HandBrake

... (forget VisualHub; it can't even handle subtitles or queue encoding with different setting, much less provide serious controls over encoding parameters or use x264.) You probably should spend some time on the Visual Hub forums, because you're wrong about everything except lack of subtitle suppo...

If you wish to use your receiver's Toslink jack and surround sound you'll need to feed it a stream it knows what to do with --- AC-3 or DTS as it sits on the DVD. I suppose this means an .avi file with AC-3 passthrough for example, played back via VLC. Or forget converting altogether and just playba...

I don't have that DVD but it appears as if merovin does; he gave you a very specific thing to try --- did you? It would seem a whole bunch better than what you went through.

Forcing HB to use 29.97fps instead of "Same as source" fixed this problem for each video that had the stutter problem. That would be because I think it was rhester who clarified that "same as source" is simply mislabled. That setting is actually always 23.97fps (i.e. film) --- H...

Anders wrote: having tried mtr 2.6.6 and dvdonex, i didn't know what to do with them exactly in order to bypass the zero cell.

It's been a long time, but I think the idea with DVD2OneX is to uncheck any cells that are 0MB. Excluding them=bypassing them.

My experience here is quite limited (less than 10 DVDs!) but they've all been MTR Main Feature rips --- ARccOS or not --- with HB (GUI) success. Nevertheless I'll keep the full-rip recommendation in mind. Also, don't know if it matters but I always un-check the subtitles and foreign languages as wel...

AustinBDay wrote: ... I rename the files .mp4 ...

I smell trouble right there. I get the feeling you're under the impression that just giving a file a different filename extension is enough to make it acceptable to whatever app you feed it to.

Also, I have read (and it's been my experience) that you must first delete the existing (or auto-generated) cover art prior to adding your own.

... what is a zero cell ... DVDs are comprised of "cells". Each one has data in it, except when it doesn't (i.e., an "empty" cell, or one that's 0MB in size essentially.) Empty cells are decoys, plain and simple --- inserted to fool computer DVD rippers to create an unusable, or...

... or if the hope is that Apple will somehow enable the AAC 5.1 to transcode on-the-fly to DD or DTS. ... I hope not. Or rather, I'd never want that. You'd be starting with lossy then converting to another lossy then converting back to another lossy stream. Just Say No™. My own wet dream goes some...

it does seem to be a zero-cell dvd - although i do not believe it. Faith isn't necessary. The latest MacTheRipper, DVD2OneX or even YadeX should all be able to report with conviction if the title has 0MB cells. to add - instead of giving me some "look next time" answer you could have just...

gswhite wrote: ... and when you sync to the internal HD, it improves but not by much.

So try knocking down the bitrate a little, or at the very least letting us know the particulars of your conversion.

The available audio codec you encode to depends upon the container you choose from the File Format and then Codecs popups.

Only the sampling rate and bitrate are optionally editable --- and that should be true for HB/VisualHub etc.

... The average encoding speed is shown as 3.74 fps ... Ouch. That's only a little faster than if your Mac was unplugged. My guess is that if you let it finish, you'd have audio problems: http://handbrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=849 You can also check out what's going on in Activity Monitor (...

should i simply try again? You might see if there's any sort of thread around here with "READ ME 1st if a specific DVD won't rip" in the subject line. If my sarcasm seems unwarranted, so be it, but despite what you want there are sometimes no quick and easy answers, even after reading, bu...

OK, I'll take one for the team here. 1. Sony will supposedly replace your Casino Royale with a newer one that isn't so cranky. http://handbrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1128&highlight=sony 2. Handbrake not dealing with ARccOS, nor Ripguard, nor empty cells, nor fake VOBs and fake .ifo files...

If you want the same file to play on both iPod and in Quicktime, do not choose anamorphic. The fact that you can't play an anamorphic file for both isn't a bug in Handbrake, but rather a limitation of the iPod. Furthermore, when Anamorphic is checked, the height and width fields aren't editable. And...

... but what really surprised me was that I was getting varying results on subsequent runs of the same CLI command on the same rip. I'm not surprised. Reading this forum, you'll see that what works for some does not work for all. You might even have different results between your PowerMac and your ...

"Same as source" = 23.97fps always , so you're fine there since you're working with a film source.

You might be experiencing the audio bugaboo in the "no audio" thread since encoding fps tanks as a symptom of this. Read through that thread.

I've had success with 3.0 r14 doing Main Extractions and using SVNs of Handbrake and Handbrake 0.8.5b1. BORAT, Casino Royale, Flipper, Good Night and Good Luck, Happy Feet Count me in as lucky so far, but I've converted those 5 movies so far (I'm knee-deep in other projects.) I've never used MediaFo...

simonm wrote:The installer file ...

Now I think I get it. You're using something most of us here probably aren't --- the Windows version? If I'm right, the tipoff is that there isn't an installer for the Mac version.

I don't get it...why have you reverted back to calling it HandBrake from MediaFork along with the crappy Pineapple/Martini icon...that's related to DVD ripping because...??? Also, when downloading HandBrake 0.8.5b1 UB, the Application identifies itself as 0.8.0b1...have I got the update or did you ...

If Mediafork works but the new Handbrake 8.5b1 does not, I can't speak to that. If Mediafork also now has trouble with your disks ... invest in an external FireWire case and get another DVD burner. The reason I asked about yours is because the newer Apple laptops use [Censored] drives, which are kno...

True, however copying the file that holds them is even easier, especially if you have multiple presets to share or wish to reduce typos.


brianlees, look for it in your Application Support folder, inside your username's Library:

jbrjake wrote:~/Library/Application\ Support/HandBrake/UserPresets.plist

obvious, HB may or may not ever have this feature but in the meantime look for it in your Application Support folder, inside your username's Library. Copy it to the similar location for the additional user on their Mac. Here's the full path: ~/Library/Application\ Support/HandBrake/UserPresets.plist...