What is a good Video format converter program for the Mac OSX?
I need a program that wil convert my avi ( not divx) files in to DVD format, so I can play them on a standard DVD Player. Any Recommendations?
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Try mpeg2works ($10 shareware from versiontracker.com).
I'm not certain it'll do exactly what you want, but it's free to
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Originally Posted by puchiko_chan"Good Luck 007"
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Don't you mean freeware?
Al -
Spend $30 and get QT pro.
Keeper of the "Unofficial" iMovie FAQ also for the lastest iMovie news click here
Your source for iMovie answers and what not! ;-) -
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Originally Posted by terryj
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"Everyone has to learn, so that they can one day teach."
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Makmic, I downloaded ffmpegX, and it seems to work, the only thing is when i open and drag a file into the program and it has an arrow in the 'To" section I click on the arrow, and it gives me options on what I need to encode my file to. Here is the option list:
.MOV mpeg-4
.MP4 mpeg-4
H264
XviD mencoder
XviD ffmpeg
DivX mencoder
DivX ffmpeg
3GP
PSP
DV
SVCD mpeg2enc
SVCD ffmpeg
KVCD
DVD-lo
DVD mpeg2enc
DVD ffmpeg
MPEG-TS
KDVD
that's all of them. which one should I select to make my files work in a standard DVD player?luv, luk, and lollipops ^___^ -
choose:
.MOV mpeg-4"Everyone has to learn, so that they can one day teach."
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Nice Joke terryj.
neko_chan, use any of the "DVD xxx" presets, (DVD ffmpeg is my prefered choice). Look at the tutorial
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/dvd_sub.html
where the process is nicely described.
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Makmic...what's the joke?
He can convert his .avi to .mov mpeg-4 format in ffmpegx,
drag and then drop it into iDVD5, which he has, and be done with it and burned to DVD.
Clue me in...That's the simplest way for him
to get the file out and onto a DVD, using the software he has...since he says he doesn't have Toast 6,
he won't be able to successfully
burn a VIDEO-TS folder...."Everyone has to learn, so that they can one day teach."
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My apologies terryj ! I missed your point.
But nevertheless, ffmpegX can create DVD Disk image files from a VIDEO_TS folder (DVDimg button), which you can burn thru Disk Utility. So using "DVD xxx" format directly seems simpler than going thru IDVD and a second transcoding (if you don't need menu&chapters)
I must honestly confess that I don't use that ffmpegX's (and Moviegate's) functionality (I use Toast), but nevertheless, according to the specs, it should work... -
Apologies accepted makmic.
I figured ( or rather assumed via his post)
that neko_chan was/is a newbie, who might
only know about using iDVD5, and not much else.
Neko, if you aren't a noob then you should follow makmic's
suggestions; if you are, and only feel confident
in iDVD5, and by your comp specs it looks like you
have a G5 1.8(?), then my steps should get you there
in no time."Everyone has to learn, so that they can one day teach."
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Frobozz, no he is neko_chan, who expanded the thread
( or took it over) half way down.
neko, are you ready to burn?
if so, you could use iDVD5 or Disc Utility?
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ok, i burned my files on a DVD-R. now, they won't play on my dvd player. what I did was I used ffmepgX to convert my files to dvd ( I chose DVD ffmpeg in the target menu). After I did that, it gave me files with an AUDIO_TS and a VIDEO_TS in each one. I extracted the VIDEO_TS files in the folder only, and burned those onto a disc. now, when I put my DVD into my DVD player, it treats it like a DVD, and by that I mean, it doesn't say incorrect disc anymore up on the left hand side of the TV screen. but it just says DVD. And then it should play but doesn't. same thing happens in my Apple DVD Player on te computer. I put my disc in...it opens the Apple DVD player automatically, but nothing plays...I think I'm close. Maybe I'm doing something wrong....anyway, I hope that was a clear enough explaination.
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It sounds like you didn't use DVD Imager (mentioned earlier in this thread) before burning your DVD. Apple's Disk Utility does not create the UDF format required for video DVDs. DVD Imager creates this format in a disc image that can be burned properly with Disk Utility.
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I didn't really use any application. all I did was create a new burn folder, put my files in, clicked on burn on the upper right hand side of the window, and it burned it for me. I burned the VIDEO_TS files only though, but before, I burned the whole file, but it said incorrect disc, so I went with the video_ts thing instead.
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Ok, so you created a folder on the desk top, put BOTH
the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders in, and burnt the DVD
( by dragging the folder on the desktop to the trash which turned into an eject button)
right?
You got everything right except you have to use Disc Imager
first, then burn that disc image it makes, like Fro said.
This is a known flaw in Disc Utility, which is why
we usually reccomend going out and buying
Toast Titanium 6. Its much easier to
use with VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders.
"Everyone has to learn, so that they can one day teach."
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You MUST use DVD Imager first before burning your DVD, or you MUST use Toast because that's how you'll get a UDF-formatted DVD. Including the AUDIO_TS folder may make the disc more compatible with DVD players, but the critical issue is that it is UDF format.
There is a clear explanation of this on the DVD Imager page here:
http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/applescript/dvdimager.html
It is freeware.
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