I've been playing around with the Instant HandBrake demo, which is a special variation of HandBrake meant specifically for converting DVD movies to iPod Video format. So far it's worked extremely well; it's a great all-in-one solution for converting DVDs to iPod Video format with very little effort. Just keep in mind that it's still in beta. It takes about 45 minutes on my MacBook and the outputted file is roughly 500 megabytes (so roughly 60 DVD movies if you have a 30gb iPod Video). Here are some links:
Main site
Beta page
Download link (2.8mb, .dmg, UB)
There's not much to it:
1. Insert the DVD; close Apple DVD Player if it loads up
2. Open Instant HandBrake
3. "Select a DVD Source" - the movie should be pre-selected; just hit Continue
4. Instant HandBrake will now automatically scan the titles; it only takes a minute or two
5. Select DVD Features:
7. When it's done, add the movie file to iTunes by manually dragging the movie file into iTunes, either in the Library, a custom playlist, or in the Videos section. The file should be around 500mb.
That's it. Usually the defaults are fine. Basically it ends up being (1) open Instant HandBrake, (2) click Continue, and (3) click Convert. Then just wait for it to copy and convert.
Main site
Beta page
Download link (2.8mb, .dmg, UB)
There's not much to it:
1. Insert the DVD; close Apple DVD Player if it loads up
2. Open Instant HandBrake
3. "Select a DVD Source" - the movie should be pre-selected; just hit Continue
4. Instant HandBrake will now automatically scan the titles; it only takes a minute or two
5. Select DVD Features:
a. Title: Usually the longest one is the movie; it should be pre-selected. If it's a DVD with TV episodes like Lost or something, you may have to play with it
b. Save Converted Files to: wherever you want. Default is the Movies folder. I just leave it alone.
c. File format: iPod 5G (H.264) is the default. Works great. Also available is MPEG-4 for the iPod and also PSP format.
d. Picture format: Fullscreen. Original is also an option. I just leave it at fullscreen.
e. Preferred audio: English is NOT always the default. Make sure it's set at your language preference.
f. Preferred subtitles: Default is none; select whatever language you want if you like subtitles.
6. Click Convert. It takes about 45 minutes on my 2ghz MacBook.b. Save Converted Files to: wherever you want. Default is the Movies folder. I just leave it alone.
c. File format: iPod 5G (H.264) is the default. Works great. Also available is MPEG-4 for the iPod and also PSP format.
d. Picture format: Fullscreen. Original is also an option. I just leave it at fullscreen.
e. Preferred audio: English is NOT always the default. Make sure it's set at your language preference.
f. Preferred subtitles: Default is none; select whatever language you want if you like subtitles.
7. When it's done, add the movie file to iTunes by manually dragging the movie file into iTunes, either in the Library, a custom playlist, or in the Videos section. The file should be around 500mb.
That's it. Usually the defaults are fine. Basically it ends up being (1) open Instant HandBrake, (2) click Continue, and (3) click Convert. Then just wait for it to copy and convert.
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