OT - Convert DVD for youtube?

[Adrian Brentnall]

Hi All My knowledge of video format's is about as good as Manuel's grasp of English - so apologies in advance.

I need a simple way to convert a client's home-produced DVD into the right format for YouTube. Low-cost is good, free is even better.

I have a bunch of VOB files that open on this PC to play video - I need to end up with whatever YouTube feeds on.

I've Googled - and I'm even more confused... (seems that moving pictures have moved on from 8mm celluloid !

Any suggestions please ? Thanks Adrian

[Nitro®]

the tools and guides you need.

[Andy Burns]

[Mark]

That link doesn't work for me. You could also try this:

[Andy Burns]

It would do if it hadn't wrapped, I did try to prevent that by enclosing in but hey, try this which is the same thing

[Another Dave]

I think it should be >....< :-)

Another Dave

[Andy Burns]

No, definitely the other way round, from RFC2396

"Using angle brackets around each URI is especially recommended as a delimiting style for URI that contain whitespace."

Sometimes it just b0rks anyway, probably a Thunderbird thing ...

[Steve Firth]

Use Handbrake. It's fast, simple and free and it is designed for what you are trying to do.

[Adrian Brentnall]

Hi again

Many thanks to everybody with suggestions - I downloaded & installed Vidcoder

did the job.....

Thanks aga> Hi All

[Ian Jackson]

It's OK up to 'DVD', then there's a space, then 'to YOUTUBE">' The two spaces will be illegal characters.

[Andy Burns]

Yeah, I could have converted them to '+' signs I suppose ...

[Adrian C]

and free and it is designed for what you

Nope. Presets look very Apple iToy centric.

However, that can be rectified.

Try this

google "handbrake youtube"

[Steve Firth]

At the risk of sounding as if I am talking to the retarded, you are aware that it is possible to create your own preset in Handbrake, aren't you? I use it to create a variety of mp4 and mkv outputs and it's fit for purpose.