Visual Hub Rules iPhone Video Conversion

As I’ve mentioned before, the iPhone’s 8GB storage space makes managing which videos to carry a delicate exercise. And file sizes from the iTunes store or EyeTV’s Export feature are significantly larger than they need to be for a clear viewing experience on the iPhone’s screen.

Luckily (as is often the case), a third-party software developer comes to the rescue with an excellent program that allows you to control file size when converting files specifically for the iPhone.

In this situation, Visual Hub is my program of choice. Not only does it have iPhone presets, but it allows control over the final file size…which is huge in my book. For instance, an episode of “Mad Men” purchased from the iTunes store runs about 500MB. Compressed by Visual Hub, I can get a perfectly beautiful file for around 200MB. I won’t insult your intelligence by explaining why this totally rocks. But in the context of the iPhone’s 8GB, Visual Hub has become indispensable for my workflow.