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August 7th 06, 03:29 AM
Guide-how to choose the most satisfactory software to convert DVD to
your mobile devices
In the last few days, in order to choose some nice software to convert
DVD movies to my
palm, I find so much information about it in the Internet that I can
not decide which
software I should choose at last. Maybe there are many persons who have
the same problem
like me, I think. In order to give some useful references, I especially
chose seven programs
which have the functions I need and made some contrasts about them. Now
I decide to write
some words about them, hoping that it will help you a lot.
First, let us know the points we should take into consideration in
choosing the satisfactory
software which can rip DVD video to our mobile devices, such as Pocket
PC, smart Phones and
Palms, etc.
1. Cost/Performance: We all want to gain more with less money.
2. Conversion Quality: We all want to convert DVD to our Pocket PC,
smart Phones and Palms,
then we can have fun when we are moving, so the output quality should
be considered
seriously. Only if the output has high quality, can we get more
pleasure.
3. Conversion Speed: Converting DVD often takes time, so if we have
multiple DVDs to be
converted, a high speed converter would be more important.
4. Easy to Use: Maybe we all like to use an application with simple
interface and steps.
5. Personal Demands: For example, someone just wants to convert part of
the DVD video,
someone wants to add some captions, etc
Second, let me introduce the seven programs to you. And the specific
comparison in the
performance of those programs is in the following table
1 Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio
The software can easily and quickly create DVD videos for playback on
Pocket PC, Palms and
Smart Phones with great image and sound quality. Integrated support for
batch converting
will minimize the routine. You can convert entire movie, or just one or
several chapters,
Pocket DVD Studio will help you convert them one by one automatically.
With a variety of
custom settings, Pocket DVD Studio lets you choose the highest video
quality suited to your
pocket device type. You can adjustable bitrate, video size, Resolution,
etc. You can preview
the movies before you rip them. You can also watch the movies at the
same time when you are
converting. It has the simple and user-friendly interface, and you can
start converting in
just three steps. And you can get more details from the following
table. Generally speaking,
this software is the best in these seven programs and I chose it at
last. If the conversion
can speed up a little more, it would be perfect. However, it's quite
worthy of my 29.95
dollars. By the way, Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio is nominated as
Annual Best Software 2006
by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine. Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s
Annual Best Software
Awards helps users select software that best suit their Windows Mobile
Pocket PC and
Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding
software.
Price: $29.95 http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com
2 CarryDVD
The software supports DVD to MP4, MOV, MJPEG, AMR 3GP, PPC OR
Smartphone file format. It can
extract audio from music or comedy videos, change aspect ratio, apply
pre-set clipping,
capture From TV or Camera (requires hardware), cut out with one easy
click parts from the
beginning and the end you do not want. Also, you can quickly preview to
see how the video
turns out, copy directly to the device for PocketPC, Windows Mobile,
Smartphone. And it
supports for sub-titles in any language available on DVD. Also, you can
Limit play time to
fit the size you want. As to some details, you can get them from the
following table. The
software sounds good, but after I used it, I found it was not worth of
the name. The
interface is very ugly and very rough-and-tumble.
Price: $29.99 http://www.carrydvd.com
3 Pocket DVD Studio
The software supports video files (wmv, avi, mpg, mpeg, rm, rmvb,
Tivo2go, dvr-ms, mov, etc)
and DVDs into portable format (wmv, avi). Better quality with blazing
fast speed. It
incorporates the world's fastest recording technique and provides
better video quality. And
it works for all DVD titles including those titles on which other
products will fail or have
audio problems (e.g. audio cut-out every a few seconds is quite common
when using other DVD
ripper).And it supports smooth aspect ratio control and cropping in
both preview and
recording mode. Also, it can remove movie black bars completely (works
for all DVD and
existing media files). And the software allows you to change codec,
various audio, video,
DVD setting, increase brightness and audio volume, split video file to
fit on several memory
cards, etc. All these are easy to use and easy to test. A beginner can
get started easily
and become an expert soon with the help of an intuitive, friendly user
interface. Generally
speaking, the software is better than most of the seven programs. But
the switch between
batch dealing and alone dealing is discommodious.
Price: $34.95 http://www.pqdvd.com
4 Xilisoft DVD to Pocket PC Ripper
The software supports DVD to WMV、WMA, can check the CPU type and
choose the best conversion
way automatically. And you can see the all process in preview window;
choose the start and
last conversion time. Also, you can choose the result file’ size, add
the caption and
background music. Output parameters are all adjustable. It's suitable
for veterans as well.
All encoders and decoders are built-in. It also supports ripping DVD by
custom file size.
Also, you can choose the interface you like and its interfaces are all
beautiful. But there
is not a good guide for the new users, so it is not easy to use for
them, especially for
someone who has poor computer knowledge.
Price: $29 http://www.xilisoft.com
5 ImTOO DVD to Pocket PC Ripper
The software is very similar to the forth one. It supports DVD to
WMV、WMA, can check the
CPU type and choose the best conversion way automatically. And you can
see the all process
in preview window; choose the start and last conversion time. Also, you
can choose the
result file’ size, add the caption and background music. Output
parameters are all
adjustable. It's suitable for veterans as well. All encoders and
decoders are built-in. It
also supports ripping DVD by custom file size. Also, you can choose the
interface you like
and its interfaces are all beautiful. But there is not a good guide for
the new users, so it
is not easy to use for them, especially for someone who has poor
computer knowledge.
Price: $29 http://www.imtoo.com
6 DVD to Pocket PC
The software supports home movies, DVDs and TV to your Pocket PC
format. You can choose the
output files’ size. Also, you can set some video and audio
parameters. And the software has
a very fast conversion speed. The interface of the software is very
simple, anyone can use
it easily. But it only has a few functions and only can set a few
parameters of video and
audio. And it is a little expensive.
Price: $ 32.95 http://www.makayama.com
7 PocketDVDWizard
The Pocket DVD Wizard supports DVDs, Mpeg, Avi and DivX video to Pocket
PC, Palm,PSP,iPod
Video and more! It is very easy to use. It can works on any PC that
can play DVDs using
Windows Media Player. You can fit over 90 minutes of DVD video on a
single 128mb memory
card. Store 4+ movies on a 512mb memory card, 8+ movies on a 1 GB
memory card. 'Black bars'
on the top and bottom of the picture can be removed from widescreen
recordings. You can
record multiple episodes to separate files without additional user
interaction and enhance
the video brightness for small device screens and extend valuable
battery life. You can
select high quality, balanced output or high speed - you make the
choice. You can select
alternate languages and subtitles. But when I used it, I knew it was
not as good as it was
said.
Price: $28.95 http://www.pocketdvdwizard.com
Third, let me make some summaries about the words above and give some
suggestions for your
reference. Though I am not an expert, I really hope you can get some
useful ideas from my
words.
Summary and suggestion
1) If you care about the Cost/Performance, Wondershare Pocket DVD
Studio would be your most
satisfactory choice. It supports most mobile devices with an acceptable
output quality.
2) If you care about Conversion Quality. Pocket DVD Studio would be
your most satisfactory
choices. Its professional parameter settings may ensure you an
excellence result.
3) If you care about Conversion Speed. DVD to Pocket PC would be your
most satisfactory
choices. Its New Cyberspeed technology ensured 350% faster DVD
conversions.
4) If you have multiple DVDs to be converted, or you just want to
convert partial of the
DVD. You can choose Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio, Xilisoft DVD to
Pocket PC Ripper or ImTOO
DVD to Pocket PC Ripper.
5) If you are Chinese or Japanese, Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio or
ImTOO DVD to Pocket PC
Ripper would be your best choice.
6) If you have poor knowledge in computer. You can choose Wondershare
Pocket DVD Studio, DVD
to Pocket PC or PocketDVDWizard, because they are very easy for you to
use with their
particular user guide.
your mobile devices
In the last few days, in order to choose some nice software to convert
DVD movies to my
palm, I find so much information about it in the Internet that I can
not decide which
software I should choose at last. Maybe there are many persons who have
the same problem
like me, I think. In order to give some useful references, I especially
chose seven programs
which have the functions I need and made some contrasts about them. Now
I decide to write
some words about them, hoping that it will help you a lot.
First, let us know the points we should take into consideration in
choosing the satisfactory
software which can rip DVD video to our mobile devices, such as Pocket
PC, smart Phones and
Palms, etc.
1. Cost/Performance: We all want to gain more with less money.
2. Conversion Quality: We all want to convert DVD to our Pocket PC,
smart Phones and Palms,
then we can have fun when we are moving, so the output quality should
be considered
seriously. Only if the output has high quality, can we get more
pleasure.
3. Conversion Speed: Converting DVD often takes time, so if we have
multiple DVDs to be
converted, a high speed converter would be more important.
4. Easy to Use: Maybe we all like to use an application with simple
interface and steps.
5. Personal Demands: For example, someone just wants to convert part of
the DVD video,
someone wants to add some captions, etc
Second, let me introduce the seven programs to you. And the specific
comparison in the
performance of those programs is in the following table
1 Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio
The software can easily and quickly create DVD videos for playback on
Pocket PC, Palms and
Smart Phones with great image and sound quality. Integrated support for
batch converting
will minimize the routine. You can convert entire movie, or just one or
several chapters,
Pocket DVD Studio will help you convert them one by one automatically.
With a variety of
custom settings, Pocket DVD Studio lets you choose the highest video
quality suited to your
pocket device type. You can adjustable bitrate, video size, Resolution,
etc. You can preview
the movies before you rip them. You can also watch the movies at the
same time when you are
converting. It has the simple and user-friendly interface, and you can
start converting in
just three steps. And you can get more details from the following
table. Generally speaking,
this software is the best in these seven programs and I chose it at
last. If the conversion
can speed up a little more, it would be perfect. However, it's quite
worthy of my 29.95
dollars. By the way, Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio is nominated as
Annual Best Software 2006
by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine. Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s
Annual Best Software
Awards helps users select software that best suit their Windows Mobile
Pocket PC and
Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding
software.
Price: $29.95 http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com
2 CarryDVD
The software supports DVD to MP4, MOV, MJPEG, AMR 3GP, PPC OR
Smartphone file format. It can
extract audio from music or comedy videos, change aspect ratio, apply
pre-set clipping,
capture From TV or Camera (requires hardware), cut out with one easy
click parts from the
beginning and the end you do not want. Also, you can quickly preview to
see how the video
turns out, copy directly to the device for PocketPC, Windows Mobile,
Smartphone. And it
supports for sub-titles in any language available on DVD. Also, you can
Limit play time to
fit the size you want. As to some details, you can get them from the
following table. The
software sounds good, but after I used it, I found it was not worth of
the name. The
interface is very ugly and very rough-and-tumble.
Price: $29.99 http://www.carrydvd.com
3 Pocket DVD Studio
The software supports video files (wmv, avi, mpg, mpeg, rm, rmvb,
Tivo2go, dvr-ms, mov, etc)
and DVDs into portable format (wmv, avi). Better quality with blazing
fast speed. It
incorporates the world's fastest recording technique and provides
better video quality. And
it works for all DVD titles including those titles on which other
products will fail or have
audio problems (e.g. audio cut-out every a few seconds is quite common
when using other DVD
ripper).And it supports smooth aspect ratio control and cropping in
both preview and
recording mode. Also, it can remove movie black bars completely (works
for all DVD and
existing media files). And the software allows you to change codec,
various audio, video,
DVD setting, increase brightness and audio volume, split video file to
fit on several memory
cards, etc. All these are easy to use and easy to test. A beginner can
get started easily
and become an expert soon with the help of an intuitive, friendly user
interface. Generally
speaking, the software is better than most of the seven programs. But
the switch between
batch dealing and alone dealing is discommodious.
Price: $34.95 http://www.pqdvd.com
4 Xilisoft DVD to Pocket PC Ripper
The software supports DVD to WMV、WMA, can check the CPU type and
choose the best conversion
way automatically. And you can see the all process in preview window;
choose the start and
last conversion time. Also, you can choose the result file’ size, add
the caption and
background music. Output parameters are all adjustable. It's suitable
for veterans as well.
All encoders and decoders are built-in. It also supports ripping DVD by
custom file size.
Also, you can choose the interface you like and its interfaces are all
beautiful. But there
is not a good guide for the new users, so it is not easy to use for
them, especially for
someone who has poor computer knowledge.
Price: $29 http://www.xilisoft.com
5 ImTOO DVD to Pocket PC Ripper
The software is very similar to the forth one. It supports DVD to
WMV、WMA, can check the
CPU type and choose the best conversion way automatically. And you can
see the all process
in preview window; choose the start and last conversion time. Also, you
can choose the
result file’ size, add the caption and background music. Output
parameters are all
adjustable. It's suitable for veterans as well. All encoders and
decoders are built-in. It
also supports ripping DVD by custom file size. Also, you can choose the
interface you like
and its interfaces are all beautiful. But there is not a good guide for
the new users, so it
is not easy to use for them, especially for someone who has poor
computer knowledge.
Price: $29 http://www.imtoo.com
6 DVD to Pocket PC
The software supports home movies, DVDs and TV to your Pocket PC
format. You can choose the
output files’ size. Also, you can set some video and audio
parameters. And the software has
a very fast conversion speed. The interface of the software is very
simple, anyone can use
it easily. But it only has a few functions and only can set a few
parameters of video and
audio. And it is a little expensive.
Price: $ 32.95 http://www.makayama.com
7 PocketDVDWizard
The Pocket DVD Wizard supports DVDs, Mpeg, Avi and DivX video to Pocket
PC, Palm,PSP,iPod
Video and more! It is very easy to use. It can works on any PC that
can play DVDs using
Windows Media Player. You can fit over 90 minutes of DVD video on a
single 128mb memory
card. Store 4+ movies on a 512mb memory card, 8+ movies on a 1 GB
memory card. 'Black bars'
on the top and bottom of the picture can be removed from widescreen
recordings. You can
record multiple episodes to separate files without additional user
interaction and enhance
the video brightness for small device screens and extend valuable
battery life. You can
select high quality, balanced output or high speed - you make the
choice. You can select
alternate languages and subtitles. But when I used it, I knew it was
not as good as it was
said.
Price: $28.95 http://www.pocketdvdwizard.com
Third, let me make some summaries about the words above and give some
suggestions for your
reference. Though I am not an expert, I really hope you can get some
useful ideas from my
words.
Summary and suggestion
1) If you care about the Cost/Performance, Wondershare Pocket DVD
Studio would be your most
satisfactory choice. It supports most mobile devices with an acceptable
output quality.
2) If you care about Conversion Quality. Pocket DVD Studio would be
your most satisfactory
choices. Its professional parameter settings may ensure you an
excellence result.
3) If you care about Conversion Speed. DVD to Pocket PC would be your
most satisfactory
choices. Its New Cyberspeed technology ensured 350% faster DVD
conversions.
4) If you have multiple DVDs to be converted, or you just want to
convert partial of the
DVD. You can choose Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio, Xilisoft DVD to
Pocket PC Ripper or ImTOO
DVD to Pocket PC Ripper.
5) If you are Chinese or Japanese, Wondershare Pocket DVD Studio or
ImTOO DVD to Pocket PC
Ripper would be your best choice.
6) If you have poor knowledge in computer. You can choose Wondershare
Pocket DVD Studio, DVD
to Pocket PC or PocketDVDWizard, because they are very easy for you to
use with their
particular user guide.