[ac_freeman]

Hi All,

First time trying this - I converted one of my DVDs to MP4 format ( thinking that this is a format that the PB supports ), copied it across to my Videos folder but when I try to watch the video I receive a message "this format is not supported"....does anybody know the correct format that I should convert to?

thanks,

Andy

[mprattmd]

I use handbrake, works great
mp4 will work, but needs to be h.264 encoded

[semicoln]

Any recommended cropping tweaks or is this personal preference?

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[enzo_mmx]

i use mp4 for the video and mp3 for sound.

[jsfalk]

Check out DVD Catalyst 4. They've created optimized settings for converting DVDs, but you can adjust them in their PowerUser mode. DVD Catalyst 4 | DVD and MKV to Galaxy Tab, Iconica, iPad2, NOOK, Playbook, Transformer, Xoom and more.

[rbtmharris]

I checked out a handful of conversion programs...DVD Catalyst looked like my best shot at not screwing something up...I found it very simple to work with.

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[i7guy]

I used nero v6 to format a movie in mp4 and it came out great.

[ac_freeman]

Thanks very much for all of the replies - I first tried Handbrake ( as it was free :-) ) but it sat there for ages scanning the DVD so I aborted and downloaded DVD Catalyst 4, on special offer for $9.95.......worked perfectly! Now to see if it can decode BBC Iplayer files........

Great Forum with really helpful members.

thanks again,

Andy

[rcab]

I use Foxreal and this weekend they have discounted the price.

[Xerxes10]

I use Foxreal with the following settings and it has been working great (for Blu-ray's). Also ahve use Format Factory to change AVI's to an optimized MP4.,also works.

Codec = h264
Size = 1024 X 600
Bitrate = Medium Quality
Frame Rate = 30
Audio codec = aac
Sample rate = 48000
Audio Bitrate = 320000
Channels = 5.1

[takeo]

I use Foxreal with the following settings and it has been working great (for Blu-ray's). Also ahve use Format Factory to change AVI's to an optimized MP4.,also works.

Codec = h264
Size = 1024 X 600
Bitrate = Medium Quality
Frame Rate = 30
Audio codec = aac
Sample rate = 48000
Audio Bitrate = 320000
Channels = 5.1

How do you get your PB to play AAC??

[schiri]

I've been using ConvertX but it is not free.

[Altarocks]

Super 8 works great. And its free.

http://www.erightsoft.com/Superdc.html

[Gnome]

I've been using pavtube which will rip blu-ray and standard dvd. Settings are h264 for video codec, aac for audio codec. Ripped at 1280*720 which is the recommended setting on the RIM media guide http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartp..._(English).pdf

[simsim]

I've been using Any Video Converter then tried Wondershare.

Both worked great, though the latter makes the video file size more than treble the former (better quality, but just huge file size).

But I couldn't get any of them to make the output full width of the screen. All outputted at 4:3 kinda format. Don't know what I'm doing wrong...

[FF22]

Super 8 works great. And its free.

SUPER �

Super has always led me on a merry chase trying to find the actual download link. I wind up circling over and over.

[Xerxes10]

Here's a link to supported formats from RIM:
http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartp..._(English).pdf

According to their specs PB supports AAC. The only problem I ran into was on some existing AVI files the audio was AC3, which didn't work (picture but no sound). Using Format Factory I changed it to AAC and it worked. MP3 would also work I suppose.

[hackerguy]

I am using FoxReal to convert DVD movies to MP4 and it works just fine. My question is how can I select just the movie and not select all the other content that is on the DVD. This will help to keep the output file to a manageable size. Thanks for the help.

[Xerxes10]

I'm not positive about this, but I think after you hit the button to "add DVD", you'll see a list of check boxes, starting with "Main Title" and then a check box for each chapter etc. If you click on the "Main Title" box (which should show the length of the movie in hours/minutes) instead of using the 'Full Disc Copy" button it will just convert the movie with no extras. Using MP4 format then you should end up with a file that isn't too huge (somewhere between 1-2GB). I've found a regular DVD usually comes in around 750mb or so. Not positive this will work but worth a shot.