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[mstrze]

Ok guys,

I downloaded Fairmount, VLC and Handbrake. Used Fairmont to import the dvd but it has basically duplicated what was on the Disc and now I just have the TS files from the disc instead of 1 ripped converted file.

Getting well confused as I'm obviously doing something wrong.

Please help!

That's what Handbrake does, it copies the contents of the DVD to your hard drive.

Now you use Handbrake to encode the file. (you can encode using Handbrake directly from a DVD, but that leads to unecessary wear-and-tear on your optical drive...take 15-20 minutes to rip a DVD onto your drive, but could take upwards of two hours of disc-spinning to encode directly from the disc.)

Please go to this thread and check out the automated procedeure: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/805573/

You have every other piece of software needed. The scripts included make this process so simple.

Here's the procedure, once you download those scripts:

1- Insert a DVD
2- Choose from a pop-up if it is a movie or TV show DVD
3- Match title of the disc to online database (for tagging purposes)

(Disc rips and spits out when done...you can even get a Growl notification via your cell phone when it's done )

repeat steps 1-3 for as many discs as you want or as many as your hard drive can hold...

Optional: 4- Run a Service to encode those rips (or have it scheduled to run automatically...overnights, perhaps?)

Optional: 5- Drag finished encodes to iTunes with all accompanying tags and artwork included (or have it automatically done via this process for you using Hazel...I believe?)

 

[act1980]

That's what Handbrake does, it copies the contents of the DVD to your hard drive.

Now you use Handbrake to encode the file. (you can encode using Handbrake directly from a DVD, but that leads to unecessary wear-and-tear on your optical drive...take 15-20 minutes to rip a DVD onto your drive, but could take upwards of two hours of disc-spinning to encode directly from the disc.)

Please go to this thread and check out the automated procedeure: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/805573/

You have every other piece of software needed. The scripts included make this process so simple.

Here's the procedure, once you download those scripts:

1- Insert a DVD
2- Choose from a pop-up if it is a movie or TV show DVD
3- Match title of the disc to online database (for tagging purposes)

(Disc rips and spits out when done...you can even get a Growl notification via your cell phone when it's done )

repeat steps 1-3 for as many discs as you want or as many as your hard drive can hold...

Optional: 4- Run a Service to encode those rips (or have it scheduled to run automatically...overnights, perhaps?)

Optional: 5- Drag finished encodes to iTunes with all accompanying tags and artwork included (or have it automatically done via this process for you using Hazel...I believe?)

Hi

I have opened HB to try to encode the ripped dvd that saved in the 'Bartch Rip Movies' folder.

HB just says no valid source found

 

[RaceTripper]

Hi

I have opened HB to try to encode the ripped dvd that saved in the 'Bartch Rip Movies' folder.

HB just says no valid source found

Assuming you are using the workflow that was linked by others and me, you use the "Batch Rip • Batch Encode" service. That will execute Handbrake CLI to encode the ripped DVD.

 

[JRoDDz]

Thanks to everyone for all the help!

I downloaded ripit and then encoded the file in handbrake, that seemed to work!

I had the most recent copy of VLC so not quite sure why that wouldn't work?

If I download fairmount does that mean I won't have to rip the DVD first? Does it do what handbrake does in effect?

Thanks again

I believe fairmount will mean you don't have to rip the dvd to begin with. Handbrake will convert straight from the DVD instead of the rip on your hard drive. I dislike this procedure because it causes more wear and tear on your DVD-Drive.

You got it right the first time Rip-It to rip to your hard drive, then handbrake to encode. Keep it simple.

 

[act1980]

When I out the disc in fair mount automatically pops up. I think it's in rip mode? So then when I try to encode on hb it says no source found

Guess I need to change it to encode but not sure how I stop it from popping up