BluRay/HD-DVD to Apple TV??

[wmealer]

I only have a problem when my choice of words is called into question. I chose them carefully because if I hadn't, I'm sure I would have been called out from the other side. If I had only realized to what extent the nits would be picked I would have stayed out of the discussion altogether.

I think my initial contribution was valid though. I found it ironic how one can take such a stand against piracy, and in the same breath inquire about alternate ways (and equally illegal) to violate the law. Maybe it's too deep a thought for this bunch.

Bowing out now...

 

[mr_matalino]

Turning a profit and covering expenses are two entirely different things. Just ask the shareholders of the corporation I work for.

Dude, quit hijacking the thread and answer the OP's question. No one really cares about nor has questions regarding your "non-profit corporation" here. Some people's kids...

I hope MTR soon picks up BR/HDVD support. The formats have been out long enough...

 

[wmealer]

Dude, quit hijacking the thread and answer the OP's question. No one really cares about nor has questions regarding your "non-profit corporation" here. Some people's kids...

I hope MTR soon picks up BR/HDVD support. The formats have been out long enough...

OK, I think I'm catching on to this whole "post on-topic" concept. All I really have to do is pretend to have some meaningful contribution by saying, "I hope... yada yada yada." and then I can be an ass to whomever the feck I want.

Got it. Thanks for the primer.

 

[northy124]

Sheesh WMealer what's your problem your words are questioned and you go all weird and silly about it.

 

[dogtanian]

Nice try but sorry, over here in the US, we have what are commonly known as "charitable organizations" and "non-profit organizations." Ring a bell? As incredible as it may sound to you, some people are actually employed by such entities, and earn a rewarding living doing so -- both financially and otherwise.

Wow, what a wonderful place to live, wish we had these wonderful entities here in the UK...

I don't really think thats particularly relevant regarding this issue but thanks for enlightening me

 

[mr_matalino]

OK, I think I'm catching on to this whole "post on-topic" concept. All I really have to do is pretend to have some meaningful contribution by saying, "I hope... yada yada yada." and then I can be an ass to whomever the feck I want.

Got it. Thanks for the primer.

Glad to be of help.

Let me rephrase. I "believe" MTR will soon gain BR support. Toast already supports it if you can burn HD content. But, as stated before, programs for Windows are not plentiful either for ripping.

 

[wmealer]

Who are we kidding, guys? The OP's question was answered on the first page. This thread is now pretty much a free-for-all.

I admit, my follow-up posts were increasingly off-topic, but only after I felt the need to clarify after dogtanian, who had already veered the thread even further off-topic, posted a short-sighted remark that ALL companies are out to turn a profit. This has nothing to do with me preaching about violating the DMCA, nor non-profit organizations. I don't care if you break the law, and I don't care if you give to charity. Heck, I rip my own DVDs, and I work for a multi-billion-dollar, publicly traded corporation in this cradle of capitalism that is the United States. Let me be clear: I am not preaching to, or judging, anyone.

And to think, this all started with a humorous observation about choosing which laws we like, of which I myself am also guilty. Does nobody else see the irony in the OP's post? That's all I'm saying. Can't we laugh at ourselves, even a tiny bit?

 

[dogtanian]

Now tell me if I'm wrong but forums would be a boring place if we simply posted fact and no opinion....

 

[smilinmonki666]

What method did you use? I read somewhere that for a high quality conversion it can take up to 80 hours!!! So I, too, will probably just rip my movies to my HD until processors get faster and come down in price. Hopefully there will still be newer and better methods developed for a dead format, though even that could be a problem as only 1.3 million people have HD DVD players.

Hi jhsfosho.

Getting back on topic... I've used AnyDVD to rip HD-DVD's via my xBox360's HD-DVD drive. Found a few ways to convert the films, but wasn't very good quality. The conversion really depends on your system. Like normal DVD's. All I can think of at the moment is to watch them on my 360, like my normal DVD's, but I would just like these to be used in the Main living room when we get a house. Then, when the Cinema Room is built I can select a film from its actual case. My main problem is that I don't like my disc's getting damaged or stolen. When I have kids, I want to control what they watch more.

I think at the moment, I will just carry on ripping the disc's as I am now & then convert IF anything becomes available? Which it should do in time?

Good luck your end dude, & let me know any advances.

Oh, & by the way, there is a way to convert the film, but you need several progs, and its not as fun!?

Let me know if you want the guide & I can email it over to you in .zip format or I could post it on here if people are interested???

 

[northy124]

Dr. Divx will convert to Divx from the .Evo files then use the Quicktime Pro or visual hub Pass through. Should work all ways back up videos before trying anything.

 

[jhsfosho]

Hi jhsfosho.

Oh, & by the way, there is a way to convert the film, but you need several progs, and its not as fun!?

Let me know if you want the guide & I can email it over to you in .zip format or I could post it on here if people are interested???

Yeah, you can either post the guide here, or send it to me via email. (check your PM). Hopefully by the time I get back home where I can use my HD DVD drive, there will be a good method to convert to a playable file. Maybe even with OS X.

 

[jhsfosho]

Dr. Divx will convert to Divx from the .Evo files then use the Quicktime Pro or visual hub Pass through. Should work all ways back up videos before trying anything.

Can anyone else verify this process? Sounds easy enough to me.

 

[smilinmonki666]

Dr. Divx will convert to Divx from the .Evo files then use the Quicktime Pro or visual hub Pass through. Should work all ways back up videos before trying anything.

I'm going to give this a go tonight whilst doing course work!

Fingers crossed!!

 

[smilinmonki666]

Dr. Divx will convert to Divx from the .Evo files then use the Quicktime Pro or visual hub Pass through. Should work all ways back up videos before trying anything.

How is this so, just tried it but no luck. Should I use a specific version??

 

[northy124]

You sure Hmmmmm... I'll check my version and see what one it is.

 

[smilinmonki666]

Cheers.

 

[smilinmonki666]

You sure Hmmmmm... I'll check my version and see what one it is.

still no luck. I've downloaded 3 diferent versions but with no avail :'(

 

[DJAKO]

Any updates, I'm in the same boat as the OP

 

[nordesmic]

Any updates, I'm in the same boat as the OP

I'm about to receive a really cheap HD-DVD addon and am going to try to output to PS3. The output may also be compatible with the AppleTV, depending on if the file is VC-1 encoded or AVC (h.264). The method is not for the faint hearted and requires a lot of PC software. I doubt you will be able to do it with Mac software anytime soon. There is a good guide over at Doom9 forums, I'd better not post the link.

Perhaps just go there and look for:

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray authoring>HD-DVD to Blu-Ray working guide

The steps are all the same but instead of authoring to Blu-Ray you want to re-encode to AVC with something like Nero Recode. If I can get it working I'll post back here.

 

[StrykerGT]

Any luck? I want to move my HD-DVD movie collection to the hard disk that feeds the AppleTV.

 

[nordesmic]

Any luck? I want to move my HD-DVD movie collection to the hard disk that feeds the AppleTV.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F4Z2ZGOL

Try this link. It is a guide telling you all the software and steps necessary to convert a HD-DVD to a MP4 file with 5.1 sound. I'm doing my first encode now and it will be done in a few days (limited CPU cos I'm only using VMWare).

I am converting VC-1 -> AVC (h.264) with a target bitrate of 16 Mbps. I'll let you know how it turns out. I'm confident that this method will work with AppleTV although I'm actually trying to get it to work with the PS3. I don't think the AppleTV can do 1080p though so you might have to convert to 720p.

 

[marklight]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F4Z2ZGOL

Try this link. It is a guide telling you all the software and steps necessary to convert a HD-DVD to a MP4 file with 5.1 sound. I'm doing my first encode now and it will be done in a few days (limited CPU cos I'm only using VMWare).

I am converting VC-1 -> AVC (h.264) with a target bitrate of 16 Mbps. I'll let you know how it turns out. I'm confident that this method will work with AppleTV although I'm actually trying to get it to work with the PS3. I don't think the AppleTV can do 1080p though so you might have to convert to 720p.

Yea for apple TV users 16mb/s is WAY too high. Also I'm surprised that the PS3 can handle that! I know the Xbox 360 can only work w/ around 10 mb/s or so it says. I tried to watch a 10mb/s files on an xbox and it didn't work (it was .264 so it should have been fine).

 

[jbellanca]

Also I'm surprised that the PS3 can handle that! I know the Xbox 360 can only work w/ around 10 mb/s or so it says.

That's one of the reasons the 360 can only do 720p where the PS3 is full 1080p.

 

[DJAKO]

Yea for apple TV users 16mb/s is WAY too high. Also I'm surprised that the PS3 can handle that! I know the Xbox 360 can only work w/ around 10 mb/s or so it says. I tried to watch a 10mb/s files on an xbox and it didn't work (it was .264 so it should have been fine).

What's a good target bit rate for the Apple TV?

 

[nordesmic]

What's a good target bit rate for the Apple TV?

I think a good target bitrate would be something like 5-6 Mbps at 720p. The encodes that I have seen on Bittorrent using H.264 are usually 4.4 GB which is the equivalent of about 5 Mbps average for 120 minutes.