[urban1977]

DVD to iPod / iPhone & Mobile Devices

What you need:

DVD Shrink 3.2x
Download DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15 - DVD Shrink - A FREE software to backup DVD disks ! - Softpedia

VOB file converter for iPod & other devices
Allok 3GP PSP MP4 iPod Video Converter - Convert video to AVI/MPEG/ASF/WMV/3GP/MP4 formats

Rip your DVD takes about 10-30mins depending on speed of computer

import your VOB files into Allok 3GP PSP MP4 iPod Video Converter and export for iPod or your chosen device.

Reason I am posting this is I have been looking for a solution to copy DVD's I have bought to my iPod and have not found an easy way of doing this until now. I also have a new phone which can play DivX movies so I started my research again.

[hawken]

er, iTunes does all of this.

Unless you are talking about pirating DVD's onto your mobile video device, which is illegal

[urban1977]

iTunes in UK does not allow you to import DVD on to your iPod or iPhone, I have not found this feature on windows version of iTunes.

QuickTime / iTunes on vista is still very unstable (atleast on the 3 vista machines I have used it on).

Also I am not pirating DVD since I have already purchased it. I am merely converting it to play on my iPod / Mobile phone.

Pirating = distribution, selling

[hawken]

Originally Posted by urban1977

vista is still very unstable (atleast on the 3 vista machines I have used it on) running QuickTime / iTunes

fixed

dvd backups are fine, legally. I understand the software for such purposes is a bit thin on the ground. I'm just yanking your chain. ipod torrents are probably the simplest way

[JonoMarshall]

Bad software choices IMO, on a Mac I just use Handbrake for DVDs and VisualHub for everything else (incompatible vid formats, etc).

One click solutions once you've made a preset (or picked one) are best.

[urban1977]

When I was looking at Mac solution it would cost me around £1800 when I can PC with more power for less than £1000. If I could afford the luxury of a Mac I would get one.

[JonoMarshall]

No worries, Handbrake works on PCs, and will take your DVD to an iPod/iPhone/whatever friendly file with no fuss. (It's quicker than competitors on the Mac, guessing it'd be good on PC too?)

HandBrake

[urban1977]

cool thanks!

[urban1977]

I tried handbrake and it finds my dvd files and chapters etc... when I choose iPod preset and add it to the queue and press start it just comes up with complete right away!

cant get it to encode.