I have had some issues with Handbrake failing to convert some files and quality issues with iSquint (BTW. now no longer supported) that have been solved with MPEGStreamclip.
Trying all three will give you the ability to deal with almost any file. Sent from Marks BlackBerry Curve... -----Original Message----- From: James Green <pal...@tpg.com.au> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:24:26 To: WAMUG Mailing List<wamug@wamug.org.au> Subject: Re: Importing movie files into itunes I also like iSquint for this: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19769/isquint . Very simple to use, and never had a problem with it. James On 23/12/2008, at 11:19 AM, Dark1 wrote: > Yes. Handbrake is an excellent freeware program that can be used to > convert video. The best option in terms of video quality/small file > size is x264 but optimal configuration for it isn't straightforward > without a little reading and it will require a lot of CPU time. > There are other H264 codecs available on handbrake though. > > One thing to keep in mind is your always going to lose some quality > when you convert a compressed file (avi) into another compressed > file (mp4). > > Ruben > >> Hi all, >> >> I recently downloaded some movie files from Vuze (a new Azureus), >> but they >> won't drag into my itunes. I can play them easily with Quicktime, >> but want >> to play them with itunes so they can be put on an ipod. They are in >> the .avi >> format, maybe this is the reason why they won't import into itunes?! >> >> Do I have to convert the file type to something else? >> >> TIA >> >> Denise Williams-Photographer >> PH 9447 3468 >> MOB 0417 184592 >> chri...@iinet.net.au >> 55 Duart Rd TRIGG WA 6029 >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
