DVD to Ipod: Tutorial

[Tman188]

(Mods I am fully aware that there is an Ipod Megathread, but I am posting a tutorial, which has worked for me and several other people. I also would appreciate if this was stickied, thank you)

Ok, I am posting a tutorial on how to succusfully put dvd's on your ipod. This method is FREE and compleatly legal.

Most tutorials on the internet have instrictions, but they are either incomplete or missing critical information. If you follow this tutorial EXACTLY you will be alble to put dvd's on your ipod.

HOW TO PUT DVD'S ON YOUR IPOD
Steps:

1) go to www.Videora.com and on the main page it will say "Whta is Videora". Scrool down to the almost bottom to the paragraph titled VIDEORA CONVERTER. at the bottom of the paragraph click, CLICK HERE. On the bottom of the page there will be a bunch of listed options, the first one being VIDEORA IPOD CONVERTER, which you will click on. You will then scrool down and download the program.

2)Go to www.Doom9.org. Go to DOWNLOAD, on the left side. Then scrool down to all the listed options, and click Descrambling / Ripping tools. The second shortcut under Descrambling/ ripping tools, will say DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0. click on this to download.

(BOTH SOFTWARES ARE FREE)

3)Place the DVD you want to rip your video from into your DVD drive.

4) start DVD Decrypter.

5) Go to the Mode menu and select IFO I mode. This will give you access to two new tabs; Input & Stream Processing.

6)Go to the Tools menu, select Settings, go to the IFO tab, then under Options, change File Splitting to None and press OK.

7)Go to the main screen and click the Input tab. It will automatically have the section open where the movie is located (usually "VTS_02"). The PGC file that's highlighted should be the movie you're wanting to rip, double-check this by looking at the time/length of the PGC file highlighted.

8)Now click the Stream Processing tab. Check the "Enable Stream Processing" box at the top. Next, only select the first TWO boxes in the window. The 1st should say "Video" and the 2nd should say "Audio".

9) click Decrypt button (picture of a dvd with an arrow pointing to a computer box)
( this process will take about 18 minuits)

10) When the decryption is done, X out DVD Decrypter.

11) Start Videora Ipod Converter

12)Click setup on the left side

13)Click the profiles tab

14)Click new profile.

15)Now, configure that profile:

profile name: ipod

in the video settings section...

mode: MPEG-4 > CBR
resolution: 320x240
passes: one
bitrate: 768 kbps (384 kbps also works)
framerate: 29.97 fps
format: 1:1 for full-screen
16:9 for wide-screen

in the audio settings section...

bitrate: 128 kbps
sample rate: Input
channels: stereo

16)Click apply to save the profile.

17)Click convert on the left side. (right above where you clicked setup)

18)Click the transcode new video, button

19) click the video you decrypted (should end in .VOB, or .01, or .02.....somthing of that sort). If you cannot find it check under your hard-drive.

20) Under quality profile, choose "ipod", the profile you created using the steps above. *(you have to select this profile EVERY time you put a new movie on, it's not the default)*

21) Change the title to whatever the movie is named. ( ex. Old School, Fight Club)

22)Click start. ( this is a very long process and will take a little over two hours. THE PROGRESS BAR ON VIDEORA IPOD CONVERTER IS COMPLEATLY MESSED UP. SOMETIME THE BAR WILL NEVER MOVE, STOP AT A RANDAM NUMBER, OR COMPLETE ITSELF. PAY NO ATTENTION TO THIS PROGRESS BAR!!!!!!

THE NUMBERS UNDER THE BAR( IN THE SPACE ACROSS FROM FRAME, FILESIZE, BITRATE, PROCESSED, ELAPSED TIME, ETC.) WILL KEEP GOING UP (ALSO PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE "REMAINING TIME" NUMBER


YOU WILL KNOW WHEN THE FILE IS DONE WHEN THE NUMBERS STOP MOVING. STOP AND MAKE SURE THE NUMBER ARENT STILL GOING UP. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE MOVIE IS COMPLEATED FULLY.
23) when the process is done x out Videora converter

24) Go to your start button

25) click on search- and type in the name of the movie you typed in earlier (step 21)

26) you will see a file with the name of your movie with a "QUICKTIME" simble next to it (scroll down for quicktime picture)

27) right click on the name of the movie and click "open containing folder"

28)right click on the file and click "Open With..." then select Itunes

29) wait for the movie to be added to your itunes library

[sweet_ceX]

Good Call. I was acutally Thinking about making one of these myself.
I can add pictures.

[bloodilax977]

Nice tutorial! I'll be getting right to this.

Good Call. I was acutally Thinking about making one of these myself. I can add pictures.

That would be appreciated.

[Storm21]

will this work for a nano?

[raykessler]

i already had the videora program, iv just been using it to convert limewire movies, but this will make getting a lot of good movies much easier

[Storm21]

haha okay im reposting this because that would be sweet if it does and i really hope it does



will nanos play movies?

i have a 2 gig nano will it work?

[LaXiN22]

I LOVE YOU! this should be STICKIED!

[sweet_ceX]

haha okay im reposting this because that would be sweet if it does and i really hope it does



will nanos play movies?

i have a 2 gig nano will it work?
No, you don't have a video ipod.

[sweet_ceX]

Can't post pictures because:
1) I would have to resize it to a size soo smal that it would be difficult to read.
2) My resize thingy says It has an error.
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If anyone needs help just contact me at ShMeEd9.

[Tman188]

will this work for a nano?
no a nano dosent support videos

[Tman188]

Can't post pictures because:
1) I would have to resize it to a size soo smal that it would be difficult to read.
2) My resize thingy says It has an error.
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If anyone needs help just contact me at ShMeEd9.
dosent matter, if u follow it exactly, it will work

[ljlax]

16)Click apply to save the profile.

I can't find where it says apply...
help?

[SullyLax]

Can't post pictures because:
1) I would have to resize it to a size soo smal that it would be difficult to read.
2) My resize thingy says It has an error.
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If anyone needs help just contact me at ShMeEd9.

Use imageshack.us and it will automatically resize to message board size.

[sweet_ceX]

Use imageshack.us and it will automatically resize to message board size.
I did use it. It said the image was too big so when i went to resize it past a certain point (which was still to big for imageshack) the file would not save.

[longsticklax124]

where do i find the video that i decrypted?

[Tman188]

I can't find where it says apply...
help?
bottom right corner, u might have to resize ur page to see it

[Tman188]

where do i find the video that i decrypted?
most of the time it be on the first page when you click"transcode new video".

it will look somthing like " VTS_01_1.VOB" (the nubers will probly be diffrint)

if u dont see it on the first page, search around for a file with a title that looks like that

[longsticklax124]

most of the time it be on the first page when you click"transcode new video".

it will look somthing like " VTS_01_1.VOB" (the nubers will probly be diffrint)

if u dont see it on the first page, search around for a file with a title that looks like that
there are a bunch like that theres vts-01-1.vob and 01-0 and 01-2 and 01-3 and so on which one do i choose

[Mavido]

Tman... I give you props... Thanks SO much.. have black hawk down going on to the ipod as we speak...

Which will be nice for when i finish my exams.

[dtl42]

wow thats a great tutorial, it should definately be stickied

[slinkyspine]

Glad I got my xbox360 I have to delete all ym games so I can fit one dvd. stupid small hard drive. piece....

[laxattack8888]

Question- I used Videora last week to decode Wedding Crashers to put onto my iPod Video, it worked, and when I put it on iTunes and updated my iPod Video with it, I can hear the movie playing, it also shows that it's playing, but I cannot actualy see it. Comments?

[ljlax]

bottom right corner, u might have to resize ur page to see it
I tried. But even when I maximinzed it, I couldn't see the apply button or whatever...and there's no scroll thing on the side
What do I dooo ohh noo..

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Tman... I give you props... Thanks SO much.. have black hawk down going on to the ipod as we speak...

Which will be nice for when i finish my exams.

How long did it take?

[Mavido]

How long did it take?
Thus far an hour... Its still converting.

[Mavido]

So it converted and all, but i cant find the movie anywhere on my comptuer. Where did it go?

Like the origional rip is there, but is that the converted file? or is that just the origional rip?

Never mind, i found it..

Thanks ALOT..

about 1 and a half hours for black hawk down.

Times may vary depending upon computers i guess.

[slinkyspine]

I got a new problem. How do I get the video on iTunes? If I open the file with iTunesit doesn't get added and if I copy and paste it it won't add.

[slinkyspine]

i did that it didnt work so im gonna use psp video 9. Videora is a mod of it.

[Tman188]

I would do it, but my computer currently doesn't have nearly enough space to put an entire movie on it. However it works nicely in converting shory video clips and such.

And this "tutorial" is nearly the exact same as here: http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/guides.html
Not that it matters, I was just saying...
that tutorial is missing some vital information

[ilaxitup007]

when i went to download the DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 it said it wasan unauthorized download....is that something with my computer or with website?

[Lax101]

that tutorial is missing some vital information
No it isn't. I've been using that videora tutorial for over a month-I have no problems so far. And this tutorial is essentially the same thing verbatum, plus a few steps.

[Tman188]

there are a bunch like that theres vts-01-1.vob and 01-0 and 01-2 and 01-3 and so on which one do i choose
hold your mouse over all of them and see which one is the biggest file. Usually in the VTS_02's

[Tman188]

No it isn't. I've been using that videora tutorial for over a month-I have no problems so far. And this tutorial is essentially the same thing verbatum, plus a few steps.
it dosent tell you how to set up videora, and in one part it tells you to check only "the first box", when you are really suppolsed to check the first 2 boxes

[jhockey81]

so this program really works and all? i have had problems in which i cant get through the copy rights on bought or rented dvds. will this really hack through it

[WoodDuck14]

Thanks, this is sooo helpful, i didn't want to try to figure this out my self. this will save me lots of time, now i will be able to watch my family guy on the go.

[fossil8412]

Why won't this work on an Ipod Photo? It has a color screen, what more could you need?

[Tman188]

Why won't this work on an Ipod Photo? It has a color screen, what more could you need?
video compadibility, only found in the "Ipod VIDEO"

[slinkyspine]

Tman. Videroa blows. I reccomend everyone to use PSP Video 9. same settign and everything, same interface, skin. Faster and the progress bar works and videroa gives me copying into iTunes problems

[jhockey81]

process works great and my videora progress bar works fine, this shuold be stickied

[D-middie9]

is there any way to do it without an internet connection, without one you can't install videora

[rhinolax25]

this was easy it only took me about 15 minutes

[BTlaxripper]

Should I do widescreen or full screen on my ipod? I'm not sure, I mean, the screen isn't big to begin with, but I just can't stand full screen, it is just ugly.

[Fartman]

after i converted my movies using videora, the audio isn't in sync with the video. is there any way to fix this?

edit: problem solved
re-edit: problem not solved. some movies work and others do not(wedding crashers) i can't figure it out.

re-edit of my re-edit: i finally figured it out, but it was a pain. i had to extract the audio file, rescale it, then add it back to the movie.

[Tman188]

i slightly edited the end of the tutorial to make it easier to underdtand, and YES IT WORKS yesterday and today i have added 4 movie to mine and my brother's ipods

[ghs/wylax]

I have about 40 videos on my ipod derived from this program. The sound is slightly off in some of the videos.

[Tman188]

I have about 40 videos on my ipod derived from this program. The sound is slightly off in some of the videos.
i dont know what to tell you i dont know that much besides what i posted

[Lowell]

if you just get ipod linux all your problems will be solved like video on a nano but this is good to for dvd's. good tutorial. Pm for ipod linux stuff

[Palmettolax45]

will this all these programs work on a mac?

[Tman188]

will this all these programs work on a mac?
no idea, personally i have never used a mac

[A-D-I-D-A-S]

Will this work with recorded dvds?

[Tman188]

Will this work with recorded dvds?
dont know, try it out then tell me lol

[masterp9896]

Hey when your converting the video with the "ipod converter", the bar seems to be working like it should, have the developers fixed it?

[ftDpole35]

bump this- also i tried to download a dvd, and at 94 percent it said error, and i clicked retry and it just stopped downloading?? help

[Laxmann019]

^^ on your ipod? when? was it when you were ripping the dvd?

[NickMB17]

This is very helpful, thanks man.

[lslaxer]

I'm just starting out using the DVD decoder, but i don't think it's recognizing it, because for source it just says: No Devices Detected!"
Help?

[nhlaxman]

i can't find the movie i decrypted do you know where it should be??

[Laxmann019]

^^^ look on your hard drive it's there. I don't think it's in a folder.

[Laxmann019]

I'm just starting out using the DVD decoder, but i don't think it's recognizing it, because for source it just says: No Devices Detected!"
Help?


I had the same problem. It was because I wasn't administrator of my computer.

[nhlaxman]

^^^ look on your hard drive it's there. I don't think it's in a folder.

yup it was there thanks for the help

[Tman188]

note: i made some slight changes to the tutorial.
...just to reassure people that this tutorial works, i added another movie to my ipod a couple days ago

[lslaxer]

I had the same problem. It was because I wasn't administrator of my computer.
Thanks that was the problem

[Laxhockey]

sweet i just got some lax videos on my ipod!!

[sbalax]

can you guys tell me a good decrypter and comverter for a mac. i have some but they take to long and the audio is unsync'd

[lslaxer]

can you guys tell me a good decrypter and comverter for a mac. i have some but they take to long and the audio is unsync'd
in macworld mag it suggests handbrake.
Also, I'm having trouble finding my dvd, i found something but it's not in the right format, as it says in the tut that it should be in quicktime.

[Lax n piemonade]

Instant handbreak works on a mac for sure, another program you might want to add
( http://handbrake.m0k.org/?page_id=26 )

[Hockeylax37]

if you have a mac search google or something for a program called handbrake lite. I have a mac and have used the program to convert tons of dvd's to ipod format.

[dpoleman7]

I tried. But even when I maximinzed it, I couldn't see the apply button or whatever...and there's no scroll thing on the side
What do I dooo ohh noo..


this also happened to me..helllpppp

[Tman188]

this also happened to me..helllpppp
slide the left side of the page over so it covers the "Convert,Setup, and About" tabs

[Laxmann019]

Just so everybody knows this tutorial works for zune's too

[dpoleman7]

thank you.you are a savior! :worship:

[Tman188]

why thank you

[atmusfear]

wow. incredible. incredibly good tutorial. thank you very much.

[fatmanlax]

When I am im converting the video says its complete in less than a second

[jesuitlax]

Caan someone make a tutorial for mac users because those two programs can not be used on OS X

[laxlad16]

hey i got a question... i dont have a dvd burner or player on my computer. is there anyway i can do this without that? i have an xbox 360 if that will help.

[smooth87]

Caan someone make a tutorial for mac users because those two programs can not be used on OS X

Did you try iLounge? Probably not.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/tutorials/

[Laxmann019]

hey i got a question... i dont have a dvd burner or player on my computer. is there anyway i can do this without that? i have an xbox 360 if that will help.
No I don't think you can

[Rllax19]

would this work with a toshiba gigabeat?

[Tman188]

a what?????

[Laxmann019]

a what?????


It's the toshiba version of an ipod video. and I think it could work. I'm not sure though

[Rllax19]

...I tried it. didnt work with the gigabeat

[Laxgoalie4282]

i know this is kinda an old thread, but when i put wedding crashers onto my ipod, the sound was out of sync with the movie.. does anyone know how to fix it? Fartman said he extracted the audio file and rescaled it and added it back to the movie, but i dont know how to do this. can someone please help?

[BGun]

Sorry to bump an old threa, but I cannot find how to change all of the settings when creating my profile. Any help would be appreciated.

[Laxgoalie4282]

i dont know how, but i know that videora was updated, and you probably have the new version, which is why i dont know how.

[etowahlax21]

I have prgram that does it all.
PQ DVD to iPod converter.

[CTwiltongoalie1]

Do the movies take up a lot of RAM on your hard drive, and is there any way to delete them without removing them from your iTunes librrary after they've been ripped?

[Tman188]

yeahhhhhh they do take up alotta space. But not way to much, you should be fine.

[cchslaxman]

i use a software called HandBreak. you can convert them to ipod formats in 2 different resolutions, ps3 movie, psp movies, quicktime, iPhone/iTouch, and more formats, its a great thing. self explanatory too.

[THE_1protector]

no a nano dosent support videos

i beleve he is talking about the new nano

[MACDADDY]

i beleve he is talking about the new nano

no he was talking about the 2nd gen. that post was before the 3rd gen was out.

[goodlax]

huge bump but what do i do if the audio is off sync with the video