Apple TV DVD And Video Rendering Work Flow Settings
In this video screencast tutorial I show what tools I use to encode my video files and DVD’s into Apple TV format compatible files that play on the Apple TV seamlessly.
The two apps that I use in this tutorial are Turbo.264 HD that comes with the hardware. MSRP is roughly $150, and it is Mac only. The second was HandBrake. It is FREE and available for both PC and Mac.
Elgato Turbo.264 HD DVD Encoding Time Tests
One of my favorite tasks to perform in terms of benchmarking systems is video encoding and DVD ripping.
Video encoding is one of those tasks that is very CPU intensive, and when you perform these tasks, you are also utilizing other components on your system. RAM, FSB etc.
Continuing to test my new MacBook Pro, I performed some DVD ripping tests.
For these tests, I used a non-comercial 
DVD that is 12:44 in length. It was encoded into an Apple TV compatible H.264 mp4.
The first set of tests were directly from the optical drive. Let’s begin..
Elgato Turbo.264 HD Time Tests
Elgato Turbo.264 HD – One Week Later
Last week I purchased the Turbo.264 HD from a local retailer. To read about why I purchased it, and why I am so “geeked-up” about it, click here. For those of you who like to watch unboxings, click here.
While I was impressed with the Tubo.264 HD in my initial testing phase, I was a little disappointed with the results I was getting when exporting from iMovie 09. What I discovered, and subsequently found others reporting a similar issue, was video that was exported from iMovie 09 looked very interlaced. See Images below.
*Click on the screen captures to see full them size
Elgato Turbo.264 HD Unboxing
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