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forty-two - 1.0.2

Convert DVDs to other formats: DivX, VCD, SVCD, DVD

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All Time:	(3.9)
Version 1.0.2:	(4.3)
Selected Version:	1.0.2
Release Date:	2003-02-04
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0.2):	9,017
Downloads (all versions):	1,735
Price:	Donationware

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Product Description:

forty-two is a system, comprised of the forty-two.app GUI, the dvdmp and dvdvx engines and certain *nix tools used for video compression and conversion. It is designed to be a simple, hassle-free tool for converting DVD's to other formats, such as DiVX, SVCD or VCD. What makes forty-two different is that it is driven by logic; it determines proper encoding framerates, cropping etc and produces in-sync, set and forget results for all dvd types it supports. forty-two doesn't just pass switches to Open Source tools. It uses different methodologies from current make tools to insure that in sync conversions *can* be done, based on the content.

What's new in this version:

FIXED: Issue where during certain types of transcoding, files were put in the wrong directory.
FIXED: Issue causing audio/subtitle language problems
ADDED: WipeStreamYUV utility
FIXED: problem where Near DVD and DivX (1 CD) options were switched
ADDED: Tootips
ADDED: Default movie file name is now same as DVD disc title
ADDED: Scanning now returns number of titles in More window Better mpeg encoding speed

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2.3 or higher
BSD subsystem installed
forty-two-v1.0.x

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0.2:
Overall Rating:	(4.3)	Features:	Not rated (0.0)	Support:	Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use:	Not rated (0.0)	Quality / Stability:	Not rated (0.0)	Price:	Not rated (0.0)

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Stopped working; developer ignores support requests - Version: 1.6.2, 10/11/2006 03:34PM PST

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Macs R We

I used this product with no problems when I was running Panther. Since upgrading to Tiger, it complains that I "must install the BSD." I have no idea what it thinks is wants, since the BSD installation is automatically done in Tiger (it isn't an option anymore, it gets installed every time). The developer has ignored three e-mailed support requests and his iChat address is never active. At this point, forty-two looks and smells like a dead product.

Wow - Version: 1.6.2, 12/12/2005 10:04AM PST

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ghostmech007

this product really really sucks. Scripting and encoding errors. Everytime I fix one another pops in its place. Not worth it don't even waste your time.

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doesn´t work with tiger anymore :-( - Version: 1.6.2, 6/18/2005 12:19AM PST

k.gundhardt

i used fort-two since one year until i updated my panther (macOS X 10.4, actually 10.4.1). now it quit´s with message that there´s an "AppleScript-Error" and i should install BSD (which is actually installed). it worked really great until now :-(

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doesn´t work with tiger anymore :-( (4 replies)