You can now launch this app via Java Web Start:

• View youtube, revver and google videos in itunes, video ipods, Apple TV or in your podcast manager of choice.
• Creates RSS/podcast feeds from youtube videos, by user, user favorites, or individual videos.
• Creates RSS/podcast feeds from directories or individual files.
• Merges multiple feeds (toutube, RSS, Atom) into a single feed suitable for iTunes consumption.
• Converts youtube videos and local files to H.264 with AAC audio (one of the few formats supported by Apple TV)

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CastCluster is a Java application (why?) and requires Java 1.5

optionally, you'll need ffmpeg to do the video conversion.

It has been tested on OSX 10.4 only. It should work fine on Linux. I have also gotten CastCluster to run on windows.. conversion and all.

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If you have questions or anything you can contact me via the CastCluster google group

CastCluster uses the following open source projects:

• drest - for youtube API.
• stripes - for a web framework
• jquery - for javascripty/ajaxy type stuff
• ROME - RSS feed parsing and generation.
• JDOM - for easy XML manipulation.
• various jakara projects - dependencies, http client, codec.
• ffmpeg - video conversion
• Silk Icons - some sweet icons