Is this a free program?

never heard of it...

what's it supposed to do? you can do the complete conversion from dvd to pocket pc without any commercial software...

I was just looking around for the best way to play "my own dvds" on my Axim and the best/fastest way to convert them. Any help? It seems a little confusing. I have tried to read all the posts, but there is sooooo much.

Try and read about PocketDivxEncoder.
Good luck.

tralalala and his toys

Yup... smartripper or dvd decrypter -- both of these will let you rip your dvds to your hard drive -- then pocket divx encoder to encode from these rips to a format your pocket pc can play.

Anyone know of a freeware DVD ripper? that includes sound? I don't feel like paying anyone money...

Apple iPhone 8GB

Have owned:
Dell Axim x30 Mid
Dell Axim x3 300 mhz
Toshiba e310

i just listed two in the post previous to yours... either smartripper or dvd decrypter, then pocket divx encoder to encode.... all these three are free.

Pocketdivx encoder is amazing.

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I use DVD Shrink 3.1, it lets you copy all menues and audio. I select the main title (the actual movie) and only one audio format (the highest one). I then rip that to the Harddrive. WHen that is done I rename it to an .mpg file. (the latgest .vob file is the one you want to convert to mpg)Run it through PocketDivXEncoder and you have yourself a great movie that will run best with betaplayer.
These are all free programs, or at least were when I got them. If you want more detailed instructions with pics I can post them.

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I would love some more info on the programs

I'll post a way how to put a DVD on a PDA in about 20 minutes. I'm actually doing that now, so I have to wait until I can start over to take pictures of it. Estiamte it to be done in about an hour. So you have an idea of what you need, get these:
DVD Shrink
Pocket DivX Encoder
Beta Player

You will need all of those for the tutorial.

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

1# dvd ripper is a free program for a trial period but i think then you have to buy it. I tried it and didnt really like. You should just get DVD to POCKET PC. It is very simple to you. It is a one step transcoding tool. I personally only have because it only takes one step, but i know how to use multiple free ware programs. Takes longer to do but it is FREE. Try looking at www.doom9.org for free ware video editing and burning software!!!

   

Pocket DivX encodes vob files and such? I could only get those programs to produce vob and ifo files.

Apple iPhone 8GB

Have owned:
Dell Axim x30 Mid
Dell Axim x3 300 mhz
Toshiba e310

I'm not having much luck with these free rippers, i'm probably just going to get a commercial one.

Apple iPhone 8GB

Have owned:
Dell Axim x30 Mid
Dell Axim x3 300 mhz
Toshiba e310

I finally finished the tutorial. You can find it here : https://home.comcast.net/~cjradek/dvd_to_pocketpc.htm It is my first real tutorial, so feel free to email suggestions or criticism at cjradek@yahoo.com, or post it on the main forum on my site. Hope it helps, and I used all freeware, no costs!

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.