Apple TV - Software for Conversions to .m4v format

I've been using MPEG Streamclip to do conversions from .vob, .avi, etc to m4v format. It seems to take an unusually long time (for a 2 hour film it takes 8-10 hours) and lately when it finally gets to the end, a message comes up that "Can't export movie" with no details given. My 1TB destination drive has plenty of space available.
I'm wondering if there's a better product out there even if it costs a bit of $$ ?
I do need the ability to convert to 1020 x 780p for my Plasma HD Set (for full screen) ...
BTW, I'm on an iMac 2 GHz Intel Core Duo with 2GB memory (the max) sunning OS X 10.4.11

I'm not sure but I don't believe the turbo h264 does 720p conversions.
You are certainly right; the webpage says:
Apple TV Video: Video: H.264 Main Profile, 5 Mbps max., 800x600 max., 30 fps max. Audio: AAC-LC, stereo, 128 Kbps, 48 kHz. (Note: If the source movie is larger than 800x600 it will be scaled to fit within 800x600 preserving aspect ratio. Resolution is maintained if 800x600 or smaller. Frame rate is maintained when 30 fps and smaller.)
Also if your source video isn't 720p, you are wasting a lot of time and HD space converting to 720p, you cannot create quality from nowhere.
I'm always amazed at the number of people who seem to think you can.

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