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Flip4Mac 3.0 is finally out of Beta, it requires OS X 10.7 or later.
The free player lets you watch Windows Media on your Mac.
I bought Flip4Mac Studio license to convert those pesky Windows Media file into h.264 in OS X. I can use Handbrake in Windows to do the same.
Miro Video Converter is available at the Mac App Store.
I was looking into converting some videos into Google’s WebM format for comparison purposes. I first downloaded theWebM QuickTime Component from WebMProject.org but it never worked. Miro Video Converter turns out to be the one I need to create WebM videos for now. It is loaded with preset video format for quick conversion. It supports formats for Android Devices, iOS Devices and WebM among many.
Miro Video Converter is available for Mac OS X and Windows.
The video is taken using:
The video was shot in 1920×1080 24p mode in a low light condition.
Screen capture in full resolutions.
If you ever need to encode videos into WebM format, you can find the codec download at WebMProject.org.
I installed the WebM QuickTime component on my MacBook Pro and able to export to WebM format.
Currently I encode a lot of my videos into MPEG4 with h.264 codec.
According to The Chromium Blog:
…we are changing Chrome’s HTML5 <video> support to make it consistent with the codecs already supported by the open Chromium project. Specifically, we are supporting the WebM (VP8) and Theora video codecs, and will consider adding support for other high-quality open codecs in the future. Though H.264 plays an important role in video, as our goal is to enable open innovation, support for the codec will be removed and our resources directed towards completely open codec technologies.
So will Chrome still support Flash Player? Flash Player is the container for many video formats including h.264.
Does this mean Google would not support non-open/proprietary codec like h.264 but support a non-open/proprietary container like Flash?
The latest video sample I obtained is from JVC Everio GZ-HM400 AVCHD Camcorder.
The video quality is above average thanks to the larger CMOS sensor (at 0.429 inch). The video was taken in a low light condition thus the grainy pictures. You can view the h.264 video here or download the Raw file in ISO format (150.5MB).
The video is imported using iMovie ’09; iPhone and iPod touch compatible.
2009.10.13
Apple releases update for iMovie ’09.
iMovie 8.0.5 | 36.9MB
This update improves compatibility with a number of devices and fixes other minor issues, including:
- Improved compatibility with camcorders using the iFrame video format
- Improved compatibility with importing video captured on the iPod nano
- Fixed problems with resizing the iMovie window during playback
The update is recommended for all users of iMovie ’09.
This update is available through Mac OS X Software Update and Apple Support Downloads page.
About iFrame video format.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3905