Freeware video converter that's actually free?

[neko on a public computer]

Good luck finding one.

VisualHub can't handle any of the 24 FLVs I have, and there is not a single application I can find through Google that is actually freeware. Trials and demos and all that garbage that give watermarks and three minute limits, and applications for OS X that are really just .exe, that's not what I'm asking for.

If anyone can find a simple, FREE FLV to MP4 converter that works on an intel machine running 10.5, please let me know. One hour is enough wasted time -.-

[Dirk Gently]

FFMpegX

[neko on a public computer]

It doesn't work, Dirk. I need something that converts, not something that takes a second to say "Finished" and have nothing to show for it :/

[Kiyoshi]

well, umm...have you tried isquint?

[Spartan-039]

http://www.Zamzar.com May take a while though. (I also don't know what files it can convert exactly)

[P!ckoff]

Uh, people? http://handbrake.fr/ Easy, free, awesome...

[Modzy]

Uh, people? http://handbrake.fr/ Easy, free, awesome...

This.

[Altimit01]

Handbrake is very good. I've also had a lot of success with FFMpegX. It's just a little tricky to get used to since you have to install several files to start with. It also doesn't handle certain formats it says it should.

[Monoman]

If you have looked at VisualHub, it is just a GUI for FFMpegX.

[Ayumi]

well, umm...have you tried isquint?

iSquint is the free version of VisualHub. Fewer options and lower quality output. Something tells me it can't handle my FLVs any better D:

http://www.Zamzar.com May take a while though. (I also don't know what files it can convert exactly)

I'd have to pay to upload any of the stuff for converting, and I don't really feel like doing that >>

Uh, people? http://handbrake.fr/ Easy, free, awesome...

I forgot about that :O
Owww... 667 MHz is sloooooow... But hey, it works! Only ten hours per 20-some minute movie! XD
I think I might need a faster computer...

If you have looked at VisualHub, it is just a GUI for FFMpegX.

I didn't know that ^^
FFMpegX isn't as in your face about how to use it, and it can't convert anything to anything on my comp D:<
VisualHub is better for meh :3


So yeah. Many thanks to P!ckoff for the app that converts at less than 1 fps ^^

[P!ckoff]

Well, does close to 60 fps for a high-quality 2-pass DVD on my 2.4 GHz MBP, sorry for the speed, but I think that will be a problem for any converter you find. You can also pick a different preset from the right for lower quality/ faster encodes. High quality would be Quicktime/Normal/Film while lower would be the iPod formats, etc/

[Kiyoshi]

Hm, isquint never gave me problems...but meh, at least ya found something! ;D

[Ayumi]

HandBrake 0.9.3 can handle the movies, but 0.9.1 (the version on the fancy iMac I am now using for conversions) gives me an error D:

Yay for trying first on this POS xP

(For those who can't figure it out, I threw 0.9.3 at the iMac to make it work.)

[Monoman]

Are you trying to convert the Flash files to put on an iPod? If not, why even convert them when you can watch them on your comp.

[Ayumi]

My computer lags to hell and back when I try to watch the episodes fullscreen and the pixelation is terrible when there's a lot going on

HandBrake > VisualHub > iTunes > iPod
Plug it into a TV and I get better picture, no lag, and awesome sound ^^

I could just watch them on the iMac, but as I said, better picture and sound on the TV x3
(And having them as MP4s that work in everything is more effective in the long run. More options :3)