I'm relatively new to using Roxio Popcorn and I have a few questions that I can't readily find answers to. I have been using other tools such as Handbrake and VisualHub/MPEG Streamclip to convert my home library to Apple TV formatted files. Handbrake for converting DVDs to H.264 and VisualHub/MPEG Streamclip for converting DivX/XviD to H.264. I like the idea of Popcorn's all-in-one approach so I'm trying to get a feel for it as a suitable replacement.
DivX/Xvid Conversion: In the few files I've converted, I've noticed that Popcorn is setting some of the iTunes tags automatically. I'm not sure by what method it determines whether a file is a "Movie" or a "TV Show". I'm getting some files tagged as Movie and some tagged as TV Show. The only logic I find is the length of the content. Is there a way to edit the tags before the conversion takes place? Popcorn lets me change the name of the file, but nothing else in the batch list. After these files end up in iTunes, I've noticed that they have a comment added that shows the length of the conversion, but no way to edit that field even in iTunes. This is where normally the Show/Movie description is displayed in iTunes/Apple TV. In essence, I get:
Title = File name (if I haven't changed it in the Popcorn batch list window)
Show = Date (this is the date of the conversion)
Description = Length of Show/Movie
If I change the output to DVD-Video, in that project, those 3 lines are editable when you double click the video file in the list.
Secondly, I've run into the other problem listed in the forum here with DivX files having A/V sync issues when Apple TV Automatic is selected. The problem is fixed by using a Custom method and changing the Framerate as mentioned. Doing this though outputs to an .mp4 file rather than the normal .m4v. I realize this may just be cosmetic but it seems odd behavior to me.
Other than that I've been very pleased with the output so far. Thanks for any insight you guys might be able to provide.
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I'm relatively new to using Roxio Popcorn and I have a few questions that I can't readily find answers to. I have been using other tools such as Handbrake and VisualHub/MPEG Streamclip to convert my home library to Apple TV formatted files. Handbrake for converting DVDs to H.264 and VisualHub/MPEG Streamclip for converting DivX/XviD to H.264. I like the idea of Popcorn's all-in-one approach so I'm trying to get a feel for it as a suitable replacement.
DivX/Xvid Conversion: In the few files I've converted, I've noticed that Popcorn is setting some of the iTunes tags automatically. I'm not sure by what method it determines whether a file is a "Movie" or a "TV Show". I'm getting some files tagged as Movie and some tagged as TV Show. The only logic I find is the length of the content. Is there a way to edit the tags before the conversion takes place? Popcorn lets me change the name of the file, but nothing else in the batch list. After these files end up in iTunes, I've noticed that they have a comment added that shows the length of the conversion, but no way to edit that field even in iTunes. This is where normally the Show/Movie description is displayed in iTunes/Apple TV. In essence, I get:
Title = File name (if I haven't changed it in the Popcorn batch list window)
Show = Date (this is the date of the conversion)
Description = Length of Show/Movie
If I change the output to DVD-Video, in that project, those 3 lines are editable when you double click the video file in the list.
Secondly, I've run into the other problem listed in the forum here with DivX files having A/V sync issues when Apple TV Automatic is selected. The problem is fixed by using a Custom method and changing the Framerate as mentioned. Doing this though outputs to an .mp4 file rather than the normal .m4v. I realize this may just be cosmetic but it seems odd behavior to me.
Other than that I've been very pleased with the output so far. Thanks for any insight you guys might be able to provide.
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