MovieGate a new app for Mac

[MacFan]

There is a new app around for the Mac called MovieGate you can Download it Here. To get more info about it go here

[thoughton]

This was mentioned in another post a few days ago, and nothing has changed since then - it's still all in French. Not a whole lot of use.

[Manny C]

Let us know when it's been translated to english

[B. Zerko]

I have just downloaded moviegate. the controls are in english. All the help files are in French. It won't let me choose the destination folder or the start button. Does anybody know what I need to do to get this working?

[Makmic]

This was a bug (only with with Jaguar). The new beta RC3 correct it and is disponible now.

[B. Zerko]

Excellent, updated software in less than 16 hrs! That is quite a response!

I am now working on my first dvd from a .mov file with idvd chapters.

I'll let everyone know how it goes.

[g4cube]

If its in french then surly someone here can translate it for us even if its rough we can get a hint about what it can do?

[ElLobo]

If you copy the url in Safari and paste it in the Google window to do a search. Google will find the site and ask you if you want to translate. It may not be pefect but its english

[Manny C]

Maybe I'm missing something. Somebody please enlighten me. I have yet to figure out what the f#ck this program is supposed to do, and why anyone would use it to create a DVD instead of just using iDVD. What's the benefit?

[tgpo]

Translated

[Macnewbie]

It looks like it does the same thing as Sizzle. Am I missing something?

[Manny C]

So basically, it let's you create a DVD (with chapters) from various MPEG files that you downloaded???

[B. Zerko]

This applies to 1.00RC3:

It made my system buggy and unstable. (My modem was inaccessable and open+ other things). But the software still ran.

After 25 hrs of decoding a .mov file,(and only 50% done), I quit it. Then I used ffmpeg to get my TS_ folders. I plugged them in and was able to uses my imovie chapters, that was nice. But no menu interface as with sizzle.

Great GUI. As this is only a Beta, I will keep an open mind. Just downloaded RC5, and will give it a try when I can get to it.

[thoughton]

It seems there's been a requantizer added to MovieGate some time recently. Looks pretty promising for free software and there is an English localisation now? I think.

[WiseWeasel]

I can't find any info about requantizing capabilities. I can only see references to a 'quantizer' setting for the MPEG2 encoder, nothing about requantizing in the latest changelog... Are you sure about this?

[thoughton]

I can't find any info about requantizing capabilities. I can only see references to a 'quantizer' setting for the MPEG2 encoder, nothing about requantizing in the latest changelog... Are you sure about this?

Yeah pretty sure, I've seen several references to it in my browsing today. At work at the moment (working hard, as you can see :P) so no Mac, but it seems sure that it is some kind of competitor to dvd2onex etc now.

Edit: just had a look. there'sa minor reference to it at the top of this page (in French, English translation here).

[WiseWeasel]

Ah, missed that the first time. Looks interesting. I wonder if it's really requantizing or reencoding...

[thoughton]

I fooled around with MovieGate a bit last night. It appears that you need a single vob for the dvd9>dvd5 function, just like ffmpegX, which isnt surpsing really since it appears to be based on the same open source tools.

[alkaline]

it's a pain !

A jalous guy did post a bad rewiew about MovieGate on the versiontracker site.

Could people using MovieGate with success, add some good comments about this free application which works very fine ?

Tks.

[thoughton]

Alkaline, do you use it much? Am I correct about the single vob? Or is there some way to make it accept video_ts folder as an input?

[alkaline]

No i'm not a specialist, but I know that,

With movieGate you'll be also able to add a video movie ".mov" made with iMovie.

MovieGate also accepts MPEG-2 files without audio, so you can add audio files separetly. it accepts .waw, .ac3 or. .mp2 audio files.

MovieGate will use mplayer to decode your files if you don't have the "MPG-2 for QuickTime" installed on your computer.

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[sdm]

I can't get it to encode?
the 'donate' button is available, but the start button is grayed out. You don't really have to donate before trying it do you?

[alkaline]

MovieGate needs the Apple MPEG2 componants installed on your computer to work.

[sdm]

I do have quicktime's mpeg2 decoding and encoding components. Any other thoughts?

[myDVDEdit]

the start button stay grayed until you add your source.
clic the choose button for your video source
clic the choose button for your audio source
THEN clic the Add button to add your chooses to the source list.

you can add more sources before start

dont forget to choose your destination

then the start button may be available

Jérôme.

[sdm]

ha ha, now I feel foolish!
I didn't click add.
I'll try encoding and report.