Movie Conversion: Instructions for using Handbrake

thank you so very much Khassy!

I'm having problems getting the video to play correctly on my Evo.. The video and the audio are ver choppy, and the frames over lap each other. The media player on the Evo and handbrake says the movie is 2 hours and 16 mins long when it's only an hour and 20 mins.

Edit: I went back to the "Title" section and selected the correct time length. Odd.  Converting again to see if this makes a difference.

Edit #2 Still didn't make a difference. Used DVD Decrypter to rip it, and Handbrake to convert...

Sin,

I've used your detailed instruction steps successfully at least half a dozen times. I can't thank you enough. Soooooo with that said I need to see if I can go to the well once more??

My challenge is that I'm having trouble properly converting a movie that has subtitles.  There's a "subtitle" tab in handbrake next to the video tab you speak of in detail, but you never touched on that setting.  Up to this point I've been able to successfully convert the dvd into an mp4 file on my Evo...it's just the subtitles aren't there like they are on the original dvd.  Any advice?? 

Thanks,

Joe

I was directed to this post after posting a question about best settings for video conversion. While it's a fairly informative post, I already know how to convert/rip/decrypt DVDs and files and have been doing so for several years. I still would like more info or opinions on what settings (not what programs) some of you personally use to convert your DVDs for best quality on your Evo. I don't care about "filling the screen" if it means part of the picture is going to be cut off. And I'm not too concerned with converting file to file (like .wmv to .avi for example). Things like frame size (800x480, 480x320, etc.), video codec (MPEG4, H.264, .XVID, etc.), or frame rate (original, 30 fps, 29.97 fps, 24 fps, etc) are more what I would like opinions on. What are your preferred settings for best playback? That may help me, and probably others who are also new to the Evo, to not have to spend hours and hours trying to find the best combination of settings (not that I haven't already  ). Thank you.