+ 1 MetaX, I was strictly using the Mac version of MetaX, BUT, I started using it on the PC side via VMFusion because the PC version of MetaX enables you to add the "HD" tag to the movie so that when it shows up in iTunes, it says "HD"...
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How to make ripped DVD's look like iTunes movies?
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+1 For iFlicks. I use this too, costs a little but I find it really good, also does other stuff such as conversions and does it all within iTunes if you wish.
SirCrumpet said:
+1 For iFlicks. I use this too, costs a little but I find it really good, also does other stuff such as conversions and does it all within iTunes if you wish.
When ripping the movies, what resolution / quality does everyone use? I'm trying to find the best quality for both my iPhone and my iPad without having to keep two different copies of the movies. It just seems like a waste of space to me. I've been using Videora for my conversion but I'll gladly switch to something else if I can get the chapter list and have everything look like it does with iTunes.
I just downloaded MetaX for Windows and I'm going to give it a shot when I get home.
I just downloaded MetaX for Windows and I'm going to give it a shot when I get home.
Depends on the source, for standard DVDs I've just been using the AppleTV preset in Handbrake.
I've had some issues with MetaX corrupting video files on me on the mac, I might have to try Subler
So that resolution will work for both my iPad and my iPhone?
gibjer said:
All the other software I found is only for a Mac. Unfortunately, the only Mac I have is a MacBook Air and it doesn't have a DVD drive.
Could someone please help? Not sure what I'm doing wrong...
This is my workflow to get Avatar DVD on my iPad
1) Use Fairmount to produce video_ts folder
2) Use Handbrake to make .m4v file. Set to Apple TV Pre-set. Forced Subtitles. No Other changes.
3) Use MetaX to get DVD info.
The problem I'm having occurs in stage 3. As soon as I use MetaX, I get one of three things. Video with no audio, no video and audio or white video and no audio. I've tried iFlicks and all others mentioned, still get the same results.
What am I doing wrong?
This is my workflow to get Avatar DVD on my iPad
1) Use Fairmount to produce video_ts folder
2) Use Handbrake to make .m4v file. Set to Apple TV Pre-set. Forced Subtitles. No Other changes.
3) Use MetaX to get DVD info.
The problem I'm having occurs in stage 3. As soon as I use MetaX, I get one of three things. Video with no audio, no video and audio or white video and no audio. I've tried iFlicks and all others mentioned, still get the same results.
What am I doing wrong?
That seems to be a problem that many others have seen with MetaX. I've encountered it myself where my resulting file had no audio.
I've tried using Subler to get the information into the .m4v file and that's worked well. Vidalin has also been a useful utility. I wish that either of them supported chapter titles, but perhaps that'll come soon to Vidalin.
(Vidalin is also capable of doing the Handbrake step as well, making it a bit more of a useful solution to create the finished product more easily.)
I've tried using Subler to get the information into the .m4v file and that's worked well. Vidalin has also been a useful utility. I wish that either of them supported chapter titles, but perhaps that'll come soon to Vidalin.
(Vidalin is also capable of doing the Handbrake step as well, making it a bit more of a useful solution to create the finished product more easily.)
What do you rip with to maintain the chapters? I tried ripping just the main .ISO file, which was about 2.8GB and when I used Handbrake to do the conversion, I checked the maintain chapters button, but nothing happened.
Probably not... you're at the mercy of what people have put into the various databases that apps like Subler check (TagChimp, Netflix, etc.).
I've been using either RipIt (Mac) or AnyDVD (Windows) to create a copy of the DVD on my hard drive (not as a .iso file, but instead as a subdirectory under Movies/DVDs) and then using Handbrake to create the .m4v file. It doesn't seem to have any problem preserving the chapters doing it this way.
Thanks, worked like a charm for the most part. Though it did not include the chapter titles. Will see how the next movie goes.
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Think I figured out the "selection" process to get the metadata appear as it does with iTunes finally.
This may rethink my thoughts about
TV Ripped three movies so far, and bought one just to test out the iTunes movies verses buying them. BTW the movies I rip on ones that I buy for those that think most of us are about breaking the law....
Don't have any TV series as of yet in my DVD collection. Anyone can share experiences with the free solutions on TV DVD sets?
You could go to the tagchimp website and add the movies to their database, then import the data in Subler. That way the next person won't have to enter the data manually.
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All -
After using MetaX to update the video file, I don't see any of the tags when I import the file into iTunes.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
All -
After using MetaX to update the video file, I don't see any of the tags when I import the file into iTunes.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
So it appears MetaX has been abandoned and Subler is Mac only... What is the best tagging software for windows?