Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Macbook Pro and Connect360

djinn

djinn

macrumors 68000
Original poster
Anyone use their macbook Pro to rip dvds to watch on their xbox 360? If so, what process do you use? And how good is the picture quality?
 
djinn said:
Anyone use their macbook Pro to rip dvds to watch on their xbox 360? If so, what process do you use? And how good is the picture quality?
Click to expand...

I rip using Handbrake at the highest possible settings, if that's too large then I'll compress the file using ffmpegx and then fire it over to the 360 via Connect360.

This is all on a 1GHz TiBook by the way, but I'm sure the same processes apply to a MBP.

Both Handbrake and ffmpegx are freeware.
 
What file format do you use? Codecs? Encoder? Average bitrate? and Picture Settings?
 
djinn said:
What file format do you use? Codecs? Encoder? Average bitrate? and Picture Settings?
Click to expand...

I export the file as whatever Handbrake gives me, ffmpegx will convert it to .mp4 and I just use the default settings in both Handbrake and ffmpegx and that seems to work out fine.
 
I used to use visual hub to convert files to the necessary WMV format, but I guess that was with an earlier version of Connect 360. Woohoo!! I didn't know there was a new version out that supported mp4!!
 
Nicolasdec said:
Do podcasts work with connect360?
Click to expand...

I don't have any solid evidence, but in the settings there is an option for sharing video and audio podcasts... I have mine unchecked so I don't know if it works.. I'll give it a try and post back if it works.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back