FYI - Full Version of Fair Use Wizard is available for free

[Queasy]

Link

The full version of this is normally $20 but the creator is offering it for free for a limited time. This is what I use to convert my DVDs so I can watch them on my 360. It really is a snap.

FairUse Wizard - Easy DVD to iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Classic, AppleTV, Zune, Xbox 360, PS3, Standalone DivX Player, TiVO HD. Encode with DivX, XviD, H.264, VP7 and ffVFW codecs!

Only available in the Full Edition :

Encode for your iPhone, iPod, AppleTV, Zune, Xbox 360, PS3, TiVO HD, or Computer with optimized quality!
Encode your DVDs to watch them on your prefered device with optimal quality! FairUse Full Edition included highly optimized encoding profiles for a variety of popular devices!

Encode much faster !
Encode much faster(1) with a Dual-Core, Quad-Core, SMP, and Hyper-Threading processors optimized build !

Optimize your encodings with the "quality" mode !
Get the best possible quality while only using exactly the needed space. The quality mode is best suited for the archiving of DVD quality movies !

Select exactly what to encode !
Remove any unneeded or repeating credits, encode only your favorite movie parts, .

 

[Trader05]

nice!

 

[sammyunltd]

Can it convert mp4 into XviD?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: sammyunltd
Can it convert mp4 into XviD?

No. It only goes from DVD (or ISO) to Xvid, Divx, etc.

 

[RandomFool]

Awesome, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Dari]

Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Dari
Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

No but it depends. I've converted some that come out perfect. I've converted others that are not so perfect.

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

The 360 won't play ISOs unless it is through the Media Center. It will play Divx, Xvid, WMV, and h.264 through the dash.

I'm not sure about the PS3. I don't think it can play ISOs though.

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Dari
Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

No but it depends. I've converted some that come out perfect. I've converted others that are not so perfect.

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

The 360 won't play ISOs unless it is through the Media Center. It will play Divx, Xvid, WMV, and h.264 through the dash.

I'm not sure about the PS3. I don't think it can play ISOs though.

Thanx. To get the highest quality, do you use Divx, h.264 or Xvid?

 

[blurredvision]

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Dari

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Dari
Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

No but it depends. I've converted some that come out perfect. I've converted others that are not so perfect.

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

The 360 won't play ISOs unless it is through the Media Center. It will play Divx, Xvid, WMV, and h.264 through the dash.

I'm not sure about the PS3. I don't think it can play ISOs though.

Thanx. To get the highest quality, do you use Divx, h.264 or Xvid?

I used Xvid because the 360's version of h.264 doesn't support 5.1 surround....only 2 channels.

 

[pennylane]

Does this program let you create a lossless version of the DVD that your 360 or PS3 can play? That's what I'm interested in. Even if it's full DVD size. Just something the 360/PS3 can play.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
Does this program let you create a lossless version of the DVD that your 360 or PS3 can play? That's what I'm interested in. Even if it's full DVD size. Just something the 360/PS3 can play.

Pretty much. You can adjust the file size/compression ratio to whatever quality you desire.

 

[WraithETC]

Thanks. Needed it for my zune/ps3/360

 

[bearxor]

Word gets around quick - bandwidth limit reached.

 

[mc866]

Quick? I posted this is software for Windows last week .

Link

But yes, great program for getting content to your consoles. I'm currently working on ripping all my DVD's to stream for the 360. Along with Queasy I use Xvid/AC3 for settings so you get the full 5.1 through the 360. The files are a little larger but I think it's worth it.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: bearxor
Word gets around quick - bandwidth limit reached.

It's back up.

 

[biggestmuff]

MFL.

I really dislike the current tool I'm using to convert.

Is this a one step process once you set up all of the parameters of the rip?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
MFL.

I really dislike the current tool I'm using to convert.

Is this a one step process once you set up all of the parameters of the rip?

Pretty much. Just choose the filename, how much you want (or don't want) to crop, choose the audio stream and then choose the file size/compression ratio. I usually got in the 90:1 - 100:1 compression ration.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Dari
Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

No but it depends. I've converted some that come out perfect. I've converted others that are not so perfect.

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

The 360 won't play ISOs unless it is through the Media Center. It will play Divx, Xvid, WMV, and h.264 through the dash.

I'm not sure about the PS3. I don't think it can play ISOs though.

How do you play ISO through media center?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Dari
Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

No but it depends. I've converted some that come out perfect. I've converted others that are not so perfect.

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

The 360 won't play ISOs unless it is through the Media Center. It will play Divx, Xvid, WMV, and h.264 through the dash.

I'm not sure about the PS3. I don't think it can play ISOs though.

How do you play ISO through media center?

You know, I did it once not long after the 360 came out and I've forgot.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Dari
Thanx a lot. Any loss in quality?

No but it depends. I've converted some that come out perfect. I've converted others that are not so perfect.

A bit off-topic but is there any reason why you can't do a one-to-one copy and just play the ISO? Why do you need to convert to another format?

The 360 won't play ISOs unless it is through the Media Center. It will play Divx, Xvid, WMV, and h.264 through the dash.

I'm not sure about the PS3. I don't think it can play ISOs though.

How do you play ISO through media center?

You know, I did it once not long after the 360 came out and I've forgot.

I've tried but haven't figured it out. Maybe I'll just convert everything to a 360 format. I really hate though that you can't watch XVID in Windows Media Center.

 

[oznerol]

I really wish you could stream ISOs to your 360 (or PS3 for that matter). I would write off DVDs altogether.

If anyone has any suggestions at all, I'm quite interested.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: ducci
I really wish you could stream ISOs to your 360 (or PS3 for that matter). I would write off DVDs altogether.

If anyone has any suggestions at all, I'm quite interested.

Funny how the original XBox can. Hmmm.

 

[oznerol]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: ducci
I really wish you could stream ISOs to your 360 (or PS3 for that matter). I would write off DVDs altogether.

If anyone has any suggestions at all, I'm quite interested.

Funny how the original XBox can. Hmmm.

Yea, but there's no HD upscaling and you need to mod it. Unacceptable.

 

[SAWYER]

So I could rip all my dvds to my pc and stream them to my 360? What is the best what to organize and manage all of these rips?