Thread: dvd to ipod conversion

Handbrake is the standard. They ported it to both Windows and Linux. Just select the preset for the right iPod and hit rip.

Well, thought this might be useful to people, so here's a little write-up

Ipod's use mpeg-4 AVC for video
(Advanced Video Codec - also known as H.264)

and mpeg-4 AAC for audio
(Advanced Audio Codec)

You may want to research your iPod's resolution
as there's little point bunging on a film with full DVD resolution if your iPod only has a 320x240 screen

Find out what resolution your screen is, and use this resolution when converting the DVD's Vob-chain to MPEG-4

I believe ipod's can also read MPEG-2's as well
and you may want to use this instead
MPEG-2 is less processor intensive (both audio & video), so you may save battery life (at the expense of file size) using MPEG-2 over MPEG-4
but I have no idea, off hand, what the difference in battery life would be


Convert DVD's to iPod compatible MPEG's

- (WINDOWS ONLY) DVD Decrypter & SUPER

This is a 2-part operation, with DVD Decrypter ripping the DVD
and SUPER encoding to Vob's to MPEG-4

DVD Decrypter

easy to use, but now defunct and may not work with newer disks
May have to hunt around for binaries

SUPER

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
(direct link to download - http://www.erightsoft.info/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe)

This program really is SUPER for ease of use - all codecs are built-in


- (CROSS-PLATFORM) Handbrake

http://handbrake.fr/?article=download

kept up to date so can handle newer encryption methods


- (LINUX ONLY) dvd::rip

http://www2.exit1.org/dvdrip/

Nice GUI "wrapper" program, written in Perl with GTK interface
Uses Transcode


- (LINUX ONLY) Acidrip

http://untrepid.com/acidrip/

Again, nice GUI "wrapper" program, written in Perl with GTK interface
Very similar to dvd::rip
but uses Mplayer / Mencoder instead of transcode

can you please simplify that?

do i download that super thing and handbrake??

i do not get it...

i tried instaling handbrake and it said .NET library not configured or installed.

http://handbrake.fr/

That's where you download Handbrake. I like it because you don't have to worry about resolution, it has presets. iPods can't read MPEG2, MP4 and H.264 only. Better compression is more important that battery life because the iPod hard drives are so small.

Open Handbrake, it automatically asks you to select a source. Click on the DVD. In the Presets select iPod [Classic, Touch...] Press Start, it couldn't be easier. You can adjust all of the functions if you want higher quality or such.

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that's what it says

Originally Posted by skuruza

i tried instaling handbrake and it said .NET library not configured or installed.

microsoft's dot-net 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

what is a runtime library

dot-net is a platform, on top of which other software runs

just install it
and then install handbrake