Comments on: Apple Vs. Blu-Ray – iTunes HD Movies on Sale Now

By: hustle7

hustle7 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:33:15 +0000

In response to ultradaveâ€™s comment:

You can also open any video file with Quicktime X and click on the icon with an arrow (located on Quicktime Xâ€™s video player controller) and select from a list of options to convert video to iTunes, upload to YouTube or MobileMe Gallery. After you click the iTunes you have the option to convert to iPhone & iPod or Apple TV (720p for now).

By: hustle7

hustle7 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:28:40 +0000

In response to ultradave’s comment:

You can also open any video file with Quicktime X and click on the icon with an arrow (located on Quicktime X’s video player controller and have options to convert video to Itunes, upload to YouTube or MobileMe Gallery.

By: ultradave

ultradave — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:00:47 +0000

Just got set up with my Apple TV 2 last night. Works just like it’s supposed to. Also, if anyone has HD video that’s non-iTunes formatted – use Handbrake. it’s a free app and will encode pretty much any video file with it’s H.264 encoder and turn it into an iTunes compatible video file. HD 4.5GB video file takes about 2 hrs to encode. For Standard formatted movies it takes about 30 minutes. For those of you who like to rip video from your DVD’s, it may take up to an 1hr. This app is for Mac, of course.

By: shaun

shaun — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:48:20 +0000

@Michael
I see. Well, you’re the expert so I retract my statements.
Also, I don’t own an AppleTV obviously. I just splurged on an iPod Touch and a Time Capsule. :S I’m intrigued with AppleTV though.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:49:15 +0000

@shaun

No, Apple’s not. I believe they signed on the “Blu-Ray Team” back during the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray stuff, but there are no Blu-Ray drives in Macs, and Steve Jobs referred to Blu-Ray as “a world of hurt”. So Apple’s not supporting the format.

By: shaun

shaun — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:43:51 +0000

Sorry for the double post, but I don’t think that Apple’s HD movies on iTunes will compete with Sony and Blu-ray. I think they are geared at separate audiences. As I remember, isn’t Apple a supporter of Blu-ray?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:43:44 +0000

@shaun

Yes, the AppleTV works exactly like that.

By: shaun

shaun — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:41:24 +0000

My internet is too slow for that. (8mbps) They should have a stream function for people like me so I can download some of the film and the start watching it. Or do they? I don’t think so anyway. It’s always good to see iTunes expanding though. I really love everything it has to offer. Thanks for the update, sir!