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From: Woody on 5 Jun 2010 07:04 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Once upon a time, there was another video format converter optimized for > slapping the output onto an iPod. But the author dropped development a > while back, turned it into an open-source project, I can't recall the > name of the blasted thing, and I've failed to find the copy of the old > one that I had on the G5 (lots of discs here, it's on one of them > somewhere, but I've got things I'm trying to do other than find an old > app on spec that I half-recall and can't recall the name of). iSquint? became visual hub I think. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Jim on 5 Jun 2010 07:06 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > I should point out that although Handbrake and VLC are multiplatform, > > RipIt is certainly Mac only, as is almost certainly Fairmount. > > DVDRemaster/Fairmount go together as a pair - the former to do the video > data processing, the latter to get access to the data in the first > place. > > <http://www.metakine.com/products/> However, Fairmount is free whereas DVDRemaster costs. > > In theory, Handbrake can use VLC to get around DVD DRM but I've not got > > it going on the Mac as it keeps claiming it needs a 64bit version of VLC > > which, so far as I could tell last time I looked, doesn't exist. > > DVDRemaster relies on VLC/Fairmount to get to the raw data. Only if its source is an actual, physical DVD. In my case I use it with DVD images produced by RipIt, so I'm _fairly_ (but not entirely, I'll grant) sure that it's not calling on VLC/Fairmount at all. I can't see why it would need to. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: T i m on 5 Jun 2010 07:07 On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:22:28 +0100, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote: > >I should point out that although Handbrake and VLC are multiplatform, >RipIt is certainly Mac only, as is almost certainly Fairmount. No problems as whilst he generally uses the PC (Sage and other Windows only specialised work stuff) they are generally happy to use what's the easiest (so the MacBook could be found anywhere in the house). ;-) > >In theory, Handbrake can use VLC to get around DVD DRM but I've not got >it going on the Mac as it keeps claiming it needs a 64bit version of VLC >which, so far as I could tell last time I looked, doesn't exist. Doh. > On a >Windows machine it may well work fine, and might be worth a try if >they're more Windows-oriented. OK, it's good to know it might be a viable option etc. > >And yes, you'd use iTunes to transfer the video. Ok cheers. T i m
From: Jim on 5 Jun 2010 07:08 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > Once upon a time, there was another video format converter optimized for > > slapping the output onto an iPod. But the author dropped development a > > while back, turned it into an open-source project, I can't recall the > > name of the blasted thing, and I've failed to find the copy of the old > > one that I had on the G5 (lots of discs here, it's on one of them > > somewhere, but I've got things I'm trying to do other than find an old > > app on spec that I half-recall and can't recall the name of). > > iSquint? became visual hub I think. I've still got iSquint knocking around here somewhere. Is Visualhub any good? It was a bit beta for my tastes last I tried. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: Rowland McDonnell on 5 Jun 2010 07:41
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > I should point out that although Handbrake and VLC are multiplatform, > > > RipIt is certainly Mac only, as is almost certainly Fairmount. > > > > DVDRemaster/Fairmount go together as a pair - the former to do the video > > data processing, the latter to get access to the data in the first > > place. > > > > <http://www.metakine.com/products/> > > However, Fairmount is free whereas DVDRemaster costs. Handbrake costs whereas DVDRemaster costs - they do the same job. Fairmount does a job that you recommended using the pay-ware RipIt for. Your point being? > > > In theory, Handbrake can use VLC to get around DVD DRM but I've not got > > > it going on the Mac as it keeps claiming it needs a 64bit version of VLC > > > which, so far as I could tell last time I looked, doesn't exist. > > > > DVDRemaster relies on VLC/Fairmount to get to the raw data. > > Only if its source is an actual, physical DVD. <sigh> Yeah, okay, I thought that point was obvious enough that I could make my reply shorter without problematic ambiguity by leaving it out. > In my case I use it with > DVD images produced by RipIt, so I'm _fairly_ (but not entirely, I'll > grant) sure that it's not calling on VLC/Fairmount at all. I can't see > why it would need to. It doesn't - but if the data source is foobar, the data output will be foobar. <shrug> I've tended to use DVDRemaster with a copy of the DVD data stuck on HDD using Fairmount/VLC 'cos it's faster. If RipIt is different software that also lets you get to DVD data with the consumer rights limitation barrier removed, then it'd be worth trying the other method in the event of one of RipIt/[Fairmount-VLC] apparently failing. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |