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1. How to Play
DVD on
Apple TV
From:
http://www.leawo.org/tutorial/play-
dvd-on-apple-tv.html

2. Apple Airplay allows wireless streaming of videos, audios and photos between devices.
For example, a computer either in Windows OS or in Mac OS running iTunes
can,throughout your network, stream videos, audios and photos to an Airplay receiver
like an Apple TV in the living room.
Many Apple-series-product fans may have a lot of DVDs (technically, the specification
is called DVD-Video), and they may want to stream DVD to Apple TV, or airplay DVD
to apple TV and play DVD on Apple TV. But the problem is that the DVD format is not
compatible with Apple TV and can’t be streamed directly via AirPlay. So a solution
must be figured out on how to play DVD on Apple TV. The whole process of playing
DVD on Apple TV can be divided into four major parts: to backup DVD to disc, to
convert the saved DVD to a playable video format(to convert DVD to Apple TV friendly
format), to stream video with a computer and to play video on Apple TV.
Part 1: A Brief Introduction to Apple TV
Part 2: Two DVD to Apple TV Converters to Rip DVD to Apple TV
Part 3: Two Ways to Rip DVD to Apple TV
Extension 1: to Watch DVD on Apple TV without Converting DVD to Other
Formats
Extension 2: Things Necessary for Streaming via Airplay Mirroring

3. Part 1: A Brief Introduction to Apple TV
TV is a major part of people’s daily lives. People
gather together around the big screens to watch big
shows and big events. But traditional television
cannot meet people’s growing demand. The pace
of life is getting quicker and quicker, and people
require some innovative ways to connect the big
screens. Integrating apps with television is a popular
trend right now. People would like to search what
they want to watch on the big screens. This is the
main reason why Apple TV comes into being.
First unveiled in 2006 and then undated several
times, Apple TV is a digital media player and a micro
console developed by Apple Inc., and it is a small
network appliance and entertainment device that
can receive digital data from a number of sources
and stream it to a capable TV for playing on the TV
screen.

4. Part 2: Two DVD to Apple TV Converters to
Rip DVD to Apple TV
Let’s first read a message from one who would like to watch DVD on Apple TV.
“Can Apple TV play DVD? I just set up my Apple TV and was very surprised that
when I played a DVD from my MacBook, it came out all grey on the Apple TV,
which means I cannot play DVD on Apple TV due to copyright. Is there an Apple
TV DVD player or something like that?” I believe more than one people will
encounter with this situation. To play DVD on Apple TV uninterruptedly, you need
to rip DVD to Apple TV, and the DVD ripping process requires a DVD to Apple TV
converter.You may find it difficult to find a suitable DVD to Apple TV converter,
but you are lucky to come across this article as I am to introduce 2 different DVD
to Apple TV converters and the respective way to play DVD on Apple TV.

5. The first DVD to Apple TV converter is Aimersoft DVD Ripper and the second one is Leawo
DVD Ripper. Both converters have two versions: Windows version and Mac version. You can
choose the suitable version according to your computer’s operating system.Equipped with
almost the same functions, the two converters charge but Leawo DVD Ripper is $10
cheaper than Aimersoft DVD Ripper. You can see the pictures of user interface below.
Other free DVD to Apple TV converters on the market pale in comparison to those two
converters as they possess many advantages worthy of praising. They can decrypt DVD that
is under copyright protection, rip DVD to video of different formats supporting a wide
range of devices without quality loss and allow users to choose subtitle and audio track
before ripping process. However, you are advised to choose Leawo DVD Ripper for cost
saving.

6. Part 3: Two Ways to Rip DVD to Apple TV
Before ripping process takes place, you should download and install Aimersoft
DVD Ripper or Leawo DVD Ripper. Please take note that network connection is
required.
Download and install Aimersoft DVD Ripper.
Download and install Leawo DVD Ripper.
With those two DVD to Apple TV converters in hand, you can start to rip DVD to
Apple TV in two ways.

7. First Way to Rip DVD to Apple TV Using Aimersoft DVD
Ripper(Take Windows Version as an example)
Step 1: Load Source DVD File
Click “Load DVD” or “File” >
“Load DVD folder” to choose your
DVD-ROM in the pop-up window
and click the “OK” button to
import the files. As you can see, you
can either convert the whole DVD or
just choose the chapters you want
to convert.

8. Step 2: Select Subtitles, Audio Tracks and
Output Format
Normally, DVD movies have several subtitles like
English, Chinese, French, Japanese, and so on.
You can click “Subtitle” to choose the one you
need or select “No Subtitle”. For the audio
tracks, simply click “Audio Track” and select the
one you want. After that, click “Profile” and
choose “Apple TV” as the output file format
from the drop-download format list for your
Apple TV.
Step 3: Start converting
Finally, click the “Start” button to rip DVD to
Apple TV. In a few minutes, you will get the
converted movies. And then, just use iTunes to
stream the files to Apple TV and enjoy them!

9. Second Way to Rip DVD to Apple TV Using Leawo DVD
Ripper(Take Mac Version as an example)
Step 1: Load Source DVD File
Launch the DVD to Apple TV converter, click “Add Blu-ray/DVD” button to load source
DVD movies.

10. Step 2: Set output settings
Click the drop-down box on the left side of the big “Convert” button and then select
“Change” option to enter “Profile” frame and choose desired video format from
“Format” section. You could select MOV/MP4 from “Format” group, or “Apple TV
“directly from “Device” group.

11. Optional settings: Click “Edit” button on the drop-down box to adjust Video Codec,
Audio Codec, Bit Rate, Video Resolution, Frame Rate, Sample Rate, Aspect Ratio, and Audio
Channel.

12. Step 3: Start converting
Return to the main interface and then click the green “Convert” button on the sub-menu
bar to call out a sidebar, where you need to set output directory and click the bottom
“Convert” button at the bottom to start DVD to Apple TV conversion.

13. Step 4: Connect the Apple TV with your Mac
Open the “System Preferences” of your Mac computer, and click on the “Displays”.
Then you can open the Airplay. Change the “Airplay Mirroring” from “Off” to “Office
Apple TV”, and it will connect automatically. A couple of seconds later, your Mac and
widescreen TV will be connected. After that, the converted DVD movies would then be
streamed to your widescreen Apple TV once it’s played on your Mac.
It does not matter what converter and what method you are using, but it does matter that
you successfully achieve the aim of playing DVD on Apple TV. Please have fun watching
DVD movies on the large screen of HDTV!

14. Extension 1: to Watch DVD on Apple TV
without Converting DVD to Other Formats
The two methods discussed above both require the time-consuming task of converting
DVD to Apple TV before watching them on Apple TV. Here I would like to suggest a better
way for you to watch DVD on Apple TV yet without converting DVD. In order to bypass the
complicated process of DVD ripping, we need to take good advantage of a third-party
program, VLC player.
As for copyright protection, Apple won’t allow DVD streaming if DVD player on Mac is
used, so it is wise to employ a piece of third-party software. Like what is stated above, VLC
media player, a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player, will greatly function.
Free download and install VLC media player beforehand, and then we can begin to stream
DVD to Apple TV for watching DVD directly on Apple TV. Being a powerful program, VLC
player is well compatible with all platform, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS,
Android and so on. Most importantly, it is a totally free program. Free download and install
VLC media player beforehand, and then we can begin to stream DVD to Apple TV for
watching DVD directly on Apple TV.

15. In the following guide, I am to take VLC player Mac version as an example to elaborate the
DVD streaming process.
After the installation of VLC player on your MacBook, launch it, go to “File > Open Disc…”
in VLC and open your DVD, like what is showed as illustrated. When the DVD disc is opened,
the DVD video will be played on VLC player. The next step is Airplay Mirroring setting. By
hitting “System Preferences> Displays”, you can enable Airplay Mirroring. Please bear in
mind that during mirroring or streaming process, your MacBook and Apple TV must
connect to the same network such as WiFi. Then VLC window will be showed on your large-
screen HDTV, which means video and audio is streamed to your TV.

16. Extension 2: Things Necessary for Streaming
via Airplay Mirroring
Not all iOS devices and MacBooks support Airplay Mirroring. In order to stream video and
audio via Airplay Mirroring, we need to prepare two things beforehand. On one hand, an
Apple TV (2nd generation or later) is required to receive the video and audio. On the other,
an iOS device or MacBook is necessary for sending the video and audio. That’s to say, to
get the function of Airplay Mirroring, we need to prepare a sender and a receiver, and the
sender and the receiver must connect to the same network.
As for receiver, the first generation of Apple TV is not acceptable while the 2nd or later
generation can function well. However, for sender, the devices accepatable can be divided
into two major parts: iOS devices and MacBooks. iOS devices including iPhone 4s or later,
iPad 2 or later, iPad mini or later and iPod touch (5th generation), and Mac running
Mountain Lion or higher such as iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer),
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer) can all be
employed as sender.

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