Hi. After ripping a DVD to a Mac on MacTheRipper, how would I then convert the VOB. files into MP4. files to make them compatible with iTunes so I can sync them onto my iPod.
Thanks, Danny.
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Free Program To Convert VOB. Files To MP4?
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I think isquint will do just about any movie file
you can get it here http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28250
although it has been discontinued, more on that from the dev: http://www.techspansion.com/
you can get it here http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28250
although it has been discontinued, more on that from the dev: http://www.techspansion.com/
Use http://handbrake.fr/. If you have an up to date version of VLC installed you can use it to rip the DVD as well.
Ok thanks, I'll try that.
Yeah, I tried that first, but it took ages and the picture wasn't very clear.
From my experience, Handbrake should have a better picture quality than iSquint. Also, it depends on the presets that you use. Did you use the newest version of Handbrake (0.9.3)?
Yeah, I used the newest version of Handbrake and when it was finished there were green lines all over the video. There's no settings to set either, so I couldn't of got setting wrong.
Are you sure that MacTheRipper ripped the DVD properly? Use the DVD application to play from the VIDEO_TS folder to check and see.
You can use Handbrake for the whole process if you download the free VLC Player. Handbrake will use VLC for the decryption process. Just point to the DVD as the source for Handbrake and choose whatever preset you want from the sidebar (example: Apple -> iPod).
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iSquint is working cool converting the VOB. files to MP4. Thanks stealthninja for showing me that program. 
iSquint is working cool converting the VOB. files to MP4. Thanks stealthninja for showing me that program.
no problem, i figured it was probably the easiest to use. personally i use visualhub which offers conversion to a few different formats, but it's not free.
That's strange...Handbrake generally has lots of settings to set.
I'd definitely recommend it above iSquint. iSquint is simpler, but it's much more limited, and it's pretty outdated. The quality also tends to be lower.
That said, if HB's not working for you, then it's not working, so use what does work.
I was having the same problem. I was trying to convert my dvd to another format to put on my Iphone. It came out with green lines but the audio was ok. If I put VLC in my applications it uses that to decypt the cd to come out clear?
VLC will help with decrypting the dvd. Did you rip the dvd first or convert directly from the dvd? if you ripped it first, the rip could be bad. Make sure everything is up to date and try again. If your using mactheripper the most recent version, AFAIK, is 3.0r14. There is also a 64bit version of handbrake available now. I think its a beta but it works great.
