dvd to ipad

[digitalfailure]

right guys, as title really

what's the best and most reliable way to get a dvd onto an ipad?

 

[neil_g]

Handbrake

 

[digitalfailure]

I've used handbrake before, but found it a little clunky and it didnt deal with the encoding on the disc.

 

[neil_g]

Makemkv and ripbot is the other way, that'll give you an mp4 I think or Mkv which you can use with avplayerhd.

You might have the same problem with copy protection though, anydvd will help you there but it's paid for app.

 

[digitalfailure]

Cheers Neil, I'll do so digging on those ones

 

[rssmrry]

I use DVD shrink to create an iso file and use that in handbrake. Never had any problems with it.

 

[digitalfailure]

I'll add that to my list of software to look at,

 

[gblades]

Makemkv will bypass any copy protection. You can then pass the mkv file into handbrake to convert.

 

[neil_g]

Makemkv will bypass any copy protection. You can then pass the mkv file into handbrake to convert.

Not necessarily, it wouldn't touch one of my blurays. I forget which.

 

[gblades]

I have only used it on DVDs.
I have used dvdfab on blu ray but that's to recompress the video and isolate the subtitles etc... so doing quite a bit more. I use it to store my blu rays on a nas so I can watch them via media streamer box.

 

[hollis_f]

I hate getting my hands dirty with stuff like this, so I use Xilisoft DVD to iPad Converter. Simple and easy.

 

[digitalfailure]

That sounds interesting,

I too hate having to use different pieces of software to get one job done.

 

[Matt]

iTunes...


/runs and hides

 

[digitalfailure]

I really do have a dislike of iTunes at the best of times.

 

[ShawWellPete]

I've used handbrake before, but found it a little clunky and it didnt deal with the encoding on the disc.

I'm surprised at that, it's what I always use and have never had a problem.

 

[digitalfailure]

Handbrake doesn't deal with the copy protection systems though Pete, so getting the films I paid a fortune for onto my ipad won't work.

 

[viper_campbell]

I have used DVDfab for the last couple of years and have only have it spit out 1 or 2 discs that it did not like, and has even done some that handbrake wouldn't do... and its brilliant!! I use it to convert from DVD to iPad format, and also taking backups of my DVDs. I now use handbrake to convert DVD files to iPad format but have had a few problems where it puts the files in the wrong order which mixes the movie up, which can be a bit interesting!!!

 

[digitalfailure]

its the mixing up the chapters where I was having the troubles with Handbrake and reading the net suggests thats down to the copy protection placed on the disc by the studios. Interestingly i re did black hawk down with handbrake and it worked if i selected an output of NTSC

Still, it got some movies on to my ipad and allowed me to get some enjoyment out of a few dreary days away with work.

i'll have a look at DVDfab now though