DVD to ATV converter

I've only ever used HandBrake, and it does the job very well. I assume it is the most popular program for doing this on the Mac too.

Comes with Apple TV presets too, for those uncomfortable with changing bitrate values etc.

Saying that, I haven't checked out the Xillsoft program, but HandBrake meets all my requirements and it is free.

I agree that Handbrake seems to be the best method for ripping DVD files and converting them to MP4 format for Apple TV -- and you can't beat the price.

Check out

You should check out this article by Christopher Breen

"Beware DVD copying software"

http://www.macworld.com/article/133243/2008/05/bewaredvdcopy.html

I think that the company that he is referring to might be Xilisoft.

Or just take the other posters' advice, Handbrake.

I use it a lot and have never had any problems.