The Wolfman (2009) DVD (and how the black border detection process works)

On January 31, 2012, in Problem DVD, by Mitch

Someone reported some complications with “The Wolfman”. Based on the description used, it appeared that the black-border removal feature of DVD Catalyst did not detect the borders correctly, resulting in a video file that had a bit more cut-off than what it needed.

MovieGallery now available in Amazon Appstore

On January 30, 2012, in Android, Applications, Devices, Kindle Fire, Movie Gallery, by Mitch

Since the Kindle Fire was released, I have enabled people to use MovieGallery Free with their Kindle Fire by using a manual install. I have had a lot of questions on providing the pay-version. Finally, Amazon approved MovieGallery for the Amazon Android Appstore. You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Tools4Movies-MovieGallery/dp/B0072Y1P74/

DVD Catalyst Newsletter 40

On January 27, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Newsletter, by Mitch

Thank you for reading the 40th DVD Catalyst Newsletter.   This week was MovieGallery week. Finally v1.4 of MovieGallery released. It has been uploaded, but not activated in the NOOKapp Store yet, and of course Amazon is being a bit picky, but at least the new MovieGallery is available in the Android Market. More on [...]

How To: Use MovieGallery with MP4 Streaming Server

New in MovieGallery 1.4 is the ability to connect it to our free MP4 Streaming Server application. This guide will help you in getting things set-up, so you can start streaming your videos rather than having to copy them over whenever you want to watch them.

MovieGallery 1.4 Release Notes

If you use an Android phone or tablet and use it with for watching the occasional movie or TV episode, MovieGallery is for you. Skim through the movies on your NOOKtablet, Xoom, Thrive, Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus or anything else running Android 2.2 and higher (Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich) by using cover images [...]

Real Steel (2012) DVD

On January 24, 2012, in Applications, Asus Tablet, DVD Catalyst 4, Problem DVD, by Mitch

  Today Real Steel was released on DVD, and it came in the mail. Since it is a high-profile movie, I figured I’d run it through its paces to make sure the movie works fine with DVD Catalyst 4:

Killer Elite (2011) DVD

On January 23, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Kindle Fire, Problem DVD, by Mitch

Earlier today I had someone mention a complication with Killer Elite, so I ran it through the latest ( v4.1.3.2) version of DVD Catalyst 4.

DVD Catalyst Newsletter 39

On January 20, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Newsletter, by Mitch

Thank you for reading the 39th DVD Catalyst Newsletter.   This week was a busy week for me (which week isn’t), but that was mainly due to development on MovieGallery. I know, over the last couple of weeks I have mentioned that an update was not far off, but due to some unforeseen circumstances such [...]

Digital Copies – DRM

On January 19, 2012, in F.A.Q, Free, Help, Tips / Tricks, by Mitch

For some reason, this week, I have had quite a few contact me on using DVD Catalyst 4 with some form of “Digital Copy” file. Either regarding a Digital Copy movie that came with a DVD or Bluray purchase, a movie purchased and downloaded through iTunes or Amazon’s video service or one that was given [...]

Stop SOPA

On January 18, 2012, in Featured, by Mitch

Normally I stay away from politics and government issues all together, but I do want to briefly express my opinion on SOPA though. It is crap, and if it passes, it truly proves that the USA is not run by an elected government but by corporations and organizations that throw around enough cash around in [...]

DVD Catalyst Newsletter 38

On January 13, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Newsletter, by Mitch

Thank you for reading the second DVD Catalyst newsletter of 2012. It has been a big week this week. It finally started snowing, CES, one of the biggest (well, used to be) electronics shows in the world and a new DVD Catalyst update with some big new features in it.

How to put DVDs and movies on the VTech InnoTab Learning Tablet

Still sold out nearly everywhere, the VTech InnoTab Learning Tablet has quickly become one of the most popular learning devices on the market. Aside from using the educational game cartridges, it is also capable of playing movies. Unfortunately, to get movies to play on the InnoTab you need a special media format converter in order [...]

DVD Catalyst 4 v4.1.3.2 Release Notes

On January 12, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Release Notes, by Mitch

The first update for this year, and its a big one.

WWW DVD CATALYST COM

On January 11, 2012, in Uncategorized, by Mitch

A few years ago (august 2008) the website domain for DVD Catalyst was taken from me. Due to issues between the hosting company I used at the time and the domain registrar company used for the domain name registration, I lost ownership of the dvdcatalyst dot com domain name. For quite a few years, I [...]

The Scorpion King 3 (2012) DVD

On January 11, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Problem DVD, by Mitch

I picked this one up today, and just to make sure there were no complications with it, I figured I’d run it through a conversion with DVD Catalyst 4:

DVD Catalyst 4 – Device Profiles Explained (4.1.x)

On January 8, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, F.A.Q, Manual, Tips / Tricks, User Guide, by Mitch

In order to make the conversion as easy as possible, DVD Catalyst 4 uses “video player device profiles” for different phones and tablets.

Wanted (2008) DVD

On January 6, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Problem DVD, by Mitch

Someone had some questions on converting Wanted with DVD Catalyst 4:

Speed Racer (2008) DVD

On January 6, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Problem DVD, by Mitch

A few days ago, someone brought Speed Racer to my attention as being a bit picky.

DVD Catalyst Newsletter 37 06-01-2012

On January 6, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Newsletter, by Mitch

Happy New Year everyone !   Thank you for reading the first DVD Catalyst Newsletter of the year, Newsletter 37.

Rocky Balboa (2007) DVD

On January 3, 2012, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, Problem DVD, by Mitch

A little while ago, someone on transformer forums ran into some complications with Rocky Balboa. In order to figure out what would be causing the complication, I ordered the movie, and it just came in today.

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