How To get videos on iTunes?? HELP!!!

[klineman21]

I am trying to figure out how to get videos on itunes. How can i rip a dvd onto my comp then onto itunes? thanks

[csdonz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4EFNHpj_Ho

tried it myself, it works like a gem

[klineman21]

that worked except when i do the decrypter it makes like 40 diffrent files to use and all i want is one big one ... how do i do that?

[tarotgaladriel]

I use Magic DVD ripper, it rips and converts DVD's in one go. I love it, it has worked like a dream with my PSP and Touch......very fast too.

[csdonz]

is magic DVD ripper free

[DerekVOF]

Handbrake is free - http://handbrake.m0k.org/ - works on Mac & PC

[jhart71]

Handbrake is the way to go. It is not only free, but has iPod and Apple TV presets.

[jerome g]

How can I get handbrake to go faster, It takes 2.5-3 hrs for 1 movie, thanks

[DerekVOF]

You can't - it depends on the speed of your computer and memory available. Typically a movie rip takes approximately the time it would take the watch the movie on a modern (e.g., sold today) computer with Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, etc... Sometimes you can turn of H.264 encoding, but then you get either (1) a bigger movie or (2) more artifacts/compression...

[jhollington]

We have a good series of tutorials on video conversion for the iPod that you might want to check out:

About iPod and iPhone Video Formats and Display Resolutions (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-ipod-video-formats-and-display-resolutions/)

iPod/iPhone Video Conversion (Mac) (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-ipod-video-conversion-mac/)

iPod/iPhone Video Conversion (Windows) (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-ipod-video-conversion-win/)

Managing Videos in iTunes (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-managing-itunes-videos/)

[Jmcool]

heres a video on how to get magic ripper for free it works for me
Click here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NmgmdqpgAU0)
I was to lazy to write down the user and code.

[tarotgaladriel]

Magic DVD ripper has a free trial period, I think uyou can rip 15 dvds before it asks you to register, but it is very cheap to buy and well worth it.

[Deraj090]

how much space should I expect a video to take up? Let's say a 2hour movie....

[AdrianW]

A 2 hour movie would be around 1GB.

IMO MeGui produces better quality iPod/iPhone videos than handbrake but it is a much more manual process.