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iPod touch Handbrake rocks my world...

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ScottFitz

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Gosh, what a nice piece of software if you have an iPod Touch. Rip those DVD's you own and put them into iTunes. Sure it takes a while to rip, but very much worth it.

I have a lot of concert DVD's that I never really get to just sit down and watch on TV. But, ripping them and putting them onto my ipod is sweet. I can now relive Clapton's Crossroads Festival on my next flight to the left coast.

With only 16gb of space, you have to decide which movies or TV shows you want to put on there. But, such is the only drawback of this wonderfully engineered product.
 
iPod touch is indeed absolutely great for concert/music videos. I'd like to find a way to transfer the chapter titles of the videos to the Touch as well. They show up inside iTunes but not on the iPod touch. That would make the iPod touch even more precious. :)
 
Thanks for pointing out something really obvious, but if you've just discovered it, congrats. Perhaps this didn't need it's own thread though...
 
Does it save the chapters when you rip? I have a couple of music DVDs that'd be pretty sweet on a touch, but I'd like the ability to skip to a certain track. I notice there is an option for chapter marks but do they translate onto the touch or is it just for itunes.

Sorry for hijacking the thread :)
 
"can itunes handle avi's?"

I use iSquint freeware to convert AVIs to MP4s for iPhone use (same as iPod touch)
 
ScottFitz said:
Gosh, what a nice piece of software if you have an iPod Touch. Rip those DVD's you own and put them into iTunes. Sure it takes a while to rip, but very much worth it.

I have a lot of concert DVD's that I never really get to just sit down and watch on TV. But, ripping them and putting them onto my ipod is sweet. I can now relive Clapton's Crossroads Festival on my next flight to the left coast.

With only 16gb of space, you have to decide which movies or TV shows you want to put on there. But, such is the only drawback of this wonderfully engineered product.
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ok, i hear EVERYONE using this, but when i try to use it EVERY SINGLE time it says something about copyright or protected and it will not let me rip anything:mad:
 
samh004 said:
Thanks for pointing out something really obvious, but if you've just discovered it, congrats. Perhaps this didn't need it's own thread though...
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Even so, it's a nice change from all the complaining threads. Plus, you didn't have to read it.
 
samh004 said:
Thanks for pointing out something really obvious, but if you've just discovered it, congrats. Perhaps this didn't need it's own thread though...
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Why do you feel the need to pee in my cornflakes? There are a lot of new members that show up each day. There are many new iPod Touch owners every day, especially with Christmas coming up in 2 weeks.

Handbrake is new to me and I felt the need to share the joy. What a great way to maximize your iPod Touch!

Cheers Scrooge!!!
 
wdaleherring said:
ok, i hear EVERYONE using this, but when i try to use it EVERY SINGLE time it says something about copyright or protected and it will not let me rip anything:mad:
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ya that happens for me too on a pc...
if you first use anydvd, it will take of the seal and put the file one your computer... then you can select the file anydvd creates (video_ts) on handbrake to convert it to the correct format.

here is a free 28 day trial download for anydvd:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html
 
touchher said:
ya that happens for me too on a pc...
if you first use anydvd, it will take of the seal and put the file one your computer... then you can select the file anydvd creates (video_ts) on handbrake to convert it to the correct format.

here is a free 28 day trial download for anydvd:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html
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Even better, with AnyDVD, you don't even have to rip the file to your harddrive first, it will encode directly from the DVD! (big time saver....)
 
ScottFitz said:
Why do you feel the need to pee in my cornflakes? There are a lot of new members that show up each day. There are many new iPod Touch owners every day, especially with Christmas coming up in 2 weeks.

Handbrake is new to me and I felt the need to share the joy. What a great way to maximize your iPod Touch!

Cheers Scrooge!!!
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I'd have to agree. Of course this deserves its own thread. New members are joining daily and it would be nice to realize this tool is out there instead of having to search for it.

I uploaded my entire DVD collection of Entourage to my iPod Touch in preparation for a 12 hour plane ride. Oh yea. :)
 
Big fan of Handbrake. I've used it to move many of my own movies to the iPod (despite the MPAA's problem with me watching my own, paid-for movies on any device I wish).
I generally use the 640 x 480 setting, make sure the file size does not exceed 700-704mb, and use 2-pass encoding for a supposedly better picture. Usually, my Dual G5 has that task at night. :D
 
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