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.

Besides the other most popular devices, such as the iPhone, Blackberry, WIndows Mobile and Zune devices, support has been added for the most popular Android phones on the market as well.

Are the other free conversion methods too complicated or too much hassle to work with, just give DVD Catalyst Free a whirl.

Convert DVDs with a single click, drag most of the common video file types such as AVI, DIVX, MPEG onto DVD Catalyst Free, and again, just one click, and all will be done for you.

Please do keep in mind that DVD Catalyst Free has no configuration options, and is not as fast with DVD conversions as DVD Catalyst.

For more options and device profiles, including black bar removal, volume adjustment, as well as faster DVD conversions, please upgrade to DVD Catalyst 3 for less than $10

build 1.7

Convert DVD to your iPod, your iPhone, Pocket PC, PSP, Droid, Nexus One or Zune for free. DVD Catalyst Free is the ONLY free 1-click DVD conversion utility available, and enables you to create video files for your portable devices without the need to read through complicated guides or to install a variety of different programs.

Before DVD Catalyst Free, the only option for free DVD conversions was to use guides found on community websites. These guides usually require the user to install a couple of different applications, all designed to perform a single task, and then follow the steps in order to get to the end-result. While these guides do offer a lot more control over the actual conversion quality, the problem is that it takes a lot of time and trial-and-error to get things figured out for new users. In most cases, forums where these guides posted, there are numerous newbie users who are confused or have problems with one step in the process. As a result, we decided to create DVD Catalyst Free.

DVD Catalyst Free takes care of all the steps in those guides, and eliminates the need to install additional software. It is based on DVD Catalyst 3, and while it lacks many advanced features, it retains the 1-click user interface, and the most popular device profiles.

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

Apple iPhone. (All versions) Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality. This is the same format Apple uses for its content on iTunes.

Apple iPod Touch. (All versions) Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality. This is the same format Apple uses for its content on iTunes.

Apple iPod Nano. (3G, 4G) Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality. This is the same format Apple uses for its content on iTunes.

Apple iPod Video. (5G, 5.5G, Classic) Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality. This is the same format Apple uses for its content on iTunes.

· Cellphone 3gpp. Compatible with most cellphones with video capability.

· Zune 4. Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality.

· Zune 8. Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality.

· Zune 30. Files are created with the WMV video codec to ensure compatibility.

· Zune 80. Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality.

· Zune 120. Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality.

· Playstation Portable. Files are created with the H264/AVC video codec to produce the best quality. Files need to be stored in the “VIDEO” folder located directly on the memorystick.

· Windows Mobile. Files are created with the DIVX video codec to produce the best quality. For playback, a DIVX-capable video player application such as TCPMP is required. You can find many versions of TCPMP on www.tools4movies.com/tcpmp

· Windows Mobile VGA. Files are created with the DIVX video codec to produce the best quality. For playback, a DIVX-capable video player application such as TCPMP is required. You can find many versions of TCPMP on www.tools4movies.com/tcpmp

· Palm Treo. Files are created with the DIVX video codec to produce the best quality. For playback, a DIVX-capable video player application such as TCPMP is required. You can find many versions of TCPMP on www.tools4movies.com/tcpmp

· Palm Centro. Files are created with the DIVX video codec to produce the best quality. For playback, a DIVX-capable video player application such as TCPMP is required. You can find many versions of TCPMP on www.tools4movies.com/tcpmp

· Audio only MP3. Converts only the audio portion of your videos/DVDs, basically turning them into audiobooks.

NEW in 1.7:

Google Nexus One

HTC Droid Eris

Motorola Droid

Options

DVD Catalyst Free is created to provide a simple way to convert movies for portable devices. Besides a basic quality adjustment, it does not have configuration options to modify settings set by the device profiles. Selecting a device profile automatically sets parameters required for creating video content compatible for the selected device, but nothing else.

To be able to modify additional profile settings, such as audio quality or black-bar removal, please upgrade to one of our other products, found on www.tools4movies.com. Besides offering more configuration options, they offer faster DVD conversions for most DVDs as well.

Selecting a device profile automatically selects the proper video format required for playback on the selected device. Some devices, such as PalmOS- and Windows Mobile-based devices do not have proper video playback, and for these devices, additional software is needed to be able to play the created video files. Please refer to the “Included device profiles” section for details on this.

In addition, the device profile sets the screen size of the device, which is used to optimize the video to make it fit, while preserving the best possible quality. The video will just be resized to fit within the screen size set by the profile, without further modifications. Depending on the device, as well as the video content, you might have black borders when viewing the video on your device. To eliminate this, please upgrade to one of our other software products.

The video quality is also automatically set by the device profile, but you can freely adjust this to fit your needs. The default setting for each device is selected based on providing a good quality at a reasonable file size. A quality indication (Q-value) gives you an indication of what quality to expect. Usually a value of 8 provides good quality. If you increase the video quality, keep in mind that the resulting quality can never be better than the quality of the original video, and going over 12 will not really be noticeable.

I made a few different merger programs in the past for previous versions of DVD Catalyst, but those don’t work properly anymore, unless you have an older version of DVD Catalyst installed, so I made a new one a few days ago. The merger was something I made in a few hours, and while its fully functional, I can;t guarantee it works with every file you have. The people that used it have successfully merged 100’s of files, so it does work, but I haven’t tested it all the way myself.

It uses a few files from DVD Catalyst 3, so DVD Catalyst 3 (retail or trial, both work just fine. While the trial version of DVD Catalyst 3 is limited to 20% of the conversion, this does not apply to the merger, The merger will do the full 100%)  needs to be installed and at least ran once (to put the required files in the proper location)

What is it for?

If you have a movie or video (divx, xvid etc) that is split in multiple parts (usually to be able to fit the parts onto a sincle 700MB CD for example) you can use the merger program to stitch the files together so that it ends up being one big, continuous video file. Especially when you convert thevideo to a different format, having just one file per video is a lot nicer to work with.

How does it work?

Make sure you have at least ran DVD Catalyst 3 once to make sure the required files for the merger are in place. Uninstalling DVD Catalyst 3 will remove these files.

Unzip the merger file from the downloaded zip file and run it.

Drag the avi files you want to merge onto the program, use the arrow buttons on the right to make sure the proper order is set. Part 1 at the top, part 2 below it etc.

Click the Right-arrow button, and it will ask where to save the merged file and lets you change the name as well.

Wait a little while, and its done.

Limitations:

Files that work: avi files with divx or xvid video, mp3 or ac3 audio. Other formats should work, but these have not been tested.

The merger does not convert the files or modifies them, it just copies the information from one file to another.

The merger does not have any failsafe code to check for overwriting files, however, it does default to append _merged behind the saved filename.

You can download the merger by using the following link:

www.tools4movies.com/merger.zip

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.

Why?

Quite simple, because we build it for one reason alone. Before there was DVD Catalyst, we were looking for a way to convert our existing movie collection to a format that could be played on our Windows Mobile Pocket PC. After trying a variety of programs, including trials and purchased versions, we continuously ran into either problems, or lack of options we needed to make things right for us. So, rather than settling for something that does only half of what we needed, we created DVD Catalyst.

Initially only designed to fit our own needs, people who learned about it and started using it requested additional features, and now, in it’s 3rd incarnation using the DVD Catalyst name (before DVD Catalyst it was called mMedia, PocketDVD) it has grown into the best DVD ripper on the planet.

Below a few things that set it apart from the rest.

* The best possible support. We believe in our product, and it shows, really. We ALWAYS respond within 24 hours. This is what we guarantee, however, we usually respond within minutes, or when we sleep, the longest wait might be 8 hours. We treat people as humans, and newbie or guru, we respond in a honest, appropriate and decent manner. We do not think you are stupid, and will not treat you as being stupid either. We also do not respond with “Read the manual” Our responses are written individually, and we do go the extra mile to make sure things work. Trial orRetail user, to us there is no difference.

We provide support the way we would like to receive it.

* Multi-, Movie-, and TV- DVD, Video File conversions, Batch. One of the main things all similar products lack is support for multiple DVD drives, or an easy way to convert multiple video files. DVD Catalyst uses a method we call “Transparent Batch”. This means that it always uses a batch conversion method, but you hardly notice. If you want to convert a Movie DVD or a TV DVD, or have multiple DVD drives, and have DVDs in all of them, DVD Catalyst will find all the movies/episodes, and queue them up for conversion. If you have a couple of video files, just drag the files, or the folder containing them, onto DVD Catalyst, and they will be queued up for conversion as well Just add what you want, select your device, and thats it. Similar products require you to manually add a DVD or a Video file. Many of them require you to start the program for each individual TV episode, DVD Catalyst enables you to add as many as you want, and converts it all with 1 click.

Insert DVD, select device, click go.

*True multi-core support. For most conversions, DVD Catalyst can use Dual,Triple,Quad or more cores to speed up the conversion (and improve quality as well). Most similar products enable you to start a separate conversion on each core, but it still takes a long time before the conversion is finished. And what is the use if you only have 1 file/movie to convert? With DVD Catalyst, each additional core will reduce the conversion time significantly, speeding up single file/movie conversions as well as multiple movie conversions.

If you own a multi-core computer, you just have to try DVD Catalyst. Seriously, with the new Boosterpack, you will see your computer being used to its fullest potential.

*Perfect for newbies AND gurus. DVD Catalyst 3 has been designed around a 1-click principle. While a wizard-style application might be easier to start with, just remember that for each movie, each tv episode and every video file you want to use it with, you will have to click through each step every single time. So 6 steps before a conversion starts (some even more than 10), every time clicking “Next”, and then after the conversion start again. Imagine doing that for 10 movies. thats 60 clicks. Now imagine doing it for a folder with 100 TV episode video files, 6000 clicks, and worst of all, you have to wait for a conversion to finish before you can start again. With DVD Catalyst, just add them all, and let it run for a while, all with just 1 click. For video-freaks, DVD Catalyst offers more options than any similar application combined. Run automatic, run program/script before and/or after conversion, subtitle and closed caption support and much much more.

If you can’t find something you need, just ask.

*Supports just about any device capable of video playback. Over 200 device profiles in DVD Catalyst, and with all the options at your disposal, you can set it up to create video files for just about anything. No locked down settings. Best of all, you can save your settings as individual profiles for quick access whenever you need them.

Never pay for the same application twice, just because you got a different cellphone/ipod/zune.

There is much more than just the above. Just give it a try, spend a little time with it, and you will find out why DVD Catalyst uses never use anything else for their DVD conversions.

Besides a few fixes, the Blackberry profiles from DVD Catalyst 3 have been added, as well as the new processor-usage indication from DVD Catalyst 3.