DVD to iPod Conversion
I often buy DVD’s and while some companies are now providing iPod and AppleTV compatible files, many are not.
To convert I use handbreak to rip the DVD to a suitable format. However there has been an increasing trend of trying to hide the track number in 99 tracks, most of which are just the same chapters out of order.
To record the correct track you need to know what it is, so I’m going to start posting the actual track numbers on my site whether I rip a film or not. I would appreciate any help you can give me by posting in the comments too.
The way I find track numbers is a control on my DVD remote labelled I think prog which gives chapter and track number of what you are watching at the time.
I should add that I am looking at Australian (region 4) content. If you have any details from other regions let me know and I will put them in a seperate post.
G-force – track 32
Up – track 68
Harry Potter & the half blood prince – track 1 (as it should be)
Ice Age 3 (has iPod version on disc) – track 1 (as it should be)
Fame – track 1 (ok no taking the mickey for this one! I know I’m sad!)
Michael Jackson – this is it – track 1 of 99
Lego – The Adventures if Clutch Powers – track 23 of 26
Sherlock Holmes – track 48 of 99
Princes and the frog – track 51 of 99 (US is track 29 of 99)
Alice in Wonderland – track 35 of 99
According to my DVD player, The Princess and the Frog starts on track 29 of 99 in the USA.
Question though: how do you tell Handbrake how to rip this DVD?
Matt Camlin
2 Aug 10 at 6:20 am
Hey Matt,
Thanks, I’ll add the US track to my post. To get Handbrake to go to a specific track, when it opens up, hit cancel when it asks you to open the source. Then use you should then be able to select the source, after that a dialogue box will open up to ask you the track you want to record.
Great for backing up, specially the kids DVD’s!
Cheers
Simon
Simon
3 Aug 10 at 9:33 am