Converting video's to be played on iphone

imme · imme #1 (**permalink**)

05-30-2008, 01:58 PM

I have lots of video's and films on my hard drive that I would like to convert so I can watch them on an iphone.

The movies are large file sizes so im looking for a nice free easy to use software that will compress the files down to a smaller size and resolution for the iphone and convert the file type to be played on it.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

05-30-2008, 03:14 PM

both handbrake and ffmpegX have presets for converting files to iPod and iPhone formats

baggss · baggss #3 (**permalink**)

05-30-2008, 05:22 PM

Handbrake actually uses the ffmpeg open source libraries and has a better GUI.

kmkl · kmkl #4 (**permalink**)

05-31-2008, 12:13 AM

handbrake is for converting dvds, not just any file...

ffmpeg is probably your best bet, but personally I use VisualHub, also based off of ffmpeg

baggss · baggss #5 (**permalink**)

05-31-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kmkl

handbrake is for converting dvds, not just any file...

ffmpeg is probably your best bet, but personally I use VisualHub, also based off of ffmpeg

True. I thought the OP was talking about DVDs. VisualHub is good, but iSquint is free.

kmkl · kmkl #6 (**permalink**)

05-31-2008, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggss

True. I thought the OP was talking about DVDs. VisualHub is good, but iSquint is free.

yes VisualHub comes at a price, and iSquint is a good free alternative (from the same company!)

the thread starter mentioned movie files from his HD, but knowing what to do with those DVDs is also good

LarryLymb · LarryLymb #7 (**permalink**)

04-20-2009, 08:50 PM

mpeg streamclip works fine for me.

clayneal · clayneal #8 (**permalink**)

04-21-2009, 05:14 PM

How are the movies stored on your hard drive ? I have had luck just using iTunes itself. Open iTunes click the advanced tap and select create an iphone version.

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Member Since: Mar 27, 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 2,146 Mac Specs: late 08 macbook 2.0 4gig 320hdd10.7.3 32 gig iPhone 4s	04-21-2009, 05:14 PM How are the movies stored on your hard drive ? I have had luck just using iTunes itself. Open iTunes click the advanced tap and select create an iphone version. MY ADVICE COMES WITH A DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
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imme #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 256	05-30-2008, 01:58 PM I have lots of video's and films on my hard drive that I would like to convert so I can watch them on an iphone. The movies are large file sizes so im looking for a nice free easy to use software that will compress the files down to a smaller size and resolution for the iphone and convert the file type to be played on it.
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-30-2008, 03:14 PM both handbrake and ffmpegX have presets for converting files to iPod and iPhone formats
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kmkl #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 305 Mac Specs: iMac 24" 2.4GHz 2GB RAM 320GB HD	05-31-2008, 12:13 AM handbrake is for converting dvds, not just any file... ffmpeg is probably your best bet, but personally I use VisualHub, also based off of ffmpeg
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LarryLymb #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 18, 2009 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1 Mac Specs: MBP 15	04-20-2009, 08:50 PM mpeg streamclip works fine for me.
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