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Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
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