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Download and Play Web video on iPod and iPhone

CosmoPod will convert almost all web video and dump it directly to iTunes to be played on iPod and iPhone


CosmoPod is a Safari add-on that helps you download and convert Flash, DivX, WMV and Real Media videos from the Internet to your Mac / iPod / iPhone / AppleTV automatically.

CosmoPod is almost universal. It will work on most sites broadcasting video content.

CosmoPod lounges in Safari's address bar and activates whenever a video is detected on the website you're on.

In a single click, the video is downloaded and converted to a friendly video format, and added to your iTunes Library so it's ready for your next iPod / iPhone / AppleTV sync.

Take YouTube, Google Video, Daily Motion, and many more ... with you, everywhere.

Features

  • Widely Compatible

    CosmoPod works out of the box with all major video websites and supports the most popular web video formats (FLV, DivX, WMV, MMS, RM, RTSP).

  • Enhanced video conversion

    Beautiful encoding using H.264 (up to 1.5Mbps) or MPEG4 technologies.
    Now with extended support for Elgato turbo.264 and turbo.264 HD.

  • iTunes tagging

    Set iTunes movie tags directly from Cosmopod.

  • High Quality

    Automatically detects HD Videos on YouTube.

  • Audio Extraction

    Extract the audio track from most video files and converts it to m4a

  • Safari look and feel

    CosmoPod perfectly blends into Safari. It's just like an extra Download window, for your iPod.

  • Embedded player

    Play file as you download them. Maximize your bandwidth usage.
  • Drag n' Drop encoding

    Convert files already on your disk by dropping them onto CosmoPod window.

  • Growl Integration

    Get notified when the job's done.

  • Intel and PPC Mac

    CosmoPod has been built as a Universal Binary so you can get the best out of it regardless of your processor.


  • Ready for Safari 4.0

Installing CosmoPod
To install CosmoPod, download the latest disk image file from Cocoamug Software website and mount it on your Desktop.
Launch the CosmoPod Installer application and follow the setup assistant.
Please note that you have to quit Safari in order to install or uninstall CosmoPod properly.


Upon successful installation, you can launch Safari.  If everything worked according to plan, a new button should be waiting for you in Safari’s address bar.




In case the icon does  not  automatically show up in your address bar, you can add it manually using the cutomization palette. Click the item Customize  toolbar in Safari’s View menu to bring the palette on screen then drag the CosmoPod icon to your address bar wherever it suits you best.

Using CosmoPod



CosmoPod  standard behavior is to  activate the CosmoPod button automatically when a video is detected  on a webpage. When enabled, click the address  bar  button  to  start  downloading the video. This will bring the CosmoPod window on screen so you can monitor the process.



Upon  successful download, the  video  will be converted  to  a format that  your Apple device (iPod, iPhone, AppleTV or  Mac) can understand and  will be  added  to  your  iTunes  library for easier synchronization with your favorite device.






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