No Sound after rip DVD to MP4

    HELP!! no sound!! I am new to this, I have tried to rip 2 different DVD movies into MP4 format. Each one took over and hour to do(BTW, is that typical for time?). When done I dragged and dropped them into itunes to watch. Picture great, but no sound. I went to common settings made sure that one box is checked and that all say "software" but still no sound. I have spent all day trying to get this to work properly, getting VERY frustrated! The first time I tried to just "copy" but my goal is to back up all my DVDs to EHD, and then access via game console so I can have everything as if it were "on demand". So I did figure out that I need to rip, not copy…right?? For streaming?? but how do I get sound to work??

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    mdabacon,
    please download and install MediaInfo (a little freeware utility, google it) load your mp4 file that cause you problem with MediaInfo and post report here

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    * * * MediaInfo Mac 0.7.36.0 file analysis report.
    * * * MediaInfo Mac is ©2010 by Diego Massanti - http://mediainfo.massanti.com
    * * * MediaInfoLib by Jerome Martinez - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net
    Created on: May 27, 2012 10:36:42 AM CDT
    Report for file: TWILIGHT_SAGA_NEW_MOON.Title1.mp4

    General / Container Stream #1
    Total Video Streams for this File.................1
    Total Audio Streams for this File.................1
    Video Codecs Used.................................AVC
    Audio Codecs Used.................................MPEG-1 Audio layer 3
    File Format.......................................MPEG-4
    Play Time.........................................2h 10mn
    Total File Size...................................793 MiB
    Total Stream BitRate..............................848 Kbps
    Video Stream #1
    Codec (Human Name)................................AVC
    Codec (FourCC)....................................avc1
    Codec Profile.....................................Main@L3.0
    Frame Width.......................................720 pixels
    Frame Height......................................306 pixels
    Frame Rate........................................23.976 fps
    Total Frames......................................187915
    Display Aspect Ratio..............................2.35:1
    Scan Type.........................................Progressive
    Color Space.......................................YUV
    Codec Settings (Summary)..........................CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
    QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.148
    Codec Settings (CABAC)............................Yes
    Codec Settings (Reference Frames).................1
    Video Stream Length...............................2h 10mn 37s 629ms
    Video Stream BitRate..............................782 Kbps
    Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
    Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
    Video Stream Size.................................731 MiB (92%)
    Video Encoder.....................................x264 - core
    Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2012-05-27 04:21:03
    Color Primaries...................................BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M
    Transfer Characteristics..........................BT.709-5, BT.1361
    Matrix Coefficients...............................BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M
    Audio Stream #1
    Codec.............................................MPEG Audio
    Codec (FourCC)....................................69
    Codec Profile.....................................Joint stereo
    Audio Stream Length...............................2h 10mn 33s 96ms
    Audio Stream BitRate..............................64.0 Kbps
    Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................CBR
    Number of Audio Channels..........................2
    Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz
    Audio Stream Size.................................59.8 MiB (8%)
    Audio Encoder.....................................LAME3.99 (beta 0)
    Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2012-05-27 04:21:03

    Keep it simple...

    Oh, and please keep explanations simple, I am new at this….Thanks! :) I did not even know that I had to rip and not copy for streaming from computer/game console …I did not even know where to start when I downloaded DVDfab, so I amazed I got this far..LOL!!! First I tried to "copy" then I got the vid and audio files in one folder but could not play them…it did give me a play option in another folder but it was only the first 7 minutes of the movie, and that one had subtitles at the bottom. I am willing to keep trying to figure this out…but need simple steps how to successfully get from point A to point B. Tried looking for a tutorial…but the ones I saw did the same thing I did and had no issues. Is it because I am on mac? Tried looking in the forum…but so many of the explanations are obviously for tech savvy…and I am not as tech savvy as I thought! :o

    Another clue….Oh, and BTW, I did have sound in the 7 minuted video when I did the "copy" option…but had the subtitles that I could not turn off. I should say I had no "menu" option to be able to turn off ST, I imagine that was a player thing and nothing to do with the copy. But I am almost certain I unchecked the ST box?

    I edited the format to mp4/aac to see if that works….will let you know…The default was mp4/mp3. I am also trying it on my PC to see if that makes a diff. but mac is taking over and hour and almost done. PC is over an hour and is only 30% done…is this typical? For how much time it takes I mean?

    YEAH!!!!! that worked!! FYI everyone change the default mp4/mp3 to mp4/aac!!! then works in iTunes!!!! Now to get rid of black bars….any suggestions??