So I use DvdFab to rip my movies for iPad. Why would it rip a movie to a 1.47gb file when I can find a torrent of the same movie for 700mb? Should be using a different app? What do you guys use? I think I may need to explore a new option.
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Ripping movies??
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A. check the rip settings and adjust the quality to suit your needs.
B. I'd rather have a DVD properly compressed to a 1gb mkv than a crappy old 700mb avi any day.
Never used dvdfab before but do they have presets to rip movies for? Handbrake has an ipad preset so it keeps the quality high but the filesize low.
But lets be honest, more than likely your dvdfab file looks a billion times better than some terrible 700mb movie you bittorrented. And it probably has a true 5.1 channel instead of just 2 channels (which unfortunately the ipad could care less about).
I recommend handbrake
But lets be honest, more than likely your dvdfab file looks a billion times better than some terrible 700mb movie you bittorrented. And it probably has a true 5.1 channel instead of just 2 channels (which unfortunately the ipad could care less about).
I recommend handbrake
Handbrake using the ATV2 setting. This allows AirPlay with DD5.1 and looks excellent on both the iPad & an ATV2 on the bigscreen.
So what if the files are 1.4GB on average, just sync what you need for the road. When at home your whole library is available via iTunes Home Sharing.
So what if the files are 1.4GB on average, just sync what you need for the road. When at home your whole library is available via iTunes Home Sharing.
I was messing with this all weekend and my complaint with Handbrake is that it is defeated by the encryption on many of my DVDs (e.g. The Big Lebowski). I had to use the free part of DVDFab's Decrypter to get the movie off the disc as VOB and then use Handbrake to convert it. These are movies I own so I just want to be able to select a few for my iPad when traveling and have them ready to go on my 1TB iTunes drive.
Am I using Handbrake incorrectly?
Am I using Handbrake incorrectly?
Not sure if it is stillmthe case, but I would think it is, you need to have VLC player installed as well. VLC acts as the DVD decrypternfor Handbrake. If you look at the Handbrake website it should explain how to set it up.
I'm definitely a fanboy of the DVD Automator functions that are described HERE. They use the command line versions of VLC and Handbrake as well as Fairmount for decryption. It also automates iTunes tagging and poster art downloads. It works for both movies and DVDs. Bluerays too if your heart desires
I used to use Handbrake but started having playability issues.
I now use Wondershare. I rarely have a DVD that it can not rip and I like being able to save them in my Apple TV2 format or iPad.
And in the cases that it can not crack the protection on a DVD, I fire up my Windows bootcamp and rip with Slysoft AnyDVD and then switch back to the Mac and convert from there.
I now use Wondershare. I rarely have a DVD that it can not rip and I like being able to save them in my Apple TV2 format or iPad.
And in the cases that it can not crack the protection on a DVD, I fire up my Windows bootcamp and rip with Slysoft AnyDVD and then switch back to the Mac and convert from there.
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Another vote for Handbrake here. I have about 200 movies rippped all using Handbrake and have never really ran into any problems. Some movies are a bit of a pain, but nothing a few extra minutes of looking into can't solve
Problem I am finding with Handbrake is it takes ages to load the movie once you select the drive as the source. Then it starts to scan it every time so far it hangs on 2 of 26. (The Switch).
Trying DVDFab again now to see where I can adjust the output size.
Trying DVDFab again now to see where I can adjust the output size.
Handbrake is good, but not the default presets, it gets blocky fast, and isnt that good. I have a custom one i got from the maker of handbrake, and its very very good, takes 30 min longer to encode, but the quality is so much better and the file size is often smaller. Weird right?
anyway i posted the settings on the handbrake forums for those who wants it
anyway i posted the settings on the handbrake forums for those who wants it
can you point me in the direction to the "handbrake forums"?
Also, Is it normal for handbrake to take almost 2hrs to convert 1 dvd to mp4? Im running windows 7 and i5 processor.
OK, that's awesome. I installed Handbrake, ran into decryption issues and went with DVDFab decryption. I subsequently installed VLC (this is a new Win7 x64 install so I'm still getting all my software reloaded) and didn't try decrypting again. I'll give this a go - thanks!
Cool. Let me know if it works for you and sorry about my spelling in that last post!
