Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: QuickTime plug-in? Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:40:22 -0700 Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <1n3awme.49adtb1ls5c18N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net pA3v/XYEL5TeaquehTrn+QUxqTRb89Epm/itqXhQYir2jU5dlr Cancel-Lock: sha1:QtxgvTZTN2NwBmGAssL3kdh/eq4= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: QuickTime plug-in? Thread-Index: AdKjZawB0O4QbaU+2kOSq8ak9edc/Q== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:102848 comp.sys.mac.apps:37893 On 3/22/17, 4:35 PM, in article ejgg1bFrcbqU1@mid.individual.net, "Jolly Roger" wrote: > On 2017-03-22, Snit wrote: >> >> See you already have a solution with HandBrake, but just for options I will >> show you the solution I use: Miro Video Converter (free): >> >> > > The download link on that site is broken, which doesn't really surprise > me; and I wouldn't advise it anyway. This is another in a long line of > simple GUI wrappers (typically Qt) around open source (ffmpeg, others) > video conversion tools. A search for "video converter" results in many > hits of copies of copies of copies of GUI wrappers like this. None of > them are written very well, and beyond a GUI, they typically offer only > a subset of functionality in the open source tools they use. The idea is ease of use. But, sure, you can use ffmpeg directly, too. >> And here it is with your file... easy to use, though it has quirks. The >> resulting file is under 1 MB, compare to the over 2 for the other solution >> you got (though really that is unlikely to matter AND you can play with >> options in HandBrake, NOT saying it is a bad solution): > > FYI, I used my default preset for Apple 1080p 60fps (optimized for > quality) when I converted the video for Patty. You could certainly use > less meaty settings if file size is a concern. Right. Visually I saw no difference between the video we produced and the original was smaller than either of ours. Again, NOT saying your solution was bad... just giving another option. Miro is definitely quirky (the double file extension if nothing else). -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.