Free encoding and decoding software for mac

Encoding plethora 1.3.1 is an effective utility in that you can encode or decode items simply by dropping them on the script. If the item is already compressed the script will decode it, otherwise it will encode. They are a lot better at working with long filenames and "strange" characters than Aladdin Systems Stuffit Expander and also deal with formats that Stuffit Expander chokes on.

Major Features:

1. Includes its own contextual menu, courtesy of Chaotic Software.
2. Warns if a resource fork might be lost.
3. Tweaks and bugfixes.
4. Includes installer for zip binaries, so everyone can use the zip script.
   Includes scripts for compress (Z), cpio, disk images, encryption, gnutar, gzip, pax, tar, gzipped tar, uuencoding and zip.

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.1 or higher BSD subsystem AppleScript

The Mac OS X Encoding Plethora OS X scripts let you encode or decode items by dropping them on the script or by using a contextual menu.

If the item is compressed, the script will decode it, otherwise it will encode. The collection includes editable scripts for B64/Mime, Gnutar, Gzip, Pax, Tar, UU, Zip, Z, cpio, tgz, Dmg ( create or mount a HFS or HFS+ disk image) and Encrypt (encrypt and decrypt files with the built-in OSSL tools).

Apple File Name Encoding Repair 1.0 is superior and tractable tool which designed specially for Mac OS 9 Finder to enter and display file names.

The Mac OS X Finder uses a worldwide standard character encoding, named Unicode, to enter and display file names. Mac OS 9 converts file names to Unicode for storage on Mac OS Extended volumes, but when the encoding differs from the system default (for example, a Japanese file name on an English system or vice versa) the conversion to Unicode can be incorrect. As a result, the file name may not display as expected. The Mac OS X File Name Encoding Repair utility will correct many of the common cases of incorrect conversion.

TiVoDecode Manager (TDM) is an Applescript Studio front-end (i.e. "wrapper") that automates the process of downloading of TiVo Series 2 files to your computer and decoding into MPEG-2 files. It is not made for Series 1 (ever) or Series 3.
Main features:
- Bonjour discovery of local TiVos (or enter an IP manually)
- Listing of show, episode, date recorded, and other information
- One-click download and decoding of TiVo shows
- Batch processing queue for multiple downloads
Enhancements:
- MPEG-4 on-the-fly encoding now supported on both Intel and PowerPC, fixes some problems with some shows not converting at all and increased conversion speed.
- Significantly improved reliability of downloads, especially on slow transfers and large files
- Moved Media Access Key, download location and file format to a preferences panel
- Added option in preferences panel to automatically add MPEG-4 file to iTunes TV Shows (iTunes does not support MPEG-2)
- Added option to select custom MPEG-4 compression settings
- Added estimated time of download completion
- Added indicator of completed downloads (not shown if download is manually cancelled)
- Added additional detail panel, including actors/actresses, channel, genres, rating, length, and recording quality
- Added length of show to Now Playing list
- Added option to automatically check for a new version of TDM upon launch
- Improved Bonjour detection reliability
- Added Growl notification support. Requires Growl to be installed and running. See http://growl.info for more information.
- Added show description to Spotlight comments
- Fixed bug where Cancel Download button would remain active after a download completes
- Fixed bug where non-administrator users could not download programs
- Fixed visual glitch where window would briefly display at default size before switching to saved size
- Can now reverse-sort any column in Now Playing
- Added Help menu that links to the FAQ

Encode URL is a scripting addition that encodes illegal URL characters using the %xx encoding scheme. Use the related Decode URL scripting addition to decode those special characters.

Encode URL is completly freeware and the source code is included within the package.

MediaCalculator 1.2 offers you a small but effective application to calculate the required video-datarate for a arbitrary medium (DVD, CD-ROM, Internet) before encoding a videostream.