AppleScript can be really dirty sometimes

In order to reach 1000 posts by the 8th of January, I’ve written the post on my blog. Take a look.

Wiivie, now in AppleScript

http://code.google.com/p/wiivie/

Only very basic right now. Select MEncoder binary, select input, select output, choose size, go!

Wiivie CLI experimental build

I’ve been fiddling with C++ and pseudo-menus in a terminal. Here’s what I have.

wiivie_experimental

You should know the rules by now; change the file extension to .zip.

Now some notes.

• I know this compiles on Mac OS X, haven’t tested Linux or Windows – should work though
• Though FFmpeg is given as an option, it’s really just there for testing purposes and doesn’t work
• It’s nowhere near perfect
• You’re going to need to compile it yourself (obviously)

Looks like Wiivie is soon to be outdated

You may have heard recently that Techspansion has closed it’s doors. Now you might notice that the source code for two apps has been released and you might be interested to know that those two apps are iSquint (now PunyVid) and FilmRedux, an application that resembles VisualHub in purpose but is much better in design.

If you didn’t know, VisualHub can convert to Motion JPEG video specifically for the Wii. FilmRedux can too.

The only problem with FilmRedux is that it doesn’t actually work at the moment. It can’t, for whatever reason, recognise video files you add to the convert list. When it does though…

Wii Hungry

Done by a friend of mine.

Get FFmpeg from MacPorts

So you want a more recent version of FFmpeg do you? Want to be on the cutting edge and ditch the version bundled with Wiivie? Well there is a very simple way in which you can achieve this without having to obtain all the sources and compile yourself. It involves something called MacPorts.

Step 1
Download MacPorts

Step 2
Open the Terminal

Step 3
Type sudo port -d selfupdate

Step 4
Type sudo port install ffmpeg +lame +extvorbis +theora +faac +faad +xvid +x264 +a52

Step 5
Allow MacPorts to do it’s job

Step 6
Once it’s finished, go to this folder…

/opt/local/bin

…and copy the ffmpeg file to where ever you want

Now, a word of warning. This version of FFmpeg you just made cannot be moved onto another computer unless MacPorts is installed because it depends on files in that opt folder. What’s to be gained from doing this? Well it takes about the same amount of time to convert but the video will turn out a little smaller.

Note on Downloads

Because WordPress doesn’t allow ZIP files to be uploaded as downloadable media I’ve been forced to take an alternative route.

Consequently, all the downloads under the All Versions heading will have the .doc file extension instead of .zip. Just change the file extension to .zip and everything should work fine.

Hola

No I don’t speak Spanish, I just like saying “hola” to the Ganados in Resident Evil 4…then they scream something about root beer and peanut sauce.

Oh wait, YAY FIRST POST!