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Totalshock said:
Has anyone tried doing this without the intermediary step of using MacTheRipper... just using Handbrake to extract video, and playing the result on the iPod? That's what I've been trying to do... don't have the iPod 5G yet, but do have a bunch of stuff that I ripped out of DVD in H.264 that I'm going to have to re-rip to make it work on the Pod, by the looks of it.

Alternately, does anyone have a decent rationale (time savings?) for MacTheRippering your DVD to your HD, and then extracting the video with Handbrake, as opposed to just extracting with Handbrake straight from the DVD?

I'm curious.

I haven't used Mac the Ripper at all. I started using Handbrake to move DVD movies into MPEG4 for use on my iPod 5G. It seems to work quite nice.
 
Just started today with ripping my DVD's in advance of getting 5G 60GB iPod. Definitely had alot of issues with ripping my first movie today, so I am trying alot of different options including waiting for Handbrake to say "done". I also decided to try MtR first and compress from there. Lots of great help here.
 
i just wanted to thank clayj for the great site and instructions! these instructions to convert dvd's (that i own ;) ) into files to play on my ipod have worked perfectly!

thanks so much! :)
 
great instructions

i have to say, having dvd's on my ipod is the greatest thing since sliced bread. although once in a while...handbreaks files play on my mac, but dont have sound when there on the ipod! oh well. thanks again

~erik
 
Thanks Clayj and others for this thread!

It is working quite a bit faster then copying my ripped DVD files ( all movies I own) into imovie, then converting them to an ipod video. Using that method took upto 10 hours on my Dual 2.0 G5 !
 
840quadra said:
Thanks Clayj and others for this thread!

It is working quite a bit faster then copying my ripped DVD files ( all movies I own) into imovie, then converting them to an ipod video. Using that method took upto 10 hours on my Dual 2.0 G5 !
WOW! the import conversion time to DV into imove must take forever!
 
clayj said:
BTW, the new version of Handbrake (0.7.0) now includes an H.264 "Baseline" option that should work with Gen5 iPods. I am testing this option now and will report back when I have some numbers.

I really hope it does. I have spent the last few days ripping 20+ hours of DVDs using the Baseline Profile, so somebody will have some content for their new video iPod on the big day tomorrow morning, whoa its christmas here already!
 
what size should the picture be if its widescreen? :confused:
if i keep it the same the image won't full the screen... will it be too small to watch....

if i uncheck to keep aspect ratio and put in 320x240 will it still work/come out ok.... what should i do..
 
tamachan3 said:
i dont know if anyone knows already.. but theres a really cool program called videora ipod converter that converts normal videos like avis to mpeg4/h264 really easily, and they work on the ipod! and its free! i think there have been some issues with really long videos like dvds but for tv shows etc it works fine. Heres the link.. http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/ and the forum.. http://www.pspvideo9.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=18&sid=d3ed835920543b6e1b3d049b019baac5

that's windows only.

How come this thread isn't a sticky?
 
i haven't seen any posts about this using the avi format in handbreak. i realize that everyone here is using the lower one for ipod, but i need to use avi to convert it over to .mov and then be able to cut and splice different scenes in final cut. i have ripped dvd's before no problem with this format, but recently i have run into the trouble of after doing so, when i open up the file, it's just a whole ripped movie of a white screen and it's blank. any suggestions?
 
A FANTASTIC and just-released app for DVD-to-iPod rips is Handbrake Lite by the guy who makes iSquint. You don't have to (or get to) fiddle with any options - just put your DVD in, pick the title and hit rip. It crops it to 320x240 if it's widescreen, and rips to (great quality) MPEG 4. I've found it rips forty-five minute shows in about half an hour, and I've gotten half hour sitcoms in about twenty minutes. Definitely worth using.
Download from http://www.isquint.org/.
 
what if handbrake isn't recognizing DVDs, I've put 4 in and is says it can't find any?

BTW i have run it with detected volume, and i scans the title and says the same thing
 

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mashinhead said:
what if handbrake isn't recognizing DVDs, I've put 4 in and is says it can't find any?

BTW i have run it with detected volume, and i scans the title and says the same thing

Use Mac the Ripper to Rip to your HD, then use Handbrake to convert. This was probably mentioned here earlier.
 
emutree said:
A FANTASTIC and just-released app for DVD-to-iPod rips is Handbrake Lite by the guy who makes iSquint. You don't have to (or get to) fiddle with any options - just put your DVD in, pick the title and hit rip. It crops it to 320x240 if it's widescreen, and rips to (great quality) MPEG 4. I've found it rips forty-five minute shows in about half an hour, and I've gotten half hour sitcoms in about twenty minutes. Definitely worth using.
Download from http://www.isquint.org/.
anyone else tried this?
 
puckhead193 said:
anyone... :confused: :eek:
if i uncheck to keep aspect ratio and put in 320x240 will it still work/come out ok.... what should i do..


You don't need to run 320x240 in MPEG4. Use 640x346 (or 640x272) for wide screen. 544x416 for standard 4x3. This allows you to also export to a TV with less picture degradation.
 
listen i used mac the ripper got the file to the desktop. Then used hand brake saved it has an Mpeg 4, H.264, AAC audio file at 544x240 pixels. Imported it in to iTunes, where it plays, deleted everything from my ipod, changed settings to manual, and dragged it into the ipod, where it is no where to be found. Why can't i put it on my ipod?
 

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mashinhead said:
listen i used mac the ripper got the file to the desktop. Then used hand brake saved it has an Mpeg 4, H.264, AAC audio file at 544x240 pixels. Imported it in to iTunes, where it plays, deleted everything from my ipod, changed settings to manual, and dragged it into the ipod, where it is no where to be found. Why can't i put it on my ipod?

1) I don't think the iPod will play h.264 in higher resolutions than 320x240. Only in MPEG4.

2) Why manual settings? Once you've imported to iTunes (Add to Library in File menu) it'll automatically put it in you iPod on the next sync. As long as you have the correct settings, iTunes will do it correctly.

Here are some setting suggestions:
 

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neonart said:
1) I don't think the iPod will play h.264 in higher resolutions than 320x240. Only in MPEG4.


yeah i just learned that, that's the problem. Is there anyway around that issue. the max for mpeg is 230000 pixels, about 540x380 or something. I want to rip things ONCE, if its in a large h.264 format, i can play it on the ipod and the computer, in theory, if they took of that restriction.
 
mashinhead said:
yeah i just learned that, that's the problem. Is there anyway around that issue. the max for mpeg is 230000 pixels, about 540x380 or something. I want to rip things ONCE, if its in a large h.264 format, i can play it on the ipod and the computer, in theory, if they took of that restriction.

Not sure it's a restriction. Probably more a limitation of the iPod. MPEG4 looks really good at the right settings. Just because h.264 is a newer format does not mean MPEG4 is not good. Just like AAC and MP3.

Here's a MPEG4, iPod ready sample:
 

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Has anyone ever used OGM to rip a movie, Is the file size smaller but the quality comprable to h.264?
 
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