New mac & handbrake user...I've run across four DVDs now that can't be opened in quicktime or imported to itunes for use on my apple tv. All movies were ripped with the proper settings for a-tv and I made sure the file extensions were all correct, but these four fail each time. Handbrake just disappears right at the very end of the rip and the .mp4 file can't be opened. Any ideas why? The movies:
The Score
V for Vendetta
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Shawshank Redemption
I tried running them through mactheripper first and they did just fine...but handbrake [Censored] the bed with the files...as always right at the very end of the rip.
more error movies
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Re: more error movies
Proper settings being...?the_zapper wrote:All movies were ripped with the proper settings for a-tv
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Re: more error movies
h264/aac, 160kbps audio, 24fps...same settings I used for the movies that did workjbrjake wrote: Proper settings being...?
Re: more error movies
average bitrate? target filesize? constant quality? and what value for the one you used?the_zapper wrote:h264/aac, 160kbps audio, 24fps...same settings I used for the movies that did workjbrjake wrote: Proper settings being...?
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Re: more error movies
avg bitrate, 5000jbrjake wrote:average bitrate? target filesize? constant quality? and what value for the one you used?
5000 is really high. Higher than you should really have to use for mpeg-4 at dvd resolution. I've even seen 720p at 4500kbps. 2500-3000 should be more than enough.
However, the exact problem you're having is, I believe, a size issue. Right now, HandBrake has a problem with .mp4 files that are larger than 4 gigs. It might not even actually be in the program itself, but in a library it uses. If movies are really long, at 5000kbps they'll easily take up that much space. Are the files you get, that won't open, 4 gigs or larger?
Anyway, going down to a lower bitrate will probaby fix the issue, if that's it.
Getting the bug fixed...that I cannot give a time frame for.
However, the exact problem you're having is, I believe, a size issue. Right now, HandBrake has a problem with .mp4 files that are larger than 4 gigs. It might not even actually be in the program itself, but in a library it uses. If movies are really long, at 5000kbps they'll easily take up that much space. Are the files you get, that won't open, 4 gigs or larger?
Anyway, going down to a lower bitrate will probaby fix the issue, if that's it.
Getting the bug fixed...that I cannot give a time frame for.
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I'll give it a shot, thanks for the advice. While I use 5000, most of the file sizes (even 2+ hr movies) end up being less. I just ripped the first Pirates/Caribbean movie (2:23) using the same setting and the file size was only 2.32GB. Thomas Crown Affair and at least one or two of the other suspect DVDs were over 4GB though. I'll report back.jbrjake wrote:5000 is really high. Higher than you should really have to use for mpeg-4 at dvd resolution. I've even seen 720p at 4500kbps. 2500-3000 should be more than enough.
However, the exact problem you're having is, I believe, a size issue. Right now, HandBrake has a problem with .mp4 files that are larger than 4 gigs. It might not even actually be in the program itself, but in a library it uses. If movies are really long, at 5000kbps they'll easily take up that much space. Are the files you get, that won't open, 4 gigs or larger?
Anyway, going down to a lower bitrate will probaby fix the issue, if that's it.
Getting the bug fixed...that I cannot give a time frame for.
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You might be right on both accounts, however it definitely had something to do with handbrake as well since the app quit instead of remaining open with "done" in the lower left-hand corner. Hopefully this is the end of the issue though and I can finish ripping my collection without problems and then get started on [EDIT: sorry about that, jbrjake]nightstrm wrote:I agree with jbrjake, I don't think you'll need to go above 3000 for DVD-resolution sources to receive an excellent output file.
Also, I believe it is a known issue with QT/iTunes accepting files over 4GB in size.
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