Best free mpg/mpeg to iphone converter for Mac

[i robot]

Hi Guys

I purchased Quicktime pro (what a waste of money). I tried to export a mpg file to my iphone and although it produced a video file (.m4v) there was no sound. Having spent all my hard earned cash this time I want a freebe if possible. Can anyone help. I use a Mac

[Eragon]

Originally Posted by i robot

Hi Guys

I purchased Quicktime pro (what a waste of money). I tried to export a mpg file to my iphone and although it produced a video file (.m4v) there was no sound. Having spent all my hard earned cash this time I want a freebe if possible. Can anyone help. I use a Mac

Your free options are limited. Have you tried importing your video file into iTunes and converting there for the iPhone?

Another package I've used is MPEG Streamclip (www.squared5.com).

By far, the best converter between files types is Visual Hub. Not free, like you prefer, but very well regarded.

Finally, here is a link to some additional options:

http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=180154

That thread identifies the following:

Mac iPod video conversion programs with support for 640x480 MPEG-4 AVC h.264 baseline low complexity format
- Handbrake/Mediafork (free), open source, multi-platform, complete DVD-to-MP4 solution, costs nothing, can be configured to encode 640x480 MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 AVC h.264 baseline low complexity, still under development as the Mediafork project is incorporated into a new version of Handbrake expected April 2007
- ffmpegx (free), slim, good tutorials, free, but no previews or advanced options
- iSquint (free, bsed on ffmpegx), easy, free, but no advanced options
- Visual Hub (shareware, from makers of iSquint), fast, good options, but (only!) US$23
- iTunes 'convert for iPod' (free), one-click, free, but slow, no options, can't handle raw DVD rips (VOB) and can result in loss of audio
- QuickTime Pro (premium), clean, professional, but slower, expensive, can't take VOB and can result in loss of audio


Good luck.

[i robot]

Don't mean to sound like a tight ass but I been burnt a few times now. I would consider a purchase on recommendation so I might give Visual Hub a try!

[i robot]

used isquint. Worked a dream!