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29 Comments

1. 

   andy

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:23 pm · Reply

   wonder if apple gave handbrake a large paypal donation, seems development has been kickstarted recently lol

2. 

   Apple Legal

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:23 pm · Reply

   Not sure if Apple legal will let this fly

3. 

   Not blown over

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:33 pm · Reply

   “With this new release, you can enjoy your favorite DVDs and videos on your widescreen TV via Apple TV”

   Thanks, I’d prefer to enjoy my favaorite DVDs on my widescreen TV NOT via Apple TV.

   Less hassle, no storage issues, and a better picture!

4. 

   WiseGuy

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:36 pm · Reply

   A note to the wise:

   Movies are watched once usually and then just sit there clogging hard drive space. DVD ripping is a pain and takes a long time.

   I got over 200 rips and the scrolling through the long Frontrow list to watch a newly downloaded iTunes video is a pain in the ass.

   If you own the DVD already, keep the movie on it.

   If you downloaded a movie, burn it to DVD a couple of times and archive it, watch it from that instead.

   You’ll be grateful when your video library grows out of control.

5. 

   Dakaix

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:36 pm · Reply

   I did look at this before, but I prefer Boilsoft’s MP4 Converter. Allows you to convert any video file for which your system has the codecs for, into MP4. Its still multi-threaded, and converts a 30min video in about 10mins on my system.
   http://www.boilsoft.com/mp4converter/index.html

   Oh – and Handbake/MediaFork for Windows for the DVDs .

6. 

   Dakaix

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:39 pm · Reply

   Oh ya – and it has a queue, perfect for converting all those TV shows all in one go

7. 

   LordRobin

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:39 pm · Reply

   Screw converting DVDs. I’ll watch my DVDs in my DVD player. Now, an XviD-to-AppleTV converter? THAT I’d be interested in.

8. 

   Falkirk

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:45 pm · Reply

   @Wiseguy said:

   “Movies are watched once usually and then just sit there clogging hard drive space.”

   Falkirk: I’d agree with you. That’s why I rent. But the fact that millions upon millions of people buy video may mean that some people want to re-watch or have the possibility to re-watch their movies. Having it in Itunes makes it much easier to do.

   “DVD ripping is a pain and takes a long time.”

   Falkirk: Yeah, I’d agree with that, but I would have said the same thing about ripping music CDs. And I would have been wrong there too.

   “I got over 200 rips and the scrolling through the long Frontrow list to watch a newly downloaded iTunes video is a pain in the ass.”

   Falkirk: Isn’t it easier to scroll though a multi-sorted list than to sort through 200 physical DVD Discs?

   “If you own the DVD already, keep the movie on it.”

   Falkirk: Yeah, if you own a DVD, you own a DVD player so why would you want to rip it to Itunes?

9. 

   Falkirk

   Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:49 pm · Reply

   I think the key to this article – as MDN points out – is that 3rd party software to support Apple TV is available already.

   One of the things that makes it almost impossible to dislodge the Ipod from the top of the mountain is that there are some 4,000 products specifically built to support it. You want your tunes in the car, you want a carrying case, you want speakers, you want it to work with your toilet paper dispenser (???) you have to buy an Ipod. How can any competitor hope to reach the critical mass necessary to match that.

   So if third partys jump on the Apple bandwagon again – coud be big.

10. 

    neven

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 2:53 pm · Reply

    WiseGuy:

    “You’ll be grateful when your video library grows out of control.”

    Yeah because shelves of DVDs are so easy to “navigate” through. I don’t know HOW people scan through their libraries of 10,000 songs on those little iPods – it would be easier to just carry around a wagon with 12,000 CDs in it.

11. 

    BlackBeard

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:01 pm · Reply

    I’m all in favor of any WinDoze app that rips in Mp4 .
    Its so frustrating to see all those WinCrap Media files on P2P,
    maybe now there will be some decent content out there

    ‘Doze users, think

    OPEN STANDARD FORMATS

12. 

    JBC

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:03 pm · Reply

    HandBrake is great, but it’s really too bad that it hasn’t been updated now for a year! Hopefully now that development has finally picked up again on “MediaFork” we can look forward to something soon.

13. 

    WiseGuy

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:27 pm · Reply

    …the fact that millions upon millions of people buy video may mean that some people want to re-watch or have the possibility to re-watch their movies. Having it in Itunes makes it much easier to do.

    In iTunes it’s easier to watch, but not in Frontrow.

    ..but I would have said the same thing about ripping music CDs. And I would have been wrong there too.

    CD’s are different, they are easier to rip (no DRM), smaller in content size, easier to manage, tak up less storage space and people tend to mix music, make playlists and listen to the same songs perhaps thousands of times in their lifetime. Music is portable, movies tend to be watched on big screen TV’s once or twice.

    Isn’t it easier to scroll though a multi-sorted list than to sort through 200 physical DVD Discs?

    In iTunes perhaps, but the work involved ripping all those DVD’s just to catagorize them, just to only watch them a few times isn’t worth the effort.

    And yes it’s less work and more impressive, keeping DVD movies on a shelf instead of on a computer. They are right there for people to see, comment on and use. Just scan the covers and take it out.

    Yeah, if you own a DVD, you own a DVD player so why would you want to rip it to Itunes?

    Exactly. DVD players are cheap and less work than ripping.

14. 

    Ryan

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:28 pm · Reply

    It’ll be news when I can take purchases from iTunes and convert them to DVD. Would like to buy at a cheaper price, but still want to have portability (particularly for kids). No reason to move a DVD to Apple TV, I want the opposite.

15. 

    fojimo

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:33 pm · Reply

    I’ve been trying to find a way to create a single MPEG file that will work well with Apple TV, iPod, and any Mac screen using Front Row. After spending way too much time testing all of the available options, here’s what I’ve found.

    What doesn’t work:
    Handbrake: Poor quality at any setting
    MPEG Streamclip: Great quality but impractical because conversion takes too long
    iSquint: Won’t combine multiple .vob files from a ripped DVD to create a single MPEG file
    MacTheRipper: Won’t rip most of the newest titles. Still the best option available on the Mac platform.

    What works (produces an MPEG file that looks great on the big screen, plays through Front Row, and will play on an iPod):
    1: Rip the DVD using MacTheRipper
    2: Extract the main title using Popcorn (optional – removes menus, etc.)
    3: Open the ripped DVD using MPEG Streamclip
    4: Use “Save As” to create a single .vob file
    5: Convert the single .vob file using iSquint. Use the “Optimize for TV”, H.264 Encoding, and “Go Nuts” settings

16. 

    Wrong Again

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:37 pm · Reply

    As anyone with a child if their videos will only be watched a few times.

    I know someone who has hundreds of videos ripped, many I don’t have, and to be able to sit and watch theirs is a treat.

    Ryan,
    You already HAVE the opposite, just buy the DVD convert it and burn a DVD. iTunes doesn’t need to factor into it at all.

17. 

    mactivist

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:51 pm · Reply

    MacTheRipper rips the newest titles, but you’ll have to donate to get the latest version, which has been significantly upgraded since 2.6.6.

18. 

    Water Only Dries

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:52 pm · Reply

    I agree with wrong again. While I may have a few movies that I’ve never seen, the majority are watched several times with kids titles watched in the hundreds of times. My AppleTV is scheduled to arrive tomorrow and while I have reservations about it, being able to have many shows available with just the remote will be nice. Nothing good seems to happen when our 3 year old plays with the DVD’s and player.

19. 

    Carmo

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:59 pm · Reply

    Give me Handbrake + VGP-XL1B2 and I will be in Heaven. It has firewire, can be connected to a Mac.

    http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VGP-XL1B2-Media-Changer-also/dp/B000ENU79C

    There are some Linux open source programs that control it but nothing for the Mac. Works with Micro****s Media PC though.

20. 

    Chris

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 4:02 pm · Reply

    “It will convert your DVD to Apple TV on all your demand.”

    and… All Your DVD Are Belong To Us!

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