Keywords: DVD, Burn, Handbrake

Aliases: Copy, Disc

Summary

This guide will walk you through how to download and install handbrake as well as how to use it to burn a CD.

Installing Handbrake

1. Click this link: https://handbrake.fr/rotation.php?file=HandBrake-1.6.1.dmg
2. A file will begin downloading, when it's done click the file to open it
3. A page will open which looks like the picture below, just left click and drag the "Handbrake" icon from the window onto your desktop.
   

Setup

First you'll need to make sure you have a few things:

• A mac laptop
• A SuperDrive (apple dvd player)
• USB type B to USB type C adapter
• The DVD which you would like to burn

Steps:

1. Plug in the SuperDrive to your computer, you will likely need to use the USB type A to USB type C adapter. If so plug the SuperDrive into the adapter, then the adapter into the computer.
   
   
2. Insert the disc you would like to burn, you have to push it in a good distance into the drive before it pulls it the rest of the way in.
   
   
3. After a few moments the movie will begin playing automatically, hit ESC and then close the player window.
   
   
4. Double click the handbrake application, a window appear which will look like the one pictured below. If you don't see the smaller window on top of the handbrake window you might need to click "Open Source" on the top left of the window.
   
   
   
5. Click the dropdown on the center top of the inner window and select the option with a laptop icon.
   
   
   
6. Now in the leftmost column there should be an option for the DVD that is inserted, just left click it once. It will look like what is pictured below once it is selected, then click open on the bottom right.
   
   
   
7. It will most likely give you a pop-up warning you about copy protected content, click "Attempt Scan Anyway".
   
   
   
8. Now it is going to scan and process the video, when it's done you should have a screen which looks similar to the one pictured below. There are some settings we are going to want to change to make sure everything is processes correctly and speed things up. If you need subtitles skip to step 10 otherwise, click the subtitles tab.
   
   
   
9. Scanning for subtitles requires a second pass on the movie, so to speed up the process we're going to disable that. Look for the tracks dropdown and click it. Then select "Remove All Tracks".
   
   
   
10. Now click the video tab.
    
    
    
11. Now click framerate, if this DVD is made in the US or Canada you want to select 29.97 (NTSC Video). This is what almost all movies are going to be encoded in. You may need to use 25 (PAL) for movies produced in Europe or Japan. If 29.97 (NTSC) results in a very glitchy video, try using 23.976 (NTSC Film) and then running the burn again.
    
    
    
12. Now click "Browse..." on the bottom right of the window, then navigate to and click your desktop folder. Then click "Choose" on the bottom right.
    
    
    
13. Then hit start on the top bar of the window, this will begin the encoding process. This will take a while, anywhere between half an hour to an hour depending on the length of the film.
    
    
14. After completing the movie should be on your desktop, double click it to open and check to see if the video and audio are normal. If they are, then you're done! If not try some things in the tips below or call x3711 if you're having trouble.
    
    

Common Issues

• Video Is Distorted
  • Try changing the framerate based on the advice mentioned in step 11. Usually framerate is the reason that something is not encoded correctly, some things are in 29.97 (NTSC Video) and others are in 23.976 (NTSC Film)