My favourite software for converting the various movie file formats from around the internet into something the iPod and Apple TV can cope with, has been killed off by it’s author in, kind of, mysterious circumstances.

Tyler from Techspansion had this to say on his home page:

…After much soul-searching (it’s not you, it’s me), for personal reasons, Techspansion is closing its virtual doors.
The Support Forum and Support E-mail will be available for a while longer to take care of any remaining issues for you. 

If you have VisualHub or AudialHub, here are directions on how to back them up for safe keeping: 
How to Back Up VisualHub and AudialHub
(iSquint is self-contained. just back up the app itself)

Thanks for all your support. It’s been a fun ride. 

The source code for two of the projects (one you haven’t seen yet, and will hopefully really like) are now online.
I’ll get the other two online a little later. 
These are new projects, with new names, ready for a new life with smarter people. All of their development and discussion should happen on theSourceForge project page. 

…and a special thanks to all the well-wishers that have e-mailed. I’m sorry I don’t have the time to respond to every e-mail, but please know that it’s very appreciated. 

All very strange.

The last time I saw a company with a good product like this dissapear was when Apple bought it!

Hmmmm, Maybe?