Ripping movies to Google Nexus 7

SirChumpalot · 15 Jun 2013 at 22:39

reinstalled 0.9.9, installed .NET framework update.

Just tried an out of the box 'Normal' encode.

Halts at the same place.

Aaaaarrrggghhhh!!!

Mr Plow · 15 Jun 2013 at 22:51

Maybe there's something wrong with the source file that it doesn't like. Do you have another you can test?

SirChumpalot · 15 Jun 2013 at 23:02

Mr Plow said:
Maybe there's something wrong with the source file that it doesn't like. Do you have another you can test?

I'll give that a go.

Thanks.

cjgardens · 16 Jun 2013 at 13:28

Why not just download them from a torren? Saves you messing about

SirChumpalot · 16 Jun 2013 at 13:35

I've tried several 24 discs. All of them scan in fine but the encode stops at the same place.

Tried encoding on my laptop and it doesn't even recognise the source.

I'm going to try some other programs. Need to get this file size down

SirChumpalot · 16 Jun 2013 at 13:36

cjgardens said:
Why not just download them from a torren? Saves you messing about

I guess I could do. Shame one of them has just been closed down

Its_Me · 16 Jun 2013 at 13:47

Just a quick question, are you trying to use Handbrake to rip and convert from the source DVD ?

For speed I use winxdvd to rip a single mpeg right out the dvd as a master copy - then I use handbrake to convert to the various sources I want to use.

For ease and simplicity then, i highly recommend you consider a 1 button solution like the one i posted earlier (same as I use).
With its constant updates etc its the only one I have found that will consistently do Disney stuff & can't say its ever had an issue with any discs.

SirChumpalot · 16 Jun 2013 at 15:57

I'm trying to rip straight from the DVD source.

I'll look into winxdvd, it's got to be easier than this. For some reason Handbrake just doesn't want to work for me.

Its_Me · 16 Jun 2013 at 16:44

handbrake ripping from DVD source is no good m8, never had any success doing it that way myself.

swanseajack · 16 Jun 2013 at 17:49

Try vidcoder, it uses the handbrake engine but much more simple to use.

SirChumpalot · 17 Jun 2013 at 09:04

Its_Me said:
handbrake ripping from DVD source is no good m8, never had any success doing it that way myself.

I've purchased the program you suggested. It's working a treat. Files are 400mb each and slightly better quality. They're old DVDs (2001) so the quality isn't going to be brilliant, it's grainy in parts but perfectly watchable.

Cheers
David

SirChumpalot · 17 Jun 2013 at 09:04

swanseajack said:
Try vidcoder, it uses the handbrake engine but much more simple to use.

I'll give it a look. Thanks.

Simian · 17 Jun 2013 at 10:49

I still have a copy of DVD-Shrink that I use, leaving the ripped file(s) at 100% (ripping to a folder not an ISO), and then shove this/them through Handbrake!

Never had a problem creating a .mp4 that way for my Nexus 7 using the same settings as mentioned above!

SirChumpalot · 17 Jun 2013 at 11:08

Thanks for the advice guys.

Its_Me · 17 Jun 2013 at 16:16

SirChumpalot said:
I've purchased the program you suggested. It's working a treat. Files are 400mb each and slightly better quality. They're old DVDs (2001) so the quality isn't going to be brilliant, it's grainy in parts but perfectly watchable.

Cheers
David

Glad it worked out for you, i hate to buy stuff what you can mostly get for free - but as you say i also don't mind buying something that 'just works'.

I use it about 3-4 times per week, so for me the ease and speed of it made sense in the long run - plus its the only consistent way I found to backup/rip Disney DVD's to protect them from the kids

manic_man · 17 Jun 2013 at 18:13

I've always found "Any Video Converter" an excellent tool.

The free version does an excellent job of converting between the majority of formats, it's really simple to use, seems fast (it can use CUDA for x264 encoding) and it has a good set of profiles for different devices such as tablets and phones.

Not as much control as Handbrake I imagine, but it's not really the same tool (though it could be used to do the same thing as Handbrake I suppose).

http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

SirChumpalot · 18 Jun 2013 at 12:45

Its_Me said:
Glad it worked out for you, i hate to buy stuff what you can mostly get for free - but as you say i also don't mind buying something that 'just works'.

I use it about 3-4 times per week, so for me the ease and speed of it made sense in the long run - plus its the only consistent way I found to backup/rip Disney DVD's to protect them from the kids

I don't mind paying for things if it's going to save me time. I was spending too long messing around with Handbrake without results. This does the job.

I'm leaving everything at default with the slider set in the middle of 'Fast' and 'Slow'. Encoding a 45min file is taking around 20-22 minutes. Is that an average speed would you say? Is there anything I can do to speed things up a bit perhaps?

Thanks for the other software suggestions too.

Its_Me · 18 Jun 2013 at 16:25

SirChumpalot said:
I don't mind paying for things if it's going to save me time. I was spending too long messing around with Handbrake without results. This does the job.

I'm leaving everything at default with the slider set in the middle of 'Fast' and 'Slow'. Encoding a 45min file is taking around 20-22 minutes. Is that an average speed would you say? Is there anything I can do to speed things up a bit perhaps?

Thanks for the other software suggestions too.

seems a bit slow to me tbh, i only have a 2500K and rip as a single Mpeg in under 5mins, then about 10mins for re-encode into small format.

SirChumpalot · 18 Jun 2013 at 21:43

I'm ripping currently on my laptop, an i5-2410M so that may be the case.