Compressor Or MPEG Streamclip To Make Files Smaller?

I currently use MPEG streamclip to make my mov files smaller and mp4 as it doesnt allow good quality MP4 exports from FCP and I was wondering what most use as Ive had trouble making the mp4 with XCam footage for a mov file from Streamclip as the quality is pixelated.

Time to read the docs for Compressor. You can use the inspector to see just what size of file to expect. Make sure you click on the compression setting of your clip...
Patrick

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I'm using Mpeg Streamclip 1.9.3b7 on a MacBookPro 15" and trying to rip a 50min episode off of a bought DVD in order to use in FCE to make a showreel for an actor friend. The file is a 1.07Gb .VOB of an MPEG Program Stream kind. When I open it in Streamclip I can only get the last 22 mins of the episode. I've tried with the other episodes on the disk and alternative episodes from a different series of the same programme and getting the same result. I'm brand new to Streamclip, so could very well be making a large schoolboy error, but after scouring forums I haven't found a solution. I've fixed timecode breaks and seem to be able to convert the twenty minutes that I have, but just can't locate the first half of the episode. Could it be copyright protection?
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thank you.
SJ

Streamclip does not work on encrypted, protected DVD's. It is against the terms of use on the forum to discuss ways of breaking encryption. Best bet: contact the producer and get a clean file.

How do i use proper settings in mpeg streamclip with m2t files?

hello,
i have seen this discussion before but not sure what codec i need to transfer to for my type of files...
i shot a video on the **sony hvr z7u** using compact flash cards and the video was shot on 1080i 24 frames per second...all the files are currently in m2t...
i used mpeg streamclip and used the follow settings:
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although the files are workable in FCP the files themselves are gigantic...did i use the correct settings?
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Steve
Download and install Sony's Compact Flash and Portable Recording Unit Log and Transfer plugin (BPE-SS-038D): http://support.sonybiz.net/software/detail.aspx?id=BPE-SS-038D&model=HVR-DR60
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Using MPEG Streamclip to convert files for EX-1 sequence

I am trying to use MPEG Streamclip to convert mp4 and mpeg files in order to edit them in the same sequence as my EX-1 footage. What settings should I use on MPEG Streamclip that would be most appropriate for seamlessly editing the former MPEG and mp4 files with the EX-1 footage? Any thoughts on what sequence settings I should use? Right now I have it set as "XDCam Ex 1080p24 VBR" but every time I bring in files I have tried to convert using MPEG Streamclip, they need to render and I'm trying to avoid that. Thanks!

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MPEG Streamclip Altered Original files.

I recently did a video shoot with a Canon 7D. I loaded 2 16gb cards onto a Lacie Rugged drive into seperate folders. After the shoot all the original files worked fine for playback with Quicktime and editing.
I then used MPEG Streamclip to convert the first cards footage to Apple ProRes. The harddrive ran out of memory halfway through the conversion and MPEG Streamclip canceled the batch conversion.
I went back to the original files and only about 5 random few out of 90 shots would still work with quicktime and editing while the rest no longer open. I read somewhere that if you don't rename the newly converted files then something happens so I deleted the new ProRes files. Nothing changed. I'm guessing that MPEG Streamclip altered the original files somehow?
When trying to open in Quicktime Player 7 I get "The movie could not be opened. The end of the file was reached."
I then tried to open the now working files in VLC and they work fine.
All the footage from the second card all works fine still.
I used VideoSpec to look at what was going on and compare between a working clip and a not working one. There were no difference in format or anything other than duration.
Container: MOV - Quicktime
Format: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Encoding Profile: [email protected]
Please help me get these files working again! I can not recreate this footage!!!! I know the information is still all there because the files can be played with VLC, I just can't edit with them anymore...

LeoAhrens wrote:
I'm guessing that MPEG Streamclip altered the original files somehow?
Not likely, more probable that the drive directory or file structure was damaged while trying to write to a full disk.
Do you have the original camera cards, or back up copies?
If you do, return to them and start the process over again with more disk space.
If not, you should backup what QT files you have now on the corrupted disk in case something else occurs.
After that:
If it were me, I would run Disk Warrior to repair the disk directory -
http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/
QuickTime movies are very, very hard to recover if corrupted, but you can try QuickTime Repair from Digital Rebellion, part of the Pro Maintenance Tool Package -
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/promaintenance/
I believe they have a free trial offer.
MtD

How to make file smaller

I need to make iphoto pictures smaller than 3mb...please help I need to upload into another program. thanks

You can reduce the file size by exporting
File -> Export. The Jpeg Quality setting is the one to use.

Help, I brought a PAL DVD into FCP using MPEG Streamclip.

MPEG streamclip converted the file into a Quicktime file and the footage looked great in FCP. I then brought in other minidv footage via firewire. I exported everything as one clip whith chapter markers using Compressor and now when I bring all of the footage into DVD studio Pro 4 the PAL footage looks like a rake is dragged accross it but the minidvd footage looks great.
Any ideas?
mac Mac OS X (10.4.8)
mac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Am I not supposed to use compressor on the PAL stuff? Maybe it's already compressed?

Process for exporting in FCPX and then using MPEG Streamclip to downgrade?

I have footage shot with a 5Diii, and it is set at 1920x1080, 23.98p.
When I export through FCPX at H.264, it gives me a beautiful master file, but is larger than the 4GB that I need.
What is the process for using MPEG Streamclip to get a smaller file?
Do I export a master file in FCPX first using a different codec, and then use MPEG Streamclip to compress it? If so, what would be the best setting to export from FCPX, and then what would be the best setting to compress at in MPEG streamclip?
My goal is to be as close to 1080HD as possible.

Here is the background story....... I provide movie files on a DVD delivery (files in SD quality) and then also give a copy of the same films on a flash drive so clients can have it in HD quality, and plug the flash drive directly into the TV.
This always worked fine in the past until I ran into a movie file that is 4.7GB, and would not copy onto the flash drive, since flash drives only accept files up to 4GB.
So I tried reformating the flashdrive to exFAT. It allowed me to copy the 4.7GB on the flashdrive, but when I tried plugging it in directly to the TV, the TV did not recognize the drive. (I learned that exFAT is not always compatable with all TVs.)
My other option would be to download an app to let me reformat the drive into NTFS which accepts files bigger than 4GB, and supposedly works better with TVs. I haven't tried this yet because I am worried that downloading that app might mess up my computer. ???????
So....I have come to the conclusion that the only other thing I can do is compress the 4.7GB file to be 4GB (or less) so it will fit on the flash drive which I believe had an original format was MS-DOS FAT.
Are you suggesting instead of exporting the file from FCPX in H264, I should do it in ProRes? The file will be much larger than 4GB, but, then I can compress it, without losing as much of the quality as I would if I compressed an H264 file? Either way it needs to be 4GB or less, so I don't know if that defeats the purpose of using a ProRes file to begin with.
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Error converting .mov to .avi using MPEG Streamclip

Hi folks,
I'm trying to convert an .mov to an .avi for a client using MPEG Streamclip. I have exported a high res master copy of the video from Final Cut (it's a .mov format is Pro Res 422 1920x1080 50i).
So when I bring this file into MPEG Streamclip, I select File > Export to Avi.... and then the following settings:
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The compression starts and I instantly get the error "Compression Error"
When this started I installed the lastest version of DivX however since I am new to exporting as .avi I am completely lost. I was able to get MPEG Streamclip to export using Apple Cinepak however the quality is awful so I am looking for another solution. I have also tried converting from my highest resolution MPEG-4 export, however I get the same result.
I am thinking that maybe my DivX codec isn't installed, or there is some problem with it? However I thought a new installation of DivX would fix this.
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.

I would suggest exporting three small test files using H264 codec at three different rezolutions.
Play them back and if satisfied send them to your client to evaluate so they can decide what will work for them.
1280x720 H264 files are what we give to our clients these days as "high quality' video.
Smaller files might be recommended for faster download and smoother playback on their system.

Mpeg Streamclip-Video fastforwards, audio out of sync

I'm using mpeg streamclip to convert files from a sony mini dvd camcorder .vob to quicktime dvcpro50, but the video intermittently fastforwards causing the audio to go out of sync, any hints?
Thanks, Schooner

you are the second person i have heard that has this problem. with the first, i never heard back, but one thing i suggested it to that person was to connect with component video and analog audio cables.
are you using HDMI? is this something that you could try?
what equipment are you using and what are the file types, bitrates, etc... of the files that exhibit this behavior? does it happen no matter what type of file you play?
* NEVER MIND * i just checked the first poster and see that you chimed in there to. sounds like a potential hardware / software defect. i get something simliar with my computers if i plug headphones in or sometimes with long quicktime files, the audio drifts.
when in doubt, hard power the unit off and try again, if you haven't already.

I scanned color document - how can make them smaller by Distiller

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I scanned documents and saved them as pdf format ....and everything was ok....but now i have many documents and my hard disk is full now because i was scanning documents as color not black & white ( that's my fault I must scan document as black & white ).
now i am thinking to use Acrobat Distiller to make documents smaller .
I opened the document and printed it using distiller but the output still big.
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Don't fret; it's easy to compress files in Acrobat! Just go to Advanced > PDF Optimizer. Tick Images and reduce the compression quality, making sure JPEG has been selected.

MPEG Streamclip 1.8 error message "can't read frame size"

I receive message "Error: cant read frame size" after importing a QuickTime Movie file into MPEG Streamclip and choosing File-> Export to QuickTime as suggested in another forum to resolve the problem of no sound when importing a still camera QuickTime Movie file like the following into iMovie.
(MPEG Streamclip imports the sound but no video.)
Bottom line, how do I get the video and sound together in iMovie or Final Cut Express?
Stream: Louie&Sarful 3345.mov
Path: ~/Movies/Sarful & Louie/Louie&Sarful 3345.mov
Type: MPEG elementary stream
Duration: 0:00:53
Data Size: 0.49 MB
Bit Rate: 0.08 Mbps
Video Tracks:
DV/DVCPRO - NTSC, 720 × 480, 29.97 fps, 28.77 Mbps
Audio Tracks:
192 MP2 mono, 32 kHz, 64 kbps
Stream Files:
Louie&Sarful 3345.mov (2.13 MB)
I'm trying to resolve the problem of no sound when importing/opening still camera movie files like this into iMovie or Final Cut Express.
iMac5,1 IC2D Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1 GB 2.16 GHZ

Ref Bottom Line
Solved my problem by opening the file in MPEG Streamclip and choosing Demux to AIFF and saving the AIFF file to the same folder as the original, then drag the AIFF file to the sound track in iMovie and the original file to the video track.
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No sound in MPEG Streamclip

I'm trying to convert an avi file with MPEG Streamclip. The file works & has sound when played in QuickTime & VLC, but for some reason not in Streamclip. Has anyone had a similar problem or does have any idea how to solve it?
Thanks.

I'm getting the exact same problem tonight, which is bizarre as it worked perfectly when I last used it a few days ago.
No matter which format I try export to (DV, MP4, etc), it comes out with no sound.

MPEG Streamclip Or Compressesor (To Make Mov Files Smaller Size)??

Hi there Ive always used MPEG Streamclip after I make mov files with Final Cut Pro to bring the file into MP4 format where its alot smaller (using 300k limit data rate) but for some reason after I make the file with Sony EX1 footage at 1920 x 1080 theres a severe quality loss where the transitions are really pixelated.

If you are converting hi-def using 300kbps I am surprised you can see any video at all!
Even 3,000 is too slow.
5,000kbps can produce reasonable results but 10,000kbps is safer.
You can export your videos straight from FCP using QT Conversion.No need for any other app.

Urgent!! Problems muxing .m2v files and audio!! MPEG Streamclip/Compressor

Hello!
I am under an urgent deadline to upload a short 6 min documentary clip for a client to review for screening this week. The footage was shot in 1080/60i HDV.
Usually, I find the best quality and fastest way to do this is to export directly from my FCP sequence using the '150 min Best Quality' DVD settings in compressor to get an .m2v video file and .ac3 audio file. Then I open the .m2v files in MPEG Streamclip which links it with my .ac3 file, then do 'Export MPEG with MP-2 audio". This gives me a single, muxed file that I can then upload to YouTube or Vimeo.
However, with this project, when I open up my .m2v file in MPEG Streamclip, it's recognizing the .ac3 file and I can see the info for it in the MPEG Streamclip window, but when I play the file in MPEG Streamclip or mux it, I don't hear any audio. Furthermore, after about 5 seconds into the clip, the playhead will continue moving, but the video will freeze, then maybe pick up again later. The .m2v video will play back smoothly in VLC player or Quicktime player, but not in MPEG Streamclip.
I've tried exporting different little sections of the timeline to see if maybe I had some corrupted footage or whatnot. I even exported a small clip from an older HDV project to test. But no matter where I export from, I am running into the same problem. I can bring the .m2v file and .ac3 file into DVD Studio Pro and burn a DVD with no problem, but I can't mux them. If I build the DVD file in DVD SP and try to open the .VOB file with MPEG Streamclip, I get the same problem. I even tried using a different software to mux (ffmpegX) but to no avail. When I try with ffmpegX, it either tells me I'm dropping frames, or if it works and it muxes it, when I open the MPEG file, it'll stutter at about 5 seconds in as well and I can't hear any audio, even though there is supposed to be audio in the muxed file.
I think I might have updated my Quicktime a few days ago with the system update, and maybe updated a few other things, so I don't know if this has any bearing on the problems I'm running into. But I was able just a few days ago to export HDV 1080/60i using this workflow without any problems.
I realize I have other export options, but this always seems to me to be the best quality and fastest way of doing it vs. encoding an H.264 which, on my machine is RIDICULOUSLY slow...I need to be uploading multiple versions of the cut to the client, and really need help! Thanks so much in advance!
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what you want is an m2v program file. Export a reference copy from FCP (uncheck Make Movie Self Contained") That's very fast. Bring it into Compressor. In the settings panel find the MPEG-2 settings folder. Select Program Stream. Adjust to your liking and run. The audio and video will already be "muxed" when it's done and using compressor 3 you can set it to upload to YouTube, Mobile or similar sites.

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