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From: major4@mac.com
Subject: ffmpegX 0.0.4g

ffmpegX 0.0.4g
Video/audio encoder/decoder for  DivX, MPEG-1/2, VCD, SVCD...

(c) Copyright 2002 Major, major4@mac.com
http://homepage.mac.com/major4
Freeware released under GPL license (included with the software).

ffmpegX is a Mac OS X GUI to ffmpeg the "hyper fast video and audio 
encoder" (http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net). It can decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 
MPEG-4 (aka DIVX4/5), VOB, AVI MS-MPEG4 V3 (aka DIVX 3), WAV, WMA, Real 
Audio, H263(+) (aka RealVideo 1.0), PGM, YUV, PPM, AC3, PCM8/16 bits, 
mulaw/Alaw, SUN AU format, MPEG audio layer 2, MPEG audio layer 3, 
MJPEG and even more formats. This GUI provides quick encoding to DivX, 
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP2, MP3 & AC3. MPEG-2 encoding relies on mpeg2enc 
component from the mjpegtools package (http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net). 
You can convert DVD video to DivX, DivX to VCD or SVCD, and DVD to VCD 
or SVCD. Includes a bitrate calculator and a mpeg splitter for multiple 
CD burning. When encoding to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 it can author the video 
as VCD or XVCD (.bin/.cue files for burning with Toast by dropping the 
.bin into VCD window) or as SVCD or XSVCD (two .img files to be burned 
in Toast under Multitrack XA window).

System Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.2
- To playback DivX, use codecs from www.3ivx.com or www.divx.com


What's new in 0.0.4g?
- Updated to ffmpeg CVS of 2 nov 2002 with all libs and 
Altivec-optimized mpeg-1 encoding (20% faster than realtime, however 
still choppy, so use the new mpeg-1 VCD format for now).
- Added new "MPEG-1 VCD" format. It is similar to old MPEG-1 format 
(still available in the dropdown menu, and in the presets as "fast 
mpeg-1"), but mjpegtools components are used to encode instead of 
ffmpeg, leading (for the current version) to a fully compliant stream 
for CBR VCD and VBR XVCD authoring and playback on a compatible DVD 
player. "mpeg-1 VCD" files can be dropped directly on Toast without 
pre-authoring. Input formats can be Quicktime MOV in all codecs, VOB, 
and the usual ffmpeg input formats. Decoding and encoding are Altivec 
optimized and VOB->VCD encodes now in realtime on a G4 667.
- The mpeg-1 VCD & XSVCD presets will now use the new MPEG-1 VCD 
format. The encoding options must be set in the new "VCD/SVCD" tab 
(bicubic scaling, letterboxing, etc are now all functional for VCD 
too). XSVCD mpeg-1 need post-processing "Author as VCD" before burning 
with Toast, while VCD mpeg-1 can be directly burned on Toast. The 
splitter is also fully functional for automatic multiple disk VCD 
authoring.
- When using the old MPEG-1 format, the options are still in the