We were so excited about the new features in DVD Catalyst 3.90 that we took too much on our plates. During development, we added the new file-transfer code recently included in DVD Catalyst Free Plus, and besides inclusion of new device profiles, we modified 2-pass conversions so that the first pass would be faster, and we made some changes to the black bar removal process.

Unfortunately the last bit is causing problems for a lot of people. Even though we cannot replicate the problems ourselves in 3.90.2,  some people are still reporting complications.

As a result, we decided to pull 3.90, and go back to 3.86.2 untill we get everything resolved.

To “update” back to 3.86.2, click on the cat-eyes in DVD Catalyst 3.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Of course the new profiles and the file-transfer code of DVD Catalyst 3.90 are still there as well.

Click on the cat-eyes in DVD Catalyst 3 to update. Files are currently uploading, so if you still see 3.90 as the latest version, try again in a little while.

Existing customers, just click on the big cat-eyes in DVD Catalyst 3 to update to the latest version.

Changelog for DVD Catalyst 3.90:

With DVD Catalyst 3.90, we added some new exciting features.

File transfer:

A few weeks ago, we rebooted DVD Catalyst Free Plus to single-device versions to incorporate a build-in file-transfer. With just one device type to worry about, the implementation for this was fairly simple, however, with the multi-device capabilities of DVD Catalyst 3(queue up multiple devices) as well as the large number of different device types it supports, it needed to be implemented differently. While we are still working on making this work for some devices (The Zune mainly) it works for most popular devices and phones, either through hands-free iTunes syncing for the Apple iPhone and iPod series, or through file-copy to the device when connected in USB mode. Manual file transfer is an often asked question we receive by email as well as questions posted on forums, so we are excited to eliminate yet another complicated step for putting movies on your device.

Profiles:

Of course, as with every version release of DVD Catalyst 3, profiles for new and upcoming devices have been added. This time, the list includes the Droid 2, Droid X, HTC EVO 4G, Apple  iPhone 4, Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft Kin.

In addition, we added a “Backup” devicegroup, which includes a variety of DIVX, XVID and H264 profiles for backup purposes. Many people ask us what settings to use if they just want to put their DVDs on their laptop or computer, this is the answer. The conversion settings have been customized to produce great looking video.

In addition, various fixes have been applied, mainly in regards of 2-pass conversions and manual black border removal options.

DVD Catalyst 3.90 is currently available on www.tools4movies.com only. We are in the process of updating the installer files on the different sales sites that offer DVD Catalyst 3 for sale. If you do have an older version of DVD Catalyst 3, just click on the cat-eyes in the program to update to the latest version.

We are getting close to DVD Catalyst 4.0, and for the first time, we are not creating a completely new version from scratch. In the 3 years that DVD Catalyst 3 has been available, it has continued to grow in features, updated with new devices and features on a near-monthly basis and still we are not done. As a result, DVD Catalyst 4 will be a free upgrade to DVD Catalyst 3 customers when released !

Even for the people who purchased DVD Catalyst 3.0 when it was first released 3 years ago, they will be able to upgrade to DVD Catalyst 4.0 completely free.This is something unheard of in the industry.

We currently do not have a release date set for DVD Catalyst 4. To quote a (in)famous developer, The release date is “When it’s done!”.

It has taken us a long time to get from 3.0 to 3.9, and many similar applications have increased major version numbers by 1 or 2 only because one new feature was added, but for us, a full version increase has to be something special. The newly added file-transfer mode in DVD Catalyst 3 is grounbreaking enough to come close (which is why we went from 3.86 to 3.90), but we are looking for something even bigger for DVD Catalyst 4.0. If you have any ideas, suggestions or requests, please let us know.

Safety Reports:

Due to the laziness of some virus scanners, many software applications get flagged once in a while as being falsely infected with malware. We use VirusTotal, a webservice that uses 40+ virus scanners to check files for bad stuff on all our publicly available files. Below you will find links to the scan-reports we performed.

All our files are 100% clean.

Trial version

Retail version

Trial update

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DVD to Blackberry, Droid, HTC, iPod, iPhone, PocketPC, PSP, Zune HD that works !

DVD Catalyst 3 rips movies so they can play on your MP3 player, Smart phone or just about anything else with a color screen.

Download the free trial version, or purchase DVD Catalyst 3 now

With DVD Catalyst, putting movies on your video-capable device (iPod, iPad, Blackberry, Droid etc) is easier than ever. Remember the techies at the office showing off their new phone running a DVD? With DVD Catalyst 3 you can do it too. No need to read through complicated guides or installing a multitude of different software applications. DVD Catalyst converts DVDs and most video files out of the box.

Install DVD Catalyst 3 on your computer, insert a DVD or drag your video file onto the program, select your phone or media player from the list, and click Go. Its as simple as that.

With this release, we added an option that enables you to fix playback on the phone models affected. In Global Settings > Advanced is a new option that basically puts an audio sync difference in the video file, which counters the problem on the HTC.

Personally we do not like this solution ourselves, because the files created with this fix can only be played properly on an affected device. If you use your video files for other devices, or like to watch them on your PC/Laptop, the files created with this fix enabled will have the same problem. But, if you want videos that play properly on your phone, this is currently (until HTC finally fixes it) the only solution. You can of course always convert your movies twice, once with fix, and another one without it.

Besides the above fix, we added profiles for some new phones as well. The Droid Incredible, as well as the LG Impression. We also added probfiles for some upcoming Blackberry models.

Other than this minor update for DVD Catalyst 3, we have released our MP4 Streaming Server application a few weeks ago, which enables you to stream your MP4 video files to your wifi/internet enabled device, and currently we are working on a small tool that changes MKV video files into MP4 video files without reconverting the whole video portion, so you can view these files on your XBOX360 or PS3

DVD Catalyst 3 Installation

DVD Catalyst is a desktop application. It installs on computers running Microsoft Windows. Starting from Windows 2000 Professional, it works on any version, including Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 in 32bit as well as 64bit operating systems. One of the common issues with similar conversion software is the requirement of other software, such as video codecs or DVD player software, all of which can cause complications if an older version or a different brand of software is installed. DVD Catalyst uses its own conversion engine that includes all that is needed to perform its tasks. It can run on a clean install of Windows, even when no drivers are installed. It even works in Windows Safe Mode. Because of this, DVD Catalyst can convert and create file formats that might not even play on your computer. If you recorded a file with your phone, and it will not play on your computer, DVD Catalyst is capable to convert it to a format that will play.

After downloading either the trial version or the retail version of DVD Catalyst to your computer, double click on the Zip file to open it (Windows 2000 users will need to download WinZip or a similar application to extract it, Windows XP and higher automatically handles Zip files).

Once opened, you will see a file named dc382xxx.exe or something similar. Doubleclick on this file to install it. On WIndows Vista and Windows 7 you might receive a message from User Account Control asking permission to install it. Because you started the installation of a program, you want to click Yes to continue the install.

A brief splash screen is shown, while the installer loads.

Then the installer starts.

Click Next

Read the License Agreement, checkmark the “I accept” checkbox then click Next

At least the first item needs to be selected, the shortcuts are optional. Click Next

Change the installation folder if desired. Click Next

Change the Menu item name(folder name) in your Windows Start Menu if desired, then click Install.

The installer will copy the DVD Catalyst program files to your computer, and create the shortcuts to make it easy to start the program.

After the copy-process is complete, the installer offers to start the program as well as the Read me (User Manual).  Remove the checkmark for the Read me (because you are reading this guide instead) and click finish.

DVD Catalyst 3 First Run

Most similar converters use an easy to use, step by step (aka Wizard) interface for your DVD and video conversions. While this is very user friendly for the first 2 or 3 movies you convert, after that, you usually are pretty sure of what you want, so the click process to get through each individual step becomes more of a nuisance than that it provides any benefit. DVD Catalyst 3 was designed specifically to eliminate as many clicks as possible while retaining an easy to use interface.

When you first start DVD Catalyst 3, many of its features are set automatically to provide the best results. If you are new to DVD Catalyst 3, we recommend to leave all the options and features as they are, at least for the first conversions. Because there are so many options to play with, it is possible that by adjusting a few of these that you end up with bad looking files, or files that do not work at all. The default settings are specifically set to produce great quality without any fuss.

Especially for your first run, perform the following steps.

If the program is not running yet, start it by clicking on its icon.

On the left side there are 2 dropdowns.

The first one, which defaults to “Apple” contains a list of brand-names and device categories. Select the brand of your device (“Motorola” if you have a Droid,” Sony” if you have a PSP, “Blackberry” if you have a Storm for example) or the device category if the brand of your device is not listed (“Generic”, “Netbook” etc)

Based on your selection, the second dropdown (default Apple TV) will update with the profiles listed for your selected brand/type.

Select the profile for your device from this dropdown. If your device is not listed, you can select a similar model, or just send us an email and ask.

Selecting your profile will adjust all the required settings in DVD Catalyst 3 to produce great-looking video files that are compatible with your device.

Now insert your DVD, or add your video files.

DVDs as well as video files you add to DVD Catalyst will be scanned. Certain important information, such as screen size and duration is obtained from your added video content, which is automatically used by DVD Catalyst for the conversion. Depending on the DVD or the amount of video files you add, the scanning can take some time.

After scanning, DVD Catalyst lists the tracks and files that it has scanned.

DVD Catalyst, by default, lists movies as well as TV episodes. It filters out trailers and most special features by using a minimum duration of 10 minutes (adjustable in Global Settings). Anything shorter than this will be ignored. I most cases, DVD Catalyst will just show the video content you want, however, it is possible that you will end up with additional “tracks” if they are longer than 10 minutes.

At this point, just click the “Go” button on the right.

Depending on the speed of your computer, it can take a while for the conversion to complete.

Some DVDs are a bit more tricky than others due to the way the DVD was created. While most DVDs work just fine, if you receive a popup screen from DVD Catalyst that looks like this

At least for your first run, we recommend to click OK, close DVD Catalyst, insert a different DVD and start DVD Catalyst again. The DVD contains a DVD protection system that is not DVD compliant, and will most likely cause some issues with the conversion. This is not specific to just DVD Catalyst. Most other converters will have complications with these types of DVDs as well.

If you receive a message similar to this

It means the DVD has been flagged (by us) as a “Problem DVD” and additional information is available on our website in the Problem DVD section. (Star Trek 2009 actually converts just fine, just use track 21)

Basic adjustments

DVD Catalyst 3 is the most powerful conversion tool in its class. While there are many DVD conversion tools, none of them come even close to the amount of features and options you can play with. Lets start with the basic adjustments, the ones that are basically the minimum for a conversion tool to contain.

Because DVD Catalyst uses “profiles” for each supported device, selecting one of them will set the standard settings required for the created video files to be playable on your device. Settings such as screen resolution, video quality, audio quality and the video file format (DIVX, MPEG, AVC etc) are all set when you select a profile. The quality of the created video files with the default settings is optimized to provide good quality at a reasonable filesize, so for most users there is no need to change anything, however if you desire better quality or smaller file sizes, just click on the “Modify” button underneath the device profiles on the left

This will bring up the basic settings for the selected device profile.

*Player screensize: The resolution of your selected device. Depending on the selected device, this can be the physical resolution of your device, or the maximum resolution your device can handle for video playback. Setting this higher than your device resolution can result in unplayable files.

*Video Quality: This determines the video quality. Higher usually means better. Setting this too high (higher than 1500kbps for iPod devices for example) can result in unplayable files. The estimated filesize for each movie or TV show shown in DVD Catalyst automatically update when you change this.

* Video Mode: 1pass or 2pass. With one pass, the conversion will be performed once (faster) with 2pass, the file will be completely scanned during the first pass, and then it will be converted again with variable settings. The quality is better, however, it is possible that your device is not capable of playing the created video file properly.

* Sound Quality: 128Kbps is usually compared to CD quality, higher will sound better, but it also depends on the speakers/earbuds you are using for playback. Usually earbuds that come with your device are not of the greatest quality for audio playback.

* Audio Mode: If you only use the build-in speaker for audio playback, using Mono audio might be a good way to save some space on the file size.

* Conversion format: This is the video (and audio) format used to create the file. Changing this will most certainly result in compatibility issues with the video for the selected device profile. Unless you have a device that is not listed, it is not recommended to change this.

* Volume: This allows you to adjust the volume of the audio. Certain devices, such as the PSP, are quite soft when playing audio, so by adjusting this, you can get better results. As of version 3.80, DVD Catalyst 3 uses a “Volume Maximizer” which overrides this setting. The Maximizer increases the volume on every DVD and Video file that you convert as high as possible without causing sound distortion. This ensures that all your movies have the same volume. You can turn this off (and thus enable the manual volume adjustment) in Global Settings

* Framerate: This allows you to lower the framerate of the video. it will increase quality per frame, but the lower the value, the more the video will look like a slideshow.

* Add device: DVD Catalyst 3 is the ONLY conversion tool capable of converting DVDs and video files to multiple devices with a single click. While there are many “multi-device” conversion tools, they all require you to convert your content to one device first, and then start over with a different device selected. With DVD Catalyst 3, just click on “Add device” and then change it to whatever other device you want to create files for. If you want perfectly optimized videos for your Droid, your wife’s Blackberry and your son’s PSP, just select one, add another 2, and whatever you convert will be converted to all 3 devices with just one click.

* Save profile: If you often switch between different settings, maybe a specific setting for movies, and another for TV shows, just save your settings as individual profiles. They will be listed in DVD Catalyst, and you can switch between them easily. If you use the Multi-Device feature, all your devices will be saved in a single profile, again easy to switch between them.

Batch:

The main reason why we developed DVD Catalyst 3 was to make conversion of TV episode DVDs and numerous video files a lot easier. Just about any DVD conversion tool on the market requires you to convert each episode on a DVD one at a time, or you have to click through the whole interface for each episode to add the conversion of the episode to a conversion list. With DVD Catalyst 3, all the episodes on a DVD are recognized, and with a single click, the episodes will be converted. With video files, the principle is the same. With all other conversion tools, you have to select a video file, click through the program for each file. With DVD Catalyst, you can simply drag the files onto the program, drag a folder containing video files onto the program, or tell DVD Catalyst to look for video files in a recordings/download folder and it will convert whatever you want. If you want to convert 100 video files, just drag all of them onto the program, select your device profile, and click Go. It does not get easier than that.

If you have multiple DVD drives, just load them up with DVDs, and once you have your device selected, click Go, and let DVD Catalyst do it’s thing. Simple and fast.

Multi-Device enables you to queue up multiple devices (Multi-Device) in DVD Catalyst 3, and when you start the conversion, each item in the conversion queue will be converted for each device. With the trailers, I used 4 different device profiles, each with their own specific settings to produce the best results.

How does this work?

It’s pretty simple. You just start DVD Catalyst 3 as normal, and select your first device with the dropdowns on the right.

Click on Modify and make changes to the settings if you so desire.

At the right are 2 buttons.

Save profile lets you save your current selected settings as a profile, which enables you to select it easily.

Add Deviceis the one we use to add another device to the conversion.

Because with previous versions of DVD Catalyst 3, people often clicked this button without knowing its actual purpose, a warning screen has been added to it to make things a bit easier to understand.

Because we actually want to add a few different devices, click Yes to add one.

DVD Catalyst creates a copy of the currently selected device and its settings, and adds it as a new device, and some new options will become available.

On the right, a dropdown allows you to select the different devices you added. It automatically select the one it just added.

The “Convert per device” checkmark tells DVD Catalyst to convert each item for the first device first, then it starts over to convert each item for the second device and so on.

The “Convert per selection” checkmark tells DVD Catalyst to convert each item to the first device, then the second device, and then it continues with the next item.

For the Trailer conversion, we used Convert per selection. This way the different devices for the same item are grouped together, which gives a nice speed comparison for each device conversion.

10 Trailers, 4 devices, 1 click

With the added device selected, you can change your device choice in the dropdowns on the left, and change the options in “Modify” to reflect your needs.

Once complete, your device dropdown on the right might look like this:

Now, every DVD, Episode, Video File etc, will be converted to each individual device seperately.

To make things easier for you, DD Catalyst automatically creates folders with the device name in the selected output folder location. That way, you dont have to dig through the created video files to find the right ones for each device.

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 business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder – and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/edgeofdarkness/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/edgeofdarkness.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/edgeofdarkness.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/edgeofdarkness.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/edgeofdarkness.mp4

# 3. When In Rome

An ambitious young New Yorker (KRISTEN BELL), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of those who threw them in: a sausage magnate (DANNY DEVITO), a street magician (JON HEDER), an adoring painter (WILL ARNETT) and a self-admiring model (DAX SHEPARD). But when a charming reporter (JOSH DUHAMEL) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/wheninrome/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/wheninrome.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/wheninrome.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/wheninrome.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/wheninrome.mp4

# 4. The Tooth Fairy

Dwayne Johnson is “The Tooth Fairy,” also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek “can’t handle the tooth” – bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homes…doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thetoothfairy/hd/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/thetoothfary.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/thetoothfary.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/thetoothfary.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/thetoothfary.mp4

# 5. The Book of Eli

In “The Book of Eli,” Denzel Washington stars as a lone warrior named Eli, who fights his way across the desolate wasteland of near-future America to realize his destiny and deliver the knowledge that can bring civilization back from the brink of destruction and save the future of humanity.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thebookofeli/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/thebookofeli.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/thebookofeli.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/thebookofeli.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/thebookofeli.mp4

# 6. Legion

In the supernatural action thriller Legion, an out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany). Legion also stars Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Kate Walsh, Adrianne Palicki, Charles S. Dutton and Willa Holland and is directed by Scott Stewart.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/legion/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/legion.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/legion.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/legion.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/legion.mp4

# 7. The Lovely Bones

Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson & Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, “The Lovely Bones” centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thelovelybones/hd/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/thelovelybones.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/thelovelybones.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/thelovelybones.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/thelovelybones.mp4

# 8. Sherlock Holmes

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/sherlockholmes/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/sherlockholmes.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/sherlockholmes.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/sherlockholmes.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/sherlockholmes.mp4

# 9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel

In the “Squeakquel,” pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Zachary Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as “The Chipettes” – Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/alvinandthechipmunksthesqueakquel/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/alvinandthechipmunks2.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/alvinandthechipmunks2.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/alvinandthechipmunks2.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/alvinandthechipmunks2.mp4

# 10. It’s Complicated

Writer/director Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday) directs Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in It’s Complicated, a comedy about love, divorce and everything in between. Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has—after a decade of divorce—an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable—an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness (Lake Bell), Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam (Martin), an architect hired to remodel Jane’s kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he’s become part of a love triangle. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It’s…complicated.

Source: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/itscomplicated/

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/bold/itscomplicated.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/droid/itscomplicated.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/iphone/itscomplicated.mp4

http://www.tools4movies.com/boxoffice/nexus/itscomplicated.mp4

Converted with DVD Catalyst 3 v3.85 using MultiDevice

10 Trailers, 4 devices, 1 click

To update a previous version of DVD Catalyst 3, just click on the cat-eyes to download the update.

Whats New::

For our soon to be released MP4 Streaming Server application for iPhone/iPod Touch/Android/Blackberry and select Windows Mobile devices new profiles have been added, designed to produce watchable video for internet streaming. Information in regards of the Streaming Server application will be made available soon. Until then, please visit  http://mp4ss.tools4movies.com on your iPhone, Droid, Storm, Bold or Touch Pro (or any other MP4 capable player with internet connectivity) for a sample.

*Updated manual. The original manual had not received any major updates since DVD Catalyst 3.0. A few things were changed after the original website domain name was stolen, however, most of the features that were added to DVD Catalyst after release were not mentioned in the manual. We have now updated the manuall to reflect 3.85 and all of its features. We addressed everything we could think of, however if there are parts missing, or information you would like to see expanded, please let us know.

*The Boosterpack is now included in the full trial and retail installers. Because it offers a great benefit for just about everyone who uses DVD Catalyst, we decided that it is easier to include it in the installer rather than to have everyone download it separate. The “Preview Fix: is not included in the installers, mainly because it would make the download even bigger.
*Global Settings > Thumbnail tab added. This offers a multitude of options to have DVDCat automatically generate thumbnails from video files after conversion is finished.

*Merge / Join option added. You can now join multiple avi files into a single video file. Option to enable for other types/dvdtracks added in Global Settings > Advanced, however, it is more reliable for AVI files.

*Duplicate / Move up / Move down options added. You can re-order the files/tracks before conversion. With duplicate you can convert a track into a single file as well as split in parts for example.

*Split option added. You can now split a video file or DVD track in the middle to create to smaller files of the same playlength.

*Screenshot Sequence. In the preview, an option to generate a sequence of screenshots of the selected video/dvd track has been added. Files will be saved in the selected output folder, and are created using the same resolution as the source video.

*”Experimental” conversion profiles added to copy specific file formats. File Copy AVI, File Copy MP4, File Copy MPEG/VOB. Works only with specified file formats, and can be used to copy a DVD to an unmodified MPEG file (Handy for MediaCenter PC’s),  merge video files without re-encoding etc. For AVI pick the AVI one and so forth. Cropping/resizing options will not result in any changes. File Copy MPEG/VOB can also be used for testing a DVD drive.

*Enable Streaming for MP4 files. (Global Settings > Advanced). Enable this to automatically modify the created MP4 files for streaming capabilities.

*Re-ordered CPU Indicator code to make DVDCat work on Linux (wine)

*Re-organized “Global Settings”

*Modified conversion speed display code for better accuracy.
Fixes:

Use sourcefolder for destination did not work for all video files, this has been fixed.

FLV/YouTube files did not convert properly or in sync. This has been fixed, but requires the boosterpack AND the previewfix to be completely enabled.
Fixed Load/Save State and Status

Fixed “Remove from Queue”
Fixed numerous “integer” errors.

Thanks to a few people who reported some issues with DVD Catalyst, and took the time to go through various less-used features to try and replicate them, we have fixed more issues in 3.85 than any other release. Even though it is only a 0.1 version increase, the amount of fixes, and the amount of new features added are more fitting for DVD Catalyst 3.9 rather than a 3.85, but because the big 4.0 is so close, we decided to just make it a small version increase.

For DVD Catalyst 4 we have no idea what to do. From as it stands now, 4.0 will just be DVD Catalyst 3.99 +1, which will also mean its a free upgrade for DVD Catalyst 3 users.

As always, we are out of ideas on what to add. If you have an idea for an interesting feature, let us know. We are always listening.

The DVD standard specifies a fixed screen resolution for movies. This still comes from the time that wide-screen TVs were not common, so when widescreen movies became more popular, black padding was added to widescreen movies to make them still compliant with the DVD specifications. Most DVD players (devices as well as programs) are designed to ignore the black padding added to the video, but for video files this is not the case.

Example:

If we convert this movie without removing the black borders, the conversion, as well as the video player will treat the black borders as part of the actual video part, so when we play this on a device, the video will appear similar to this:

If we remove the black borders from the video (DVD Catalyst’s defaults) the video will look like this:

When we view this on the device, it will look like this:

No difference, right? It still shows black borders., even though the video itself does not have them. This is because the player adds them by itself when the video does not fill the screen.

So, how do you get rid of these borders completely?

Method 1: Crop/Cut. “Remove Black Bars from Device. This will remove the black borders as shown above AND remove parts of the sides to make it fit.

Full screen video, looks great. But what did we lose?

Original

Cropped

About half the movie is gone because we made it full-screen. Of course this differs per device, resolution and movie width, but still, it’s a considerable difference.

Second method, Stretch or as some people like to call it, Anamorphic.

This basically removes the black borders as in our first example, but then it stretches the video to make it full screen.

Original

Stretched

We still have the full movie, but everything looks a bit stretched.

So, the reason why DVD Catalyst uses “Remove black bars from file” as a default setting is because most video players have a Zoom function. With this, you actually have a choice during playback to select how you want the video to appear on screen. With the cropping/stretch methods, you make this choice during conversion, so there is no way to revert back to the original view of the video.

Just tap the zoom option in your player, and you can switch from

To

And back again while watching the video.

Overt the last few days, we have been updating the installer files for DVD Catalyst 3 on the various websites to 3.83.1

Again, as the previous 3.8x updates, a few things have been added/changed to make DVD Catalyst even better than before.

First off, some of the previous versions of DVD Catalyst were flagged by virus scanners. This was mainly due to the trial-protection and compression tool we used on DVD Catalyst to make it expire and to make the download a little smaller. Communication with the company of this particular product resulted in nothing, so we were forced to make a major change;

* DVD Catalyst 3 Trial no longer expires, however, it only converts each item to 20%. We really did not want to go this route with our trial version, however, because of the cost of trial-maker applications, as well as their irregular behaviour in regards of virus scanners, we decided to eliminate the use of an application not developed by us to do this. The 20% conversion time in the trial is something we choose to still give a fair idea on how the program performs and what quality you get for video files, while still keeping it a trial version. Its a lot better than 5 minutes (which usually gets you just past the intro credits of a movie)

NEW:

* Preview Fix addon. Similar as the DVD Catalyst Boosterpack. The preview-fix updates the preview engine to eliminate issues of switching Windows Vista/7 to Classic Mode during preview. The preview engine can also be used for processing files/DVDs, and can improve compatibility with some of the more trickier DVDs on the market.

* Use Source folder for Destination. A new option in Global Setttings, which ignores the selected output folder, and will put the created video file into the same folder location as where the original file is located.

* HD 720 and HD 1080 profile groups added. These profiles can be used to convert DVD and video   for playback on HD capable devices. Do keep in mind that to preserve quality, DVD Catalyst does not upscale video to a higher resolution than the original video by default, so a DVD will not be converted to a HD resolution, however, the video will look great on an HD TV. If you use sources (AVCHD recording, Bluray Rip, TV torrent etc) that have HD resolutions, these will be kept, or scaled as needed.

FIXES:

* Aspect ratio issues. With the previous version of DVD Catalyst 3 (3.82) an issue with the aspect ratio adjutsment in Preview was causing complications. This has been resolved.

*Failed DVD conversions directly after starting a conversion. This was an issue with some DVDs that did not have a proper DVD structure set to describe the audio language. This has been fixed.

*Subtitle issues. If a mix of video files and DVD tracks were in the queue, subtitles could end up on the wrong video. (video file subtitle on a DVD track for example) This is also fixed.

And more.

DVD Catalyst 3 3.83.1 is currently available from all the download locations.

You can update by clicking on the cat-eyes in DVD Catalyst itself, or use the download link you received upon purchase to update.

Build 3.84

Convert DVD to your iPod, your iPhone, Pocket PC, Zen, Zune and more in a breeze. DVD Catalyst is the most advanced, feature-rich DVD conversion tool on the market today, and besides the standard features found in similar products, it offers numerous inductry-unique features to make it as easy to use as possible.

DVD Catalyst enables you to convert your own DVD collection to a format that can be played on a video-capable device that does not normally play DVDs. It creates video files from DVDs that are compatible with many different devices, including Apple’s iPod and iPhone devices, Blackberry, Pocket PC, PSP, XBOX 360, PS3, Zen and Zune.

Besides converting DVDs, it can also convert video files from and to a variety of different video formats, without the need to install codecs. No additional software is required for DVD Catalyst to do it’s thing.

Included device profiles

Clearview miPC Infinity
Apple AppleTV (Fast)
Apple AppleTV (HQ)
Apple AppleTV (HD)
Apple AppleTV (HQ HD)
HD ( 720) Apple TV
HD ( 720) Apple TV HQ
HD ( 720) eGreat  720
HD ( 720) eGreat  720 HQ
HD (1080) eGreat 1080
HD (1080) eGreat 1080 HQ
HD ( 720) Zune HD
HD ( 720) Zune HD HQ
HD ( 720) XBOX 360
HD ( 720) XBOX 360 HQ
HD ( 720) PS3
HD ( 720) PS3 HQ
HD ( 720) WD HD
HD ( 720) WD HD HQ
HD ( 720) NMT XVID
HD ( 720) NMT XVID HQ
HD ( 720) NMT H264
HD ( 720) NMT H264 HQ
Apple iPhone (Fast)
Apple iPhone (HQ)
Apple iPhone 3G (Fast)
Apple iPhone 3G (HQ)
Apple iPhone 3GS (Fast)
Apple iPhone 3GS (HQ)
Apple iPod Classic (Fast)
Apple iPod Classic (HQ)
Apple iPod Nano (Fast)
Apple iPod Nano (HQ)
Apple iPod Touch (Fast)
Apple iPod Touch (HQ)
Apple iPod Video (Fast)
Apple iPod Video (HQ)
Apple iPod TV-Out
Toshiba TG01
Toshiba TG01 (HQ)
Generic 3GP Cellphone
Audio Only Movie to MP3
Tivo to MPEG
Tivo to MPEG Copy
Generic VCAST Cellphone
Verizon Droid
Verizon Droid HQ
Verizon Droid HQ2
Motorola Milestone
Motorola Milestone HQ
Generic MPEG4 Cellphone
Generic AVC/H264 Cellphone
Nokia Nokia 3GP
Nokia 9300
Nokia Nokia AVC (N95)
Nokia Nokia 5800
Nokia Nokia MP4
Dingoo A320 (AVI)
Generic Windows Mobile PocketPC (TCPMP)
Generic Windows Mobile Smartphone (TCPMP)
Smartphone Generic DIVX (TCPMP)
HTC Touch (TCPMP)
HTC Touch 3G (TCPMP)
T-Mobile myTouch 3G
HTC Touch Viva (TCPMP)
HTC Touch Pro (TCPMP)
HTC Touch Diamond (TCPMP)
HTC Touch Diamond2 (TCPMP)
HTC Touch Dual (TCPMP)
HTC Fuze (TCPMP)
HTC TyTN II (TCPMP)
HTC P6500 (TCPMP)
HTC P3570 (TCPMP)
Verizon XV6900
HTC Touch Cruise (TCPMP)
HTC Touch HD
HTC Touch HD2
Nokia 810
Nokia 810 HQ
HTC Touch LEO
HTC Touch Pro2
HTC Imagio
HTC Imagio HQ
Verizon VX6975 (Imagio)
Verizon VX6975 (Imagio) HQ
HTC MAX 4G
HTC Touch HD (HQ)
Generic WMV
Generic WMV HQ
Generic DIVX HQ
Generic AVI HQ
Generic MPEG2
Generic MPEG2 HQ
Microsoft Zune 4
Microsoft Zune 4 (HQ)
Microsoft Zune 8
Microsoft Zune 8 (HQ)
Microsoft Zune 30
Microsoft Zune 30 (HQ)
Microsoft Zune 80
Microsoft Zune 80 (HQ)
Microsoft Zune 120
Microsoft Zune 120 (HQ)
Microsoft Zune HD (HQ)
Microsoft Zune HD (TV )
Microsoft Zune HD (TV HQ)
Zune Zune HD (TV)
PocketPC PocketPC 2000
PocketPC PocketPC 2002
Microsoft W Mobile 2003
Palm Palm Treo / Centro
Palm Pre
Palm Pre (HQ)
PocketPC Palm Treo 7XXw
Palm Treo 7XXp (TCPMP)
Epson P2000
Epson P2000 AVI
Epson P4000 AVI
Creative Zen 4GB
Blackberry 81xx Pearl
Blackberry 83xx Curve
Blackberry 8330 Curve
Blackberry 87xx Series
Blackberry Storm
Blackberry Storm2
Blackberry Storm (HQ)
Blackberry Storm2 (HQ)
Blackberry 89xx Curve
Blackberry 89xx Curve (HQ)
Blackberry Tour 9630
Blackberry Tour 9630 (HQ)
Blackberry Bold
Blackberry Bold (HQ)
Misc Meizu M6 Miniplayer
Microsoft W Mobile 2005
Philips GoGear Opus SA5295
Microsoft W Mobile 5
Microsoft W Mobile 2006
Microsoft W Mobile 6
Microsoft W Mobile 2003 VGA
Microsoft W Mobile 2005 VGA
Microsoft W Mobile 5 VGA
Microsoft W Mobile 2006 VGA
Microsoft W Mobile 6 VGA
Microsoft PocketPC DIVX (TCPMP)
Smartphone Smartphone DIVX (TCPMP)
PocketPC DIVX VGA (TCPMP)
Asus eee  7″
Asus eee  9″
Asus eee 10″
MSI Wind  9″
MSI Wind 10″
Generic Netbook 7″
Generic Netbook  9″
Generic Netbook 10″
Generic Netbook 11″
Generic HD Media Player (Average)
Generic HD Media Player (Good)
Generic HD Media Player (Best)
Archos A404 H264
Archos A604 H264
Archos A605 H264
Archos A605 XVID
Archos 105
Archos 405
Archos 5 (with H264 plugin)
Archos 7 (with H264 plugin)
Archos AV500
Archos AV700
Misc Camera2DIVX
Misc Cowon A2
Cowon Q5W
Cowon A3 (DIVX)
Cowon Q5W (H264/AVC)
Cowon iAudio 6
Cowon iAudio 7
Cowon iAudio X5
Cowon S9
Cowon O2PMP (DIVX)
Cowon O2PMP (H264/AVC)
Cowon D2+
iRiver Spinn
iRiver LPlayer
iRiver E100
iRiver P7
iRiver Clix
Samsung Omnia
Samsung i8510 INNOV8
Samsung Omnia II
Samsung Omnia HD i8910
Misc Cavalry CAPP6
Misc Disney MixMax
Motorola KRZR
Motorola RAZR
Motorola SLVR
Motorola MOTOKRZR K1m
Motorola MOTORIZR Z6tv
Motorola MOTORAZR maxx Ve
Motorola ZN5
Motorola MOTORAZR V9m
Motorola MOTO Z6c World Edition
LG VX 8700
LG VX 8350
LG VX 9400
LG enV
LG EnV Touch
LG EnV Touch HQ
LG Chocolate
LG VENUS
LG Voyager
Samsung Gleam
Motorola DEXT MB220
Samsung Eternity
LG Vu CU920
Sony-Ericsson p910
Sony-Ericsson SE Xperia X1a
Sony-Ericsson Aino
Sony-Ericsson Satio
Samsung FlipShot
Samsung SCH-u540
Samsung SCH-u550
Samsung SCH-u620
Samsung Alias SCH–u740
Creative Zen Vision
Creative Zen Vision M
Creative Zen Vision W
Misc GP2X
HandheldPC Jornada 720 (TCPMP)
HandheldPC MobilePro 900 (TCPMP)
HandheldPC MobilePro 900c (TCPMP)
HandheldPC Sigmarion 3 (TCPMP)
HP IPAQ 22xx
Nokia N770
Nokia E72
Nokia N82
Nokia N800
Nokia N900
Nokia N900 HQ
Nokia N70
Nokia N73
Nokia N91
Nokia N93
Sony Playstation 3(PS3)
Sony Playstation 3(PS3) HQ
Sony Playstation 3(MPEG)
Sony Playstation 3(MPEG) HQ
Sony Playstation 3(COPY AUDIO)
Sony Playstation 3(COPY AUDIO) HQ
Sony Playstation 3(AVC)
Sony Playstation 3(AVC) HQ
Sony Playstation 3(H264)
Sony Playstation 3(H264) HQ
Sony Playstation P(PSP)
Sony PSP (PSP)
Sony PSP HQ
Sony Mylo2
Sony Playstation P(PSP) HQ
Sony PS3(AVC)
Sony PS3(AVC) HQ
Sony PS3(H264)
Sony PS3(H264) HQ
Sony PS3 DIVX
Sony PS3 DIVX COPY AUDIO
Sony PS3 DIVX HQ
Sony PS3 DIVX HQ COPY AUDIO
Sony PS3 XVID
Sony PS3 XVID COPY AUDIO
Sony PS3 XVID HQ
Sony PS3 XVID HQ COPY AUDIO
Sony Walkman NWZ
Sony Walkman X
Samsung S8000 JET
Samsung S5230 STAR
Misc Samsung U800
Misc Sansa Connect
Misc Sansa Fuse
Misc Sansa View
YouTube Flash Video
Misc FLV
T-Mobile T-Mobile G1 (Fast)
HTC HTC Dream (Fast)
T-Mobile T-Mobile G1 (Standard)
HTC HTC Dream (Standard)
T-Mobile T-Mobile G1 (HQ)
HTC HTC Dream (HQ)
Android HTC Hero
Android Acer Liquid
Acer neoTouch
Samsung B7620
Generic XVID_MP3
Generic DIVX_MP3