What is the best video converter for AppleTV?

[StevenSorvats]

I am looking for a simple easy to use video converter to convert VOB AVI etc... files to be compatible with iTunes and my AppleTV.

I was recommended "AppleTV video converter for Mac", but was wondering if anyone has a better suggestion.

Sorry if this has been answered already...

Many thanks.

 

[northy124]

I Would Say VisualHub*Not Free* but After Using HandBrake *Free* All Of Yesterday And Today I'm Going To Say HandBrake 0.9.1 The New One Keeps Crashing For Me.

I Have Noticed That HandBrake Wouldn't Encode My Avi's That I Had Downloaded From The Internet.

Northy124

 

[lightsout]

I'd go with Handbrake. I use 0.9.2 and it works fine for me at least, and it is quicker than 0.9.1 which is nice.

 

[northy124]

You Find 0.9.2 Quicker Than 0.9.1 I Don't What Spec's Do You Have, I have MacBook C2D 2.16 GHz, 1GB Ram.

 

[Eidorian]

Keep in mind that VisualHub is pretty much anything to any other format while Handbrake is DVD to MPEG-4/h.264.

I don't understand what the confusion is when they're two entirely different programs for different situations. I think VisualHub is well worth the money.

 

[NightStorm]

I Would Say VisualHub*Not Free* but After Using HandBrake *Free* All Of Yesterday And Today I'm Going To Say HandBrake 0.9.1 The New One Keeps Crashing For Me.

I Have Noticed That HandBrake Wouldn't Encode My Avi's That I Had Downloaded From The Internet.

Northy124

It has never claimed to be an AVI-converter... only DVD/some other MPEG2 sources.

As for .9.2 crashing, I haven't really had too many problems with it... are you using 10.4, or trying to encode to xvid (which is broken)?

 

[lightsout]

You Find 0.9.2 Quicker Than 0.9.1 I Don't What Spec's Do You Have, I have MacBook C2D 2.16 GHz, 1GB Ram.

iMac C2D 2.16GHz - this is using the AppleTV preset. I used to get around 20FPS, now around 30FPS.

 

[ingenious]

I Would Say VisualHub*Not Free* but After Using HandBrake *Free* All Of Yesterday And Today I'm Going To Say HandBrake 0.9.1 The New One Keeps Crashing For Me.

I Have Noticed That HandBrake Wouldn't Encode My Avi's That I Had Downloaded From The Internet.

Northy124

Handbrake's not meant for that. It's meant for converting DVD and DVD-like files (as the "About HandBrake" section says).

 

[northy124]

I Normally Do .Vob's And Didn't Know It Didn't Do Avi's. No Worries As I Have VisualHub But Just Slightly Slow After The First Time I Used It Depresses Me

OP Get Both One's Free And One's $30 So It's A Win Win

 

[sxuue]

I am looking for a simple easy to use video converter to convert VOB AVI etc... files to be compatible with iTunes and my AppleTV.

I was recommended "AppleTV video converter for Mac", but was wondering if anyone has a better suggestion.

QUOTE]

since i bought Mac AirBook, i have using 4Media Video Converter for Mac for a month, this one works perfect. you can try it , as for me, it is good than others.

 

[CKtoph]

Keep in mind that VisualHub is pretty much anything to any other format while Handbrake is DVD to MPEG-4/h.264.

I don't understand what the confusion is when they're two entirely different programs for different situations. I think VisualHub is well worth the money.

^ Exactly