03-25-2015, 03:18 PM
I have an older (2010?) i5 Mac Mini that I use as a HTPC. Works great using hdmi to my big screen, and also share files with iPads and iPhones and other computers around the house. I also have a hacked Wii in my daughter's room which can connect to the ftp server on the Mini to stream video files.
The Wii is low powered, connected to an old tube tv. Works great for how we use it. I recently (again) cut my cable when they raised rates (greedy bastards!). Don't miss it. My daughter likes some Disney channel shows, so I download them off the net, put them on the HTPC, and she watches them in all their non-high def glory in her room.
My question is this: the files I download are often 720p. Don't need the high def version (in fact, the Wii can't display 720p), so I'm trying to figure out how to downgrade the quality to save storage space. An example would be a 370MB .mp4 file I converted using Handbrake using its Universal filter. The file converted to .m4v format, but is still 323MB. I'd like to squeeze it to around 250MB or less, if possible.
Should I be using a different app? Handbrake works great, but maybe there is another (inexpensive) app that works better. Years ago, I used Visual Hub to do this type of conversion, and it worked great. Unfortunately, I'm on Yosemite, and I haven't been able to use VH since 10.6.8.
TIA.
The Wii is low powered, connected to an old tube tv. Works great for how we use it. I recently (again) cut my cable when they raised rates (greedy bastards!). Don't miss it. My daughter likes some Disney channel shows, so I download them off the net, put them on the HTPC, and she watches them in all their non-high def glory in her room.
My question is this: the files I download are often 720p. Don't need the high def version (in fact, the Wii can't display 720p), so I'm trying to figure out how to downgrade the quality to save storage space. An example would be a 370MB .mp4 file I converted using Handbrake using its Universal filter. The file converted to .m4v format, but is still 323MB. I'd like to squeeze it to around 250MB or less, if possible.
Should I be using a different app? Handbrake works great, but maybe there is another (inexpensive) app that works better. Years ago, I used Visual Hub to do this type of conversion, and it worked great. Unfortunately, I'm on Yosemite, and I haven't been able to use VH since 10.6.8.
TIA.
