[Hidden-tech] video conversion software

[nestor at fuzzy-math.com]

VLC is great,
	I'm new to list, my name is Ryan Nestor and I work at Monadnock Media  
in Sunderland.  I've had to do a lot of transcoding for different  
video server devices recently.  VLC is an excellent option for  
packaging mp2 and h.264 as .ts files for streaming off of disk or  
network.    For my money (free), an even better tool for transcoding/ 
compressing video is Ffmpeg.  FF is also available for all platforms  
and is open source.  Both of these tools can also be controlled via  
shell and bash scripting as well.   I was personally very thrilled to  
find two such tools, whose development was chiefly volunteer based,  
outperform 1k+ suites from adobe and apple!


On Nov 1, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Michael Billingsley wrote:

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> Hi Folks -
>
> Have you fussed endlessly with Internet video clips, hoping to get  
> them to run smoothly on your computer... or more importantly, wanted  
> to convert those (or your own) for use on your website or to be  
> downloadable to media-player cellphones?
>
> I've been experimenting for a while for video conversion and  
> compression software beyond the usual QuickTime, Adobe and wmv.  
> formats, especially as I eventually want "value-added" downloads to  
> increase - after people notice that I'll provide video that is  
> compatible with cellphone play.
>
> The most versatile viewer/converter (sort of like the  
> GraphicConverter of video) is a French programme that is multi- 
> platform.  It takes up very little space, runs on Windows, Mac,  
> Linux and other platforms - converts to all the needed formats  
> that... from the Web... will convert clips to play on most common  
> cell phones, and includes all kinds of tweeking add-ons for trimming  
> clips, changing video and audio levels, etc.
>
> The software is VLC (VideoLanConverter) and owes its creation to a  
> ton of people.
>
> For a full capabilities and compatibilities list, as well as  
> download portals and mirrors for Windows and Macs (Intel and PPC, v.  
> 5 and 4.) etc. see - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.php?cat=input 
>     This works pretty well on earlier Macs, too, ie. my 1.67 GHz G4  
> PowerBook laptop, as it maximizes processing without overloading the  
> CPU too much.
>
> ---
>
> Are you taking advantage of RealPlayer Downloader?
>
> Especially if you've been tempted to do some downloading from the  
> Internet for teaching or demonstration (ie. from Atom Films, or as  
> clips ie. trailers as played on distributor's or reviewer's  
> websites) remember that RealPlayer's latest versions include a  
> RealPlayer Downloader... which you can set to auto-downloader to a  
> "holding bin" every clip that you watch on your browser.  Just move  
> it to your "Startup Items" of your Mac through your System  
> Preference pane.
>
> When, at the end of the day, you review those accumulating clips and  
> you click "Download" - the temporarily cached version automatically  
> gets moved to the RealPlayer Download folder on your hard drive.  On  
> the other hand, if you don't click download, or clear the list, all  
> those clips are wiped from cache and don't burden your temp storage  
> any longer.
>
> Each clip is stored, by your choice, as either a RealPlayer,  
> QuickTime, Adobe Media Player, or VLC clip.  I choose VLC because  
> its codec, smoothing, loss-less play of HD movies, and low overload  
> on the processor are all admirable.  I can do full-screen play  
> through VLC that are impossible through RealPlayer or Adobe Media  
> Player.
>
> There may be better full-spectrum video play/compress/conversion  
> tools out there, but I haven't run into any yet.
>
> Enjoy
>
> Michael Cerulli Billingsley
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