[Hidden-tech] video conversion software

[Tom Adams- Reelife Productions]

streamclip is another beauty that's free.

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On Nov 2, 2009, at 9:20 AM, "nestor at fuzzy-math.com" <nestor at fuzzy-math.com 
 > wrote:

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> 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
>> Location Recording - CD Mastering - Audio FX/Solutions
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>> C104 The Cotton Mill, Brattleboro, VT 05301
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