Archive for the 'Tips / Tricks' Category

Easy Android Streaming with DropBox

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

A few days ago, someone asked me some questions in regards of streaming video through the online “DropBox” service. The question asked was why files created with DVD Catalyst Free 2.0 would stream if they were uploaded to the DropBox service, but files created with DVD Catalyst 3 did not.
As it turns out, the “AlbumArt” [...]

How to make your own ring tones for free

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Make your own cool ring tones from your favorite movies, tv shows or music files.

DVD Catalyst Free Plus 2.0 for Apple iPad

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Affordable DVD and video conversion tool for Apple iPad
You can purchase ($5.95) DVD Catalyst Free Plus for iPad here

Save time with “Transparent Batch”

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

All our DVD Catalyst products use a technology we call “transparent batch”. Its the one reason why we made DVD Catalyst in the first place.

DVD Catalyst 3.90 Released

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

DVD Catalyst 3 version 3.90 now available on www.tools4movies.com
Existing customers, just click on the big cat-eyes in DVD Catalyst 3 to update to the latest version.

New device, device not listed

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

DVD Catalyst 3 includes support for more devices than all similar products combined. 100’s of different devices have their own conversion profiles, and are easily selectable using the dropdowns. However, every day new phones and media players are released and it is impossible to include profiles for each one of them.

DVD Catalyst displays multiple items on the DVD, what to choose?

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Depending on the content on the DVD, DVD Catalyst can display additional video content after scanning, besides the movie.
DVD Catalyst uses a “minimum playtime” filter to ignore things like trailers and advertisements on a DVD, but to make it as easy as possible to convert both movies and TV show DVDs, every track on the [...]

Non-standard DVD protection popup

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Why is the resolution different than what you have selected?

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Video comes in different formats and sizes.

DVD Catalyst 3 and iPhone 4

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Of course DVD Catalyst 3 can create video files that will play on the iPhone 4 in great quality!
DVD Catalyst 3.90 is now available, and includes profiles for the new iPhone 4 !!
The Apple iPhone 4 is close to being released, and questions for ripping your movies for the iPhone 4 are coming in as [...]

Troubleshooting conversion issues

Friday, June 11th, 2010

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 playback on [...]

Free Movies !

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Somewhere in the back of my head, a wealth of information is hidden away. Usually it just sits there, collecting dust, but once in a while, something triggers a wake-up call, and it comes to use.
Today was such a day. On DroidForums.net, someone asked about downloading free movies, and while the question probably applied to [...]

MKV2MP4 0.1 – A Format-Changer to make MKV files play on XBOX 360 and PS3

Monday, May 10th, 2010

If you have a collection of MKV files, and are looking for a quick and easy way to make these files play on your XBOX 360 or PS3, MKV2MP4 might be the tool for you.

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) [...]

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.

DVD to Blackberry Curve : Sample Videos

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

A couple of trailers converted using the Blackberry Curve 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 Blackberry in USB mode for best results. Do not use Windows Media Player or the Blackberry Video transfer tool to transfer. The [...]

DVD Catalyst 3 Product Tour (Part 1)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

DVD Catalyst was created to fulfill a need for features in conversion tools we could not find in any other product. Because of this, DVD Catalyst 3 is a bit different in how things work. With this tour we will try and explain how easy it is to get started, as well as a detailed [...]

DVD Catalyst 3 Multi-Device Conversions

Monday, February 8th, 2010

For my previous post, the Box Office Trailers, I converted 10 Movie trailers for 4 different devices. While the video format for these devices is similar, I used a feature of DVD Catalyst 3 that can not be found in any other product on the market; Multi-Device.
Multi-Device enables you to queue up multiple devices (Multi-Device) [...]

Streaming Box Office Trailers 02-08-10 for Droid, Nexus, iPhone and Blackberry

Monday, February 8th, 2010

# 1. Avatar
AVATAR takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.
Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/hd/
http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/avatar.mp4
http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/avatar.mp4
http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/avatar.mp4
http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/avatar.mp4
# 2. Edge of Darkness
“Edge of Darkness” is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big [...]