Archive for April, 2010

HTC Windows Mobile phones and Audio synchronization issues

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Over the last couple of weeks, some people have reported issues in regards of audio synchronization (lips dont match the spoken words) with some HTC phones running WIndows Mobile, such as the HD2.
The problem lies in the phone. Playing the video files on anything else (tip: use Quicktime on a PC to verify your files) [...]

Avatar Bluray DRM issue

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Not DVD Catalyst related, however, I have mentioned in the past that I do not believe DRM and Copy protection is hurting the paying customer more than that it serves it purpose in reducing piracy.
UbiSofts Game protection, ARCOSS/RipGuard DVD protection, computer-damaging rootkits on music CD’s, software licenses tied to hardware ID’s rather than the consumer [...]

Multiple devices : One file for all or one file for each?

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

One of the most powerful (and less known) features of DVD Catalyst 3 is the capability to queue up multiple devices. While extremely handy if you own a collection of different types of video players, we often receive questions in regards of creating one video file that would play on multiple devices.

DVD Catalyst on the MAC, sort of

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

DVD Catalyst is currently only available for Windows-based computers. While some people have reported that it works on Linux by use of the Wine windows-compatibility layer, not all the features and options work.
To use DVD Catalyst on an Apple computer or laptop, there are a few options to make things work.

XBOX 360 (Part 1)

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Being a (late) first-generation gamer, I grew up with computer systems such as the Atari 2600, Colecovision, ZX Spectrum, MSX, C64, Amiga 500, and various Nintendo and Sega consoles. When it comes to games, I have a fairly short attention span, so with the console systems, I ended up picking up 2-3 $40 games a [...]

DVD to Droid Milestone Nexus : Sample Videos

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

A couple of trailers converted using the Droid profile in DVD Catalyst 3.
Download the file you want to watch, extract the video from the zip, then transfer the file directly to your Droid/Milestone/Nexus in USB mode for best results. The files can also be played on your computer using Apple Quicktime.

DVD to iPod Classic Nano Video : Sample Videos

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

A couple of trailers converted using the iPod Classic profile in DVD Catalyst 3.
Download the file, extract the video from the zip file you downloaded, then transfer the video to your iPod using iTunes. DVD Catalyst is Windows-only, however, the videos will play/transfer using a MAC

DVD to iPhone iPod Touch : Sample Videos

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

A couple of trailers converted using the iPhone profile in DVD Catalyst 3.
Download the file, extract the video from the zip file you downloaded, then transfer the video to your iPhone using iTunes. DVD Catalyst is Windows-only, however, the videos will play/transfer using a MAC