 | Dec 9 2009 |
SILENT BOB IE I really like roadmovie as it has everything all in one and support for the turbo.264. I love the auto tagging, awesome. But I can't seem to export to mp4 only mov, that seems a bit weird to me. If you could export to mp4, I would have given 5 stars.
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| Nov 13 2009 |
DIEGUTUS For non-english speaking countries subtitles are essential. It's the only way to watch shows that will not ever be released here, so RoadMovie is great for me. I love the easy way to convert videos for my iPhone and the support for Elgato Turbo, which makes this process really fast!
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| Nov 13 2009 |
PLEIDS First time I took a shot at this. Always ignored this because of the not so nice screenshot. Roadmovie seems to use QT for doing all the hard work. Snow Leopard can do all this converting as a standard. So to be a useful extra converter tool it should offer some extras like functionality and above all support for extra codecs without the need to install optional codec libraries. Started to drag some vid files. Bugger, it doesn't recognize .flv (flash video) and .mkv (Matroska)?!? Really, this is not acceptable these days. Both are used a lot by many! If you want to be taken seriously as a converter tool both are a must have feature. At this point it already receives the tag 'Not for me'. Did some more tests with plain standard video files (mpg, mp4, divx and xvid). It could not play the xvid files. It just displays a black screen. Strange, because it accepts it nonetheless. Didn't try to convert these files but I am guessing it will not work either. Come to think of it: A handy real preview of the final movie quality would be very helpful. This makes so more sense then just adding a fancy video player. A stitching feature would be nice too. I convert a lot of video file to my PS3 so the next thing I tried was the PS3 presets. In short, the PS3 480p preset seems to work. the PS3 720p didn't play on my PS3 slim. I also noticed some graphics glitches here and there in the user interface and why the developer shows the progress in fps is a mystery to me. Speaking of the user interface. It was a bit confusing at times. Some windows are not user friendly to say the least. Though I like the way it displays the files dragged into the screen. Nuffsaid, this converter has some nice ideas but because it falls short on many aspects I cannot recommend Roadmovie all. A nice idea only isn't worth a whopping $25. Let alone its absence of some very important video formats (Again, FLV and MKV are must have these days !!!). In the end it doesn't do a lot more compared to QuickTimeX which is standard in Snow Leopard. Handbreak is free and supports most video formats and does the job nicely. If you really want to fork out $10 I can highly recommend iVideo Converter. Both are way better and above all .. useable.
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| Nov 12 2009 |
PERCUSSO I've been using RoadMovie for a few months now and am loving it. I use it to convert to AppleTV format and it works well. I love the way it automatically finds and adds metadata for videos. It's replaced the veneral VisualHub (RIP) in my workflow.
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| Nov 11 2009 |
NATHANCOLLINGS A converting for $25 has to be something special. Most converters are free or have a low price tag. Tried this but in fact it lacks in many aspects. The iPod preset certainly is not working on my iPod. This is for sure something todo with the moov being written to the end of the file and not at the start. OK, not all iPod needs this moov at the beginning but make sure before popping up a whopping $25. A hugh disappointment is the absence of settings. I mean, for $25 you would except some control. The user interface is not my likening but this is offcourse a personal touch. Some people would like this I guess. No, this converter does not convince me in any way and looking at the very (read: V E R Y) high price tag this is a waste of money. Avoid at all costs - well for about $5 it may well be suited for some.
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 | Nov 11 2009 |
JOGGA It would be nice and fair if you reviewers actually had a proper look at the application before writing a review. You say "A hugh disappointment is the absence of settings. I mean, for $25 you would except some control." This is so totally wrong! Take a look under Window in the main menu and you will find Presets and Destinations. These are fully customizable. You can install several components (like the x264 component mentioned below) and control every aspect available to that component. I can't understand at all how you can call this "absence of settings"??? Maybe I should put Presets and Destination buttons in the main toolbar so you "one-minute-reviewers" will find them ;-) When it comes to the default iPod exporter it's just using Apple's own built-in settings. If these settings aren't suitable for you just go ahead and create a new Preset. It makes me sad to see people try an application for a couple of minutes and write a one star review :-(
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 | Nov 11 2009 |
NATHANCOLLINGS Are you serious? Common, when someone is asking a lot of money (and yes, $25 is a lot of money compared to the competition) one could expect a very complete package. For me Roadmovie isn't complete to say the least. It doesn't work 100% and lacks advanced options and features. I just took some time to check out all known competition. Going from free to ... yes $25 (Roadmovie that is). RoadMovie is the most expensive. Go figure. Most are rated at about $5-$15 which is very reasonable. A one star rating is very accurate imo. I would give it 2 or even 3 stars when it was free (or a low price tag). Instead of moaning of low rating reviews you should listen to the users. Especially if the asking price is high. Users aren't stupid you know!
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| Nov 11 2009 |
JOGGA You say: "For me Roadmovie isn't complete to say the least. It doesn't work 100% and lacks advanced options and features." And as I said before, a lot of people like RoadMovie for it's simplicity. The advanced features are there, but for most users there is no point in tweaking exporter presets. It can be done easily, but it's not in your face when you start the application. So, please specify what "advanced options and features" you are looking for?
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| Nov 13 2009 |
PLEIDS I agree with Nathan. A whopping $25 is way too much at this stage. I got some spare time and did some testing. A wrote a small review. Hopes it helps improving Roadmovie.
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| Oct 26 2009 |
RHAPS Great software. Work perfectly and ofter updated to support new iTunes version. Would love to see Automator actions added to automate encoding.
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| Oct 25 2009 |
ALEXANDER As usual I try almost evert available converter so RoadMovie was next. Didn't know of this one though. First, it didn't accept several video files I have (.mts, .ts, .flv, m2ts, .pgm, .qcp, .swf and some other). So I tried some .mpg and mp4 files to convert to iPod, PSP and X360. One mp4 didn't work although it works for QT and several other converters. Anyway, the converted files did not work on my iPod Video (iPod Video needs a moov header and this is not supported by RoadMovie). The PSP files also did not play on my PSP3000 and PSP slim. The X360 files did play but with black borders. Converting was slow in general and only used 1 CPU core of 4 available CPU cores on my Mac Pro. Asking $25 for this is just too much knowing there are other free, cheaper and better alternatives (Handbreak and the very powerfull iVideo Converter). If the asking price was a lot lower I would give it a 2 1/2 stars. But for being very expensive for something that doesn't cut it to today standards I give this a one star rating. | |
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| Oct 28 2009 |
JOGGA If you want hundreds of knobs to turn and support for every imaginable format I guess you're right. But RoadMovie is all about getting things done in a easy, stylish and painless way. The average user has probably never heard of the formats you mention above. People just want the job done and that is what my application does, and it does it well. You also say that the files converted for iPod Video doesn't play because it "needs a moov header and this is not supported by RoadMovie". Every QuickTime movie has a moov atom and it's obviously supported. What you are saying is just plain wrong! I have a PSP myself (the slim & lite 3004). The converted files works just fine. Make sure your memory stick is formatted in the PSP and put the converted videos in the VIDEO folder. Regarding speed I can say that in RoadMovie (at least under 10.6 Snow Leopard) is well up there with those FFMPEG based encoders. Since QuickTime is component based you can download and use several encoders based on the FFMPEG or x264 projects, if speed is an issue for you. Download the x264Encoder from http://korta.nu/5cc6 and make a custom preset. Voila, you have all those knobs to turn in RoadMovie as well ;-) 25 bucks is in my oppinion very reasonable. You get a lot more automation than in those apps you mention above and you also get unique features like automatic upload and subtitle support.
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| Nov 11 2009 |
NATHANCOLLINGS I use iVC for some time now and it is fully automated. For me, RoadMovie has a very long road to travel until it can compete with most converters. It just comes short in several areas. Not mature enough imo
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| Oct 22 2009 |
EXY converted videos still don't work on PSP (Unsupported data), my firmware is 5.50 definitively good to play videos, file is in the VIDEO folder on the memory stick, and the same video file converted using Visual Hub works flawlessly on the same PSP.
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| Oct 22 2009 |
JOGGA Sorry to hear that you can't get the PSP encoding to work. I don't really know why, but if you send me a mail we can try to find a solution. Please mail to jogga at bitfield dot se and we will sort this out. Thx!
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| Oct 17 2009 |
TEKL Does it support soft subtitles?
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| Oct 12 2009 |
ZX I want to love it but it's soooo slow...500mb .mkv to AppleTv took 51min! *Using: MacPro + Elgato Turbo.264 HD!
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| Oct 12 2009 |
MISHA That is a pretty standard conversion speed. Btw, your Mac Pro can probably encode things much faster than the Turbo.264 can... Turbo.264 really only provides a speed boost on systems with 1 or 2 cores. If you have 4 or 8 cores and are using an app that can take advantage of them, your Mac Pro will do the encoding MUCH faster (applies to any app, not just iVC).
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| Oct 12 2009 |
MISHA Er-- I meant RoadMovie. Although you might want to try iVideo Converter. :)
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| Oct 12 2009 |
ZX You are correct regarding the Turbo.264. My tests showed that in both cases speeds where pretty much the same. But "the late" VisualHub is still much faster. I would love to know how to duplicate the converssion setting from VisualHub to RoadMovie so i can do a fair compression.
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| Oct 12 2009 |
This is what I have found out. It seems like there is a performance problem with the Turbo.264, HD resolution movies and subtitle tracks! In my tests there is a huge difference. Exporting a 720p mkv without subtitles run a approximately 20 fps, which is pretty darn good. Exporting the exact same 720p mkv with subtitles run at 1 fps??? For some reason the Turbo framework has a hard time encoding the subtitle track with the video track. I will try to figure out why. Please email me if you want to help me test this further... For all you other RoadMovie users out there I'm glad to annonce that the QuickTime exporters in software (iPhone, iPod and Apple TV) is at least twice as fast in 10.6 Snow Leopard as they where before in 10.5 Leopard!!!
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| Oct 8 2009 |
STEPHENTGV20 A must have application for movie collectors, iPod owners. This application is very fast simple to use I have been using it mainly for adding chapters, and embellisching English subtitles for many of my favorite Indian movies. I was terribly dissapointed when version 1.8.5 did not work with Leopard snow, as I was addicted to its use. Within 30 minutes, I got a reply from the company with the beta update upload, apparently still being fine tuned, that seems to work even faster than 1.8.5. This software company is very proud of its software, and takes very good care of its customers. I have received replies to previous inquiries within an hour in the past. Need I say more? I strongly recommend it. Buy it. | |
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| Jun 23 2009 |
TROYBOLO I stumbled on to Road Movie because Subler, essentially a great little free program was creating unreable video files. I got tired of troubleshooting it. Then found Road Movie. I've been very happy with it. Before Road Movie I was using 3 different applications in my workflow to convert, add meta data and add chapters. Now I'm down to one app and can do it in batches. I use it with and without the Turb.264 HD depending on what I need to do and it works well. Speed, even on my previous generation Core Duo 2.0ghz Mac Mini with 2GB ram is very good. The site/company is also very supportive, responding to questions quickly and with helpful answers. For a novice it seems very easy to use. For someone with more experience it has enough flexibility to be a very useful part of the video workflow toolkit. $25 is extremely reasonable for everything you get.
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| May 25 2009 |
MARC1970 Simple but works ok. Although presets for psp and Wii doesn't work. They do not play at all. CPU usage peaks in such a way my Macbook Pro totally hogs the system. In the end there are other better, free and cheaper solutions for this.
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| May 26 2009 |
JOGGA Presets for Wii and PSP works just fine. Follow the instructions on http://www.bitfield.se/support. QuickTime is also going to have a major update in 10.6 Snow Leopard. Hopefully we will see some major speed improvements and better handling of multi-core processors. All applications based on QuickTime will benefit from this, including RoadMovie ;-) And if you think the speed is too slow, get an Elgato Turbo.264 HD. Use the Turbo with RoadMovie and leave everything else behind in the dust. It's way, way faster than anything else, including all FFMPEG-based applications.
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 | May 5 2009 |
EXISTENZ-78 This is a great app, but what about multi core, multi processor support? old Visualhub vas a way faster. Also files created from roadmovie has audio track Before the video, also when the source had the video before. And the psp software don't recognize such made files. Someone kows a tip for this?
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| May 26 2009 |
JOGGA Make sure you have the latest PSP firmware. Mount your PSP memory stick using USB or a memory stick reader. Make sure you have a folder named VIDEO at the root level of the memory stick. If not, you need to format your memory stick. Export your movie using the PSP preset and save it to the VIDEO folder on the memory stick. Done! You can also create a Destination that points directly to the VIDEO folder on the PSP so you don't even have to move them in there manually ;-)
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| Apr 27 2009 |
NOVACTAVY_GMAIL.COM The batch option is great. If you dont want a .mov file leave out the "add metadata" option. Great graphic and really user friendly!
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| Apr 26 2009 |
LEPPE Ignore my previous comment please. Here is some feedback (if someone else should have the same issues) -First of all, I had the latest version for the Elgato Turbo.264. Version 1.3 is the most recent one (today)! -Since I own this stick for some time I updated the Elgate software via the build in software update function. I was always up to date this way. -But it seems there is a "small" problem when you used the build in auto update function from Elgato's software regarding RoadMovie. -The solution is to manual download the most recent version (today version 1.3) from the Elgato Web site. -Quit & Trash your current version from the Elgato software, even when it's up to date and version 1.3! -Install the latest version (today version 1.3). That's simply drag & drop from the image into the Programs folder. -Launch the new downloaded version from the Elgato software (make sure your Elgato USB stick is attach to your Mac). -Depending your hardware the Elgato software will launch as before. Or you will guided to the process. -You can Quit the Elgato software now and you will see that the Elgato Turbo.264 will work again with RoadMovie. It seems that RoadMovie was the only program that did not worked (on my hardware) with the Elgato software (version 1.3) which was updated with Elgato's build in software update! The solution is plain simple ;). Dowload the most recent version from the Elgato Web site for your hardware (Turbo.264 & Turbo.264 HD)! Trash the Elgato software you use & install the version you just downloaded. That's it ;). Many thanks to the 'Support Team" from RoadMovie! They are, as written before, great & very helpful! I give 5 stars "+" now :-D.
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| Apr 26 2009 |
But... When they updated to version 1.8.x I lost support for my Elgato Turbo.264!!! The Turbo.264 works fine in all other programs so there is nothing wrong with the stick. It seems that the new Elgato Turbo.264 HD works fine with the latest RoadMovie Releases. It just to bad this issue is not solved yet. This software is so much better then the one from Elgato but now I'm forced to use older RoadMovie releases :(. I hope this issue will be solved soon. And my Turbo.264 is recogniced again like in Quicktime, Toast, EyeTV,etc. Never the less my issue, this is a 5 star program! With regards.
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| Nov 8 2008 |
JORDI LLONCH This is a big application, simple with a great "mac" style. Also, support from developer it's a must!
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| Jul 14 2008 |
SOULSLAVE subtitles wont appear on my ipod after rendering on roadmovie. they do on itunes though. and everytime i set on keep current format it comes out .mov other than that, works great
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| Apr 18 2008 |
RIDMAUR Fabulous tool. I had downloaded all seasons of Boston Legal, found subtitles for it and RoadMovie just easily converted all the AVI's to my AppleTV. Elgato's Turbo.264 is definitely a must with this tool but that is valid for any conversion to Apple's video format.
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| Apr 13 2008 |
DOUG S. I can't find this on the website. Does anyone know if the subs are hard encoded and the video is re-encoded with the subs on top or if it exports a video that can enable and disable subtitles?
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 | Apr 14 2008 |
NEIL_M Why not email the developer - he does not bite, in fact he is very helpful and friendly.
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| Apr 18 2008 |
RIDMAUR Subtitles are re-encoded as far as I understand. So they become an intrinsic part of the video.
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| Apr 11 2008 |
FARDILHA RoadMovie is SubMerge big brother. I don't care that much about the ftp/remote send of the processed movies, but the batch ability is really useful. That alone made me buy RoadMovie instead of SubMerge. So far I'm quite happy with it. It does what its supposed to do without any kind of complications. For me it's the best tool for this kind of job on a Mac. Thank you Bitfield for making this great tool. If I could make a suggestion: The addition of meta tags editing is good, but a direct connection to MetaX would be even better. Pedro Fardilha
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| Mar 24 2008 |
GIDEON DE KOK Wow... Every now and then an application appears which makes you wonder how you could do without. RoadMovie is one of those programs. Before RoadMovie my typical workflow for encoding movies (for my AppleTV) consisted of a complex combination of VisualHub and custom subbing scripts. With of course no way of automatization in case of multiple encodes. Another problem was that I couldn't explain my workflow to for instance my gf. RoadMovie simplifies the same workflow with a drop-dead gorgeous interface and simplicity. Batch-encoding multiple movies works like a charm (and works for my girlfriend! ;) ). One negative point though; Without a fast processor or the Elgato Turbo.264 stick, encoding is dog-slow using Quicktime in comparison with FFMPEG. But maybe we will see FFMPEG integration in a future version? ;) Nevertheless, I can't recommend this application more to everyone who has problems with their current encode & subbing workflow.
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| Dec 27 2008 |
LONGJOHN8 how to the file sizes compare to those produced in Turbo.264 and what does Roadmovie do that VisualHub does not?
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