I am having trouble installing the ffmpegX for Mac power PC (OS 10.5). Mainly the only link for mpeg2enc is for Intel. Is there anyone who knows where I can download the correct ffmpeg (mpeg2enc, mencoder, mplayer) for OS X 10.5
I usually use Mpeg Slipstream to encode movies to DVD for play on a home player, but some of the formats (mkv, h264) will not encode properly for DVD playback using mPeg slipstream. In looking for info on the web I was recommended ffmpegX. Does iMovie do the same as well. Please help. Thanks in advance.
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also...when trying to install ffmpegx I get an error message telling me my OSX password is incorrect when i do not use a password and telling me something about "sudo" - I'm very confused by all this and am wondering if iMovie is a better alternative to encoding mp4 or mkv to DVD. Thanks in advance for your help.
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All the current external binaries are Universal Binaries, i.e. containing PowerPC code and Intel code. Even mpeg2enc.intel is UB, despite the filename.
MPEG Streamclip does not transcode to MPEG-2 (for DVD). iMovie does not transcode to MPEG-2 (for DVD), but you could pass the iMovie file(s) to iDVD.
ffmpegX does encode various formats to DVD (without a menu).
The installer tries to use the sudo command in the background. Use of the sudo command requires a non-blank admin password. The solution is to set a password. (It is okay to change it back to blank after the installation of ffmpegX.) -
Thanks for the info. I was finally able to get this installed. My next problem is finding the correct setting to encode the mp4/H264 to a format to burn to DVD that is LOSSLESS. I tried a couple of setting, but when comparing the picture side-by-side to that of the original file. I noticed the picture quality is not as good. I've tried encoding to mov format to burn to DVD. I have not encountered the problem of lossy files when encoding AVI to MOV in MPEG Slipstream.
Which is the best setting to encode a file to burn to a DVD to play on a home player. Thanks for all your help. -
Re-encoding is never really lossless when encoding to a lossy codec.
Originally Posted by cb678
Originally Posted by cb678Last edited by Case; 28th Oct 2011 at 15:59.
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Thanks for the info. I tried using the DVD ffmpeg preset as you suggested and it gave both an mpg file and a VOB folder. The ffmpeg DVD encoded picture actually looks a bit better than the original mp4 file when compared side by side. Now, I'm going to try burning the mpg file and see what results I get. I can tell when i move the file to Toast (my burning program) that it reads 4 GB which is normal. When i tried encoding the same mp4 file in Slipstream it read as a 975 Mb file when moved to Toast and would not play in my DVD player when burned. I have opened avi mpg and mov files directly into Toast and had them burn to playable movies in my standalone DVD player.
I'll let you know how everything looks once I play the DVD. Thanks again for your help. I appreciate it. -
also, I have an avi file which has an added commentary track which I would like to turn off. How do I go about doing that when I save to DVD file? and how do I go about adding a subtitle file?
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When you have a file with two audio tracks, then ffmpegX will process one at a time. So by selecting the other audio track, the commentary track will not be in the output. Is that how you want it?
To add DVD subtitles, you may use the Tools>Author tool. Add the .mpg file and .srt file, then Author. -
Yes, I'll try encoding the movie as you suggested to remove the audio track.
I also tried to create chapter marks by putting numbers "1 - 12" in the chapter field, but they did not register when viewing in apple DVD player. I like the fact that I can drop the encoded file to DVD-ROM in Toast and have it write without having to wait for it to re-encode when dropping it it the Video window. The only problem is that burning via DVD-Rom in Toast will not give me chapter marks or menu. I don't mind not having the menu, but I do like to be able to move through a DVD using the chapter marks as opposed to FF. I was hoping I could somehow add chapter marks using ffmpeg. Is there any way to do this? -
The chapter fields are for optionally selecting which chapters to encode from a VIDEO_TS source. It does not set chapters for the output.
Originally Posted by cb678
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