Ask iLounge 3-21-08

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Ask iLounge offers readers the opportunity to get answers to their iPod-related questions from a member of the iLounge editorial team. We'll answer several questions here each week, and of course, you can always get help with more immediate concerns from the iLounge Discussion Forums. Submit your questions for consideration using our Ask iLounge Submit Form. We reserve the right to edit questions for grammar, spelling, and length.

The most asked question at iLounge.com:

How do I copy music from my iPod onto my computer?

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The second most asked question at iLounge.com:

How do I put DVDs on my iPod?

For converting DVDs, web video, TV shows and home movies to your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV, we have a three-part series outlining the best formats, settings, and various tools to use for converting all types of video content for use on these devices.

The Complete Guide to iPod, Apple TV and iPhone Video Formats

The Complete Guide to iPod, iPhone and Apple TV Video Conversion (Mac)

The Complete Guide to iPod, iPhone and Apple TV Video Conversion (Windows)

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A: Answers to these and many other questions can be found in two places. Our Free iPod Book 3.3 provides a complete report card to all of the iPod accessories we've reviewed as of summer 2007, as well as over 125 iTunes and iPod tips & tricks. Further, our new 2008 iPod & iPhone Buyers' Guide has accessory tutorials at the page numbers listed in parentheses above. These and other publications in our Library are free downloads, developed by the editors of iLounge!

And now, for this week's Ask iLounge column:

I read your excellent three-part series on converting (ripping) DVDs to watch on an iPod. What are the chances that the process will work without a great deal of difficulty for someone who’s not a computer wizard? Are there other conversion programs that you recommend other than the ones mentioned in the articles? And what about transferring DVDs that I’ve recorded from TV? Can they be watched on an iPod?

- MJ

For most users who simply want a simple and straightforward method for converting their commercial DVDs into an iTunes-ready format we generally recommend Handbrake, as it provides the most effective one-step solution for this. It also has the advantage of being updated quite regularly to provide support for new features such as subtitles and Dolby Digital sound (which is now supported on the Apple TV 2.0 firmware). Handbrake’s normal default pre-sets will generally produce more than acceptable results for the casual user, so don’t be intimidated by all of the advanced settings that are otherwise available.

For Windows users looking to copy commercial copy-protected DVDs (ie, movies and TV shows), an additional DVD decryption component is required since the open-source DVD decryption libraries that Handbrake uses on the Mac are not available on the Windows platform. Tools such as DVD Decryptor and DVD43 can be used for this, and are explained in our Windows conversion tutorial. DVD43 is generally the recommended solution for the average user, as it simply sits in the system tray and silently decrypts the DVD as Handbrake reads it, so there is no need for any extra steps.

Users of Handbrake on the Mac should not require any additional software beyond Handbrake itself, as the Mac version includes the necessary DVD decryption components built in.

Note that DVDs that you have recorded yourself from TV or from home movies will not have any copy-protection on them, however, and these can therefore be fed into Handbrake without any additional tools required to decrypt them, so this should be an even simpler process. Other than the copy protection, there is really no difference between converting a DVD that you’ve recorded yourself versus on that was purchased in a store.

It should also be mentioned that the legality of the process of “ripping” commercial DVDs varies in different countries due to the issues surrounding the copy protection itself. For example, in the U.S. the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibits the circumvention of technical copy protection restrictions (such as those found on commercial DVDs) for any reason, apparently including fair personal use. You should therefore of course consult the laws in your particular country of residence.

Does the iPod classic fifth generation support subtitles when movies are played on its built-in screen or on TV?

- Dragos

For the sake of clarity, the term “iPod classic” generally refers only to the 2007 model iPod, which is by definition the sixth generation iPod model.

Assuming that you are referring to the fifth-generation iPod released in 2005/2006, rather than the current iPod classic, this model does not support encoded subtitles (sometimes referred to as “soft subtitles”) in the way that the newer 2007 iPod models do. This means that any movies that have soft captions or subtitles will not display these captions/subtitles on a fifth-generation iPod. The movie itself will still play fine, but any soft subtitles will not be shown.

At this time, however, the availability of encoding tools that will add soft subtitle support to videos that you encode or convert yourself is still very limited, so you are likely only going to find soft subtitles on content purchased from the iTunes Store at this point.

Most of the iPod conversion tools available right now that do offer subtitle support instead actually use “hard” subtitles. These are subtitles that are embedded in the picture, rather than being stored as a separate subtitle track. Naturally any display device will present hard subtitles during playback, since they are part of the video image itself. However, for the same reason you will not be able to turn these subtitles off (again, since they are part of the image, rather than an overlaid subtitle track generated by the device).

Although it is certainly possible that Apple could add subtitle support to the fifth-generation iPod with a firmware update, this seems unlikely at this time, since even the most recent v1.3 firmware update has not added this capability.

I want to use my iPod touch as a portable presentation device. I used iPresent to convert a PowerPoint presentation into a series of JPEG images to show on my iPod as a slideshow, and although I can output video through my Universal Dock, I need to manually control the slideshow. Is there any way to remotely do this? The Apple remote control sends me back to the menu, rather than progressing the slideshow.

- Gill

Unfortunately, this will not work on the iPod touch or iPhone, as the remote control is only used to control the “iPod” application for music/video playback. As you have discovered, using the remote control will return you either to the menu or to the currently playing track within the iPod application. This behavior should be the same for just about any iPod remote control, as they all communicate with the iPod/iPhone via the Dock Connector using the same methods.

Note that all of the traditional iPod models that provide photo display, including the 2007 iPod classic and iPod nano, do provide the capability to use the remote control to play/pause and navigate through a slideshow presentation when being shown on the iPod screen or on an external display. If the ability to use the iPod as a presentation device is a priority, you may want to look at getting one of these iPod models (or an older one) instead.

The ability to remote control slideshows on the iPod touch is obviously not consistent with the traditional iPod models, but it should certainly be possible for Apple to address this in a firmware update if they so desire. You can submit feedback to Apple at http://www.apple.com/feedback and suggest this as an enhancement request.

I have accidentally deleted the voice memo function from my iPod nano. Can I download it back on to my iPod? If so, where?

- Joseph

You cannot actually delete the Voice Memo function from the iPod nano—it’s built in to the iPod firmware. However, the option for it is hidden unless a compatible voice recording accessory is connected to the iPod or there are voice memos still stored on the iPod itself.

Disconnecting your voice recorder when there are no voice memos stored on the iPod will result in the “Voice Memo” menu option disappearing until the voice recorder is reconnected. If there are voice recordings stored on your iPod, the “Voice Memo” option will remain shown, even without a voice recording accessory connected, however, once you erase all of the voice memos from the iPod, the option will also disappear until the voice recorder is reconnected. Basically, the iPod hides the option if you can’t actually use it.

Note that this behavior is slightly different on the older second-generation iPod nano and fifth-generation iPod—these models would leave the “Voice Memo” menu showing under the “Extras” menu once a voice recorder had initially been connected. The iPod classic and iPod nano (with video) on the other hand hide the menu option entirely if there is no voice recorder connected and no voice memos are stored on the device.

Simply reconnect the voice recording accessory and the menu option should reappear. If the menu option still does not reappear even with your voice recording accessory connected, it is possible that the iPod is not detecting the voice recording accessory properly. In this case either the accessory itself may be defective, or the problem may lie with the iPod. A reset and/or factory restore of the iPod may resolve this issue if the problem is on the iPod end. Otherwise you may want to try a different voice recording accessory and/or get your existing one replaced or repaired.

I have a 160 GB iPod Classic. I have downloaded some movies on it and they look and sound great. I want to play these movies on my 61” HDTV, so I bought the Composite Video Cables from the Apple Store and I also bought the docking station so that I could use the remote control. I was able to get the movie to show on my TV but going from the small iPod screen to a 61” HDTV did not work well at all. The video was very pixelated. Is there anything that can be done to have the video play on my TV just as clear as it does on the iPod?

- Anthony

The output quality from the iPod to a television screen will generally be of a lower quality than the video viewed on the iPod itself simply because of the difference in screen size. Further, the maximum image size of a video stored on the iPod classic is 640x480, without anamorphic encoding. This resolution falls below what you might expect to see on an HDTV.

If a video is properly encoded on the iPod, however, it should not look any worse than an average standard-definition television broadcast station. If you are seeing quality significantly below this, you should check the quality of the source video itself, and the software that was used to encode the video and the settings that were used to do so. You can check the resolution of a video file from within iTunes simply by selecting the file and choosing File, Get Info from the iTunes menu. The “Summary” tab will show the resolution and bit-rate of the selected video:

Most videos purchased from the iTunes Store after September 2006 should be encoded with near-DVD quality settings, which will vary depending upon when you purchased the movie and how old it is. Most of Apple’s video content is encoded at a maximum of 640x480, which means that widescreen content is rendered at 640x352 or 640x272—lower than what your HDTV is capable of, but still reasonable enough for casual viewing and again roughly equivalent to an analog TV signal.

Most movies released since Apple announced movie rentals this past January are now being encoded anamorphically to provide a full 480-line presentation (resolutions of 640x480 being anamorphically stretched to 854x480—very close to DVD quality for all intents and purposes).

Note that any video content purchased from the iTunes Store prior to September 2006, however, will likely be encoded in 320x240, which was the original maximum resolution of the fifth-generation iPod prior to that time, and still matches the screen resolution of the current iPod classic models.

The quality of movies downloaded from other sources will vary widely, on the other hand. It is not uncommon to find movies from online file sharing services to be encoded in resolutions of 320x240 or even lower. These will look very poor when presented on a large television screen.

For movies that you encode/convert yourself, you can generally control the settings in the encoding software, assuming that the original source video is of sufficient resolution to begin with. Whenever possible, anamorphic 854x480 encoding at a minimum bit-rate of 1500 kbps should be used to produce acceptable TV output quality. Using higher settings on a lower-resolution source video, however, will not increase the quality of the original video.

Lastly, if you are using an HDTV, you may also find that using the Apple Component AV cables provides a better output quality. In the very least, this will allow the iPod classic to provide progressive 480p output. This tends to produce a smoother picture, and the use of component input seems to also provide better colour quality in our own testing and observations. Note that this will not likely help with “pixellated” video, however—such problems are generally the result of a poorly-encoded or low-resolution video rather than merely a distinction between composite and component inputs.

For more information on optimal resolutions supported by the iPod, see our Complete Guide to iPod, Apple TV and iPhone Video Formats. Our Complete Guide to iTunes Movie Rentals provides some additional information on the video formats and resolutions now available from the iTunes Store for both purchased and rented movies.

Now that my iPod touch is surrounded by a plastic case, it will no longer fit in the docking station of my Altec Lansing inMotion iM7 portable speakers. I’m sure there must be a cable out there somewhere that would connect to the docking portion on one end and connect to my iPod on the other end, but I just can’t seem to figure what it would be called and where I could locate one. Any suggestions?

- KB

One possible option for this is the CableJive Dock Extender Cable for iPod and iPhone which we recently previewed in our First Looks section. This cable will pass through iPod audio output, data transfer and charging power, but will not pass video or audio recording input.

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10-18-07: iPod and Windows Autoplay, Reinstalling iTunes, Manually Managing Videos, iPod charging accessories, iPod touch power and sleep modes, Resyncing recovered iPod content

10-11-07: Managing a class set of iPods, New firmware and older iPods, Windows ME support, Sorting artists by last name, 3G iPod car audio compatibility, Resetting iPod language

10-5-07: iTunes WiFi Store, Videos with no sound, Managing video content manually, Tagging TV Shows, Renaming iPod, Flash support on iPhone, Removing multiple artwork images, iPhone and multi-recipient SMS, US/UK iPod compatibility, Photo storage on iPod touch

9-27-07: iPod classic audio quality, New iPod models: features and accessory compatibility, Transferring music from iPod 5G to classic, iPod nano voice recording, Storing multiple bitrates in iTunes

9-7-07: Special Edition on the new iPod lineup - users most common questions answered about the new iPod lineup and new iTunes release, including accessory compatibility and new software features.

8-30-07: Playing single tracks, iPhone sleep timer, Deleting iPod content, TV shows do not appear on iPod, Manually sorting playlists, Fitting content onto audio CDs, Car line-out solutions

8-23-07: Set Video Kind within files, Authorization and iPod transfer, Chat Clients for iPhone, Importing CDs for gapless playback, Tethering iPhone, Burning Purchased Tracks

8-16-07: Managing podcasts, Bookmarking audiobooks, No artwork in Cover Flow, Storing iTunes content on two hard drives, Sleeping with an iPod, ROKR sunglasses and iPhone, Selling an iPod

8-9-07: Playing Podcast episodes in sequence, Recording radio in iTunes, New iPod with songs already on it, Authorized Computers, Sync iPod with a new computer, Transferring a Windows iPod to a MacBook

8-2-07: Syncing the iPhone to more than one computer, Transferring iTunes music to the Blackberry, Continuous video playback on the iPod, Problems editing track info in iTunes, Transferring content from iPhone to computer, Video playback from the iPhone, Sending MMS messages from the iPhone

7-26-07: Transferring photos from iPhone, Using iPhone speaker and dock, Song volume adjustments in iTunes, Transfer from a Mac-formatted iPod in Windows Vista, iTunes Other category and TV show syncing, Printing track lists from iTunes

7-19-07: Importing MP3 CDs, Using two iPods on one computer, Showing current track in Windows Messenger, iPod nano accessory compatibility, Keeping content only on the iPod, Transferring between two iTunes libraries

7-12-07: Sorting in iTunes 7.3, Joining CD tracks, Selecting TV Shows for sync, Recovering photos from iPod, Tagging multiple video tracks, iPhone activation requirements

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don’t forget sendstation’s, dockextender!

Posted by studogvetmed in Loveland, CO on March 29, 2008 at 8:20 PM (PDT)

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