I was on a flight from Denver to Chicago a couple months ago that offered no video (movie or otherwise) and a lot of junk on the audio. Something to watch, even on a small screen was welcoming. Angie Dickinson Mickle Avocado Productions Arvada, CO www.avocadoproductions.com 800-246-3811 Jack Palmer wrote: > Frankly I have wondered about that. Why would anyone want to watch a > movie on a DVD? They are often too large in scope to even enjoy on a TV > screen. Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Strauss" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 10:12 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod > > >> I have used software/instructions found at >> >> video-2-ipod.com >> >> It costs $34.95 and works fine on a PC, although it takes a while. >> Part of >> it is a decrypter and part of it is a transcoder (freeware called >> Videora) >> that converts the decrypted file to a file that the iPod reads. I >> think the >> sticking point is the decryption, which would seem not legal. I also had >> problems with the sound. The version of Quicktime/iTunes that came >> with the >> iPod was fine, but I downloaded a new version of Quicktime/iTunes and >> during >> playback from the iPod, the audio portion of the movies stopped after >> about >> 20 seconds, although the video continued. Re-loading the >> Quicktime/iTunes >> that came with the iPod restored the audio. Quicktime strikes again. I >> only converted a few dvd's, because it is devilish hard to view a >> movie on >> the iPod screen. >> >> >> -- >> Frank B Strauss, DMD >> >> > > > >