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Video Conversion Made “Easy” for iOS
Allison SheridanNovember 2012
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So You Want Transitions?
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So You Want Transitions?
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So You Want Transitions?
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So You Want Transitions?
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Do an Ethics CheckIs it legal to rip your legally owned DVDs to your iPad?Yes, and No
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA U.S.) says it’s illegal to create and distribute the software to circumvent copy protection on DVDsBut Judges have ruled that it’s not illegal to back up your DVDs or move the content to an iOS deviceOddly the Audio Home Recording Act which amends U.S. Copyright law does make it legal to rip audioFair Use argument doesn’t explicitly allow DVD ripping
You decide...
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TerminologyRip: Copying the contents of a CD (e.g. a song) or DVD (e.g. a movie) to a computer so you can listen/viewBurn: Copying a file (can be data, song or video) from your computer to a CD or DVDEncode/Transcode: to take a video/audio file and convert it to a different format, e.g. uncompressed wav file to mp3, or DVD vob file to mp4Compress: to remove information the human ear/eye can’t perceive in order to shrink the file size - may reduce qualityDigital Download: Digital copy of a DVD/CD made available by the publisher to download from the internet or copy from the DVD to your computer for viewing/listening
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What’s Wrong with Digital Downloads?Movie companies put so manyrestrictions that they oftenwon’t work on the device(s)you haveOften can only have one copy(choose between computerand iPad)Often have EXPIRATIONdates!What’s that even MEAN?Bought this Sony DVD inDec 2011, expired Dec 2010!
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High Definition Copy Protection
D8: All Things Digital, June 2010
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High Definition Copy Protection
D8: All Things Digital, June 2010
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DVD Ripping ApplicationsBecause of the DMCA all surviving DVD ripping applications are free - if they charge, they’re shut down
So beware of paid-for DVD ripping applicationsOur preferred freeware DVD ripping application is HandBrake from handbrake.fr
Open Source (Licensed under the GPL)Cross-platform Mac, Linux and WindozeWorks up through Mountain LionRequires a separate library to remove the copy protection (complex to explain, easy to install)Handbrake takes advantage of multi-core computers
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Things to Think AboutMake sure you have sufficient disk space
Ripped DVDs will take up a few GB on your driveCapture tools like Handbrake will encode and compress the videoCompression will be by a factor of 5 or more Wallace and Gromit compressed from 6 GB to 1GB for 3 short movies
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What about Ripping Blu-Ray?Steve Jobs in 2008: “Blu-ray is a bag of hurt”
He was rightNo Mac has a Blu-ray player/burner preinstalled
Apple says they never willNeed to buy a Blu-ray burner - compatible with the MacApplications to capture Blu-Ray are more limited, no many good/free toolsProcess is more complicated, REALLY time consuming and expensiveThese are not the Droids you’re looking for...
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Let’s Rip!Load your DVD into your Mac’s DVD slot
We’ll use Wallace and Gromit as the demoUsually the DVD Player application will auto-launch the movie, go ahead and quit the application
I know it’s hard, but stop watching the movie
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Choose the SourceOpen Handbrake and click on Source
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Choose Your DVDNavigate to and open your DVDYou should see at least one VIDEO_TS folderClick the Open button
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Handbrake Scans the SourceBe patient as Handbrake begins to scan the new source
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Scanning...and ScanningShould start to show you how many titles it’s found
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Done Scanning!After scanning is complete, Handbrake will show the duration of each chapter (called title) in the movie
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It Gets a Little Tricky HereDVDs often have a lot of different “titles” on them
Main featureAlternate endingsDirector’s cutDirector’s commentaryTrailersCutting room floorEven the menus are considered a title
We’re going to have to decipher which we want to rip and move to our iOS device
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Example with Wallace and GromitIn Wallace and Gromit there are three main features plus a whole bunch of other stuffUsing clever deduction, we can assume the longest ones are the main features
Title 1 - 22m 42s “The Wrong Trousers”Title 2 - 28m 51s“A Grand Day Out”Title 3 - 29m 52s“A Close Shave” (our favorite)Titles 4 – 25 - (DVD menus and bonus material)
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But Which One Should I Rip?This is entirely up to you
If you’re like me, you want the smallest possible file so you don’t fill up your iOS device so I just do the main featureIf you’re a crazy movie nut, you may want ALL the features
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Renaming the FilesWe’ll queue up ripping of the three main features in Wallace and GromitHandBrake auto-create a name for the output video file
Based on the name of the DVDIf you’re queuing more than one Title, change the name or the output file and/or its destination by selecting the browse button
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Renaming the FileFirst feature is called “The Wrong Trousers”
Renaming the file and putting it on the desktop
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Add to QueueWe want to rip all three features at once
So we can go have a cocktail while our Mac worksAfter naming the file
Click on Add to QueueYou can Show Queue to see each of the files when they’re ready to rip...but don’t start yet!
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Choosing PresetsIn the “old days” it was a lot of work to figure out what dimensions and compression you should use for your devicesNow you just pick your device from a the Presets menu!Output settings will all beadjusted to optimize thevideo for your device
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Don’t Touch the SettingsYou can manually adjust the video output settings,but do this only if you know what you’re doingAnd you have too much time on your hands
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Now You Can Let ‘er RipHandbrake will scan again, then start encodingWatch % EncodingprogressWatch ETASit back, relax,and go get thatcocktail!
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Movies are Ripped!
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Transfer Movie to iTunesFind your movie where you told Handbrake to put itDrag the movie into your iTunes LibraryiTunes will put it in Movies automatically
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Sync to iDevicePlug in your iDevice and select it in the left sidebar Select the Movies tabCheck the boxfor Sync MoviesMight want toUNcheck autoinclusion of allmoves for spacereasonsCheck the box next to the movie you just pulled inSync your iDevice and be happy
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Delete the OriginalDragging the movie into iTunes from your hard drive will put a copy in your Movies folder on your DiskMight want to verify it’s there - look in
~/Music/iTunes 2012/iTunes Media/Movies
It’s now safe to delete the original to save disk space
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Or...You could just buy your movies through iTunes
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Links and ThanksHandbrake is free from handbrake.fr Many thanks to Steve Sheridan for working out the workflow on ripping DVDs
And writing up most of the notes!
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