VisualHub updates with iPhone support

And so it begins - with the release of yet another Apple product that has anything to do with media playback, software developers are beginning to release software updates that account for the new functionality. VisualHub, a TUAW favorite for its exceptional video conversion and batch encoding abilities, has released a new version with support for encoding to iPhone video formats. As you can see, the slider labels change slightly when selecting the iPhone option, giving users a choice between qualities like EDGE, Tiny, WiFi and of course, High and Go Nuts. In addition, using the EDGE or Tiny presets will also create FastStart videos that are optimized for streaming; this is ideal for content providers who want to open their doors to the unprecedented rush (thanks, Daring Fireball) of new iPhone owners.

As usual, a demo of VisualHub is available, while an invaluable license costs a mere $23.32.

View Tags

Source: http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

Categories

Software Internet Tools iPhone

And so it begins - with the release of yet another Apple product that has anything to do with media playback, software developers are...

Add a Comment

Sign in »

6 Comments

Filter by:

ZipperSeven

VisualHub is awesome, way better than ffmpegx. I updated it the other day and dumped some vobs I had stored sitting around
and blew them out to iPhone friendly mp4's. Totally worth the 23 bucks and change.

July 04 2007 at 5:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dan Woods

If you like VideoHub, but want more control of the output file, try MPEG Streamclip. The good news is that it is Free (as in Beer), and you have more control over the output file, but the bad news is that you have more control over the output file and Preset support is rudimentary, at best.

July 04 2007 at 5:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pinchies

Yay! My palm t3 has the same resolution as the the iPhone (320*480), so this is really convienient for me!

July 03 2007 at 11:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

drew

This is without a doubt one the top 5 most useful apps! Not a day goes by when I don't throw it a video encoded in some crazy format and every time it converts it flawlessly to whatever format I specify! Great app!

July 03 2007 at 8:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ric

Subtitles soon?

July 03 2007 at 8:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tom

Anyone know how to get VisualHub to automatically start processing files it has? I have manhandled Automator to the point that it'll watch a folder and pop the files into VisualHub's list, but I don't know enough to get VH to start converting without clicking the button.

For the record, the flow is (1) video from tvrss.net torrents into (2) Democracy Player, into (3) a folder with a folder action set to move it into VisualHub, where, if I can get it to (4) just start converting automatically, it should (5) lovingly place the iPhone-ready files into iTunes. Steps 1, 2, and 3 work nicely, and 5 seems like it should work once 4 is done.

Thanks!

July 03 2007 at 7:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply