LlamaEnc2 on Mac

[absolutedestiny]

Could be this:

mysterious download link

but I'd need someone with a mac to confirm. Anyone out there wanting to give it a try?

In the zip there should be an app that will... just.. run. Maybe. Version of OSX depending. Probably needs an Intel CPU. Might need Snow Leopard. I dont know.

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[wednesday]

Just runs on a mid-2011 MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.3 installed, though it takes a minute and users unaccustomed to waiting for X11 to start up and prefs to self-generate should be patient until it does.

[laurashapiro]

HOMG.

Totally trying it tomorrow!!!

[laurashapiro]

Seems to be working! The interface is pretty slow in terms of response time, and the file browser doesn't recognize .movs as video files (you have to select "All Files" and not just leave the default "Video Files"). But it is in fact doing its thing! File conversion took about 5 minutes, and the resulting file looked good on my Mac. I'm not able to confirm that it's right because both iDVD and DVD Studio Pro change the files, so they look great on the DVDs I burn but are not, in fact, right for VVC. I learned that the hard way last year. I can try Llamamatic on my virtual machine later today.

What I tested:

~ selecting a file via the file browser
~ changing settings for interlacing/aspect ratio
~ help links to open the tech manual in a browser
~ conversion

What I'm running:

Mac Pro
2x2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)

Let me know if you have questions or want me to try other things!

ETA: I installed MediaInfo and can confirm:

m2v
5269 Kbps
720x480 (4:3)
29.970 fps
MPEG Video (NTSC)(Version 2)
(Main@Main)
(CustomMatrix / BVOP) (whatever that means)

wav
16-bit
stereo
48.0 KHz
PCM

So it looks like my m2v's bitrate is a little low, but everything else came out right.

[jetpack_monkey]

Update! I have just converted a vid for possible upload to the Vividcon website. On my Mac. Using LlamaEnc. This is a thing of wonder!

I am on a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac desktop with 6GB of RAM, running OS X 10.6.8.

Here's the Media Inspector specs, if interested:
VIDEO:
Video Codecs Used.................................MPEG-2 Video
File Format.......................................MPEG Video
Play Time.........................................2mn 26s
Total File Size...................................95.8 MiB
Total Stream BitRate..............................5 478 Kbps
Codec (Human Name)................................MPEG Video
Codec Profile.....................................Main@Main
Frame Width.......................................720 pixels
Frame Height......................................480 pixels
Frame Rate........................................29.970 fps
Total Frames......................................4399
Display Aspect Ratio..............................4:3
Video Standard....................................NTSC
Scan Type.........................................Progressive
Scan Order........................................TFF
Color Space.......................................YUV
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.507
Codec Settings (Matrix)...........................Default
Video Stream Length...............................2mn 26s 767ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................5 254 Kbps
Video Stream BitRate (Nominal)....................7 000 Kbps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
Video Stream Size.................................91.9 MiB (96%)

AUDIO:
Audio Codecs Used.................................PCM
File Format.......................................Wave
Play Time.........................................2mn 26s
Total File Size...................................26.9 MiB
Total Stream BitRate..............................1 536 Kbps
Codec.............................................PCM
Codec (FourCC)....................................1
Audio Stream Length...............................2mn 26s 902ms
Audio Stream BitRate..............................1 536 Kbps
Number of Audio Channels..........................2
Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz
Bit Depth.........................................16 bits
Audio Stream Size.................................26.9 MiB (100%)