video to BlackBerry on Mac OS X using Clone2Go DVD to BlackBerry Converter for Mac.

This Mac DVD to BlackBerry Converter actually combines three main features into one program: DVD to BlackBerry Converter for Mac, Video to BlackBerry Converter for Mac and YouTube Video Downloader and Converter for Mac. To convert DVD, video and YouTube video to BlackBerry on Mac, just follow the steps below:

Step 1. Download Clone2Go DVD to BlackBerry Converter for Mac, install and run it.

Step 2. Add DVD/Video/YouTube Video

1. Click the "Open DVD" button to load the DVD movie you are going to watch on your BlackBerry. After the movie is imported, there is a list showing each DVD chapter/title. From the table, you can know about the Name, Duration, Video Size, etc about the DVD movie.

Note: Check out the longest DVD chapter/title, which is usually the main content of the DVD movie.

2. Click the "Add Files" button to import video files from your Mac HDD.

3. Click the "YouTube" button to open the "Clone2Go YouTube Downloader" window. Then you can start to download and convert YouTube videos simply by copying/pasting the URLs of them. Learn more about how to download and YouTube videos on Mac.

Step 3. Choose Output Format

After loading DVD movie, video files or YouTube videos, go to the "Output" panel. Click the "Profile" drop-down list to choose the output format that best fits your needs. To convert DVD/video/YouTube video to BlackBerry Video/Audio on Mac, choose the "BlackBerry" category from the list. From the subcategory, choose "BlackBerry Tour 9630 MP4 series (*.mp4)" if you want to convert DVD/video/YouTube video to video file for viewing on your BlackBerry Tour 9630.

Step 4. Start Converting DVD/Video/YouTube Video to BlackBerry on Mac

After making all necessary settings, click the "Convert Now" button to start to convert DVD/Video/YouTube Video to BlackBerry on Mac.

There are a few Tips and Tricks while using this DVD to BlackBerry Converter for Mac to convert DVD/Video/YouTube Video to BlackBerry video/audio format for syncing to BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Pearl, etc.

Tips 1. Trim DVD Title or Chapter

If you only want part of the DVD movie for viewing on your BlackBerry, you can trim the DVD movie in either of the following two ways:

Method 1. Specify the "Start Time" and "Stop Time" under the manager panel within the accuracy of second.
Method 2. Trim the movie while previewing it. You can click the "Trim Begin" and "Trim End" buttons to get the certain part of the movie/video while playing it back.

Tips 2. Customize Profile

If you fail to find the most appropriate output format from the "Profile" list for your player, you can click the "Customize..." button next to it to customize a profile. In the following "Profile Settings" Window, you can adjust Video Size, Frame Rate, Encoder, Bitrate; Audio Sample Rate, Channels, Encoder, Bitrate, etc to meet your specific needs.

Tips 3. Select DVD Subtitle/Audio Track

A common DVD movie has several DVD subtitles and audio tracks. You can select any available DVD Audio Track and Subtitle to convert. Just extend the "DVD Audio" and "DVD Subtitle" drop-down menu and choose your favorite audio track and subtitle.

Note: If you want to remove DVD subtitle, just select "None" from the drop-down list. Likewise, if you want to rip DVD without audio, you just choose "None" from the "DVD Audio" menu.

DVD and Video to BlackBerry Tour 9630

You may have at hand many fantastic DVD movies and video files, which you definitely love very much. Also, you have just got a smart BlackBerry Tour 9630 and you really want to watch these DVD movies and video files on your BlackBerry and take them on the road.

However, BlackBerry Tour 9630 only supports:

Video format support: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264 (encoding and decoding 30fps), WMV
Audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus

Clone2Go DVD to BlackBerry Converter comes to the rescue! This DVD to BlackBerry Converter has the following three features:

1. Convert DVD movies to BlackBerry (DVD ripper)
2. Convert videos files to BlackBerry (video converter)
3. Download YouTube videos to BlackBerry (YouTube downloader)

So, you just need Clone2Go DVD to BlackBerry Converter to help you rip DVD movies, convert video files and download YouTube videos to the video format accepted by BlackBerry Tour and then transfer the output video files to your BlackBerry Tour. Now let's take a look at how it performs:

Step 1. Import DVD movies, video files and YouTube videos



Insert the DVD disc into the disc drive, click the "Open DVD" button to import it if you are going to watch the DVD movie on your BlackBerry Tour 9630. Or if the DVD movie is saved as a folder on your computer, you need to click the "Add Video" button to locate that folder, which is composed of two separate folders: VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. From the VIDEO_TS folder, select the .vob file to import and then click "OK".

You can also import videos stored on your PC by clicking the "Add Video" button and then click "OK". The supporting formats are shown as follows:

Audio Files (*.mp2;*.mp3;*.wav)
Windows Media Files (*.avi;*.wmv;*.asf;*.dvr-ms;*.ms-dvr)
MOV/MP4 Files (*.mov;*.mp4;*.3gp;*.m4v;*.qt)
Real Media Files (*.rm;*.rmvb)
Flash Video Files (*.flv)
MKV Video Files (*.mkv)
AviSyth Scripts (*.avs)
Other Video Files (*.mpq;*.dv;*.vob;*.m1v;*.m2v;*.dat;*.amv)

If you want to watch YouTube videos on your BlackBerry Tour, click the "YouTube" button on the main interface. In the pop-up window, copy and paste the URLs of the YouTube videos one by one.



There will be a list of the added YouTube videos, which will be downloaded automatically one by one. The downloading status is clearly shown on the list. After the status of all of them indicates "Completed", you can tick whichever videos you want to watch on your BlackBerry Tour.



After the DVD's, videos or YouTube videos are imported, you can preview it on the main interface. If you only want a clip of the DVD/video, you can drag the "Start to trim" and "Stop to trim" buttons to get the certain segment.

Step 2. Choose a proper profile and start encoding

From the drop-down list of "Profile", you can select the most appropriate profile:



Now you can click the "Start Encode" button to starting ripping DVD movies, converting video files and converting YouTube videos for your BlackBerry Tour.

Step 3. Transfer output videos to BlackBerry Tour

After you get the output video files, you can now begin to transfer them to your BlackBerry Tour.