Scotland10e Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I've found various windows based applications to convert AVI/DIVX to my Apple TV. Some are really slow to convert a full movie if I use the options for 640x480 or 1024x? Any suggestions for apps that might be faster than others? Thanks A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I don't think there's a huge difference between the different programs. Except Quicktime, that's quite slow. What program do you use? With the Perian Apple TV hack you can play AVI/DIVX files with no conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland10e Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 I'm currently using Cucusoft Ultimate Video Converter and Xilisoft Video Converter. Both have options for Apple TV and resolution of either 1280x720 or 640x480. Question: Will it make a huge difference when playing on the big screen if I choose the 640 option? Thanks A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Not sure about the quality, I think that depends on the TV you have, and it's upscaling capabilities. For speed, that also depends on the resolution and how fast your machine is. I can give you my baseline, and you can compare your number to it, maybe. I have converted 1 hour programming in 720x480 or 720x405 avi to mp4 for the AppleTV, and it takes about 14 minutes on a Mac Pro Quad 2.66, using VisualHub. hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland10e Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Thanks Bearcat - much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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