App for converting movies?
I have a pretty big movie collection that I have not imported into iTunes yet. I am looking to take all of the movies on my hard drive, and all my DVDs and converting them to MP4 (I'm done playing with VLC, Quick Time, Divx, and all that other crap). Does anyone know any software that will take my movie files that I have on my hard drive, and the DVDs I own, and convert them to MP4? I'm looking to keep the quality as best as possible with the smallest file size, so I can stream them to my TV and put some on my 64GB iPod Touch.
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I have a pretty big movie collection that I have not imported into iTunes yet. I am looking to take all of the movies on my hard drive, and all my DVDs and converting them to MP4 (I'm done playing with VLC, Quick Time, Divx, and all that other crap). Does anyone know any software that will take my movie files that I have on my hard drive, and the DVDs I own, and convert them to MP4? I'm looking to keep the quality as best as possible with the smallest file size, so I can stream them to my TV and put some on my 64GB iPod Touch.
Consider Handbrake.
Also, doesn't Quicktime X handle this?
...Also, doesn't Quicktime X handle this?
Yes, but without as much control, and at half the speed of Handbrake.
http://www.transcoder-redux.com
but it's still developing. If you use the itunes format with H264 checked and 1Mbps bitrate, you can get the MP4 file sizes pretty small and the quality is good - remember to check the deinterlace checkbox in the advanced section. Plus, because it's a batch encoder, you can leave it running overnight. You can use 720 x 480 with bars or 720 x 405. 640 x 360 or 640 x 480 with bars is fine if you plan to use it for ipod viewing - you won't have to encode twice.
You can rip them using MacTheRipper or similar and then encode them using isquint or visualhub if you can get hold of them. They have been discontinued officially but they still work and are pretty fast. They are being made into this program:
http://www.transcoder-redux.com
but it's still developing. If you use the itunes format with H264 checked and 1Mbps bitrate, you can get the MP4 file sizes pretty small and the quality is good - remember to check the deinterlace checkbox in the advanced section. Plus, because it's a batch encoder, you can leave it running overnight. You can use 720 x 480 with bars or 720 x 405. 640 x 360 or 640 x 480 with bars is fine if you plan to use it for ipod viewing - you won't have to encode twice.
Wow, thanks for the info! I'll try to find one of those today. Thanks again!
If Handbrake doesn't work for you, you may also do online conversions via youconvertit.com.
I found a version of iSquint. This app would be perfect if you could have different settings for each file in queue. It's a shame they stopped developing this app.