How to copy my own DVD to my iPhone 3GS

jerryjal · 27-06-2009, 5:19 PM

Please please help, my iPhone is still very new to me and although I love my gadgets I don't always know how to do what I want with them!

I know that there are other threads on this subject but I need some answers in lamens terms (please)

Could someone please tell me in easy to understand steps how I put one of my own DVDs on to my iPhone, I have googled it and ended up with a headache, I'm getting easily confused which is so so frustrating. I just need an easy and simple guide so I can do what I need to do.

If there is anyone out there with the time and patience to help me then it would be very much appreciated. I'M using windows xp.

Many many thanks in advance.

chelsea.tone · 27-06-2009, 5:23 PM

Hi Jerry, if you get videora then that will do it and it has a step by step guide too

Tony

RobM · 27-06-2009, 7:04 PM

Handbrake is another great free app that has presets for the likes of the iPhone

johnny-17 · 27-06-2009, 7:07 PM

Handbrake is an easy to use program that converts stuff to many formats including ipod/iphone for you. You can play with the quality of recordings easily etc.

johnny-17 · 27-06-2009, 7:08 PM

Just beat me to it

jerryjal · 27-06-2009, 8:39 PM

Just giving videora a go, I'll let you know how it goes. Many thanks to those of you that have helped.

tomelli · 27-06-2009, 8:52 PM

Hi Jerry
Very interested as to how you got on. What size are the dvds when placed on your iphone?

jerryjal · 27-06-2009, 8:57 PM

Not quite finished yet, the computer says that it should be finished in 40 mins or so. As soon as I know I'll post. Fingers crossed!!

John Martin · 27-06-2009, 8:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jerryjal

Just giving videora a go, I'll let you know how it goes. Many thanks to those of you that have helped.

How is it coping with commercial DVDs? I used to have ripper/downsizer for my PocketPC which worked with most commercial DVDs. Any problems with DRM?

**Steven** · 27-06-2009, 8:57 PM

Handbrake is most versatile

http://www.avforums.com/forums/mac-h...ml#post8918254 (for home use)

jerryjal · 27-06-2009, 9:59 PM

An update as promised. Well if I had not been a prat then everything would have been fine. The picture is perfect, however because I missed the box clearly marked AUDIO I have no sound!!!!!

I will re do it and expect everything to be fine so once again thanks to you all for the help and I am certainly more confident now than I was before

bigdavecox90 · 27-06-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jerryjal

An update as promised. Well if I had not been a prat then everything would have been fine. The picture is perfect, however because I missed the box clearly marked AUDIO I have no sound!!!!!

I will re do it and expect everything to be fine so once again thanks to you all for the help and I am certainly more confident now than I was before

Did you just rip straight from DVD to iPhone mate?

jerryjal · 28-06-2009, 1:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdavecox90

Did you just rip straight from DVD to iPhone mate?

Hi, I used videora as suggested to me. I also downloaded DVD decripter which you need to do. The step by step that they have is very good.
Hope that helps and good luck.

chelsea.tone · 28-06-2009, 5:06 AM

Hi jerry, glad it helped. Quite an easy program, as long as you follow the steps .

Tony

tomelli · 28-06-2009, 5:53 AM

Hi Jerry
How much space does a dvd take up?

jerryjal · 28-06-2009, 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tomelli

Hi Jerry
How much space does a dvd take up?

Borat take up just over 400mb,
hope i have helped.

John Martin · 28-06-2009, 6:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jerryjal

Borat take up just over 400mb,
hope i have helped.

Just wasted an hour trying to get Videora to install. Kept hanging and freezing my computer. Think I'll go and try handbrake ...

John Martin · 28-06-2009, 7:00 PM

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Originally Posted by John Martin

Just wasted an hour trying to get Videora to install. Kept hanging and freezing my computer. Think I'll go and try handbrake ...

Hmmm ... no version for Windows Vista ...

andy_lee007uk · 28-06-2009, 7:19 PM

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Originally Posted by John Martin

Hmmm ... no version for Windows Vista ...

Errr... I'm running handbrake on my windows vista machine and very good It is too

Goto the following link and download the GUI version for windows: HandBrake

pm79 · 28-06-2009, 7:41 PM

I am just decoding an avi file using handbrake...It's 1.2GB avi file. 40 minutes have passed and it's decoded about 13% and it's showing ETA of 5 hr 13 minutes

.... Is that normal!

John Martin · 28-06-2009, 8:48 PM

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Originally Posted by andy_lee007uk

Errr... I'm running handbrake on my windows vista machine and very good It is too

Goto the following link and download the GUI version for windows: HandBrake

Don't know how I managed to miss that.

Now, I've downloaded DVDdecrypter as well. I want it to rip my own DVDs for use on the iphone 3GS. I suppose I rip the DVDs at a high quality setting (AVI?) and then use handbrake to convert for the iphone?

andy_lee007uk · 28-06-2009, 9:59 PM

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Originally Posted by John Martin

Don't know how I managed to miss that.

Now, I've downloaded DVDdecrypter as well. I want it to rip my own DVDs for use on the iphone 3GS. I suppose I rip the DVDs at a high quality setting (AVI?) and then use handbrake to convert for the iphone?

You can just rip the DVD's with handbrake without having to use DVDdecrypter. I use DVD43 which is a free program that takes of the disc encryption and then use the Iphone/touch setting in handbrake and save to a folder on my desktop called "Iphone movies", save the file as a m4v file then upload to itunes and set as either a movie (defualt) or tv show via the get info setting.

If your converting tv series into iphone rips and want them all as one big file, try the following:

1. use dvdshrink to turn the disc into several VOB files and save in the same location, e.g. "iphone VOB's"

2. use VOBmerge (google it) freeware to join all the vobs together into one big VOB file and name whatever you want

3. use hanbrake to convert the single big VOB file into a Iphone firnedly m4v file.

John Martin · 28-06-2009, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by andy_lee007uk

You can just rip the DVD's with handbrake without having to use DVDdecrypter.

The Handbrake website guide to the GUI version for windows says that it won't encrypt commercial DVDs. (just checked there to confirm this)

hutch · 28-06-2009, 10:52 PM

I must point out that there is dubious legality about using programs like DVD Decrypter to remove copy protection even if the copy is only for your own personal use. I'll leave this thread open but I feel that I do have to point that out to everyone.

andy_lee007uk · 28-06-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by hutch

I must point out that there is dubious legality about using programs like DVD Decrypter to remove copy protection even if the copy is only for your own personal use. I'll leave this thread open but I feel that I do have to point that out to everyone.

Fair comment... Backing up your own discs etc... is a murky world of copyright infringes

Also with regards to handbrake not converting commercial DVD's you could use DVD43 (google it) to legitimally "back up" your own DVD's

John Martin · 28-06-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hutch

I must point out that there is dubious legality about using programs like DVD Decrypter to remove copy protection even if the copy is only for your own personal use. I'll leave this thread open but I feel that I do have to point that out to everyone.

Thanks. I'm aware of that, but any such use would be of DVDs I already own, and for my own use only. I doubt that I would keep the copy for more than a few weeks. Not really any worse than copying my own LPs, CDs etc to iPhone for personal use, although I would agree that under the current law the legal position is not the same. Of course, the record/DVD companies would like us to purchase a new copy for each medium. Perhaps I should just dub/edit a few films on TV using one of my DVD recorders, and encrypt them. After all they're not copy protected

Then there is the whole can of worms with Regional Coding of DVDs, blu-ray etc. I wouldn't mind that so much if they ALWAYS released R1 discs in R2 format as well, but ... I'm drifting off-topic.

John Martin · 29-06-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by John Martin

Thanks. I'm aware of that, but any such use would be of DVDs I already own, and for my own use only. I doubt that I would keep the copy for more than a few weeks. Not really any worse than copying my own LPs, CDs etc to iPhone for personal use, although I would agree that under the current law the legal position is not the same. Of course, the record/DVD companies would like us to purchase a new copy for each medium. Perhaps I should just dub/edit a few films on TV using one of my DVD recorders, and encrypt them. After all they're not copy protected

Then there is the whole can of worms with Regional Coding of DVDs, blu-ray etc. I wouldn't mind that so much if they ALWAYS released R1 discs in R2 format as well, but ... I'm drifting off-topic.

It's all academic now, anyway, as SWMBO has pointed out that when I used to use my PocketPC for watching videos on holiday, I invariably finished up with backache/neckache/etc after half an hour. So I'll forget the whole thing, just use the video bit for clips of the grandkids to show off to friends, and download some games from the app store. What she actually said was "it was a 9 days wonder last time, and you wasted a lot of time doing it".
She seems to think I ought to talk to her occasionally when we're on holiday - how unreasonable can she get?

the porter · 29-06-2009, 3:03 PM

i use avs video converter 6 to convert my blu rays to the iphone works a treat