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iFlicks 2?

Still dont see much reason to upgrade from iflicks 1, or am I missing something?
 
Pasting here for reference:

http://support.iflicksapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/204638518-iFlicks-2-2

iFlicks 2.2 is the first major update to iFlicks 2

Updated Interface and Dock Icon for an even cleaner look and feel
New Watch Folder agent, so that folders are monitored even when iFlicks is not running
Even more accurate lookup of metadata
Rewritten video processing to improve A/V sync
Improved support for formatting in subtitles
Improved and extended Rules
Countless other improvements and fixes
Updated and added Localizations

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koerk said:
Still dont see much reason to upgrade from iflicks 1, or am I missing something?
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Someone asked the dev this same thing on twitter recently.

So @iflicksapp -what's different between 1 and 2? Trying to decide why I should upgrade
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@Tobar26th more metadata, better video processing, more flexible and better yosemite compatibility (no more Perian etc.)
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Ok thanks. Still sticking to v1 i think, it does what I want it to do.
 
Still no option for iflicks to auto detect if a video can use the iTunes compatible tab or it has to be converted
 
koerk said:
Still dont see much reason to upgrade from iflicks 1, or am I missing something?
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IMO, iFlicks is doing a poor job promoting version 2. I wasn't quite sure what the benefits were until I paid to upgrade recently (which I did it mostly to support the developer).

Beyond more modern interface, version 2 adds few significant features that would appeal to more advanced users.

To me, the most significant is chapter markers. It can import downloaded chapter marker files from ChapterDb.org. It would've been nicer if the process is more fully automated, however.

Subtitles isn't fully automated yet either, but I can now add individual subtitle files and specify language. You can also choose to burn the subtitle on video.

I can also do the same for audio tracks.

There's also watch folder. Drop a video file to this folder and it will automatically add to the queue.

Meta tags is also a lot more comprehensive. And you have some control over H.264 encoding profiles.
 
anybody else have this problem iflicks making the subtitles very small

is a setting in flicks 2 unicode 8
which one of those option is the one to leave the subtitle size as is ?

using the old iflicks app the subtitle size stays the same
 
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hello all.

Seems like the people on this thread may have some advice I could use. I just started a trial of IFlicks 2 and I can't tell if it is working correctly. MKV files are taking 2-3 hours to convert. Is this typical? I was under the impression the program would remux the file verses convert. The program looks great but at these speeds, I would have to go back to subler. If there is any suggestions you may have, I would greatly appreciate it.

I am running version 2.3 (3072)
Installed Perian 1.2.3
MacBook Pro late 2009 8gb ram
Preset HD 1080
Destination is an external hard drive.
 
So to update or correct my previous post... I only assumed the conversion was taking 2-3 hours. I set a file to convert last night and the timer indicated 3 hours. When I went back this morning the file still hadn't completed and was only,half way done after roughly 7 hours. Something is clearly wrong. I assume it's due to something with the trial I used. I will uninstall then try again. What is a reasonable amount of time I should expect for a MKV file around 2 gb in size? I know my system will dictate that but I have an average setup so a "round about" estimate is fine.
 
CTay said:
So to update or correct my previous post... I only assumed the conversion was taking 2-3 hours. I set a file to convert last night and the timer indicated 3 hours. When I went back this morning the file still hadn't completed and was only,half way done after roughly 7 hours. Something is clearly wrong. I assume it's due to something with the trial I used. I will uninstall then try again. What is a reasonable amount of time I should expect for a MKV file around 2 gb in size? I know my system will dictate that but I have an average setup so a "round about" estimate is fine.
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First, I assume you have iFlicks set to the "itunes compatible" preset.

MKV is the file container, but it doesn't tell us anything about how that file is encoded. iTunes likes files encoded in h264, with the M4V container. Changing containers is very fast. Changing encoding is very slow.

So if your MKV is encoded with h264, then indeed iFlicks can just remux the file into the M4V container, which should take relatively little time - takes my computer about 30 seconds per TV episode or a minute per movie. (I also have optimize for streaming enabled, which adds a tiny bit of time to the process, would probably be even faster without that).

However, a lot of new releases and new shows out there in the unmentionable pirate sites are now using h265 encoding. In this case, iFlicks has to totally re-encode the file. This means it has to decode the entire file, and then encode it in h264, which takes a considerable amount of time - takes my computer about 10 minutes per TV episode or 30 minutes per movie.

I hope Apple updates iTunes to support h265 soon. Afterall, the iOS devices support h265 now - it is the encoding used for facetime.
 
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First, I assume you have iFlicks set to the "itunes compatible" preset.

MKV is the file container, but it doesn't tell us anything about how that file is encoded. iTunes likes files encoded in h264, with the M4V container. Changing containers is very fast. Changing encoding is very slow.

So if your MKV is encoded with h264, then indeed iFlicks can just remux the file into the M4V container, which should take relatively little time - takes my computer about 30 seconds per TV episode or a minute per movie. (I also have optimize for streaming enabled, which adds a tiny bit of time to the process, would probably be even faster without that).

However, a lot of new releases and new shows out there in the unmentionable pirate sites are now using h265 encoding. In this case, iFlicks has to totally re-encode the file. This means it has to decode the entire file, and then encode it in h264, which takes a considerable amount of time - takes my computer about 10 minutes per TV episode or 30 minutes per movie.

I hope Apple updates iTunes to support h265 soon. Afterall, the iOS devices support h265 now - it is the encoding used for facetime.
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Wow... That is something I was unaware of. I will need to check that. Thank you for the info.

I went ahead and created a different thread for the question. I wasn't intending to hijack this one.
 
In the latest update iflicks will add subtitles to your movie

But I don't know how

I'm guessing is in preference/rules
But I'm not sure how to set it up

I want a rule that if a movie has no subtitle track I want iflicks to find one "English"
For every file I drag to iflicks

How do I do that ?
 
I got an email saying Iiflicks 2.4 was 50% off I checked the app store its selling for 17.99$. I am pretty sure I paid about that for the first version. Does anyone know if that price is correct and if its worth it to upgrade from v 1?
 
FYI iFlicks has a bug in Sierra with regard to CloudKit. It sometimes won't recognize a file and hang with the spinning loading circle forever. The workaround is disabling iCloud Drive for now. Developer is aware of the bug and suggested this workaround for now until a real fix is released.
 
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