Rip/Save DVD Library or ISO files to USB OTG compatible devices for Playback

Diana Joan

Jun 09, 2015 07:15 am / Posted by Diana Joan | Categories: BD/DVD Tools

Sometimes you may need to transfer a lot of DVD/ISO to a USB OTG then output as video file to use on laptops, smartphones, tablets and more devices via USB, but don’t know that will any software allow you to load the movie file on to USB OTG so that you can avoid getting discs scratched or damaged and get DVD/ISO played in USB storage devices on mobiles via a USB OTG cable anywhere they like. Now we will let you know about that.

USB OTG, also known as USB On-The-Go, is an extension of USB 2.0 specification for enabling peripheral devices to be cabled together via USB without a computer in between. With a USB OTG cable, you can connect your mobile phone to a printer, a scanner, an external HDD, a flash drive and other USB OTG compatible devices.

To save/upload DVD/ISO to USB OTG for enjoying on the go, you need to rip DVD/ISO to USB at first. Then a DVD Ripper is needed, preferably a piece of DVD ripping software that can rip both regular and copy-protected DVDs and ISO files on PC and Mac without any glitches. Here you can try one of the best DVD Converter- Pavtube DVDAid. (Read here to learn why choose it)

With it, you can convert any DVDs including commercially released DVD movies from Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, etc. or ISO files to USB OTG devices supported file formats like MP4, as well as AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, FLV, WebM and so on at ultra fast speed. More than DVD/ISO to USB OTG, it is also able to rip DVD/ISO to for saving on local or external hard drive, USB Thumbdrive, MicroSD card, iPhone, iPad, PSP, Android/Microsoft and other mainstream devices on Windows and Mac OS for different uses. The latest upgraded version can support ripping your DVD and ISO to m3u8 which is more suitable for video streaming.

Following the guide below, you can rip DVD and ISO to USB OTG compatible devices on Windows (10, 8, 7, etc.) and Mac (OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, etc.).

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Step 1: Launch the highly recommended DVD movie Converter for USB OTG and load your DVD movies from disc. Of course, if you’ve backed up your DVD to your PC hard drive, you can import the DVD movies from DVD folder or DVD ISO/IFO files.

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Step 2: Click on the pull down menu of “Format”, and we recommend MP4, MKV, MOV from “HD Video” as the export format. USB OTG supports storing almost all kinds of video formats. However, when linked to a device for playing, the video file should of the format accepted by the device, for example, a smart TV, a computer and a desktop. So you are required to figure out the exact input video formats supported by the device you are to play the DVD/ISO video with.

For portable devices including Android tablets, MP4 is recommended since it has wide application/acceptance, good video quality and small file size. For TV, MPEG/MKV format is so far accepted by most brands. For apple devices, MOV format will be suitable.

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Step 3: Press “Convert” button, then the DVD ripping program will start encoding your DVD/ISO movie into desired output format for USB OTG.

After you have ripped DVDs/ISOs as digital files, you can store them in a storage device and play them on USB OTG compatible devices like Galaxy S5 via a USB OTG cable when necessary.

Question 1: Do your devices support USB OTG?

As stated above, USB OTG does make our life easier. If you want to experience the convenience brought by USB OTG, you should firstly check whether your device supports USB OTG or not using USB OTG Checker or other apps. Nowadays, many phones and tablets from Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, Toshiba and more are compatible with USB OTG.

Question 2: Any tips & tricks for this top DVD Ripper for USB OTG?

1. You can click on the dropdown list after “Subtitles” and “Audio” option respectively to select your wanted subtitles and audio track to be preserved in the export file.

2. If you want to backup the entire disc to your PC, just tap the “Copy the entire disc” icon to start copying DVDs remaining the original structures without quality loss.

3. Ever thought of adding some special effect especially the 3D effect for your DVD movies? Just choose 3D formats with different 3D effect as you like.

4. Apart form bypassing DVD copy protections for personal use, the bonus features include adding own SRT subtitles to DVD subtitle track, make video editing to DVD like cropping, trimming, and flexible settings for advanced users.

And if you are interested, read other ways rip a DVD collection on PC/Mac.

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