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By: Bod

Bod — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:13:12 +0000

It’s probably worth mentioning that the ffmpeg2theora that’s available to download at that link is version 1.0 and not the exciting ‘alpha’ version, codenamed Thusnelda, which apparently has some very noticeable quality improvements.

In particular if you’re asking for a file to hit a specific filesize or bitrate then the old encoder is going to perform a bit worse.

There is a thusnelda version of ffmpeg2theora at that link for Windows, but not for Mac OS X.

The FireFogg developer had some experimental builds here: http://firefogg.org/nightly/ffmpeg2theora.macosx

Firefogg itself being another option for a GUI to the command line client, this time in the unusual guise of a Firefox add-on. (It also integrates with some websites that you might want to upload Theora files too, which makes more sense)

By: Steve Kellman

Steve Kellman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:27 +0000

OK, I lied. I missed the part about right-clicking the file until just now, and when I did that, I found two Convert to OGG items, and the sweet little Workflow Running menu item ground away until I had my OGG movie. Nice work!

By: Steve Kellman

Steve Kellman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:05:11 +0000

In my Tiger system, the Workflows folder is at the root level at Library / Application Support / Apple / Automator /. There wasn’t a Finder folder in Workflow’s Applications folder so I added one and put the workflow there. But restarting the Finder did not add it as a Services menu item. Restarting the Finder after adding the folders and workflow to my home directory Library folder didn’t put it in the Services menu either. Also, when I ran the workflow, Automator noted that it was created in a more recent version of Automator and might not work correctly. Finally, the droplet didn’t appear to work. So I’m guessing it’s Leopard only.

By: Kroc Camen

Kroc Camen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:43 +0000

An easier way to explain it may be to just open the workflow itself and then go to File > Save as PlugIn.. and give it a name, Automator then adds it to the right folder for you.

By: systemsboy

systemsboy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:11:15 +0000

Also, Peter, if the workflow version doesn’t work, try the droplet version.

-systemsboy

By: systemsboy

systemsboy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Thanks, voidref. Great tip! I didn’t realize you could do that.

-systemsboy

By: voidref

voidref — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:08 +0000

Doh, typo: Theoraize

By: voidref

voidref — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:31 +0000

I think that if you have never installed a workflow it will not be there. I have 10.5 and there is no Workflow in either the home dir or the system Library dir.

Thanks for the tool!

A GUI way to install is to double click it, make sure it is highlighted at the right, then in the Automator File Menu choose ‘Save as Plugin…’, then type a name, I chose ‘Theoarize’.

Taa Daa!

HTH!

By: systemsboy

systemsboy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:56:36 +0000

Peter,

Just to be clear, the tilde character (~) at the beginning of that file path means “your home account.” So, the path would be:
your_home_account/Library/Workflows/Applications/Finder

If that’s not there, something awful strange is going on. Or you’re using a pre-Automator OS.

Let me know if that solves your problem.

-systemsboy

P.S. There’s been a lot of snark in my comments section lately, and frankly I’m tired of it. The fact that you are having trouble with this freely provided tool doesn’t entitle you to come here — or anywhere else for that matter — and speak derisively in the comments. If you need help, feel free to ask. But do it politely from now on. Thanks.