Mac OS Programs and Tools

[VEF Ruler]

• Unrarring on Mac:

Drag and drop .rar extraction tool for MAC OS. Can handle password protected .rar files don't know 100% if it can handle password encrypted ones.

UnRarX 2.2 (freeware, Mac, 715 kB)

http://www.unrarx.com/faq.html

The easiest way to begin extracting your rar archive is to launch the UnRarX application and drag your rar archive into the main window.

In order to extract password protected rar files you must follow the following procedure:

• Click on Toolbar Item labeled "Password"(a sheet should slide down from main application window)
• Enter your Password
• Click OK button
• Drag your file into the UnRarX window to begin extraction.

• Media Player that you can use on Mac is VLC Player it comes with a lot of codecs that will allow you to play most media files without problems.

VLC Player (freeware, Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. 14 > 24 MB)

• Joining the .001, .002, etc. split files and splitting of files to .001, .002, etc. parts:

Split&Concat (freeware, Mac, 4,2 MB)

[Futuro]

For Rar-files I use RAR-Expander-version 0.8.4 It`s freeware, works nice,much better than StuffIt- expander.
For Grabbing bigger webgalleries I use Gallery Grabber 022.2, It`s shareware but very useful.
I downloaded those from Versiontracker.com
Real problem is that I haven`t find any imagehost-grabber that works for Safari, which I prefer, because It`s a bit faster than Firefox.
Any ideas?

EDIT: Almost forgot! One of my most used and important application is re-naming-tool called
File Sequencer 1.0. It`s very easy to use and free. I rename all files before burning to CD-r, so if
I make collections there`s no problem of having 4 "8.jpg"`s and 13 "1.jpeg"´s and of course 5
"DSCN-0001"`s and 24 "IMG-1"`s !

[normansky]

I have had a few problems with UnRarX and recommend MacPAR deLuxe as an alternative - available from Versiontracker.com. (http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/MacPAR_deLuxe/index.html)
This application was written more or less in conjunction with Split&Concat (which is wonderful and should be tool-of-choice for re-combining files where the uploader has specified BJSplit) and it hasn't let me down yet. It may be far more clever than we will ever need but at the same time it is easy to use. Simply select 'Process' from the Toolbar and it will lead you through the next steps. Be warned though - after processing the files this application dumps them in the bin so if you wish to keep them for some further purpose (e.g. re-posting them on this forum) you will need to make a copy before unrarring or retrieve them from the bin afterwards. They will be undamaged.
For a good download manager try iGetter from here - http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...s/igetter.html
I have not tried VLC Player but will now that I know about it. A great player for Mac is MPlayer OSX which is also available through Versiontracker.
Do not be dismayed if Stuffit Expander does not perform for you or if Quicktime fails to recognise some formats - listed on this thread are your solutions.

[DubSalute]

Thanks for the aditional posts and hints i'm not on Mac OS X so its hard for me to recomend and speak with experience on these programs.

When somebody knows good usefull Mac OS X programs preferably freeware then add them to this thread so others on Mac OS X can benefit from it.

Indeed a very usefull site to find Mac OS X programs is versiontracker.com:
http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/

[chrisgoughstuff]

Hey, and I thought I was the only one on OSX. Hi Mac-heads!

Got to recommend Handbrake, the DVD ripping program. http://handbrake.fr/

After reading all the difficulty PC users seem to have on this forum about ripping a disc this one is absolute child's play:

Put in the disc, choose an output format, and even a final file size you want and bingo - it does it.

(Especially good at making iPod/iPhone/iTunes compatible rips that you can put in your iTunes library, incidentally).

Now go rip some cool retro porn and post it here

[DubSalute]

Screen Grabber - 2.0.2 (Freeware)(220KB)

Screen Grabber 2.0 is a Mac OS X application for grabbing screen shots at even timeintervals from a movie. Very useful for creating previews, and thumbnails.

Operating System Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel/PPC or later.
Additional Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later is required to run; this application is a Universal Binary. The application is a quick hack using the QuickTime API, so proper codecs for QuickTime for the media files you want to work with is also required.

Download:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30613

[normansky]

If you have tried to open an avi with Quicktime and all you get is a white screen then you need to follow the prompts to the Quicktime Components page (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resou...btype=58564944) and download the xvid codec. Take care to follow the installation instructions faithfully. I only recently stumbled on this problem (again) because I reloaded my OSX 10.4 to sort out Bluetooth problems.
DubSalute : thanks for starting this thread - it will bring Mac users in from the cold and has already provided me with valuable information. Cheers.
mabaline : thanks for a great post. I'm a babe in the woods when it comes to all this stuff and every pointer is much appreciated. May I make a suggestion? Store all of your out-takes of male close-ups ( I dislike them also) - they might make an interesting (all-be-it gruesome) little movie. Anyway, thanks again.

[capricornius]

Hi there, just a quick question where can I get a good preferably freeware AVI splitting app for an Intel based Mac, I have spent the last few days converting a VHS to DVD to AVI and now unable to find an application to split the files down, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

P.s. I was hoping to post some unseen John Lindsay Loops!

[DubSalute]

Originally Posted by capricornius

Hi there, just a quick question where can I get a good preferably freeware AVI splitting app for an Intel based Mac, I have spent the last few days converting a VHS to DVD to AVI and now unable to find an application to split the files down, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

P.s. I was hoping to post some unseen John Lindsay Loops!

Unseen Lindsay sounds good.

You could try Avidemux 2.4.2 (freeware)

Cutting should be straight forward with:
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.php?title=Cutting

It has two different versions (GTK (left)(i use this one most on Windows) and QT4 (right))



Simular to VirtualDub but works on more platforms. Like VirtualDub it is also not easy, needs some getting used to.
Freeware
Operating Systems: 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP), Mac OS X, Linux and Ubuntu
Comes with build in video and audio encoding codecs like: XviD, x264, mpeg2enc, MPEG-2, LAME, AC3, etc. and several filters.
To convert VOB files you will first have to copy them to your HD.

Avidemux is a free video editor. It is not really designed for beginner so if you have no experience with video editors this is probably not he right application to choose.

Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows and is designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files and MP4.

Avidemux homepage: (with link to the download page)
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

Some manuals:
http://en.flossmanuals.net/Avidemux/
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/inde...itle=Main_Page
Guide to encoding types:
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/inde...encoding_types

Cutting scenes:
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.php?title=Cutting

Audio/Video Sync

If you are editing a file with variable bitrate audio, run Audio->Build VBR Time Map before you do any editing. Otherwise your audio will be out of sync.

Open the file where you want to cut out scenes from (rebuild index when prompted) > use the A (Selection: start) B (Selection: end) markers (see image below) to select what you want in the cut > leave Video and Audio set to Copy > select Format: set that to the format (.avi, .mp4, etc.) of the file where you are going to cut out the scene from, in your case .avi > then click Save give it a name and add the extension (.avi, .mp4, etc.) of the original file that you set under Format.



When done look at the file and check if the audio is in sync.

Succes.

[capricornius]

Dubsalute, thank you so much I have finally managed to split a Lindsay loop and have posted them in Loops/Old Stuff Forum. Only problem now facing is Screen Grabber, its not letting me do images for the loops.

Anyway will post the following loops over the next few days:

Payoff (Already posted today)
Frustration
Sensuous Introductions
Wet Nymph
Sex Ahoy

Once again sincere thanks for all your effort and time.