Can I use InqScribe with DVDs?

Not yet. We're working on it.

If you really need to work with DVD content, the workaround we recommend is to use a utility like Handbrake (for Mac OS X) or DVD Decrypter (for Windows) to rip the video from the DVD to your hard drive. You can then use InqScribe to work with the hard drive version of the content, and your time codes should align with the DVD version.

The goal is to convert the DVD to an MPEG4 file. There is a great article at Lifehacker that walks you through the conversion process for both Windows and OS X users. Follow Steps 1 and 2. Instead of Step 3 (opening iTunes), you'll open InqScribe and select the MPEG4 file via the “Select Media Source…” dialog.

UPDATE: There is a useful and free tool called Handbrake, now available in both Mac and Windows varieties, that simplifies the process of converting DVD formats to an InqScribe-friendly MPEG4 format. Once you've converted your media to MPEG4, simply locate the file through InqScribe's “Select Media Source…” dialog.

A customer also reports success using a commercial product: DVD to MPEG4 Converter.

Just to let you know that in January I discovered a brilliant DVD to MP4 converter. I did try using a one mentioned on this site which worked initially but then I had trouble in that it was only converting part of a file and there were 2 steps to it. Whereas the one I've been using just literally converts one to another very easily.

There's a fully functional trial, it just puts a watermark on the video but I liked it so much I bought it. I needed the confidence of being able to use something that would convert 50 dvds with no problem and it did :) and when you click 'merge file' then you can rest assured that everything is converted :)
 
inqscribe/media_dvd.txt · Last modified: 2009/01/29 15:12 (external edit)
 
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