Problem Exporting from Mpeg Streamclip 1.5.1

[stanislawski]

I never used to have a problem exporting as .m2v and importing into DVDSP (4) but since I upgraded to 10.4.3 it does not like alot of the files I export. I also notice that the same files that DVDSP doesn't like, Quicktime won't open either. Please help.

[stanislawski]

Can anyone help me determine if Streamclip is extracting bad files, which I think is the case or if DVDSP is the problem. This is driving me nuts. Pleeeease help.

[terryj]

First,
Have you done the following:
Installed the Pro applications Support
run Repair Permissions lately

Are the files you are converting to m2v:
are the original files a form of DIVX/XVID?

Last,
Have you tried converting the files to DV Stream,
and then running them through Compressor 2
to make .m2v files?

[stanislawski]

When I attempt to repair permissions I am unable because I get an error message saying there are no valid packages.
I made sure that I have the most current Pro Application Support (3.1 for 10.4).
I just found that when I boot from another drive (which is also 10.4.3) I don't have any problem whatsoever. I think that tells me that Mpeg Streamclip and DVDSP are not the problem? But I am still sumped as to what is?

[terryj]

Here is your answer, and you won't like it.
The main drive you are working from
sounds like it is about to bite the big one.

If Disc Utility will not repair it due to the fact it can't
find what its looking for in the directory.

Does the drive make a "whir click,whir click"when you
try to copy a large file ( PSD, .DV video)to the desktop?
Does the drive have any other issues, such as occasional
error -36, cannot write to disc due to permissions issue,
or do other apps quit when they try and process images, audio, etc? Write or save?

Last, is the drive in question an IBM drive?
An Apple OEM IBM or Hitachi drive?

[terryj]

delete double post.

[ILike2Watch]

When I attempt to repair permissions I am unable because I get an error message saying there are no valid packages.

Disk Utility reads the correct permissions settings from your /Library/Receipts folder. Did you recently move or delete the folder?

[stanislawski]

I just copied a 1/2 gig file to the desktop to see if made any noise. None. It does make a funky noise sometimes, but I'm pretty sure that it's the original DVD burner which died about a month ago. It started making noise at the exact time the drive died and it makes the noise if I hit the eject dvd drawer button on the keyboard. I don't recall any error -36's. So I'm pretty sure it's the internal DVD burner that makes noise. I think in a lame attempt to troubleshoot another problem which is now solved I may have deleted some of the receipts. Do I need to reinstall the OS or is there a simple solution?

[terryj]

What does the funky noise sound like?
Does it happen when a DVD is NOT in the drive?

At this point, to clear up the error,
reboot to the other (working) drive, wipe
the problematic drive clean, and either clone back
(easiest) or reinstall ( hardest). your choice.
*shrugs*

[stanislawski]

It does happen when there is no dvd in the drive. FYI - When I have toast open it says that the drive door is open on the dead dvd drive. To avoid losing all my settings and applications can I boot from another drive and use the option to copy system settings and applications when I reinstall?

[stanislawski]

The sound is similar to what you hear when the drive is having trouble reading a disc. Maybe a little louder? Whir chunk chunk but no clicking.

[terryj]

It does happen when there is no dvd in the drive. FYI - When I have toast open it says that the drive door is open on the dead dvd drive. To avoid losing all my settings and applications can I boot from another drive and use the option to copy system settings and applications when I reinstall?

Sounds like you should try to clone the bad drive to a new /working drive,
getting off all your apps and settings, then go back and follow my steps.
Unless you don't have enough space?

[terryj]

The sound is similar to what you hear when the drive is having trouble reading a disc. Maybe a little louder? Whir chunk chunk but no clicking.

That's the sound I was refferring to, except it is usually
known as "the click of death".
see here, as applies to IBM OEM drives..
If this is an Apple OEM, and you have AppleCare, apple will send you a replacement FOC.
if not, or no Applecare, time to get to BB/CC/Compusa and get another drive PDQ.

[stanislawski]

It's the original Apple drive. I'm not too afraid of it dying. It only contains a system and applications, all my files are on my new firewire drive. Are there things other than backing up anything I want to keep to another disc that I should do to prepare for death?

[terryj]

Other than backing up/cloning the drive to another,
switch and lock your working drive as the main boot.
Eventually when the disc dies, it will not mount at all,
and if the other drive is set and locked ( in System Prefs)
as the boot hd, then you should be ok. Then you can pull it
out of the machine and chunk it. OR you can pull it out
and chunk it now, depends on how sadistic you are.

When my IBM OEM drive went south, I had just made a
recent clone to another drive, and had re-booted to
verify the clone.
when I booted back to the OEM, that was when it failed.
IBM just makes crap drives, and Shame on Apple for
using IBM's as the OEMs, when WD is so much better.....