For Windows users interested in taking their DVDs with them on their tablets via a single pass encoding... (Note : other options may be available for other OSs). * Get and install Handbrake & DVD43 (Free downloads -- search google for links) * Put the DVD in your computer, and open up Handbrake. ** In Handbrake, *** Select Presets > PSP, *** Source -- DVD Video_TS folder, *** Pick a file location for the MP4 files. *** Select Mpeg4 for encoder. *** Set Width 400 Height 240 *** Select Video Settings => Constant Quality 70%. (makes a 200-400M file depending upon movie length). **** You can optionally select a target file size... I haven't tried that option yet. *** Click Encode Video. It can take a while to encode (hrs), especially the last 'mux' step, which doesn't provide a time to completion. * Move the file to your tablet via USB cable. * The file plays on Media Player. Select file with file manager. Get better battery life by going offline. Note -- Handbrake (v 0.9.1) doesn't appear to properly handle encoding DVD TV episodes. It only encodes the first show on the DVD. A work around may be to queing individual files in the video_ts folder with Handbrake. Disclaimer -- Don't use this process to make and pass around copies of copyrighted DVDs... That's a crime... -- Always, Dr Fred C drfredc at drfredc.com
