[mythtv-users] Video iPod

[Michael T. Dean]

John P. Mitchell wrote:

>Joseph,
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>>Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
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>>>On Tuesday 18 October 2005 16:43, John P. Mitchell wrote:
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>>>>MythTV Users,
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>>>>>On 10/18/05, Joseph A. Caputo <jcaputo1 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>On Monday 17 October 2005 19:02, Jeremy Palenchar wrote:
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>>>>>>>Rather than spend a lot of time trying to hack a solution for
>>>>>>>this, why not just get Myth to act as a video podcasting station
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>>snip
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>>>>>You'd have to use quicktime.  That's apple's "Answer".
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>>>>   I am not so sure. Take a look at:
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>>>>http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html
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>>>>It does not say that QuickTime Pro is required. If you look at the
>>>>bottom of the page the video formats that the iPod supports are
>>>>listed. I thought we have the tools to put video into mp4 already.
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>>>But if you notice, the page you linked to is a tutorial designed for
>>>QuickTime 7 Pro.  It doesn't say whether the required
>>>features/encoders exist in the non-Pro version.
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>>>-JAC
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>>You need Pro.
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>   Why do you believe this? I said nothing of what kind or platform of
>tools. Are there not tools on the Linux platform to perform the video
>transcode from say MPEG2 to MPEG4 for use on the iPod? I would guess
>there is something that would do the job besides the $30 upgrade for
>QuickTime. It would appear from a quick glance at the Changelog for
>FFmpeg that it would do the job. Also this link gives me the impression
>that FFmpeg supports formats that would be compatible with the iPod:
>http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ffmpeg-doc.html#TOC16
>And if you want a GUI, check out:
>http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
>Please note that I not tried either of these tools nor do I have an iPod
>Video to play with, but they would appear at quick glance to be a start.
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I think you guys are arguing two different points.  Some are saying that 
if using QuickTime, you need QuickTime Pro because the non-Pro version 
doesn't have the appropriate video encoding tools.  Others are saying 
that you don't need either QuickTime or QuickTime Pro because 
open-source software is da bomb...  (And some are saying you can use 
non-free programs like freeware or applications from vendors other than 
Apple.)

You're all right, alright?

Mike