I have far better results with VideoDrive (www.aroona.net) because iFlicks crashes a lot. Also, you can set VideoDrive to work fully automated from the moment the video arrives on your disk until it's added to iTunes.
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I have far better results with VideoDrive (www.aroona.net) because iFlicks crashes a lot. Also, you can set VideoDrive to work fully automated from the moment the video arrives on your disk until it's added to iTunes.
I'm just looking for one that will add the metadata, but not bothering to covert what I already ran through handbrake. And one that adds the info to the movie file. Videodrive looks like it doesn't add it to the file unless I'm misreading it. I want to try iflick, but it doesn't like my credit card from this side of the pond.
Is the data added to the file? Or like apple where it's stored seperate?
From their site:
iTunes Backup
VideoDrive does not manipulate your video files, but it does manipulate your iTunes Library. It is recommended to backup your library before trying out VideoDrive. If an import fails or you dont like the result, you can always delete videos from iTunes by selecting the affected video and clicking the delete key. Your original video files remain intact.
If I recode movies with Subler that were already coded in MetaX is that going to screw up the file??
I remember I had tried changing the artwork of a movie after MetaX encoded it and then when I went to play the movie it was just a black screen, no audio or video...
Can I ask what you use to tag and do you convert all to itunes format? using what app? Also where do you get the covers from for coverflow? it looks really good like thatI am pretty anal about mine...
I tag all of my files with MetaX, but I hear that it cannot lookup info on more recent films. However, it does find multiple movie poster art so you can choose "different" art to represent the file to add visual interest to your iTunes database.
Another thing about tagging that I have experience -- I recently rebuilt my iTunes library and all my TV shows were reimported as Movies, not TV Shows. I changed the designation in iTunes back to TV Show, but Front Row did not recognized the change. All my TV shows were still in the Movie section. I had to change the type of file to TV Show in Meta X, which rewrites the file, for Front Row to recognize the file as a TV Show and not a Movie.
Another thing about tagging that I have experience -- I recently rebuilt my iTunes library and all my TV shows were reimported as Movies, not TV Shows. I changed the designation in iTunes back to TV Show, but Front Row did not recognized the change. All my TV shows were still in the Movie section. I had to change the type of file to TV Show in Meta X, which rewrites the file, for Front Row to recognize the file as a TV Show and not a Movie.
I've used MetaX, Subler, Vidalin with varying results. Personally, I like MetaX (for mac, that is) the best but the developer stopped supporting it over a year ago so it's search function with TagChimp will not work for anything added to their database after that point. You can still manually add info yourself and with the option of saved presets (very useful for tagging episodes of a TV series), it still works well, just requires a bit more work. Also, the ability to queue up a set of tagging jobs is advantageous over other options.
Vidalin is very simple and straight-forward. It essentially tags only the info displayed in
TV and also offers a search function that works fairly well. Downside is you can only do one tag at a time and search functions doesn't work for TV shows so that is a completely manual process.Recently, I have started to use Subler for all of my movie tagging (still use MetaX for TV) as it also has a search function with TagChimp. I started encoding blu-ray rips so I found Subler very useful for cnID tagging so that both HD and SD versions of a movie are batched together in iTunes. I'll probably continue to use Subler going forward.
You can find cover artwork all over the net--just copy and paste whatever you like either into your tagging program or directly in iTunes (get info artwork tab). FWIW, I generally rely on DVDtown for coverart.
Until i figured out how to add other metadata with Subler, I was first using MetaX to tag and then using Subler to add cnID tag with no problems. I only had the dreaded black screen result if I tried to retag with MetaX after using it once.
R.I.P to MetaX, i use Subler now which is much better IMO. It also lets you add the HD and explicit icons to your movies/tv shows.
Ive really gotten in to my itunes collection, and am ready to purchase a 2TB HD to carry on my obsession
The only annoyance with my collection is that iTunes refuses to accept transparent artwork, e.g transparent plastic DVD covers
Ive really gotten in to my itunes collection, and am ready to purchase a 2TB HD to carry on my obsession
The only annoyance with my collection is that iTunes refuses to accept transparent artwork, e.g transparent plastic DVD covers
That's MetaX for Windows. To my knowledge, the current version of MetaX on the mac still can't flag as HD, though it can do Explicit markers.
In windows i use Metabrowser to meta data all my MKV's
Now im moving to appleTV , im not sure whether to convert to MOVs or MP4, i dont want to loose any quality from my 720p MKVs
Im going to need to re meta data everything again but there doesnt appear to be on easy tagging app like meta browser which does TV and Movies
Any advice for a x-windows new Apple TV man!?
Now im moving to appleTV , im not sure whether to convert to MOVs or MP4, i dont want to loose any quality from my 720p MKVs
Im going to need to re meta data everything again but there doesnt appear to be on easy tagging app like meta browser which does TV and Movies
Any advice for a x-windows new Apple TV man!?
iFlicks looks amazing, exactly what i need although i was just reading the FAQ's and saw these options for encoding:
Apple TV H.264, max. 960x540, 5 Mbps AAC-LC, max. 160 Kbps, Stereo Apple TV
720p H.264, max. 1280x720, 10 Mbps AAC-LC, max. 320 Kbps, Stereo
Does this mean i cannot select the 720p version as it is 10 Mbps for use on apple tv? if thats the case all of my 720p episodes will have a quality decrease for Atv, is that right?
Also, do i use Elgato Turbo? i dont want to do anything to limit future use of the files (if i ever wanted to use different hardware or software etc)
Thanks
Ah, i got the wrong end of the stick, it doesnt convert anything then, i tried an MKV to make it into an Apple TV playable file but it was told "the is not a movie file"
Ah, im learning so much at the moment! Perian and Flip4mac sorted that problem, now i need to work out whats better, videodrive or iflicks!
There are options in iFlicks and Video drive to convert for Apple TV and Hacked Apple TV - what are the output differences?
Thanks
Thanks
I've been wondering this myself, can someone explain it? Looks better than the default view, I think.
For anybody wanting to use transparency in their iTunes artwork, just to let you know it is now finally working!
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I have done a little write up on my experiences and uses of this
I have done a little write up on my experiences and uses of this
I see VideoDrive (www.aroona.net) has a new version out: looks very nice with the black UI ! I still prefer it over iFlicks.
! I still prefer it over iFlicks.
Does it only make changes to the iTunes library or can it edit the metadata on the files outside of iTunes?
I see VideoDrive (www.aroona.net) has a new version out: looks very nice with the black UI
It's funny how most of your posts are pimping VideoDrive.