Existing users, 
This is a fine piece of software. Basically its just some kind of a gui for h264, but a very good one. Sadly the developpers are not ready to give any more info on the codecs implemented. Here my mail traffic with one of them, since yesterday unanswered. I know, one could say that it is not a goood thing to drag this problem over here to VT, but I think that this is 1) a manner to accellerate things, and 2) to share information. The interesting thing is that the guy from VH has made 1 question, and he never answered to my detailled explanation. I think, support could be better.
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ok. once payed and you are fine so far, aren’t you? I guess that’s the american(yankee) way …
Bueno, métate mi dinero a donde te quede mas comodamente, y muchas gracias, heh.
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Am 29.07.2007 um 17:55 schrieb [me]
OK. Still waiting for answers. but meanwhile I have registred for VH. (Why I have payed? Mostly because of the fact that my mails are treated:-)
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Datum: 29. Juli 2007 17:36:53 GMT+02:00
An: Techspansion <techspansion@mac.com>
Betreff: Fwd: VirtualHub licensing vs x264
Even if you encode with h264 via quicktime
X264 (not h)!! of course only when qt supplied with the x codec. But then the option is there. If I remember well. Trying not to mess things up ....
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Datum: 29. Juli 2007 17:24:15 GMT+02:00
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Betreff: Re: VirtualHub licensing vs x264
1.: Whichever you enter in the qmin field: it wont be respected (according to the log)
2.: the crop dosnt work correctly: it seems that the autocrop makes its decisions upon a runtime < 2min, ie where it is impossible to make a crop decision (movies normally doesn't show their true aspect < 2 min, intro screens etc. etc.)
3.: Where's the VB option for audio? I think there's an option for this, normally. Even if you encode with h264 via quicktime. However ffmpepX has it implemented (I dont know truely if it works)
4.: Several commands seem to have no effect at all (se also the qmin thing above): :cabac=0:(1), b-pyramid=1: (0), :8x8dct=1:(0)
5.: Please supply more detailled docu: Is cabac enabled? is trelis enabled? etc... Nobody nows ......... tired of inspecting the log everyday just for getting this elemental kind of info.
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Am 29.07.2007 um 16:42 schrieb Techspansion:
x264 which source? One of the good things of x264 over h264 is that is updated very frequently. And there *are* major improvements. Once again: where is your so called (x)codec from?? For me your 264 codec acts as as h264, not as a recent x264.
http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
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How does it "act" differently?
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VisualHub
Convert batches of video files into iPod, PSP, DVD, DV, AVI, MP4, WMV, MPEG, and Flash.
Version: 1.34a
Good piece of sw
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: ecdltf Monday, July 30 2007 @ 02:56 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: YES
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Good piece of sw - tylerl82_dotmac
If I promise responses within 48 hours (as noted on the Techspansion Contact page), realize it can take up to 48 hours for a response.Techspansion doesn't have a 24/7 call center. It's just me.
Tuesday, July 31 2007 @ 07:24 AM PDT
Obnoxious Entry - Saint Rowan
This is a horrible entry and I'm reporting it the VT admin. Nobody wants to hear about ALL THE DETAILS of your specific problems by posting your email. Your point to make this "1) a manner to accellerate things," just makes this forum a way to embarrass the developer who ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR before you posted it that his turn-around time might be up to 48 hours. And your point "2) to share information" would be much more helpful if you just SUMMARIZED your issues then reported its resolution.Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 11:20 AM PDT
Obnoxious Entry - Saint Rowan
This is a horrible entry and I'm reporting it the VT admin. Nobody wants to hear about ALL THE DETAILS of your specific problems by posting your email. Your point to make this "1) a manner to accellerate things," just makes this forum a way to embarrass the developer who ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR before you posted it that his turn-around time might be up to 48 hours. And your point "2) to share information" would be much more helpful if you just SUMMARIZED your issues then reported its resolution.Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 11:24 AM PDT
Not the place for that - versiontracker1222
this is a comment by someone who likes the sound of their own voice, not the place for that type of comment. It's a good app, like many software pieces out there it's a small crew managing the software. They stated their response time, you just need to be more patient.Sunday, September 09 2007 @ 12:17 PM PDT
Not the place for that - Chowman
This comment, with the quoteback, etc, was indeed totally obnoxious.But this is NOT a beleaguered dev earnestly trying to get back to registered users. VH has awful awful support, via both email and forum. The dev's signature move (which is what ticked off this commenter) is to respond with questions, then ignore the reply....which is worse than nothing. Just as often, he just completely ignores. I've never gotten a fully helpful reply out of him.
Unless you ask obvious questions, this is definitely a "hang in the wind" app. If I knew that when I'd registered, I'd have considered other software packages.
Monday, September 17 2007 @ 06:23 AM PDT
Correction - ecdltf
Sorry, the first wo lines of my commentary below shouldn’t have to be displayed. My fault. Please sb delete it …Reply to This
Monday, July 30 2007 @ 03:07 PM PDT