Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S

On July 20, 2010, in New devices, by Mitch

To convert DVD’s and movies for the new Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S, use the Samsung Omnia II profile in DVD Catalyst 3. While the phones are different, the video screen resolution as well as the video format it needs to play is identical. DVD Catalyst Free for Galaxy S now available

iTunes hacked?

On July 4, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Mitch

After going through my collection of news sites I use to stay informed, I stumbled upon this article http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/04/app-store-hacked/ While no response from Apple has been given out (yet) it appears the Appstore has more issues than the large amount of fake reviews and clone-apps. If you use iTunes a lot for your music/movie/app purchases, [...]

New device, device not listed

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 3 and iPhone 4

On June 19, 2010, in Applications, DVD Catalyst 4, iOS, iPhone, New devices, Tips / Tricks, by Mitch

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 [...]

Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.L FALSE POSITIVE !

On June 7, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Mitch

6-8-2010: the installers no longer display the message. It appears McAffee received enough complaints from other people in this regard that they have actually resolved this particular issue. Thank you McAfee-GW-Edition. Like killing 1000′s of Windows-based computers earlier this year with a false virus scan wasn’t enough. DVD Catalyst 3, as well as the DVD [...]

DVD Catalyst Free for iPhone 4G

On June 6, 2010, in Free, iOS, Uncategorized, by Mitch

Transfer your DVDs and video files to your new Apple iPhone 4G for free ! (for the older iPhones, such as the 3G and 3GS, please download DVD Catalyst Free for iPhone) DVD Catalyst Free for iPhone 4G is the first free DVD conversion tool for Apple’s new iPhone 4G. While based on the popular [...]

Verizon HTC Droid Incredible

On May 2, 2010, in New devices, by Mitch

The phone was released shortly after DVD Catalyst 3.86 was rteleased, so no specific profile for this phone is available in DVD Catalyst 3 yet. However, Due to it’s open design, of course you can use DVD Catalyst to create videos for this phone. Just select one of the Droid profiles, and in “Modify” change [...]

HTC Windows Mobile phones and Audio synchronization issues

On April 30, 2010, in Android, Help, New devices, Support, Tips / Tricks, Uncategorized, by Mitch

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 [...]

Avatar Bluray DRM issue

On April 30, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Mitch

Not DVD Catalyst related, however, I have mentioned in the past that I do not believe DRM and Copy protection is hurting the paying customer more than that it serves it purpose in reducing piracy. UbiSofts Game protection, ARCOSS/RipGuard DVD protection, computer-damaging rootkits on music CD’s, software licenses tied to hardware ID’s rather than the [...]

XBOX 360 (Part 1)

On April 4, 2010, in Applications, Devices, DVD Catalyst 4, New devices, Uncategorized, by Mitch

Being a (late) first-generation gamer, I grew up with computer systems such as the Atari 2600, Colecovision, ZX Spectrum, MSX, C64, Amiga 500, and various Nintendo and Sega consoles. When it comes to games, I have a fairly short attention span, so with the console systems, I ended up picking up 2-3 $40 games a [...]

DVD to Droid Milestone Nexus : Sample Videos

A couple of trailers converted using the Droid 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 Droid/Milestone/Nexus in USB mode for best results. The files can also be played on your computer using Apple Quicktime.

DVD to iPod Classic Nano Video : Sample Videos

A couple of trailers converted using the iPod Classic profile in DVD Catalyst 3. Download the file, extract the video from the zip file you downloaded, then transfer the video to your iPod using iTunes. DVD Catalyst is Windows-only, however, the videos will play/transfer using a MAC

DVD to iPhone iPod Touch : Sample Videos

A couple of trailers converted using the iPhone profile in DVD Catalyst 3. Download the file, extract the video from the zip file you downloaded, then transfer the video to your iPhone using iTunes. DVD Catalyst is Windows-only, however, the videos will play/transfer using a MAC

DVD to iPad & Apple TV : Sample Videos

A couple of trailers converted with DVD Catalyst 3 to AppleTV HD format. The next update of DVD Catalyst will include iPad profiles, but these will be based upon the AppleTV profile. Both devices can play the same video content. Download the file you want to watch, extract the video from the zip, then add [...]

DVD to Blackberry Bold, Storm & Tour : Sample Videos

A couple of trailers converted using the Blackberry Bold 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. [...]

DVD to Blackberry Curve : Sample Videos

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. [...]

What is MP4 Streaming Server? (updated to work with DVD Catalyst 4)

If you are like us, and have build up a nice collection of video files for your portable device, so big that you can not fit everything onto your device, and often either forget to replace the files on your device you have watched already, or just don’t have the time to sync the files, [...]

New Blackberry Storm/Storm2 Optimized Trailers

Converted with DVD Catalyst 3 (of course) using the default (non-HQ) Storm profile Alice in Wonderland Source: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/disney/aliceinwonderland/ From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as [...]

New Droid/Milestone Optimized Trailers (download & streaming)

On March 20, 2010, in Android, Applications, Droid, DVD Catalyst 4, Samples, Videos (Samples), by Mitch

Converted with DVD Catalyst 3 (of course) using the default (non-HQ) Droid profile Source: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/disney/aliceinwonderland/ From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter [...]

DVD to Samsung Impact SGH-T746

On March 6, 2010, in Applications, Devices, DVD Catalyst 4, New devices, by Mitch

In DVD Catalyst, select Apple > iPod Classic (Fast) This produces video files that will play properly on the Impact. Unfortunately when a higher screensize is selected, the files will not play, however, the 320×240 resolution of the iPod CLassic profile produces great quality.

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