But if you’d like to be a purist and do the job more quickly on the mini, you can take one of several approaches. Optionally, you can perform the rip on a faster Mac and then copy the resulting video to the mini. With the use of other tools it’s possible to do this more quickly, but HandBrake is a one-stop solution-insert the disc, choose the output format (I prefer the Apple TV format so I can later access my movies from the set-top box in my office), select the main feature, click Start, and go away for a few hours.
XBMC MEDIA PLAYER FOR MAC PRO
While I can rip the main feature of a commercial DVD with HandBrake in about an hour with my Dual-Core Mac Pro and its two 2.66GHz processors, the Mac mini takes three to four times as long using HandBrake. Rather than tread that ground again, let’s look specifically at my experiences with the new Mac mini.
We’ve covered ripping DVDs extensively in our DVD Ripping FAQ as well as this article on converting video for any device. Multimedia content is available from DVDs you own, live television broadcasts, and content streamed across the Internet. In part three, we look at ways to acquire additional content and use third-party media applications to access that content.Īnd where to get that content? Much to Apple’s dismay, music and video don’t begin and end with the iTunes Store.
So far we’ve covered upgrading the mini as well as connecting it to AV components and configuring Front Row. We continue our march to the ultimate Mac mini media center.
0 kommentar(er)
