On 7-Jan-2009, at 05:30, Jared Earle wrote:
> On 7 Jan 2009, at 12:25, LuKreme wrote:
>> So, what's the best way to convert a 1080p video to 720p? I've been
>> using Visual Hub by throwing the mkv file in and selecting mp4
>> conversion, h.264 encoding, and then going to advanced and setting
>> the
>> size to 1280x720 (assuming 1980x1080 input).
>
> Give Handbrake a go. It's got all you need now.
Hmm... That hadn't even occurred to me; I only use handbrake for
ripping DVDs.
>> Takes about 4 hours to convert a movie though...
>
> Well, yes, that's kind of inevitable. :)
Well, crud, I was hoping for something a bit faster. Guess it's time
to get an octocore? Course, I can't simply drop a new 8 core chip
into my Xeon based MacPro.
On the plus side, 1.5TB Seagate drives for $139. I think I'm getting
two.
--
A man, in a word, who should never have been taught to write and
whom if unhappily gifted with that ability, should have been
restrained by a Act of Parliament from writing Reminiscences.
- PG Wodehouse
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