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Author:  oceanicitl [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:26 am ]
Post subject:  Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
Does anyone know of any reliable free software to converts video and movie files for iPod / iPhone?

I have got one myself but it's at home and I can't remember then name.

Thanks

Carolyn
Author:  big_D [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
Have you looked at Handbrake?
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
Isn't it iTunes?

*runs*
Author:  big_D [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
HeatherKay wrote:
Isn't it iTunes?

*runs*

Only if they are already in a format iTunes can cope with...

Handbrake + vlc will allow you to convert most formats, including DVDs.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:46 am ]
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+1 for Handbrake, and as Dave said, depends on what your source is. Handbrake's the best start point though.
Author:  EddArmitage [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
ProfessorF wrote:
+1 for Handbrake, and as Dave said, depends on what your source is. Handbrake's the best start point though.
++
Author:  big_D [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
Caz hasn't been back, but we sorted it out over IM. Pointed her to a tutorial on Handbrake and everything is peachy. :)
Author:  bally199 [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
You haven't got a recent nVidia graphics chip in your Mac have you?

Badaboom! is a very quick converter which uses your graphics card as a processor. Can use almost any format, and ripped a full DVDs worth into MP4 in about 5 minutes. :)
Author:  ProfessorF [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
And it relies on Windows. ;)
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:42 am ]
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ProfessorF wrote:
And it relies on Windows. ;)


It's also needs a fast GPU to see the benefits and that's still a bit of a sore spot for the mac.

Best stick to Handbrake!
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
iSquint may be what you want.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
paulzolo wrote:
iSquint may be what you want.

Works well but it - and it's bigger brother VisualHub - are 'orphanware' - the developer has stopped supporting it and effectively walked away. You'll have to work hard to find somewhere to even download a copy. There's a new product based on the same code

videomonkey

but frankly it's not really ready yet - for example when encoding it will only run one thread (or at least it's limited to a single core) whereas VisualHub will use as much CPU as you can throw at it.

Jon
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
A Google for iSquint gives you this as the first hit:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19769
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting movies for iPhone / iPod
paulzolo wrote:
A Google for iSquint gives you this as the first hit:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19769

Well that's actually quite unusual. MacUpdate as a rule doesn't serve downloads itself, the 'download now' link just points to the download page of the relevant maker's web site. They obviously kept a copy of the .DMG when techspansion took the huff and are supplying it themselves. Good on them for that.

Jon
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