Alternative to Handbrake

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Alternative to Handbrake

Is there any alternative to Handbrake on Mac ? This app is buggy (disappears if the movie is more than 2 hrs or so). I don't want to switch to Windowz. Just looking for an alternative.

Thanks !

Xserve, iMac G5, Power Mac G4, PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Jan 1, 2006 3:57 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 1, 2006 4:05 PM in response to Chakravarthy Cuddapah

Visit this topic: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1435939#1435939

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Answer 2

Jan 1, 2006 4:18 PM in response to Paul Rosenthal

I read that before posting. It does not help. I will try to be more clear. Handbrake converts VIDEO_TS to QT compatible mp4 format (which QT Pro can convert to iPod format) or directly to iPod format by changing various settings. In some cases Handbrake disappears during conversion. I am trying to find out if there are any alternatives to Handbrake.

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Jon Walker

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Jan 1, 2006 4:49 PM in response to Chakravarthy Cuddapah

Is there any alternative to Handbrake on Mac ?

Two possibilities come immediately to mind. One is Forty-TwoDVD-VXPlus ($$) and the other is MPEG Streamclip (free). Both require your DVDs be ripped/extracted first.

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Jan 1, 2006 5:09 PM in response to Chakravarthy Cuddapah

mactheripper and ffmpegx.

ffmpegx here: http://homepage.mac.com/major4/

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joe cool

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Jan 22, 2006 6:35 PM in response to Jon Walker

can u put a link to that free program?

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Jon Walker

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Jan 22, 2006 7:41 PM in response to joe cool

can u put a link to that free program?

http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/default.html

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Answer 7

Feb 15, 2006 6:33 PM in response to Chakravarthy Cuddapah

I use handbrake lite and it works very well. Quite idiot-proof as it is all preset for the iPod. Have converted dozens of dvds flawlessly. give it a try. Much less complicated than handbrake.

susan

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Answer 8

Feb 15, 2006 6:36 PM in response to csbomason

Hnadbrake is less complicated than handbrake??????

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