When I rip DVDs using handbrake, it imports the chapters, and they work just fine in iTunes, but when I throw them into the AppleTV, the chapters don't work. Whats the deal?
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Chapters on Ripped DVDs
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Chapters work in Handbrake? I never noticed that- I'll have to take a good look at my settings.
I don't change any settings, but for instance All the Seinfeld episodes that I rip has chapter 2 starting right after Jerry's standup, always at the beginning of the episode, and I also ripped Talking Heads - Stop Making Senese, and each chapter was the beginning of a new song.
Then bam, no chapters when I sync with
TV
Then bam, no chapters when I sync with
TV
I don't change any settings, but for instance All the Seinfeld episodes that I rip has chapter 2 starting right after Jerry's standup, always at the beginning of the episode, and I also ripped Talking Heads - Stop Making Senese, and each chapter was the beginning of a new song.
Then bam, no chapters when I sync with
What output file type are you ripping to?
it was using h.264 - just using the preset apple TV settings in Handbrake. and then setting quality to 64%. no other changes.
I seem to recall that Handbrake's chapter setting is a bit off from what the DVD has. You might want to check that forum.
Don't hold me to this but I kind of remember having this problem. I'm betting your file extension is mp4 on the files right? I haven't done any research on this but I think you need to switch to .m4v in order for chapters to work. Give it a try and let me know if it works.
Yep just rename the extension. No clue why but I suspect that it has something to do with iTMS videos having the m4v extension.