I downloaded Handbrake thinking I could use it to covert torrented AVIs, etc to iPod format. But it's having none of it. What is the best tool for what I want to do?
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§ ita § - Dec 20, 2006 10:22:35 am PST #9858 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Dec 20, 2006 10:29:37 am PST #9859 of 10003
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Quicktime has an "export to iPod" option built-in, but it may be only the Pro version.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2006 10:34:36 am PST #9860 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, it's not in my version of the player.
amych - Dec 20, 2006 10:36:10 am PST #9861 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
it may be only the Pro version.
This is correct. However, converting them directly in iTunes doesn't require Pro.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2006 10:39:12 am PST #9862 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't open the files in iTunes, which is why I ask.
Jessica - Dec 20, 2006 10:41:52 am PST #9863 of 10003
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
FFMPEGX will convert almost anything to almost anything else -- it's got a fugly interface, but it is free.
amych - Dec 20, 2006 10:43:25 am PST #9864 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Gotcha -- that's what I get for not including the "if it can be played in iTunes..." disclaimer. It may just be a missing codec issue; otherwise, I've heard good things about ffmpegX [link]
Also, iSquint [link] is dead reliable, if you just want the iPod conversion without any of the jillion other things in ffmpegX
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2006 10:51:25 am PST #9865 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks!
I have ffmpegX here somewhere--I'm assuming I blocked that memory for a good reason. I think I was trying to rip DVDs, and in the end it let me do what I wanted--but it was a while before the end came round. Let me try iSquint.
Gris - Dec 20, 2006 2:59:40 pm PST #9866 of 10003
Hey. New board.
I just set up my Cingular Treo 650 to work as a bluetooth modem for my laptop. It is tres cool! However, I don't seem to be getting the 134 kbps speeds EDGE is advertised at - got no more than 7-8 KBps downloads from my test server. Oh wells, it still is much better than no internet at all!
Good thing I have an unlimited data plan on my phone, now.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2006 3:37:57 pm PST #9867 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
iSquint worked like a charm! Thanks.