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Blu-Ray to Apple TV
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Subler = Good
By the way, Subler, especially with today's new update to 0.14, is a great Meta-data, Artwork and Subtitle/Chapter editor for Mac I've found. It is now my go-to instead of Vidalin. A cool new feature is the ability to save Meta-data "Sets" for instance when editing the tags of numerous episodes of the same TV series. Just save a templated set of tags and then simply reload for every other video. Great when you're simply duplicating 90% of the tags of an already saved "set".
Anyways, that's my 2 cents. Hope it helps someone.
By the way, Subler, especially with today's new update to 0.14, is a great Meta-data, Artwork and Subtitle/Chapter editor for Mac I've found. It is now my go-to instead of Vidalin. A cool new feature is the ability to save Meta-data "Sets" for instance when editing the tags of numerous episodes of the same TV series. Just save a templated set of tags and then simply reload for every other video. Great when you're simply duplicating 90% of the tags of an already saved "set".
Anyways, that's my 2 cents. Hope it helps someone.
I've tried Subler with no luck. I have all my DVD's ripped on one of my SATA bays in my Mac Pro, and I do not want to use the automated batch encodes from the guide as I am using custom preferences the CLI cannot handle. I am using Handbrake nightly builds for each DVD, but I want to tag all info such as actor(s), date, plot summary, movie poster and chapter titles. Chapter titles (.csv) have been IMPOSSIBLE for me to locate. What am I doing wrong?
It's true that the Apple TV can't output 24Hz (720p24 isn't a standard timing) and so all 24fps-based material will be subject to 3:2 pulldown judder. This is the same for (NTSC) DVDs as for Blu-rays. Whether you notice it is another question. Personally I look forward to an Apple TV that can output 1080p24 so that the judder can be eliminated.
I've read through pretty much this entire thread and was wondering if you guys could help me with 2 questions.
Does anyone encode their Blu Rays at 1080p and put that in their iTunes library? I assume AppleTV2 will still play such a file, just at 720p. Is that right? I'm looking towards the future anticipating that the next version of AppleTV may support 1080p so then I wouldn't need to encode it again. Make sense?
My other question is do you guys create a separate version from your AppleTV version to play on the iPad and iPhone? Something smaller than a 5-10 GB 720p encoding along the lines of a typical DVD encoding with a file size of around 1-2 GB? If so what setting do you use or do just always use the digital copy that comes with Blu Rays instead?
Does anyone encode their Blu Rays at 1080p and put that in their iTunes library? I assume AppleTV2 will still play such a file, just at 720p. Is that right? I'm looking towards the future anticipating that the next version of AppleTV may support 1080p so then I wouldn't need to encode it again. Make sense?
My other question is do you guys create a separate version from your AppleTV version to play on the iPad and iPhone? Something smaller than a 5-10 GB 720p encoding along the lines of a typical DVD encoding with a file size of around 1-2 GB? If so what setting do you use or do just always use the digital copy that comes with Blu Rays instead?
Can't answer the first part, as I only encode my blu-rays in 720p (after converting the file to .mkv). Personally, I don't create a separate video file for my iPad. My 720p Handbrake conversions are typically between 2.5 and 3.5 GB's. So, I'll just throw those on my iPad. They also look a lot better on the iPad than using the "iPad" Handbrake preset. For my blu-ray .mkv conversions, I use the AppleTV 2 preset in Handbrake. The good part about the AppleTV 2 preset in Handbrake is that it streams flawlessly to my ATV2. I'm not sure a 1080p file would do as well.
Will the ATV1 support 720p? If so, which settings would I use in handbrake? ATV2 but set the frame rate to 23.97?
Thanks,
Mike
Yes, with the Take 2 software. Just follow the first post of this thread and you should be in good shape.
Is Take 2 different s/w for the Apple TV? I would prefer to leave it stock. I was following the original post in the thread but cannot find a the options in handbrake to turn off anamorphic and set the screen size.
Thanks,
Mike
No, Take 2 software is what Apple introduced as an automatic update for the ATV1 about a year after its release. It brought 720p video with it. If you've run all your updates on the ATV1 you should already have the Take 2 software. I'm running it on my ATV1.
Excellent! So the only remaining issue is how to turn off anamorphic and sett he picture size in handbrake 0.9.5. Any tips on how to do that?
Thanks,
Mike
Any advice on a "universal" encode setting on HandBrake for a BD source (1080p) that will play on the Apple TV 1, Apple TV 2 and the iPad/iPhone 4?
I love HandBrake's "Universal" setting for DVD-based material. I'm satisfied with the picture quality for SD video, so I'm looking for something similar for HD (BD-souced) video.
Basically trying to mimic Apple's 720p "HD" movie format available on iTunes. I'd prefer to have just one file that'll work on everything... since the Apple TV is currently limited to 720p anyway.
I'm trying an encode now based on the AppleTV preset (not the AppleTV 2 preset) but with the picture resolution bumped to 1280 horizontal (allowing the vertical to scale appropriately).
I've gone through this thread but there's clearly no consensus presently. Any thoughts?
I love HandBrake's "Universal" setting for DVD-based material. I'm satisfied with the picture quality for SD video, so I'm looking for something similar for HD (BD-souced) video.
Basically trying to mimic Apple's 720p "HD" movie format available on iTunes. I'd prefer to have just one file that'll work on everything... since the Apple TV is currently limited to 720p anyway.
I'm trying an encode now based on the AppleTV preset (not the AppleTV 2 preset) but with the picture resolution bumped to 1280 horizontal (allowing the vertical to scale appropriately).
I've gone through this thread but there's clearly no consensus presently. Any thoughts?
I always thought atv2 setti gs worked for almost everything. It works on my atv2, iPad and iPhone. Don't have a 1st get atv anymore. Also works on my Boxee box too but most things work on that
I always thought atv2 setti gs worked for almost everything. It works on my atv2, iPad and iPhone. Don't have a 1st get atv anymore. Also works on my Boxee box too but most things work on that
Everything but the AppleTV 1.
Hey Everyone, I didn't want to start a brand new thread, so I thought I'd ask here...
I'm going to attempt to begin ripping my Blu-ray collection, so I'm wondering (since I'm not a huge techie) if this drive will work for what I need:
SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM - $59.99 - $10 using promo code samsungBDC10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222
Also, I heard that I don't necessarily need an enclosure for this drive (if I don't care what the setup looks like), but can instead use a SATA to USB cable? Is this true?
Thanks in advance for your help! =)
I'm going to attempt to begin ripping my Blu-ray collection, so I'm wondering (since I'm not a huge techie) if this drive will work for what I need:
SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM - $59.99 - $10 using promo code samsungBDC10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222
Also, I heard that I don't necessarily need an enclosure for this drive (if I don't care what the setup looks like), but can instead use a SATA to USB cable? Is this true?
Thanks in advance for your help! =)
Ditto on the two questions above. I'm wondering the same things. =)
What settings do you use, that your 720p Handbrake conversions are typically between 2.5-3.5 GBs? I'm assuming, from your post, you're not using the iPad preset, nor the Apple TV 2 preset? Or am I reading that wrong, and you're using the ATV2 preset?
Thanks for the help!
Dark copies
I have basicly 3 questions.
1 - Is there any way to lighten up the copythat's converted into appleTV 2 format either in the program that converts the bu-ray to MKV or handbrake?
I converted a blu-ray to MKV using Make MKV and then used Handbrake to covert the MKV file to appleTV 2 format. Even though the movie started out very dark on the blu-ray, the new m4v file is so dark that you can not see some parts at all.
2 - What other program's besides Make MKV is good at converting blu-ray's to MKV files? Just about every disc that I've tried to convert with Make MKV won't work. Make MKV tells me that the disc's are too new and it can't decrypt the copy protection. If the company doesn't update the data files for newer disc's, then the progam is really useless.
3 - When converting to appleTV 2 format, do you need to keep the check box for larger files checked? If you uncheck the box, will affect the quality of the m4v file?
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Rick
I have basicly 3 questions.
1 - Is there any way to lighten up the copythat's converted into appleTV 2 format either in the program that converts the bu-ray to MKV or handbrake?
I converted a blu-ray to MKV using Make MKV and then used Handbrake to covert the MKV file to appleTV 2 format. Even though the movie started out very dark on the blu-ray, the new m4v file is so dark that you can not see some parts at all.
2 - What other program's besides Make MKV is good at converting blu-ray's to MKV files? Just about every disc that I've tried to convert with Make MKV won't work. Make MKV tells me that the disc's are too new and it can't decrypt the copy protection. If the company doesn't update the data files for newer disc's, then the progam is really useless.
3 - When converting to appleTV 2 format, do you need to keep the check box for larger files checked? If you uncheck the box, will affect the quality of the m4v file?
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Rick