Also another Flash alternative for PowerPC Macs, and Apple ends Software Update. 'With Handbrake you shouldn't go past version 0.9.3 on Leopard unless.
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Subject says it all, but here are the requirements in full:. Power Macintosh G5 Dual 2.5 Ghz, 2 GB RAM, 2 TB HDD (destined to become a media and file server for v1 Apple TV and home network). Mac OS 10.4.11, but will be upgrading to Mac 10.5 at a later date. Surround sound support (Dolby 5.1, DTS).
Movies are intended for use with an v1 Apple TV, so no disk images or VIDEOTS folders. Web searches reveal a lot of software out there but it all seems fairly random, so I'd like to see if anyone has had any experience with a particular application on older hardware and OS. Please note the Handbrake PPC build will not run on this particular machine (quits without error before loading is complete) and RipIt does not support anything before Mac OS 10.5.
I know I can go the route of Mac the Ripper to Handbrake, but that's doubles the process in time, space, and computers needed. I'm looking to avoid that if at all possible.