With the Xoom update released, here’s what is next on our todo-list at this point:
After playing with the XOOM a bit, I noticed that the bottom menu bar stays active all the time. With the Xoom’s 1280×800 screen resolution, you would expect that to get full-screen video on your Xoom, you would need to create videos with that resolution, but unfortunately, if you do that, because of the active [...]
While Apple’s iTunes Store provides quick and easy access to new movies and TV shows, unfortunately, they have not created an easy way of transfering your own DVDs and video files onto it. With an extensive collection of DVDs, why would you purchase the same movies again, just to put them on your iPad2? This [...]
Well, I just picked up a Motorola XOOM. It looks and feels amazing, and so far I’m quite impressed with it. I haven’t done too much with it, but expect some updates over the next couple of days about my experiences and my findings.
DVD Catalyst 4′s capabilities are often underestimated. While it is quite easy to use, it offers a lot more than just 1-click DVD to Whatever conversions. Besides all the standard features, DVD Catalyst 4 includes many options that you will not find in any similar application:
Every now and then, people ask about audio sync issues, such as where lips don’t match up to the video. 99.99% of the times, this is because they use Windows Media Player to preview the files. While Windows Media Player (on Windows 7) can play MP4 files, the codec it uses is not completely reliable. [...]
Of course, DVD Catalyst 4 already has profiles for the newly released Android Honeycomb Tablet, the XOOM. Just fire up DVD Catalyst 4, select Android > Xoom and add your DVD/video files and click Go. Simple as that. Special DVD Catalyst 4v 4.0.2.6 XOOM update information: http://www.tools4movies.com/2011/03/dvd-catalyst-4-xoom-update-v4-0-2-6-release-notes/ Xoom How To Guide: http://www.tools4movies.com/2011/03/how-to-convert-dvds-and-video-files-for-the-motorola-xoom/
Since we added the HDMI profile for the Droid X, we have been receiving a large amount of questions from people who are experiencing complications with it. The format works great with the trial version, but when you convert a full movie with this profile, you will realize that the files will not play on [...]
Every now and then we receive emails from people whom contacted us earlier and did not receive an answer. Similar to people not receiving their order confirmation, the problem lies in the spam/junk mail filter of your internet provider, email service you use or a spam/junk mail filter keeping your emails clean from spam. While [...]
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Video comes in different formats and sizes.
If you are experiencing complications during the conversion, there are a couple of things you can try. (This applies to DVD Catalyst as well as most other DVD and video file conversion tools) * 99 Tracks / Scrambled Scenes. Some newer DVDs feature a non-DVD compliant protection system. This protection system (called ARCOSS) can affect [...]
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 [...]
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.
When DVD Catalyst reports that it has found 99 tracks on a DVD, this is due to a protection system on the DVD. ARCCOS, as it is nicely called, is a non-standard protection system mostly used by Sony for high-profile movies. The protection system generates a lot of “fake” tracks on the DVD, and adjusts [...]
DVD Catalyst 3 Updated to v3.83.1
Because new devices come out every day, as well as devices that exist under one name, and some cellphone company decides the name isnt cool enough so they rebrand it, it is impossible to list every single device on the planet in DVD Catalyst. While already DVD Catalyst has profiles for 100′s of different devices, [...]
One of the most powerful tools that works with DVD Catalyst is AnyDVD.
To update DVD Catalyst 3 to the latest version, all that needs to be done is to click on the (big) cat-eyes on the top left in the program.
