Converting muxed mpeg 2

Which 3rd party utility should I use to convert muxed mpeg 2 (from sony hd camcorder) to format compatible with imovie?
Thanks - new macbook pro owner.......having difficulties!

For most Sony HD camcorders, you should be able to import the MPEG2 directly into iMovie.
For example [see this link|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1793]
However, if you wish to convert manually, there is a free third party app called MPEG Streamclip that will convert. I recommend converting to Apple Intermediate Codec in the same dimensions.
You may also need the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 Playback Component, which os $20 online from Apple.
MPEG Streamclip will tell you if you need this.

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Hi Everyone,
I just figured out a new (To Me) way to import/convert muxed MPEG files that have already been downloaded to disk. It takes advantage of iMovies `09 camera import capabilities. My old way of dealing with my old muxed MPG files was to use an app like "MPEG Streamclip" to convert the files then import them into iMovie. Great application but not a fast way of dealing with a lot of files. (Scroll down to "Here's how:" to skip my bad grammar.)
Maybe this method is not new to you or someone has already explained it but, I have not found a solution like this online. I don't know what the legal/license is on muxed MPG but it must be a inhibitive. Apple has avoided muxed MPG like a drunk uncle which has unfortunately left us Sony camera users feeling abandoned. So here it goes.
First the cool thing. iMovie `09 imports muxed MPG files directly from the camera/camera card reader. It does this fast and efficiently, very cool! Now the uncool part. If you have a bunch of muxed MPG movies that you downloaded to your hard disk lets say via iPhoto. You can not import or process those files via quicktime pro or iMovie at all. In iMovie you can't even see them in the Event Library -> iPhoto Videos. They are not going to work and they can not be imported via File -> Import. Lame, I know! But, hey what about File -> Import From Camera? Yes that works like a charm, but the files you have are not on a camera or a memory chip. How do you get those files to act as if they were on a camera.
Here's how:
If your muxed MPG movies are in iPhoto like mine then you will need to export them (File -> Export -> "File Export" tab -> Kind: "Original") to a folder in a folder. Name the first folder something like "My Muxed Video" and create a folder in it named "DCIM" without the quotes of course. To reiterate, you will have a all of your muxed videos in a folder named DCIM inside a folder named "My Muxed Video". It very important to get this right.
Now open the application Disk Utility. Click on File -> New ->Disk Image From Folder and select the folder "My Muxed Video". Because the files are already compressed choose an Image Format like "read-only". Click Save. When it's done you will have a file named "My Muxed Video.dmg".
With that done make sure iMovie `09 is open and go to the Finder. Double click on the file "My Muxed Video.dmg". The Finder will now open and mount the disk image as if it were an external device named "My Muxed Video" and because it contains a folder named DCIM which contains all your muxed files, iMovie `09 will see it as a camera and will bring up the camera import window. Awesome! Now just let iMovie import all those lovely videos like they were some sort of Apple Blessed Open Source License Free Everyone Loves You file type.
Note:
If you mounted the disk image and didn't have iMovie open then you can manually start the Camera Import with command-i or by iMovie -> File -> Import From Camera. If you have other camera devices connected you will need to choose the disk image in the Camera Import window.
Ok, I know this may seem a bit cumbersome but when you want to import hundreds upon hundreds of videos then this is the best way I've found. I got so excited when this worked that I had to write this!
Enough said, my next camera will NOT use muxed MPG!
Best of Luck!

Hi Ross
THANK YOU!!!! I've read lots of discussions on this and similar topics and this one worked for me. I'm sure others work as well but I am NOT technical at all and your directions were easy to understand for me. I am a new mom and new to MACs. I love my mac but the reason I got it was so that I could import movies of my little guy from the Sony HD video camera I got when he was born. I traded in my Dell because I was under the impression that the one computer that could import, read and allow me to edit (like make into short movies) was a Mac. Imagine my surprise when I couldn't! Why do they even sell HD video cameras to the general public when nothing can read or use the video, I'm completely perplexed!
I'm hoping you can help me again. Your directions worked like a charm for some of my video. When the import contained m2ts, modd, moff and mpg it worked like a charm (go figure, since your directions were for unmuxxing mpg). I tried and tried to use it for some of the other video and couldn't figure out why it worked sometimes and not others. The other imports only have m2ts, modd and moff. Is there anything I can do? Can I get these into iMovie as well? I have iMovie 09 and a MacBook Pro.
Thank you so much!

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I believe you're highly mistaken. The iPod isn't the problem...
"Neither iTunes nor QuickTime can convert MPEG-1/2 files to MPEG-4 format with audio. MPEG-1/2 files are "muxed," or multiplexed. This means both the audio and video are on one track. iTunes (and QT) fail to see the audio, and only convert the video."
Check out either one of the following third party MPEG-4 video converters...
Videora iPod Converter
MPEG Streamclip

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Why can't Quicktime playback Muxed MPEG-2?

When I get quicktime to playback a muxed MPEG-2 file there is no sound. Why does this happen? The description on version tracker says:
The QuickTime 6 MPEG-2 Playback Component provides QuickTime 6 users with the ability to import and play back MPEG-2 content, including both muxed (the audio and video tracks have are interlaced together into one track) and non-muxed (a.k.a. elementary) program streams.
However, for me this isn't happening. I can see the video but get no audio. Yes - I know other tools can play the sound, but why not Quicktime?

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/faq.html
You'll notice the restrictions on some audio codecs. Not all DVD's are the same.

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I have some video sequences from a Kiwi friend sent to me back in 1993 on a cd. They run easily on my pc (Compaq), but I would like to include them with a newer footage.
However I cant open the files and iMovie 8 keeps telling me that the files are not a movie file?
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I had some teenagers at my house last week and let them play around on my "super-cool" imac...I thought maybe one of them had accidentally changed a setting???
Probably not a factor. Recognition process is automatic for the most part. Some have said that mixing HD with SD content creates problems. (Believe the fix was to download all SD content and then delete it before downloading the HD.) Others say the setup order is all important to prevent getting stuck in one "mode" or the other. I also prefer capturing manually which seems to work 100% of the time for me as long as I first play back as sample of the camcorder file first to "reset" the current capture mode. (E.g., HDV shows a "blue screen" until I am actually playing HDV content and press the import button.) Suspect you either discovered and later forgot the "proper" work flow for your camera or, as some have said, the v7.1 update modified the routine so it doesn't work as well as it first did. Suspect only time will tell for sure. Remember, this is all newly charted ground as far as Apple is concerned and frankly, I think their still trying to "iron out the bugs."

PLEASE HELP: movies converted to Mpeg-4 files won't sync to ipod

hi,
i created some movies in avi format, used quicktime to convert to mpeg-4 files, pulled them into itunes and they play fine. however, when i try to sync/transfer them to my ipod, it won't let me. i have taken all symbols except for alpha/numerical out of the file names, and it makes no difference. ANY help would be appreciated.
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Just because they are in mp4 format does not mean they are iPod compatible.
Files must conform to these standards:
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Mpeg converted to MPEG-4 Has no sound

I converted these MPEG files into MPEG4 and they have no sound, i have the 6.0.2 update on the iTunes, and 1.1 on the iPod. Can anyone help me out here?
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What software was used to convert the files. Not QuickTime or ITunes (Which also uses Quicktime) I hope?
Read this about the limitations of quicktime and handling MPEG Files.
IPOD Plays Video But No Audio when Converting With Quick Time Pro:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302588
Quick Time: Using MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 Files:
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Thsi happen to me as well, did you get an answer on this, I can't seem to find a way to convert the Mpeg audio files to other formats.

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No, Quicktime does not natively play muxed formats.
For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
which is free, as well as the the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.

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I have been asked to convert some short 30 second clips to be used in a Power Point Presentation.
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Your client needs to be more specific.
My simple MPEG descriptions:
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