Copy DVDs to Your iPod: A Series Summary and a Correction
Last week I wrote a 3 part series explaining how to copy (a.k.a. rip) a DVD movie to your iPod:
- The first article listed the two pieces of necessary software (DVD43 and Handbrake)
- The second article described how to install and use those two applications together to decrypt and then copy a DVD movie into a format suitable for viewing on an iPod
- The final article in the series described the steps for importing the newly copied movie into your iTunes library and then syncing with your iPod
If you’ve been wanting to put DVD movies you already own onto your iPod, but didn’t know how, then last week’s 3 part series is just what you need.
Correction: Prevent DVD43 from auto loading at start-up
In the second article in the series I recommended disabling DVD43 from loading at start-up. When it’s running in the system tray (it’s default installation behavior) it’s always waiting to “decrypt” anything you put into your DVD/CD drive. So long as you’re copying DVDs, that’s not a problem; however, if you simply want to rip or play a CD, then DVD43 can sometimes cause you’re system to lock up.
You can use msconfig, as described in the second article, to disable the auto loading of DVD43. Unfortunately,the next time you start your computer, Windows pops up with a warning dialog box. The best way to permanently stop DVD43 from loading at start-up is to remove it from the Windows Registry.
- Click the “Start” button in the lower left part of your desktop
- Slide up to and select “Run”
- In the “Open” input box, type “regedit” (without the quotes) and press “OK” and the registry editor opens
- From the menu bar select Edit->Find
- In the Find dialog box type “dvd43_tray” (without the quotes) and press “Find Next”
- Your search should return the following registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- Click once on the entry for “dvd43_tray” in the right hand panel to select it
- Finally, from the menu bar select Edit -> Delete and answer yes when prompted if you are sure you want to delete this entry
- Exit regedit and restart your computer
Final word about proper use of Handbrake
Using DVD43 and Handbrake together is an easy way to make copies of movies and television shows for viewing on your iPod or other display devices. Keep in mind, however, that copyright laws are strict and I’m certain that the developers for either product DO NOT advocate illegal usage of their applications. For the record, you should only make copies of material you already own with the intent to view and then remove and destroy. Proper legal usage of these products allows the developers to continue to working on them without getting pestered by organizations obsessed with copyright protection.
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You had a nice concept which is very useful and informative for your readers. As far as i know there a lot users of Ipod want to know on how they will convert their dvds into their Ipod (or in any format into Ipod) and ask any software where they can use. For that, you posted topic will be a big help for those users who looking for a solution. I suggest you to posted it also in some social bookmarking (digg, delicious or stumbleupon) so others will read your posted topic. Keep it up the good work…
Thanks for the feedback Mara. This summary post has been submitted to StumbleUpon. As for Digg, I’m not sure if Digg regular would find it all that interesting. Of course, if you’d like to Digg it, by all means be my guest.
Thanks for the comment
Sweet, I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this for a little while now and it has been driving me nuts! Thanks for the info man.
Hi Mel, glad you found the article helpful. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Can’t wait to try this over the weekend with my new iPod Nano.
Well, it’s Monday and the weekend is over. How did the DVD ripping experiment go?
Thank you for the tutorial , great, thanks !
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A damn complete tutorial, Thanks anyway now I can watch my DVD’s while I’m on journey…
Great
Jazili, glad you found the tutorial useful. Thanks for the comment and please come back once in awhile. I post additional tips about DVD ripping as I discover them myself.
Bret,
Thank you for the tutorial, it was VERY helpful!
You’re very welcome Tom. Thanks for stopping by.
I am new at backing up my movies and just downloaded DVD43 and Handbrake today. If I remove DVD43 from my tray, do I just start it like a regular program when I want to copy? I know this might be a simple question but I find if I don’t ask I usually end up in a bad place. Thanks, Troy
I know zero about what all the settings need to be for handbrake and the guide is not helpful. I don’t have an ipod, I use a blackberry to view video so finding help for handbrake is impossible. Not that people don’t try, there is a million posts if you know all the lingo. Looked all day today. Can you suggest another rip program to use with DVD43 that has a complete and simple approach for making copies to DVD and other devices? I give up on handbrake. Thanks.
Hi Troy, thanks for the comments/questions.
As for removing DVD43 from the system tray…yes, once removed just start it like any other application. Locate the launch icon on your desktop or in the DVD43 program created during installation and it starts the application. You’ll see the icon appear in your system once started. I should point out that I have found DVD43 to be a little flaky at times. Therefore I recommend inserting your DVD into your DVD drive and then starting DVD43. When I do this process out of order, it oftenn locks up my machine.
As for other DVD ripping applications…well, I’m pretty dedicated to Handbrake since I’ve been very successful with it. There are some applications out there you can buy in the $20 to $40 range that claim to do the same thing. I have also heard good things about DVD Decrypter (http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/). Similar to Handbrake it is also free but I’ve never tried it. I think the trick to ripping DVDs for your Blackberry is to fully understand what video formats the Blackberry supports. I believe that this document from Blackberry should be able to help you (http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/articles/216/KB05419_f.SAL_Public.html). One last thing. Even after ripped to a different format, movies can be very large. You’ll want to make sure you have enough space on your Blackberry for such movies before spending any more time on it (1 hour of MP4 video is approximately 275 MB).
Thanks again for the comment. Hope I have answered both of your questions.
Nice tips.Specialy one with correction prevent DVD43 from auto loading at start-up
Thanks for the positive feedback horoskop. And yes, preventing DVD43 from auto starting is a good idea. The little application is very helpful; however, if you’re not ripping DVDs, it can cause lots of unwanted problems.
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