The free StreamBurner software makes it simple for you to download and burn thousands of DVDs in the iArtHouse catalog. In addition, StreamBurner's new plug-in, the To-Go Option, makes it easy for you to put those same downloads on Apple iPods, iPhones, Microsoft Zunes and other portable players.
This page contains a description of StreamBurner's To-Go Option and provides information about how to get it and how to use it. If you still have questions after reading this page, please contact technical support.
The To-Go Option is an add-on module for StreamBurner that lets authorized customers export titles they purchase from iArtHouse to portable players, such as Apple's iPod, iTV and iPhone, as well as Microsoft's Zune player and the many other devices that can play iPod-compatible MPEG 4 videos. There is a one-time license fee of $9.99 for the To-Go Option.
Supported Operating Systems: - Windows XP - Windows Vista NOTE:The To-Go Option does not support third party DVDs or DVDs that have been deleted from the My Library tab of StreamBurner.
Required Input: - A DVD title that you downloaded from iArtHouse and that is still accessible from the "My Library" tab in StreamBurner. NOTE: The To-Go option does not support third party DVDs or DVDs that have been deleted from the My Library tab of StreamBurner.
Output: - MPEG 4 video file (Bit Rate: about 650kbs, Resolution: approx. 320x176, Codec: H.264 simple profile, Audio: AAC) NOTE: All videos are digitally imprinted with a unique transaction code.
Tested Devices: - Apple Video iPod - Microsoft Zune (Zune software automatically performs additional conversion) NOTE: The To-Go option should work with any device capable of importing and playing iPod-compatible videos.
Additional Features: - Lets you select main movies and/or special features for export. - Lets you select from available DVD audio tracks. - Lets you select from available DVD subtitle tracks.
Please note that only the Windows version of the To-Go Option is available now. We are diligently working on getting the Mac version out as soon as possible. You can buy the To-Go Option the same way that you would buy DVD downloads from iArtHouse. If you do not have the StreamBurner software installed, you will have to install it. When you click the "Export DVD" button in StreamBurner for the first time, you will be prompted to log in and approve a charge to your existing payment profile (i.e., a credit card that you used to make a past iArtHouse purchase). If you have not set up a payment profile, then you will be prompted by StreamBurner to do so. A more detailed example of how to get the To-Go Option is illustrated in the next section.
With the latest version of the StreamBurner software installed, you should be able to see the "Export DVD" button in the "My Library" tab, as shown in the following screen shot:
When you click on the Export DVD button for the first time, the following dialog will display:
To purchase the To-Go Option, click the "Purchase To-Go" button shown in the preceding dialog. You'll then be given the option of either using a previously entered credit card or entering a new credit card to make your purchase. Once you confirm the purchase, the StreamBurner software will display the following dialog while it downloads and installs the To-Go Option:
After the To-Go Option is installed, you will be able to export titles listed in the My Library tab of StreamBurner. To use the To-Go Option, select a title by clicking on it in the My Library tab. Next, click the Export DVD button near the top of the My Library tab in StreamBurner and the following dialog will display:
As shown in the preceding screen shot, the To-Go Option module presents several options for the file type that you export:
Select Movie to Export - There are sometimes multiple video titles in the same DVD, which typically include the main movie as one title and special features and/or trailers as other titles. This option indicates all of the video titles available in the DVD that you selected. Please note that since several different types of authoring programs may have been used by different authors to create the DVD, the "titles" shown may not always bear very descriptive names. But since this option also indicates the duration of each title in the selected DVD, you can usually determine which title is the main movie (as opposed to a trailer or special feature).
Output Format - Currently this option enables you to select Apple iPod and Microsoft Zune. Please note that since To-Go can export a standard MPEG4 file, many other devices will be able to play the video, too, although the output has only been tested with Zune and iPod.
Picture Format - This offers you the option of preserving the aspect ratio of the original video, which for most DVDs will be either 4:3 (traditional TV) or 16:9 (wide screen). Choosing the "Fit to Screen" option will format the video to fit the screen of the target device.
Audio Track - If the title you selected from the source DVD has multiple audio tracks, then this option will allow you to select a language from among the available tracks.
Subtitles Track - If subtitle tracks are present in the title you selected from the source DVD, then you will be able to select one by using this option.
Saved Exported Videos To - The directory, or folder, on your computer's hard drive to which the To-Go Option will save the exported video file. By default, this is the "My Videos" subdirectory of the "My Documents" directory on Windows XP, the "Videos" folder for your user ID on Windows Vista, or the "Movies" folder on the Mac. If you've already set up a special directory for transferring content to your media player, then you may want to change the default to that directory.
When all the proper settings are made, you can export titles by clicking the "Export" button shown on the preceding screen shot (i.e., the dialog entitled "Select The Export Settings For Your Portable Player"). Depending on the run time of the video, the export may take a while (e.g., 45 minutes or so for a typical feature film).
After the export finishes, the StreamBurner software may give you the option of automatically importing the exported title into the Apple iTunes software, from where you can load it onto your Apple iPod (if that's what you want to do). You can do this by clicking on the "Add to iTunes" button shown in the following screen shot:
iArtHouse provides the To-Go Option in the belief that consumers who buy content should be able to enjoy that content in the manner they choose, provided that they abide by the restrictions imposed by copyright laws and comply with the StreamBurner End-User License Agreement (EULA) and Terms of Use.
NOTE: Content may only be exported from StreamBurner for personal, non-commercial use. Users may not redistribute iArtHouse content to third parties.
