Tomy Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 how the hell do i convert these to .avi on mac.i've tried googling and the only stuff i get back doesn't work or is expensive i've tried some apps from the app store with no luck also. do anyone know of a program that actually works? Quote
LabRat Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 There's a program called iSquint that I think may do it Quote
LabRat Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Oh and it's free. I might have the package file somewhere so if you can't find it I'll upload it for ya Quote
Tomy Posted February 11, 2012 Author Posted February 11, 2012 never get iVL - its shit, and really confusing to use. not worth the $4.49 Quote
Tomy Posted February 11, 2012 Author Posted February 11, 2012 Ok, Issue. Everytime i convert it mkv to what avi or whatever it take like 1 second then the converted file is only about 2 seconds long Quote
Gandy Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 why not download vlc player for mac and not have to worry about converting anything? its a media player i use its fantastic, i download .mkv files every week as one of my shows uses that compressionhttp://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html Quote
russell Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 why not download vlc player for mac and not have to worry about converting anything? its a media player i use its fantastic, i download .mkv files every week as one of my shows uses that compressionhttp://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html^^ this. I think I've only ever had 1 file that wouldn't play in VLC. Quote
Tomy Posted February 11, 2012 Author Posted February 11, 2012 yeah but i;m trying to put it onto usb and play it through the tv / ps3 either or but they don't recognize those file types Quote
russell Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 ah right, well have you tried that iSquint that Spitfire mentioned? Quote
Cupe Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 ps3? use a media server and wifi u stoogehttp://www.ps3mediaserver.org/ Quote
Mitch Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 When i had dlna set up i found ps3 media server got a bit slow, can't remember which one of these i had but they are probably better than the free one if you want to spend the 15-20 bucks:http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31698/playbackhttp://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/26673/medialinkAfter looking at them a bit more, pretty sure it was the second one i used Quote
ruggs Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 i use mpeg streamclip it costs to get the lisence for it but i convert all my serato video files in it and it works awesome! Quote
Tomy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 ah right, well have you tried that iSquint that Spitfire mentioned? yeah gave that a shot it couldn't convert the file and when it did i got 2sec's of footage. ps3? use a media server and wifi u stoogehttp://www.ps3mediaserver.org/your probably right here will have to do this i thinki use mpeg streamclip it costs to get the lisence for it but i convert all my serato video files in it and it works awesome!shall check it out. if it's not too $$ Quote
awesome88 Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 1. HDMI cable from laptop/computer to TV (using VLC)2. watch movies on TV3. ????4. Profit Quote
Tomy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 ha. mac book pro 13 inch. no HDMI output unless i'm blind. Quote
Mitch Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 You need Mini display port to hdmi adapter Quote
Tomy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 ohhhhh it never ends. bloody expensive mac products Quote
russell Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 it's the thunderbolt port. you need this... http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1824 ... MI_Adapter Quote
Tomy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 yeah for $34 bucks i dont think so. i'd rather just delete the videos and download in correct file type. Quote
russell Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 yeah for $34 bucks i dont think so. i'd rather just delete the videos and download in correct file type.I'm sure you could probably search for a cheaper version of that cable.... Quote
awesome88 Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 When I was looking for an HDMI cable, JB HIFI was selling them for over $100. Went to Jaycar, and got a 3m one for $15.Don't know if you have them in Brisbane, but they have everything. They are always cheap too. Quote
Tomy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 yeah we have jaycar. its just the effort involved thats stopping me really lol. why cant i just get a simple program to convert them to avi. honestly i cant be the only one in the world that wants it. maybe there is a converter on PC? Quote
Cupe Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 there is everything on pc you silly mac users Quote
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