[conker]

Wirelessly posted

Originally Posted by EricScott

Has anyone found a "all-in-one solution" for converting video to play on the Bold that:

1. Works w/ both DVDs and video files (particularly iTunes m4v DRM files)
2. Is relatively easy to use
3. Works well on Vista Home Premium w/o installing all sorts of garbage that I don't want / need

I am willing to pay $30 - $50 or so for such a program (although free is obviously better).

It looks like TuneBite Platinum is a pretty good program for converting DRM iTunes videos into mp4s that can go on the Bold. However I used a previous version (v. 5 vs. v.6 which is out now) and every video I tried had the audio out of sync w/ the video - audio was way ahead. I was testing v.5 on my laptop which may not have enough horsepower to do this properly - although it never crashed. The program costs $40 and I am thinking of buying v.6 and trying it out on my quad core Dell (Vista Home Premium). However I don't believe the program lets you convert DVDs. So it's probably not the ideal solution.

I am somewhat familiar w/ the various video formats but by no means am an expert when it comes to this stuff so if someone could help me out I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, try DVDFab. It's an all in one solution that is easy to use, and produces excellent quality (you can adjust).
www.dvdfab.com

[infernox]

I also use DVDFab. Has everything built in for DVD ripping to normal DVD and to Mobile devices. Plus there's a try it before you buy. Worth a shot.

[jhego]

Im using Xilisoft Video Converter. They have a lot of output options. Although I havent figure out how to select "stretch to fit" screen.

[IS300_TRD]

We need a sticky for this type of topic.

[TheBerry1]

Originally Posted by infernox

I also use DVDFab. Has everything built in for DVD ripping to normal DVD and to Mobile devices. Plus there's a try it before you buy. Worth a shot.

I tried using this software, however, the movies play (MP4) but they also have the subtitles being displayed. How do I get rid of the subtitles? I do not believe this option lies within BB media manager.

[conker]

Originally Posted by TheBerry1

I tried using this software, however, the movies play (MP4) but they also have the subtitles being displayed. How do I get rid of the subtitles? I do not believe this option lies within BB media manager.

There is a checkbox in DVDFab that you unclick. It's on the first screen, below the area where they show you the Audio output formats.