Monthly Archives: December 2009

DVD Catalyst Conversion Speed Tips

Modified for DVD Catalyst 4 (02-20-2011) DEVICE PROFILE CHOICE If you are new to DVD Catalyst 4, and there are multiple profiles listed for your device, start with the standard profile (the one without anything behind it). The #1 reason why people experience slow DVD rips or Video conversions is because of the selected device…

Video Quality

A few days ago, I was asked to write up something about video quality and conversion speed. There are a lot of ideasfloating around the web on this topic, written by people who think they know a lot about video (including me).  In most of these write-ups, people just throw around a bunch of numbers,…

Free AVI file merger

I received a question in regards of merging split avi files into a single video file so that it could be converted into a 1-file movie.

DVD Catalyst 3.84.1 Release Notes

NEW: Volume Maximizer: Global Settings > Advanced, enabled by default. Normalizes volume to a percentage of the maximum value before distortion. This setting overrides the volume setting completely. It basically makes all your conversions the same volume. Rotate video: Global Settings > Conversion. Rotates the video 90, 180 or 270 degrees for some video players…

DVD Catalyst 3.84.1 Beta

Available upon request. Fixed: TiVo file issue. the MAC code is not stored properly (only DVD Catalyst 3.84 has this issue). New  (Some big things for a minor point update): NEW: > Volume Maximizer (experimental) : Global Settings > Advanced, enabled by default Normalizes volume to a percentage of the maximum value before distortion. >…

Allshadow Video Review of DVD Catalyst 3.84

Mike from Allshadow just posted up a nice video review of DVD Catalyst 3.84. Check out this video for a good overview of many of the features in DVD Catalyst 3+ with Booster Pack. Now the Cat takes advantage of multiple cores/processors better than before with faster conversion and better performance all around. Updated frequently,…

DVD to Nokia N86

The current version (DVD Catalyst 3.84) does not include a profile for the Nokia N86 yet, however, it can convert video and DVDs to great looking video files that will play nicely on the N86. The next DVD Catalyst release will include a profile for this device, however, for now, just select Apple > iPod…

Droid Video Transfer and Playback

Asked a few times directly by email, as well as on Droid Forums, I figured, it would help to document some things on the site.

DVD to Nokia N97

The current version (DVD Catalyst 3.84) does not include a profile for the Nikia N97 yet, however, it can convert video and DVDs to great looking video files that will play nicely on the N97. The next DVD Catalyst release will include a profile for this device, however, for now, please use the following settings:…

Wolverine and the X-Men Animated Series

Star Trek, Transformers 2 and a few others have a more severe DVD protection system than others. This protection system (Made by Sony, called ARCCOSS) usually creates fake tracks (up to 99) on the DVD, and in some cases scrambles the scene order to trick DVD conversion tools such as DVD Catalyst. These DVDs also…