Summary: This tutorial shows you an easy way to get your movies off of your DVD discs and onto your Microsoft Surface 2 tablet for playback with ease.
The Microsoft new Surface 2's large 10.81 in screen of 1920x1080 pixels is great for watching movies. However, just like other tablet PCs, the Surface 2 tablet doesn't have a DVD-ROM for playing DVD movies. To get your favorite DVD movies into Surface 2 for amusement, you need to convert DVD to Surface 2 supported video format first and then transfer the result videos to the Windows RT 8.1 tablet.
This tutorial is about how to convert DVD to Surface 2 highly compatible video format easily and fast so that you can watch DVD movies on Microsoft Surface (RT) 2 Tablet with best HD video quality.
DVD Ripping software varies and you may be confused when choosing a suitable tool. If so, I recommend you try Brorsoft DVD Ripper. It is easy to use for editing and conversion and makes great quality copies of my DVDs. If you're putting DVD movies onto Surface 2, download the great utility now.
With it, you can easily effortlessly make your DVD videos playable on Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2 in just a few mouse clicks. In addition, this DVD Ripper can also rip DVD to AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, OGG, FLAC, WAV, etc. for playing and sharing anywhere. If you are a Mac user, you can use the DVD to Surface 2 Converter Mac to convert DVD to Surface 2 file types on Mac (Mountain Lion included). Just download it and follow the guide below to transfer DVD movies to your Surface 2 Tablet.
How to Convert DVD to Surface 2 playable videos
The below guide uses DVD Ripper Windows screenshots. The way ripping DVD movies to Surface 2 on Mac is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version.
1. Add DVD files
After downloading, install and run the program. Insert the DVD files into your computer's DVD drive and then click "Disc" icon to load your DVD files. You can also import ISO files, IFO files or DVD folder (DVD folders files name appear like "Video_TS") for conversion.
2. Choose output format
Click "Format" bar, you can get optimized videos for your surface under "Windows > Microsoft Surface Windows RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)". The output videos could fit on your device perfectly. If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.
3. Start DVD to Microsoft Surface 2 conversion
After all the above settings, simply click "Convert" button to start ripping DVD to Surface 2 MP4 video.
Tips: Before the conversion, you can click "Edit" button to edit your videos by cropping, trimming, adding watermarks, etc. What's more, you can choose the subtitles and audio track for the target video on the main interface.
After the conversion, just transfer the converted video files to your Surface 2 Tablet. In this way, you can watch DVD movies on Microsoft Surface 2 Windows RT Tablet and enjoy the DVD movies!
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