Converting videos, losing audio

When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the movie on my iPad the sound is missing. Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but not this one. Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. Thanks in advance.

In article <4f26a598$0$1776$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com>, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need > to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the > conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the > movie on my iPad the sound is missing. > > Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file > I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the > audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but > not this one. > > Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting > this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. does the movie play properly on the mac before you convert? are you picking the apple universal profile in handbrake?

In article <4f26a598$0$1776$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com>, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need > to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the > conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the > movie on my iPad the sound is missing. > > Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. You can try MPEG Streamclip.app and get the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component: <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381> This component can unlock the door to getting sound. -- dorayme

On 2012-01-30 21:28:58 +0000, dorayme said: > In article <4f26a598$0$1776$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com>, > Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > >> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need >> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the >> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the >> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. >> >> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. > > You can try MPEG Streamclip.app and get the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback > Component: > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381> > > This component can unlock the door to getting sound. How does one get the m4v from Mac to iPad. My wife has an iPad that I never use, so I'm not quite sure how to move it there. -- I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. -- Galileo

In article <2012013107472020509-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2012-01-30 21:28:58 +0000, dorayme said: > > > In article <4f26a598$0$1776$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com>, > > Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > > > >> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need > >> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the > >> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the > >> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. > >> > >> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. > > > > You can try MPEG Streamclip.app and get the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback > > Component: > > > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381> > > > > This component can unlock the door to getting sound. > > How does one get the m4v from Mac to iPad. My wife has an iPad that I > never use, so I'm not quite sure how to move it there. You add it to iTunes and sync, of course. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR

In article <2012013107472020509-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2012-01-30 21:28:58 +0000, dorayme said: > > > In article <4f26a598$0$1776$c3e8da3$50776f34@news.astraweb.com>, > > Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > > > >> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need > >> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the > >> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the > >> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. > >> > >> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. > > > > You can try MPEG Streamclip.app and get the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback > > Component: > > > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381> > > > > This component can unlock the door to getting sound. > > How does one get the m4v from Mac to iPad. My wife has an iPad that I > never use, so I'm not quite sure how to move it there. Send an email to her with an attachment perhaps? If you do this, take the opportunity to get a little poetic and romantic, it always goes down well with one's spouse, either because she becomes pleasantly sentimental, weak at the knees, or entertained to find herself rolling about the carpet in paroxysms of helpless laughter. There is a discussion about if you have trouble with the file once it is on the iPad, at <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2456525?start=0&tstart=0> Perhaps <http://www.dropbox.com/help/83> might be useful to you? -- dorayme

On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:44 -0500, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: >When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need >to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the >conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the >movie on my iPad the sound is missing. > >Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file >I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the >audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but >not this one. > >Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting >this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. > >Thanks in advance. I use avidemux to convert avi files to mp4 files to play on the ipad. Works great!

On 2012-01-31 23:58:14 +0000, cooter said: > On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:44 -0500, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > >> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need >> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the >> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the >> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. >> >> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file >> I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the >> audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but >> not this one. >> >> Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting >> this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. >> >> Thanks in advance. > > I use avidemux to convert avi files to mp4 files to play on the ipad. > Works great! That doesn't run under Lion, though, does it? -- I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. -- Galileo

In article <2012020117525144257-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2012-01-31 23:58:14 +0000, cooter said: > > > On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:44 -0500, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: > > > >> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need > >> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the > >> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the > >> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. > >> > >> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file > >> I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the > >> audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but > >> not this one. > >> > >> Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting > >> this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > > > > I use avidemux to convert avi files to mp4 files to play on the ipad. > > Works great! > > That doesn't run under Lion, though, does it? <http://www.avidemux.org/smf/index.php?topic=9960.msg53651#msg53651> -- .... do not cover a warm kettle or your stock may sour. -- Julia Child

On 2012-02-02 13:56:10 +0000, Warren Oates said: > In article <2012020117525144257-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > >> On 2012-01-31 23:58:14 +0000, cooter said: >> >>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:44 -0500, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: >>> >>>> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need >>>> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the >>>> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the >>>> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. >>>> >>>> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file >>>> I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the >>>> audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but >>>> not this one. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting >>>> this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> I use avidemux to convert avi files to mp4 files to play on the ipad. >>> Works great! >> >> That doesn't run under Lion, though, does it? > > <http://www.avidemux.org/smf/index.php?topic=9960.msg53651#msg53651> That doesn't sound like the direct answer I'd hoped for. I attempted this drill last week and got nowhere. How 'bout you? -- I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. -- Galileo

On 2012-02-04 17:24:47 +0000, gtr said: > On 2012-02-02 13:56:10 +0000, Warren Oates said: > >> In article <2012020117525144257-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: >> >>> On 2012-01-31 23:58:14 +0000, cooter said: >>> >>>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:44 -0500, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> When I download an old movie that I'd like to watch on my iPad, I need >>>>> to convert the movie to iPad format (m4v). I frequently do the >>>>> conversion (I am partial to Handbrake Batch) and when I try to play the >>>>> movie on my iPad the sound is missing. >>>>> >>>>> Today's case was in converting a movie.avi file to movie.m4v. The file >>>>> I put into iTunes had audio, but when I tried to play it on my iPad the >>>>> audio was gone. Some files have had successful audio on my iPad, but >>>>> not this one. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions? I'm willing to try to learn anything to begin getting >>>>> this right. I'm wasting too much of my own time. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> I use avidemux to convert avi files to mp4 files to play on the ipad. >>>> Works great! >>> >>> That doesn't run under Lion, though, does it? >> >> <http://www.avidemux.org/smf/index.php?topic=9960.msg53651#msg53651> > > That doesn't sound like the direct answer I'd hoped for. I attempted > this drill last week and got nowhere. How 'bout you? Oops. I should correct that: I tried somebody else's hack to make it work, not the brew project. Say if you got it working, why not upload it somewhere so we can snatch it? -- I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. -- Galileo

In article <2012020409244742649-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > That doesn't sound like the direct answer I'd hoped for. I attempted > this drill last week and got nowhere. How 'bout you? I don't use Lion. -- .... do not cover a warm kettle or your stock may sour. -- Julia Child