Mac Tutorial: How To Put DVDs on the iPhone

[theohiobloke]

Originally Posted by Atlas

One question, is there a way on Handbrake to copy/burn a DVD that can be played on a regular DVD player? Looked but coulbn't figure it out.

If you are on a Mac you want to try Mac The Ripper, the free version (2.6 I think) rips the DVD and saves the VIDEO_TS folder so that you can use Disk Utility to burn a DVD.

Handbrake is for converting DVD (MPEG-2) into MPEG-4 (mp4 or m4v)

In answer to a previous question, some DVDs will only encode for a few seconds and then appear to be finished. This is a known issue with some DVDs called the Zero Cell Issue. You can read about it here

http://handbrake.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=266

hope this helps

theohiobloke

[ras19064]

I used Pocket DVD Wizard to convert a music video to MPEG 4, but I can't get it into Itunes. I've tried to drag it and i've tried to import it, but to no avail.
Any help or suggestions?

Rick

[raezilla]

ive tried all the presets and still cant sync it to my iphone, im following all the steps, is this only for hacked phones

[Youngbinks]

Just got the Mac so I'm unsure of how to convert avi files to mp4 for the iPhone and iPod. I can use Handbrake to get a DVD to convert, but when I select the avi file as the Source, it just says that no valid source is found. Should I try using other software?

[Eragon]

Try MPEG-Streamclip. It's very powerful for a free program. Alternatives include Visual Hub and Quick Time Pro.

http://forum.videohelp.com/topic320388.html

[ClarkKent724]

This is great info! Thank you everyone. Quick question though, I am running a Powerbook 1.5 G4 and don't want to fry it. Would ripping a movie like Superman Returns be an all day type thing? Maybe I should stick with 30min TV shows? Thanks.

[Elbacanazo920]

I burn Movies on my 1.33 G4 and it takes about 12 hours to burn a movie

[massyman]

Handbrake did not seem to work for me last night. I downloaded it, put in my "Boiler Room" DVD..Handbrake converted it..I dragged it into iTunes with no problem.

However, when I tried to put it onto my 3G it said it could not sync to my iPhone? I downloaded the newest version of Handbrake for Leapoard and did not switch the column to iPhone/iPod on the right hand side..maybe that's the issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[iMerlin]

Im on the verge of getting a mac so this thread is very useful. As soon as I get the MBP Ill be ripping movies on that instead of my PC. One question, does anyone else see the pics in Chris' tutorial? Im seeing red Xs.

[cdodkin]

Originally Posted by iMerlin

Im on the verge of getting a mac so this thread is very useful. As soon as I get the MBP Ill be ripping movies on that instead of my PC. One question, does anyone else see the pics in Chris' tutorial? Im seeing red Xs.

Still see the pictures ok - must be your browser.