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iPod Ripping DVDs to 5G iPod (iPod Video): Steps That Work!

I FINALLY figured it out. I wasted many hours, because i changed the destination file to something that must not exist. I could never find the completed file.
 
virus1 said:
i just proved this thread useless
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Not quite.

Several users that I know of (and who've even posted about their experiences in this thread) have tried using Handbrake Lite with NO success... similarly, trying to use Handbrake by itself does not always work. Using the combination of Mac the Ripper (to rip the DVD's contents to your hard drive) and Handbrake (to recode the contents into a usable MPEG file) works consistently.
 
clayj said:
Not quite.

Several users that I know of (and who've even posted about their experiences in this thread) have tried using Handbrake Lite with NO success... similarly, trying to use Handbrake by itself does not always work. Using the combination of Mac the Ripper (to rip the DVD's contents to your hard drive) and Handbrake (to recode the contents into a usable MPEG file) works consistently.
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And not everyone wants 320x240 wich looks terrible on a TV.
 
kainjow said:
So complicated instructions.. just use my DVD2Pod (free) :D

*shameless self-promotion*
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Interesting... the debating about complicated conversion of DVDs to the iPod is going on and the hint to DVD2Pod is just ignored.

I use DVD2Pod and it works perfect for me...

Maybe you other guys should give it a try and not waste your time with discussing settings for Handbrake???

groovebuster
 
I dont know if this has been asked already, but here it goes... im trying to rip Charlie and The Chocolate factory... yes yes it is a lil kids movie but i like it.. anywho.. wen i rip it from Mac The Ripper, it tells me that it has bad sectors, then I tried ripping it with Handbrake lite, went all the way to 100% then froze. Anyone know why this happened? Or is it because i have a kind of old PowerMac G4 533mhz with 1 GB of Ram? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks :)
 
Is there someway to put subtitles on the movies???? And if there is, can you see it well????

Thanks
 
i used cucusoft

I am on windows xp. and used cucusoft ipod video convertor suite very easily on a dvd with 5 chapters. Haven't done a tv series dvd yet. Cucusoft did everything. Very easy and neat just clicked the chapters and it went then transfered to itunes. All on a crapy P4 20G HD toshiba laptop!
 
groovebuster said:
Interesting... the debating about complicated conversion of DVDs to the iPod is going on and the hint to DVD2Pod is just ignored.

I use DVD2Pod and it works perfect for me...

Maybe you other guys should give it a try and not waste your time with discussing settings for Handbrake???

groovebuster
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so far no problems using DVD2Pod with movies but how do I use it for tv shows on DVD, like family guy? it will only do the first episode..:confused:
 
cplusON3R said:
so far no problems using DVD2Pod with movies but how do I use it for tv shows on DVD, like family guy? it will only do the first episode..:confused:
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the cucusoft software doesn't I have used it on a TV show DVD and it shows you all the chapters and you can see by the time scale which ones are shows and which are intros etc.
 
IJC said:
the cucusoft software doesn't I have used it on a TV show DVD and it shows you all the chapters and you can see by the time scale which ones are shows and which are intros etc.
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ahh... gotcha. with the movies I just click convert. I'll try it again later tonight
 
How do i get dvdrip for macosx???

HI, i downloaded a movie from thepiratebay that is in dvdrip. I do not know anything, since this is thefirst time i ever download a movie. I tried to play it on Quicktime player, but it did not work. Cn anyone help me? Where can i download this dvdrip program and how am i going to use it to see the movie. I know my question is kind of amateur and maybe silly, but this is the first time i ever download a movie.
Thanks in advance!!
 
Sound issues?

I did the mac the ripper to handbrake exactly how stated in the start of this thread and my dave matthews concert dvd has some crazy sound to it. Sounds like dave is 5 octives lower, cool, but not ideal. Any reason for this? what can I do?
 
10.4.7 broke Handbrake.

Did this happen to anybody?

I'm on an Intel Core Duo iMac. DVD2Pod did not work, Handbrake does not work anymore. Any issues with anybody else. I get the "Invalid Title" error and Neither HB or HB light will work.

Any work aorunds would be appreciated.
 
So, has anything changed for ripping to the new iPods, or do all we have to do is select "640x480" rather than "320x240" in the process?
 
neoelectronaut said:
So, has anything changed for ripping to the new iPods, or do all we have to do is select "640x480" rather than "320x240" in the process?
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yes, seconded.

if we keep the bitrate on the same 640 average, won't the video quality drop dramatically?
 
I downloaded Pirates of the Carribean from the iTunes Store. I then used similar specs to rip Serenity using Handbrake. 640x272 (black bars removed to save space) and I believe about 1700 kbps. Granted depending on the content of the movie the kbps can be changed but I wanted to keep things consistent with the Pirates download.

After the rip was done it imported into iTunes just fine, plays on my 5G iPod (not a new one but the old 30 gig one) and works pretty much like the iTunes purchased movie. I also pulled a Serenity poster from the web to use as the browsable art. The iTunes movie has chapters and my ripped one didn't... until I found this...

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/chaptertracks.html

Utilizing this tutorial and already owning Quicktime Pro I was able to add tracks to my video and both iTunes and the iPod recognize it just fine.

For the first time ever I'm considering ripping all 250ish DVD's I own in preparation for "iTV".
 
i just tried to rip some DVDs at the new standard. what am i doing wrong?
my settings were in handbrake as follows

format: mp4
codec: AVC/H.264
fps: 29.97
encoder: x264 (Baseline)
Average Bit Rate: 500kbps
2 pass encoding
size: 640 x 272
audio: english ac3 (5chan) (or 2chan)
sample rate: 44100
bitrate: 128


as far as i can tell these settings are exactly identical to what ive used before. the only thing that is different is the screen rez. i rip my videos in their original widescreen format (hince the 640 x 272). this should be withing the spec of what the new software can support (up to 640 x 480).
so what am i doing wrong? it seems alot of other people are having problems since the update too.
 
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