Mac Video software
ffmpegX - wide variety of supported codecs
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
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openshiiva
- fast and simple, single pass, video and audio, vob to mp4 converter
http://openshiiva.sourceforge.net/
MPEG Streamclip - convert between MPEG1/2 and DV/other formats
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html
Moving
ASCII
- convert movies into
ASCII
http://frankbitterlich.gotdns.com/article.php?story=2004072218222147
MPEG2 software encoder ($56)
http://www.innobits.se/
Mac video blog w/good software links
http://emandtim.no-ip.com/tim/
SVCD SW and tutorials
RNCs Guide to SVCD on Mac
http://homepage.mac.com/rnc/
SVCD on a Macintosh memo and cookbook
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCD_on_a_Macintosh.txt
Understanding 16:9
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/understanding_16_9.html
Quicktime
MPEG-4/H.264 export for time lapse
Export - H.264, 4000kbits, 1280×720 for d/l, preserve aspect, letterbox, current frame rate, auto key frame,
H.264 video options - Main, best quality
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quicktime
Broadcaster - live broadcasting Quicktime server (free)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/broadcaster/
Apple scripts for above -
http://www.apple.com/applescript/bluetooth/qtbroadcaster.html
Darwin Streaming Server - open source version streaming server
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/streaming/
Display movies in free version of Quicktime fullscreen (untested)
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20020722081156794
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/[[fullscreenmovieplayer]].html
Edit MPEG files directly using Quicktime (cut out commercials, etc.)
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040213203637547
iSight
use !
quicktime
Broadcaster to manually adjust brightness, color temp, and balance for better videos
Webcam or DV, Lighting is Important -
http://macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/3687
Final Cut
good tutorial from Apple
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/theater/
main Apple support site
http://www.apple.com/support/finalcutexpress/index.html
good selection of how-tos
http://www.dvguys.com/
importing stills and maintaining correct aspect ratio
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/basic_ps_stills_to_fcp.html
FCP → MPEG2 export
http://www.lafcpug.org/tutorials/basic_fcp4_mpeg2.html
General tips
http://www.lafcpug.org/tutorials.html
Color Correcting in FCE
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/cheating_fce_color_seth.html
YouTube
exporting
http://www.lafcpug.org/Tutorials/basic_you_tube.html
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/youtube_compressor_gary.html
Plugins
Day for Night - free plugin to convert daylight scenes to night, night vision, or IR
http://www.riverrockstudios.com/riverrock/pages/dayfornight.html
Jitterbug - induce a slight jitter into static titles
http://www.riverrockstudios.com/riverrock/pages/jitterbug.html
Chromatic Glow - make any color glow
http://www.riverrockstudios.com/riverrock/pages/chromatGlow.html
Other utilities
Conversion tools
SWF to mpeg converter - (Windows)
http://www.imagespro.com/programs/2775/
http://www.imagespro.com/programs/2312/
http://www.imagespro.com/search.php3?q=convert+to+flash
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