Free encoder (Advanced simple profile) for MAC?

[wind30]

Hi people,

I am having some trouble ripping DVDs for my epson P3000, which supports mpeg4 (advanced simple profile) ....

I am using Handbrake to rip the DVDs but it seems that the encoding is x264.... Is there any freeware similar to Handbrake than can rip DVDs into advanced simple profile MPEG4?

[dreamerz]

for window can use this...http://www.erightsoft.net/Superdc.html

mac i nt sure...

[madmacs]

i'm using visualhub. not free but very good value for usd23+.

http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

[wind30]

Originally Posted by madmacs i'm using visualhub. not free but very good value for usd23+. http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

can it rip DVDs directly? basically allow you to choose specific chapters in the DVD to rip. I like the handbrake UI but somehow the video doesn't playback on my P3000.

[madmacs]

Originally Posted by wind30 can it rip DVDs directly? basically allow you to choose specific chapters in the DVD to rip. I like the handbrake UI but somehow the video doesn't playback on my P3000.

i think it can rip unprotected DVDs but visualhub's strength is in the conversion. for ripping you might want to try mactheripper which is free.

[frenchbean]

Originally Posted by wind30 can it rip DVDs directly? basically allow you to choose specific chapters in the DVD to rip. I like the handbrake UI but somehow the video doesn't playback on my P3000.

Yeah, when i tried handbrake directly the audio and video do not sync properly on my P2000. After a bit of search online, I manage to solve the problem by reencoding the MP4 file created by handbrake using quicktime pro. But it's 1 additional step to do. If anybody else got a better solution please tell me...

Mactheripper do not encode into MP4 i think.

[madmacs]

Originally Posted by frenchbean Yeah, when i tried handbrake directly the audio and video do not sync properly on my P2000. After a bit of search online, I manage to solve the problem by reencoding the MP4 file created by handbrake using quicktime pro. But it's 1 additional step to do. If anybody else got a better solution please tell me... Mactheripper do not encode into MP4 i think.

mactheripper only rips the vob files from the dvd. after that you can use other software like visualhub or handbrake to encode to mp4.

[frenchbean]

Originally Posted by madmacs i'm using visualhub. not free but very good value for usd23+. http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

Visualhub works well for the P-2000? No audio/video out-of-sync problems? Might consider if that's really the case.

[wind30]

Originally Posted by frenchbean Visualhub works well for the P-2000? No audio/video out-of-sync problems? Might consider if that's really the case.

handbrake works fine now for P3000. Dunno if it is because of the ffmpegX I downloaded. I just choose the ffmpeg profile and get a .avi file. It runs perfectly on my P3000. no audio synchronisation problems.

Maybe you should upgrade to P3000

[frenchbean]

Originally Posted by wind30 handbrake works fine now for P3000. Dunno if it is because of the ffmpegX I downloaded. I just choose the ffmpeg profile and get a .avi file. It runs perfectly on my P3000. no audio synchronisation problems. Maybe you should upgrade to P3000

Argghh... dun tempt me... Maybe Epson will come up with a firmware upgrade so that the P2000 can play fine too?

[madmacs]

Originally Posted by frenchbean Visualhub works well for the P-2000? No audio/video out-of-sync problems? Might consider if that's really the case.

try the demo first.

[studiolabmaster]

Originally Posted by dreamerz for window can use this...http://www.erightsoft.net/Superdc.html mac i nt sure...

hi,thanks for the link...........but what is the site that i can download this software????pls advice.