Endoding DVD to play on the Captivate AND TV

[MightyPreHammer]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anybody had a recommended program and/or settings for encoding a DVD to play on the Captivate and on a TV via the headphone jack video out cable. I know that the video out is limited to non-HD quality (480i?) but I would like it to look as good as possible on the TV as well as the Captivate itself. Any thoughts or help here is much appreciated.

 

[Mr_Armageddon]

I have personally encoded my entire DVD collection (around 1,000 DVDs) using DVDFab.
DVDFab DVD converter software, converts DVD to any video & audio formats with fast speed and high quality.

It is very easy to use, has tons of options, and if your rig is fast, it can do a two pass h.264 or xvid encoded rip in about 20min. Now supports CUDA as well to accelerate the process via your GPU.

I tyipically encode with the following settings:
Codec: Xvid or H.264
Bit Rate: 1300 kbps
Audio: AC3 5.1ch

The great thing is, all of my ripped videos play perfectly using Samsung's built in Video player. Couldn't be happier with DVDFab... or my Captivate.

 

[MightyPreHammer]

This is awesome thanks.

 

[Mr_Armageddon]

This is awesome thanks.

Glad I could help.

All of my movies retain uncompressed 5.1 sourround sound (AC3), and I have to re-encode them to work on my Zune HD. Not so with the captivate. Its really nice not having to re-encode my DVD rips. Plus the Samsung video player actually simulates 5.1 sourround sound when wearing headphones. Love it.

If you are looking for a free solition, try Handbrake. It works Ok, but doesn't give you near as many options as DVDFab.

 

[hammy#AC]

I use handbrake (free) on pc, and the videos look great. .h264

 

[mlombar]

Hammy i tried handbreak but it made the file way too big. it was over 2.4gb. can you tell me what setting you use? thanks for the help.