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Transcode the DVD from the raw image that you just ripped to your hard drive into the format of your choice

This is a continuation of the WDTV HD Media Player How-To series.

There are any number of programs that you can use to do this. However, I prefer Handbrake because it’s open-source and it’s free to use. Handbrake is relatively easy to use, but there are a large number of options that you can choose from throughout the program. When I transcode video for my WDTV, I use the XBox 360 Preset:

Let’s get started. You’ll need to know where your VIDEO_TS folder is that you created in the previous step (or you can do this straight from the DVD)

- Open Handbrake and select the source:
Click on Source and Select DVD/VIDEO_TS folder (Notice that if you have a DVD in the drive you can select that also). You should see this screen:

Notice that I have drilled down to the location of the VIDEO_TS folder that we created in Step 1.
You will get this pop-up while the program reads that location:

- Select the Destination of the new file (E:\VALKYRIE.mp4) in this example

Click Start (The one thing I really like about Handbrake is it will allow you do create a queue if you want to do multiple files – I won’t go into how to do that here, but it’s relatively easy to do – just hit the Add to Queue button and do more!)

When you click start you’ll see a similar DOS window pop up. Do not close it or you’ll kill the process.

This process will take quite awhile and the ETA shown in the command prompt should be fairly accurate. The older the machine you have, the longer it will take. To speed it up, you’ll need better (and more) processing power.

Once this process is finished, the command prompt window will close and you should see the MP4 file in the location that you picked.

Coming Soon – How to Tag the MP4 file with DVD cover art.