ViddyUp! 1.7.1 review

ViddyUp! makes moving your video clips to iPod a cinch! Just drag your clips to the ViddyUp! window, tweak a setting or two (if you want), then let ViddyUp! get to work.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 3938K Developer: Splasm Software, Inc. Buy Now Price: $9.00 Updated: 15 Dec 2006

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ViddyUp! makes moving your video clips to iPod a cinch! Just drag your clips to the ViddyUp! window, tweak a setting or two (if you want), then let ViddyUp! get to work. iPod-compatible versions of each clip show up in a special playlist in iTunes, ready for you to synchronize with your iPod.

ViddyUp! is faster than QuickTime Pro's Movie to iPod (320x240) option, easily handles dozens of files with its batch processing mode, and even works with MPEG muxed audio. And with the Custom settings option, it's not just for iPod. Create MPEG-4 and H.264 files for iPod, iTunes, Podcasts or the Web. It's up to you!

Here are some key features of "ViddyUp":
MPEG-4, H.264 and H.264 MultiPass Export to iPod Without QuickTime Pro
Batch Processing
MPEG Muxed Audio Support
Cropping
Three Easy Quality Settings
High-quality Presets For iPod
Low-quality Presets For Podcasts
Better H.264 Multipass performance than other QuickTime-based solutions
Poster Frame Support During Encoding Process
iTunes Integration - Processed Files are Sent to iTunes.

Limitations:
Processes up to 2.5 minutes of each video clip.

What's New:
New Features:
640x480 H.264 support
640x480 MPEG-4 support

Fixes:
ViddyUp! window may now be minimized during processing
More robust temporary file handling
Minor ViddyUp! Help correctionsMinor ViddyUp! Help corrections.

Requirements:
iTunes 6 or later,
QuickTime 7.1.3 or later,
Temporary hard drive space equivalent to 3x the size of each processed movie file.