Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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I found another Mac program which lets you convert DIVX/XVID/etc to DVD/iPod/Tivo format
MPEG Streamclip is my favorite Mac friendly media-format converter. I don't know if it can convert things to Tivo-compatible MPEG files (never tried), but it can handle everything I've ever thrown at it.
Oh wow, that includes stuff for ripping from generic firewire cameras. Thanks, Jessica - I've got a load of footage on my video camera of actors goofing off I've never been able to extract properly, so I shall have another go.
Oh wow, that includes stuff for ripping from generic firewire cameras.
iMovie doesn't do it for you?
Dude, I thought iMovie played DVDs.
Nope, that's DVD Player. Though I think iMovie would let you work with some DVD content.
Nope, that's DVD Player.
Where can I hide my shame?
iMovie is for creating movies. iDVD is for creating DVDs. DVD Player is for playing DVDs.
Of the above, the only one I do not personally detest is DVD Player. Give me Final Cut / DVD Studio Pro any day of the week. (Not that I can afford Final Cut Studio on my home machine, but still. Final Cut Express pre-installed is under $100, and approximately twelve billion times better for video editing than iMovie.)
I think the guy who sold me the iMac has left Final Cut of some description installed, as it happens. He didn't give me CDs for anything, but there's a lot of software on there.
I only mentioned iMovie because it comes standard with Macs.
I only mentioned iMovie because it comes standard with Macs.
Oh, I know -- I just have, um, strong opinions about video editing/processing software where Macs are concerned.