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Rip your DVDs for playing on Apple’s new video-capable 5G iPod

Monday, October 31, 2005 · 11:41 am · 29 Comments

“What if you want to transfer content from a DVD you already own to the iPod? There’s a nifty piece of open source software called HandBrake that lets you convert DVD content to MPEG-4. Here’s a tutorial page that explains the process,” Derrick Story writes for Mac DevCenter. “HandBrake is available for both Mac OS X and Linux. It was originally developed for BeOS.”

Full article with links to the HandBrake application and tutorial here.

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R

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 12:56 pm · Reply

Can anyone here who knows about legal things in the States, explain to me why it’s legal to make copies (digital or otherwise) of music CD’s you own, but not DVD’s? Excuse my ignorance if that’s actually not the case… it’s just that that’s the impression I’ve always gotten from the FBI piracy warning displayed at the start of movies.
Read this overview of the DMCA to understand

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 1:02 pm · Reply

http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm

MW=”control”

scary
Sum Jung Gai

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 1:03 pm · Reply

Simple, R. It’s illegal to copy or backup your own DVDs, even for private viewing, in direct contradiction of Fair Use copyright law, simply because powerful, wealthy Hollywood bozos had their lackies lobby our very pliant government for that. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 is a government handout, plain and simple, a case of blatant corporate welfare, in the form of legislation rather than cash.
gwm

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 1:18 pm · Reply

Nice.

Speaking of which (and if you have QuickTime Pro) .. Doug Adams just last night released a free AppleScript droplet which will convert many (but not all) movies to H.264. Slick and easy conversion, it would seem. Here’s how he describes it:

“Drop to Make M4V Movies is an AppleScript “droplet” that will convert movies to “.m4v” (H.264) using QuickTime Pro, save them to your “Movies” folder, and then add them to iTunes. Requires QuickTime Pro 7.0.3 or higher and iTunes 6 or higher”

http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=droptomakem4v
CHM

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 3:09 pm · Reply

A special build of Handbrake is available that allows you to rip directly to an iPod compatable H.264 file:
http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0RVTS3ESHZ1Z535XQLI2Z25GHD

Just be sure to set the resolution to less than 76800 total pixels (i.e. 320×240, 380×200, etc). Oh and set the data rate to less than 768 kbps (I use 600 and that seems to work well).
MacDude

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 3:13 pm · Reply

It’s legal to make a copy for backup purposes, it’s illegal to break the copy protection to do so.

It’s retarded, because once you own something you can do what you want with it. But not with DVD’s.

Two pieces of software to get around it, SnapZ Pro X which will screen and sound record (even in viPods screen size with some possible cropping) into a nice Quicktime MPEG format for viPods or full screen Quicktime (others too) for importation into iMovie/iDVD for burning. Watch the movie and record it.

Or Fast DVD Copy, which will copy and burn directly a DVD.
MacAnimal

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 3:17 pm · Reply

Free viPod ready video here recorded off of Real Player using SnapZ Pro X

http://homepage.mac.com/hogfish/FileSharing1.html
the other steve jobs

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 5:15 pm · Reply

CHM – whats the origin of this file?

I’m not about to install something that came from a weird website like that. Why is this not on the original handbrake website?

Also – as far as i can read – the DMCA allows breakage of encryption for the purposes of compatibility.

I’m making the DVD’s i’ve legally purchased compatible with my iPod. Period.
MacOldguy

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 5:21 pm · Reply

Debate the legalities all you want. The fact is, the inevitable success of the 5G iPod will rest solely on the shoulders of HandBrake. The Apple Music Store will eventually beef up its video content, even with long-form. In the meantime, however, the word will get out that you can’t own a new iPod without HandBrake.
jo jo the dancer

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 5:38 pm · Reply

To R

My understanding of the DMCA is basically that yes, you can copy any media you own due to the Fair Use Act.

But ….. it is illegal to break the copy protection placed on that same media. Since most audio CDs have no copy protection, you are free to copy them for your own fair use. Most (if not all) commercial DVDs are copy-protected, hence the criminality of the act.
Jarrett

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 9:31 pm · Reply

Will someone please explain to the rest of us here how to get a DVD onto our hardrive…ie…break the copy protection….thank you in advance
jarrett
Sammy

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 9:36 pm · Reply

Copy what you like. Who is gonna know. Even if they raid your place, say looking for drugs or some other matter, and find your secret stash of ‘The Waltons’ on video tapes, I don’t think they could do anything because it’s not what they were originaly there for. It’s not on the warrant.
Harry

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 9:43 pm · Reply

Jarret…
Get Mac The ripper. Google search. Basically it copies the full DVD to your hard drive stripping out the copie protection. From there, shrink the file using DVD2One. This will compress it a little to fit on a standard 4.3gig disc. (I know the box says it’s 4.7 but it is actually 4.3 to 4.4gigs). Then if you have Toast choose the burn video from VIDIO_TS option, drop the entire shrunk file there (in the Toast window) and Toast will make you a DVD. If you dont have toast get DVD Imager which will make an .img of the disc which should burn in the finder or with other burning software.
CHM

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 11:58 pm · Reply

to the other steve jobs:

Sorry for the delayed reply. I have no idea what the origin of that source is, but I have installed it and it works great. Basically, the Handbrake available at the Handbrake website uses the main profile for H.264 encoding, which is not iPod compatible. This special build uses the baseline profile for H.264 and is therefore, iPod ready (if you set the resolution, video and audio bitrates rates properly). It’s pretty great, one step from DVD to iPod ready video. Also, this build enables the queue, so you can line up multiple jobs for it to do.
the other steve jobs

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 - 12:03 am · Reply

hey CHM…

i see that it works like a champ as well.

I was NOT able to make queueing work… but i was able to verify h.264 compatibility.

here is a link that will last longer than that other one….

http://homepage.mac.com/gsf/handbrake-h264-ipod.zip
Evgeny

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 - 12:33 am · Reply

to Sammy:

if they come to search for one thing but find another illigal thing they can prosecute u for the letter one.

Your ignorance is easy to explain it is harder to steal a ledal advice thant a music or video. U have to pay for it to get it:)
CHM

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 - 10:55 am · Reply

the other steve jobs:

Hmm, the “enable queue” check-box isn’t working? It works fine for me. Well, the important thing is the baseline h.264.

Thanks for making a more permanent home for that build. I suspect that the Handbrake people will eventually put out a version that does the same, but in the meantime, it’s good to have a few locations to download this version from.
jcw

Saturday, November 5, 2005 - 2:49 pm · Reply

What is the ‘enable queue’ supposed to do. I *know* it
enables the queue, but what does that mean? What does that do for me?
Mav82uk

Monday, November 7, 2005 - 5:43 pm · Reply

i know this is a mac site but i’m using windows xp and own a video ipod.

is there any way i can put my dvd’s onto my ipod using windows? as i can’t get handbrake

thanks
appleipod

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 6:50 am · Reply

Mac users can rip DVD to iPod video with HandBrake. Windows PC users can convert DVD or video files to iPod following the wonderful guide http://www.goripper.com/dvd-to-ipod-guide.html
amkejon

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 7:54 am · Reply

Convert DVD to iPod Video (MP4 formats)in 2 clicks, as well as Tivo2Go, DivX, avi, mpeg and other other popular video to iPod. more info :
http://www.bestshareware.net/dvd-to-ipod-video-converter.htm
jamesson

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 7:59 am · Reply

There is a program called DVD for iPod Video. It’s one step DVD to iPod conversion is extremely fast. The conversion process is highly optimized. But unfortunately, it currently works only on PC only, not ported to Mac yet.
http://www.bestshareware.net/ipod-movie-video-converter.htm

http://www.bestshareware.net/xilisoft-ipod-video-converter.htm
ipodvideomp3

Monday, November 21, 2005 - 6:37 am · Reply

Really great guide:
http://www.goripper.com/dvd-to-ipod-guide.html
http://www.goripper.com/video-to-ipod-guide.html
Thanks appleipod.
pqdvd

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 10:53 am · Reply

PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter is the easiest-to-use video to ipod converter software for Apple iPod Movie and iPod Video, convert DVD to iPod Video in 2 clicks, as well as Tivo2Go, DivX, avi, mpeg and other popular video to iPod, download from :
http://www.bestshareware.net/ or
http://www.bestshareware.net/ipodsoftware.htm
illegal - something that makes others want to do i

Saturday, December 3, 2005 - 10:13 am · Reply

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

works great. they have a guide there as well.

It’s retarded, the laws. But sorry mister hollywood, i don’t care what u say!
I bought it, I’m using it the way i want.