Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod

[Angie Dickinson Mickle <angie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

The Platinum version of DVDFAB does this and a whole lot more.  I've 
used it to shrink videos for both my daughter's iPod and my Palm PDA. 
http://www.dvdfab.com  Today is the last day of their special, so if you 
decide this is the one, do it today.  Only the Platinum version does the 
iPod videos.

I have used some other free programs also.  You end up needing a couple 
to do the job which can get time consuming. Since DVDFAB did it all, I 
just bought it and have been happy I did.

Angie Dickinson Mickle
Avocado Productions
Arvada, CO
www.avocadoproductions.com
800-246-3811


Tom Fine wrote:
> Hi Rod:
>
> This is a good Plan B for sure. But I already recorded the video to a 
> DVD, so I just want to "rip" the DVD onto my hard drive and then convert 
> to iPod video with Quicktime.
>
> Just out of curiosity -- why aren't there a gizillion pieces of software 
> to do this? Is it all because of Hollywood user-hostile copy 
> restrictions? Are those restrictions placed on a DVD I record in my JVC 
> machine? If so, is there a way I can turn them off? Sorry, showing 
> glaring ignorance about the DVD format. I usually work in audio only.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Stephens" <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
>
>
> > Tom Fine wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All:
> > >
> > > Is there any relatively easy way to get DVD video onto my iPod? This 
> > > isn't even a Hollywood movie, it's a dub of a U-Matic tape that I 
> > > made myself. I Googled and found lots of text-line kind of stuff (ie 
> > > made for people far more expert in computers than I). I have the full 
> > > version of Quicktime, so as long as I can get the DVD video and audio 
> > > to a format that Quicktime can handle, I can save it to iPod format 
> > > in Quicktime.
> >
> > http://www.usbgear.com/USB-PRODUCT-DETAILS.cfm?sku=USBG-VD207&catid=&cats= 
> >
> > This is the unit I suggested to my brother-in-law, and he has found it 
> > works well to input video/audio into his desktop.   It will do frame 
> > captures as well.   I'm probably going buy one in the near future, 
> > too, since I've got some BetaMax, S-VHS and 3/4" that I want to make 
> > into DVDs. I don't know enough about the input capability of an iPod, 
> > but this unit has a USB output and generates MPEG4 which is the 
> > highest video resolution currently available unless you want HighDef. 
> > It has both standard composite (RCA)  and S-Video inputs, and the 
> > latter gives the best video quality when you're feeding from a deck 
> > that has that kind of output.   It  has multiple uses for the future, 
> > since the USB connection allows you to input audio as well as video 
> > into any kind of computer.   Also, the accompanying software may give 
> > you more options to create a more professional end product.
> >
> > Rod
> >
> > > -- Tom Fine