MPEG Streamclip time code breaks, repeating, out of sync

[whoisquilty]

MPEG Streamclip is a great piece of software. I'm sure a lot of us here use it often. But there's a problem that I'm encountering that I don't know how to handle.

When I open a DVD to convert footage to use in Final Cut Pro, it usually asks if I want to fix time-code breaks. Then it will sometimes jump back and repeat some of the footage again. For example, I have a DVD of a 45 min show. I converted to a NTSC .mov. The resulting file is 1 hour 4 minutes. At 20 minutes in, the show starts over and plays until the end. Sometimes the sound will remain in sync and I just have to edit it down. Sometimes the sound will be out of sync.


Has anyone encountered this? If so, how can I prevent it from happening.

[rumplestiltskin]

Are you permitting the app to repair the breaks? What format are you saving the footage as?

[whoisquilty]

Yes I am. I allow it to fix the time code breaks and do not skip any frames.

I'm exporting as Quicktime NTSC.

[rumplestiltskin]

Have you tried ripping the DVD with another tool like Handbrake? I know this isn't as direct a method but any port in a storm.

[whoisquilty]

Won't I lose some quality if I convert to MP4 and then convert again to NTSC?

[rumplestiltskin]

Theoretically, yes. However, if you rip at a high bitrate (5000kbps maybe) it should be as good a quality as the old standard def format that's coming from the DVD. Then you may convert to ProRes or AIC or whatever you use for FCP. Test it with a chapter or two from the DVD until you find a reasonable setting.

[videobruger]

Another MAC user found a solution with Avidemux

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/359936-Converting-VOB-tot-MPEG2-different-results-o...06#post2283106