> John P. Mitchell wrote: > >>Joseph, >> >> >>>Joseph A. Caputo wrote: >>> >>> >>>>On Tuesday 18 October 2005 16:43, John P. Mitchell wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>MythTV Users, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>On 10/18/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>On Monday 17 October 2005 19:02, Jeremy Palenchar wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>snip >>> >>> >>>>>>You'd have to use quicktime. That's apple's "Answer". >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I am not so sure. Take a look at: >>>>> >>>>>http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html >>>>> >>>>>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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>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. >>>> >>>>-JAC >>>> >>>> >>>You need Pro. >>> >>> >>> >> 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. >> >> > 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?
All right! :-) > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
