iSquint 1.3 by Tyler Loch http://www.isquint.org - TylerL82@mac.com iSquint is an iPod video conversion app for Mac OS X.

It's many times faster than QuickTime Pro, works with almost all popular video formats, and it's infinitely free-er. It's also really easy. Just drag in your file, and click Start. You can also choose "TV" or "iPod" size, set your quality, or even go all-out by playing in the Advanced drawer. On a 1GHz G4, iSquint can convert most video files to iPod-screen-sized videos in realtime. Depending on a few factors, a 20 minute video will take up anywhere from 50-150MB of disk space. Features: - Fast MPEG-4 and H.264 conversion from almost every popular video format, from 3GP to XviD. - QuickTime Pro and DivX codec not required. - DivX/XviD AVIs, all forms of MPEG video, and many other formats QuickTime chokes on are supported. - Batch Processing of multiple files. Save in-place, or to a different folder. - Automatic aspect ratio detection. Anamorphic MPEG-2 and HDV detected too. - Quality slider. Leave it as is to trust me, mess with it if you know better, or completely ignore it and play with the... - ...Advanced settings drawer. Change every aspect of the conversion process. - Multithreaded for multi-processor computers. - Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel Macs. - Just a few of the supported formats: .mov .mp4 .avi .dv .mpg .vob .3gp .asf .wmv .flv .m4v System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher A computer capable of running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel Macs. One or more videos worth watching. iPod not included. iSquint Forums: Get answers, get help, and get ridiculed all in one place. http://www.isquint.org/forum/

iSquint Donations: My parents really want me to move out. Please help make their dreams come true. http://www.isquint.org/donate.php Quick Tour: There's a big spot in the middle of the program where you can drag in files you want converted. You can also drag files onto the iSquint icon in your Dock or in the Finder,. Near the top of the window are the Easy Settings.
"Optimize for iPod" will make videos that fit the iPod screen exactly. They use less disk space, but may look blocky if played on TV. Videos made with "Optimize for TV" will look great on TV, but you'll waste disk space if you only watch them on your iPod.

The Quality slider is for people who want a little more control over the conversion of their videos.
"Normal" is perfect for most people and clips. "Tiny" works for stuff like talking-head clips or things where video or audio quality aren't terribly important. "Go Nuts" creates files that push the limits of what the iPod can do. More quality means more disk space used. I'll leave it up to you to figure out what's more important.

"H.264 Encoding" uses a more efficient compressor for iPod-sized video only. Similar quality while using less disk space. It also takes much longer to convert. Another tradeoff you can consider. "Add to iTunes" does just that. Once a file is finished being converted, it's copied into iTunes automatically. You can change the location that iSquint saves to. By default, a video will end up in the same place the original was in, but you can change that near the bottom of the window with the "Saving In:" field. Click "Change...", and browse to the folder you want to save to. Click "Start" to start. Sounds simple enough, right? The Start button turns into a Cancel button during conversion. The progress bar and a status line will keep you updated with its progress. FAQ Q: So...how does iSquint work with so many formats? A: iSquint uses the open-source ffmpeg as its conversion engine. ffmpeg works with nearly all popular video formats and is not bound by the same limitations of QuickTime or QuickTime-based conversion tools. Q: What about DVDs? I got some ripping to do. A: HandBrake can help you out there: http://handbrake.m0k.org If HandBrake scares you, try HandBrake Lite: http://www.isquint.org/handbrakelite/

Q: What codec do you convert to for the iPod? A: iSquint converts to H.264 Baseline Profile using the x264 codec, and MPEG-4 Simple Profile using the mpeg4 libavcodec. Q: Podner says they're six times faster. A: That's only because I said iSquint was five times faster. It's like on The Price is Right, when the third person bids $1, and then the fourth person bids $2. Bob Barker secretly hates those people. Q: Hey, I have a video that doesn't convert. What the hell? A: Are there any weird characters in your file's name or a folder along the way? Try getting rid of any unnecessary punctuation and try again. A: Not every video file under the sun is supported. Things like .mkv files don't always work right. Videos with corrupted sections or non-compliant bits could cause trouble too. No blanket guarantees, but people are very much happy with results. Check the forums. Q: What? Not all my videos convert in realtime! You're gonna hear from my lawyer! A: Not every video will convert in realtime. There are a whole bunch of variables that can and will affect this, including original file's format, and what settings you've used for the conversion. Some will convert faster than realtime. You'll be hearing from MY lawyer about that one... Q: I don't like your error buttons. A: I don't like your FACE. Q: Windows version? Please? A: Sorry, can't help you there. Doesn't feel very good to want a piece of software you can't have, does it? iSquint is a reflection of the type of software that is created for - and expected from - the Mac. Simple and powerful. I'm sure someone out there can make a .NET frontend to ffmpeg.exe, but it won't be me. AppleScript Studio is enough of a stretch... Known issues: Nothing major. Check the Forums if you have problems. http://www.isquint.org/forum/ Advanced Tidbits: iSquint uses ffmpeg and x264 to compress its videos. Global flags: "-g 300 -acodec aac -async 50" MPEG-4: Tiny: 240x176 -qmin 7 -b 500 -ar 22050 -ac 1, framerate is halved.

Low: -qmin 8 -b 700 Normal: -qmin 5 -b 1200 High: -qmin 3 -b 2000 Go Nuts: -b 2300 H.264: Tiny: 240x176 -B 150 -ar 22050 -ac 1, framerate is halved. Low: -qpmin 24 -B 300 Normal: -qpmin 20 -B 500 High: -qpmin 15 -B 600 Go Nuts: -B 700 Setting qmin or qpmin sets quality ceilings - keeping bitrates low by not over-doing scenes that don't need the extra bitrate. Settings in the Advanced drawer can and will overlap with Easy Settings. That's a good thing. Leave blank anything you want left as-is.

Supported codecs:
Video: All QuickTime Codecs MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD, etc) MSMPEG4 WMV7 WMV8 WMV9 H.264 H.263 MotionJPEG DV HDV Cinepak And more! Audio: All QuickTime Codecs MP3 AAC WAV AIFF PCM AC3

WMA And more!

Supported containers:
QuickTime .mov MPEG-4 .mp4 .m4v AVI .avi MPEG .mpg .mpeg .m1v .m2v .vob ASF .asf WMV .wmv DV .dv 3GP .3gp Flash Video .flv Credits: ffmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard. http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ ffmpeg rocks your socks. Support it. FAAC 2004 AudioCoding.com http://www.audiocoding.com liba52: http://liba52.sourceforge.net x264: http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html movtoy4m, movtowav and movinfo 2002-2003 Johan Lindstrm http://homepage.mac.com/johan/ mp4creator - MPEG4IP: http://mpeg4ip.sourceforge.net mpgtx: 2001 Laurent Alacoque http://mpgtx.sourceforge.net qt_export: @2003-2004 David Van Brink http://www.omino.com/~poly/software/qt_tools/ Thanks to: SomethingAwful Goons for putting their lives on the line trying out my first attempt at a useful AppleScript Studio application.

Amanda, for saying yes. :) James, for never accepting "it's so stupid-easy, even you can use it!" as an answer. Everyone who lied through their teeth back in October 2005 when they said that iSquint belpha2 was good. Look what you made me do! Everyone who donated. Seriously...thank you for the support and encouragement. DISCLAIMER: iSquint is provided for free without any warranty or support contract whatsoever. I take no responsibility if this program malfunctions, reducing your computer to a smoldering heap of toxic components. So far, about 80,000 people have tried iSquint, and nobody has been rushed to the hospital as a result of it. Yet. iSquint may or may not bring your computer to life and cause it to kill your cat. I've seen it happen. ...Gruesome.