handbrake cli guide

automatically encode your DVDs

  1. download the encode.dvd.scpt AppleScript
  2. unzip it and put it wherever you like
  3. open System Preferences and go to CDs & DVDs
  4. change "When you insert a video DVD" to Run script and choose the encode.dvd.scpt
  5. close System Preferences
  6. download the encode.dvd.sh shell script
  7. remove the .txt extension and put it wherever you like
  8. open encode.dvd.scpt in Script Editor
  9. change the path to wherever you put encode.dvd.sh
  10. save the file
  11. open encode.dvd.sh in your favorite text editor
  12. follow the in-file instructions to change the disk1 to whatever the DVD drive is numbered on your system
  13. replace the dummy handbrake command with your real one
  14. if you don't have growlnotify installed be sure switch notifications to just use echo
  15. save the file
  16. insert a DVD
  17. wander off