From the menu bar, open the File menu and select the Open Disk option.After downloading the software from the VideoLan website, open the DMG file and install it into your applications folder.Here's how to convert DVD to MP4 on Mac with VLC: Because it is useful as far more than a DVD ripper, this free download makes an excellent choice when you need a DVD-to-MP4 converter for free on Mac. It can also rip from DVD video folders and convert the result to MPEG-4 (MP4) format, or nearly any other format you want. But VLC is more than just a media player. You will no doubt find it worthy of replacing QuickTime as your media player of choice on your own Mac. Because it supports nearly every file format ever made, it has become a standard download for users of Mac and Windows and comes pre-installed on most Linux distributions. VLC is one of the most popular media players in the world.