What is the fastest way to encode a DVD for a quality playback on both the iPad 3 and Apple TV 3?

A. To convert DVD to Apple TV, a DVD ripping tool is needed indeed. First you need to download Brorsoft http://www.brorsoft.cn/dvd-ripper-mac/, a powerful DVD to Apple TV converter. It has a special Apple TV (5.1) channel preset. With few clicks, you will finish the conversion. And the perfect result video quality is also impressive. If you are streaming and playing DVD videos to Apple TV 3, Apple TV 2, Apple TV, chances are you already installed this great free utility. If not, download it now.Pros: The output videos not only can be played on Apple TV, but also can be shared on your any other Apple devices like iPad, iPhone.Cons: It needs re-encoding takes some time and some space on your hard disc.B. Playing DVDs with AirPlay. Insert DVDs with internal or external DVD drive and make sure it is compatible with AirPlay Mirroring. When it comes to playing videos, in most cases VLC is the answer. Go to “File > Open Disc…” in VLC and open your DVD. Enable AirPlay Mirroring and make sure that you see the VLC window on your TV. Double Click in the video window for fullscreen and start your movie. Here we go… video and audio is streamed to your TV.Pros: It’s quick. You can immediately stream DVDs to your Apple TV.Cons: It won’t work if there’s Network problems. And if you want to play your DVDs on other iDevices, you still need to convert them.Source： http://device-support.over-blog.com/2015/04/how-to-play-dvd-on-apple-tv.html

There are many programs out there that can help you achieve your goal. The freeware Handbrake is a great choice. If you're seeking for seeking for the best video output quality, fastest video conversion speed and don't mind spending $27.96, https://www.easefab.com/mac-dvd-ripper/ is highly recommended here. I've had a pleasure of using this program these past several months. I've had success in ripping my DVD discs into a format playable by my Apple TV and iPad Air. I've found the quality to be excellent, and see no difference when compared to playing the discs themselves. The Steps: Step 1: Load DVDs movies to the program, and select "Apple TV" or "iPad Mini" from "Apple category as the output format. Step 2: Click "Settings" option to access the setting window. And set the bitrate as 2000~2500. Step 3: Click "Convert" button to start the conversion. After the conversion, just use iTunes to stream the converted DVD files to Apple TV or iPad and enjoy them!

The program I am using is Pavtube DVD Ripper. I recommend this program to you because it provides “Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass through” profile which exports H.264 video with AC3 5.1 pass through and AAC stereo. Just with one conversion, you can get one movie which best fits for your iPad 3 and Apple TV 3. This is the reason why I choose this program. I have surround devices in my home cinema, the output video with 5.1 pass through really gives me an amazing experience. As for video size, in my experience, the video size is more based on Bitrate than resolution. So to get smaller video size, you can set its bitrate lower. I think 2500 is a nice choice to get about 1.5GB video. http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper/

Most people's first thought upon playing DVD on Apple TV/iPad 3 is to stream/AirPlay/mirror DVD to ATV from Mac or PC, which however has some limits and will be explained later. Some say use VLC media player, which should works but I have never tried it myself. http://www.ifastime.com/stream-dvd-to-apple-tv-4.html or iPad 3 seems to be the ultimate solution, to some extent.

The application I would recommend is called Handbrake. It's not the most user-friendly, but it's free.

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