Can't rip DVD to ipod

Consumer Electronics
#1

Why can’t I rip a DVD at a bitrate of 2500 with a resolution of 640x352, fps of 29.97? The DVD I am ripping is Empire Strikes Back.

Ok. So I configure DVDFab to these specifications and it says that the output size will be about 2.3GB. So I rip the DVD. But when it finishes ripping, the file is only 1.3GB. So I import the file into iTunes and I do a “get info” check only to find the bitrate is approximately 1500 and not 2500 like I specified. What is happening? (This has actually happened with other DVDs too.)

#2

And I forgot to mention I am using mpeg4 (not h264.) Thank you.

#3

hi,

That is normal, Sometimes, codec can not encode the movie in so high bitrate, which can get best quality and not need the max bitrate.