iFlicks 2?

Che Castro · Nov 28, 2013

So I just bought the new iflicks 2 , so far so good
There a new option to check a box that says "optimize for streaming , do I have to use this ?
I mainly do mkv's that are h264 to put in iTunes for ATV streaming
The only difference I notice when ticking this box is that it takes longer to muxed a file

priitv8 · Nov 28, 2013

Although the quote is taken from HB wiki, the process and idea is the same behind this optimization:

HandBrake Wiki said:
Web Optimized
Also known as "Fast Start"
This places the container header at the start of the file, optimizing it for streaming across the web.

https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/OutputSettings

Also AppleTV can start playback faster with optimized movie clip.

EmpyreanUK · Nov 28, 2013

I saw a tweet from the developer of iFlicks 2 regarding this, and while I don't remember what it was exactly that optimise for streaming, I do remember that he said it wasn't necessary for files that were to be used with an ATV.

Che Castro · Nov 29, 2013

I'm having a problem with iflicks 2 , movies come out with no audio when using iTunes's compatible , these are regular AAC audio tracks , maybe 96k or 128k
They work ok with sound when I use the old iflicks

aawil · Nov 29, 2013

I had that happen with one file so far as well. I'm hoping that gets fixed in an update. It was mentioned in some reviews on the app store as well.

Che Castro · Nov 30, 2013

Well so far is happening to all the mkv movies I put in there

stridemat · Dec 1, 2013

Che Castro said:
Well so far is happening to all the mkv movies I put in there

Me too. Until a fix comes along I am sticking with iFlicks 1.

ziggie216 · Dec 1, 2013

iFlicks 2 seems to be working for me. Maybe because I'm using the beta version? I see both AAC and AC3 after using iTunes Compatible when converting from MKV.

SandboxGeneral · Dec 2, 2013

stridemat said:
Me too. Until a fix comes along I am sticking with iFlicks 1.

I just bought iFlicks 2 the other day from the MAS and ripped the entire season 2 of ER. The audio seems to be working for me with iTunes compatible. Plus I downloaded the latest version of MakeMKV before I started ripping.

stridemat · Dec 2, 2013

SandboxGeneral said:
I just bought iFlicks 2 the other day from the MAS and ripped the entire season 2 of ER. The audio seems to be working for me with iTunes compatible. Plus I downloaded the latest version of MakeMKV before I started ripping.

Since I posted this, it turns out it is not on all rips. Probably 80% of them. It is almost like iFlicks 2 forgets to encode the audio. It is rather odd.

SandboxGeneral · Dec 2, 2013

stridemat said:
Since I posted this, it turns out it is not on all rips. Probably 80% of them. It is almost like iFlicks 2 forgets to encode the audio. It is rather odd.

I've only checked one episode so far and will have to check more to be sure then.

Che Castro · Dec 2, 2013

SandboxGeneral said:
I've only checked one episode so far and will have to check more to be sure then.

Try an mkv movie

SandboxGeneral · Dec 2, 2013

Che Castro said:
Try an mkv movie

I'm all out of movies to rip! I did all my DVD's and BD's months ago. All that I have left are TV shows I have on DVD.

charlien · Dec 2, 2013

If you are looking for an alternative I'd recommend IVI. I'm quite happy with it.

aawil · Dec 2, 2013

An update came up in the app store last night which I think should fix that problem.

Kenjancef · Dec 3, 2013

I've been using version 2 for a few weeks now, converted about 12-15 movies so far, and all is good. But the setting I use is "HD 1080p". It works great with my ATV3, and no movies had missing audio. I'll make sure to get the update though...

SandboxGeneral · Dec 3, 2013

stridemat said:
Since I posted this, it turns out it is not on all rips. Probably 80% of them. It is almost like iFlicks 2 forgets to encode the audio. It is rather odd.

Hopefully the update they pushed out today will fix the issues you're having.

stridemat · Dec 3, 2013

SandboxGeneral said:
Hopefully the update they pushed out today will fix the issues you're having.

Yeah I just saw that. Fingers crossed it does!

Che Castro · Dec 3, 2013

stridemat said:
Yeah I just saw that. Fingers crossed it does!

So ?

stridemat · Dec 3, 2013

Che Castro said:
So ?

I've tried it on two files and so far both are ok. Haven't had time to fully test it yet, but looks promising.

Che Castro · Dec 4, 2013

stridemat said:
I've tried it on two files and so far both are ok. Haven't had time to fully test it yet, but looks promising.

Try the same movie that gave you no audio before

stridemat · Dec 4, 2013

Che Castro said:
Try the same movie that gave you no audio before

I haven't got that rip anymore, it was converted in iFlicks 1 and the original file deleted. I'm not going to rip the dvd again to check now.

bensimpsy · Dec 5, 2013

I just purchased this last night but im running into a bit of an issue

i have alot of videos to be converted, metadata added and put into itunes and i have setup a folder for it to automatically grab from, but it seems that whenever i put a large amount of videos in the folder for it to add to the que, it hangs after importing about 10?

Anyone else had this issue?

SandboxGeneral · Dec 5, 2013

I've been doing about 22 videos at once without issue.

aawil · Dec 5, 2013

I've done 23 at a time and had no problems, maybe the file is corrupt?

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