Thank you Tim. This is perfect! :)
On Nov 4, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi Kimberly, > > To use Handbrake: > > Place the DVD in your drive. > 2. DVD Player will most likely automatically open, just wait until it does > then press cmd-q to Quit DVD Player. > 3. Open the Handbrake app. It usually brings you to an Open dialog upon > startup. > 4. Press cmd-shift-c to bring up a list of devices attached to your computer. > 5. Interact with the File Table and select the DVD. Press return. > 6. Wait while Handbrake reads the info on the DVD. > 7. I have Handbrake set to convert to Apple Universal which is within the > Table of the Drawer. > 8. I also have Handbrake set to save my files to the Desktop. You can set > this by pressing the Browse button right after the Destination area of the > Handbrake window. Once you've pressed Browse, just press cmd-shift-d to > bring focus to the Desktop then Press return. > 9. All you need to do is press cmd-s to Start the process after that. > > Things to note: > > • Next time you use Handrake, all you'll need to do is select the movie you > wish to convert then once the Handbrake window is active, just press cmd-s to > start the conversion process. > • This takes quite a while with a commercial DVD, well over an hour usually. > • Once the file has been converted, you'll need to bring it into iTunes in > order to be transferred over to the iPad. > • Just select the newly converted file on your Desktop, then press cmd-o to > Open it. iTunes should open automatically and begin the import process. You > can Interact with the LCD section of iTunes to determine when the import has > completed. You can then go into the Movies portion of your Library and then > locate the movie in your Movies Table. You can even rename and set other tag > info by selecting the movie, then pressing cmd-i to bring up its Info. > Select the Info tab and fix the name and such so it is better labeled. > • Once all that is done the transfer can be done the next time you sync your > iPad. > • Some DVDs mess up the order of the scenes as a method of copy protection. > If this does happen, you'll need sighted assistance to determine the proper > title to actually convert. I or someone else can give instructions for that > if you encounter this issue. > > HTH. > > Later... > > 2. The fir > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2010-11-04, at 10:57 AM, Kimberly thurman wrote: > >> Hello Sara and All: >> >> Sara, I listened to your podcast on Handbreak and Switch. Handbreak will do >> exactly what I want. My granddaughter is sighted and will be delighted >> that she can watch the Princess and the Frog on the iPad. >> >> I do have one question, however. What is the first step when you open >> Handbreak? I noticed you went to the drawer, but it was unclear to me >> exactly what you did after that. I would be eternally grateful if you could >> do a brief step by step of how to get the conversion started. >> >> Thanks in advance! :) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
