If this is the case you can select Titles and Chapters in the 'Source' section of the default Handbrake window. Selecting Titles Chapters You may want to choose only one 'Title' (usually a self contained film on the DVD) or select only certain 'Chapters' (normally a section of a film created to make DVD navigation easier). This will encode all the information on the DVD disk. You may notice a section under the source window that lists the 'Title :' and 'Chapters:' If you want you can leave this section untouched, as the default. The above window make take a little time to disappear as Handbrake analyses the structure of the DVD. So just select the 'VIDEO_TS' directory (do not double-click, just highlight this folder) and click 'OK'. All you need to know at this point is that the V IDEO_TS directory contains the video file information. We don't need to know much about the file structure of DVDs to use Handbrake. This may not make much sense to you if you have never opened a DVD this way before. You will now see the files within the DVD. Scroll down to locate the DVD in this list and click on the plus button next to it : Then you should click on the Browse button next to the part of the screen that says 'Source'.Īfter clicking this button a window should appear as below. Now I will talk you through the most basic use of Handbrake -using Handbrake to convert a DVD into an Internet distributable mp4 file.įirstly you should insert a DVD disk into your computer. When you start Handbrake you should see the screen below.

Handbrake use