MP4 to MPEG-2 ?

[lordsmurf]

Who here has done this? I need help. Nothing seems to be able to open an MP4 file to convert it. I can play it just fine in VLC, but that's about it.

[Bodyslide]

I think this will convert to what you want...

http://www.xilisoft.com/avi-mpeg-converter.html

This also does it, but I have never used this application

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=SUPER_1

[lordsmurf]

Well, SUPER sucks. It needs 6+ hours just to download. Forget that.

The Xilisoft is payware and says nothing about MP4.

I was hoping more along the lines of codecs or certain utilities. Maybe even some how-to information.

[jagabo]

I open with AVISynth using DirectShowSource(), then frameserve to TMPGEnc Plus.

The further question arises as to how did I get to the point that the MP4 file could be opened with DirectShowSource(). If I remember correctly I installed an MP4 splitter (Haali) and I use ffdshow to decode the AAC audio.

[lordsmurf]

Tried that, it didn't work either.

But this did:

Open in YAMB, extract audio.
Open in YAMB, extract video to AVI.

Now I can open it in an encoder.

What a pain.

[jagabo]

I added some more information to my previous message.

[jimmalenko]

Well, SUPER sucks. It needs 6+ hours just to download.

Try the mirror site (Afterdawn):

I was hoping more along the lines of codecs or certain utilities. Maybe even some how-to information.

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?toolsearch=&s=&orderby=Name&hits=50&convert=MP4+to+MPG&...+or+List+tools

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?toolsearch=&s=&orderby=Name&hits=50&convert=MP4+to+DVD&...+or+List+tools

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=MP4+to&howto...or+List+Guides

[killerhex]

i use staxrip to encode mp4 1st to xvid using the q=1.00 without quality loss but higher filesize

then from there you can encode to all other formats