Import/convert 544 x 576 resolution into DVD Studio

I've been successfully transferring UK DTT (DVB) recordings from my Topfield PVR onto the mac (via Streamclip) into DVD studio 4.
However, some channels are now transmitting files in 544x576 resolution which are non DVD compliant.
DVD Studio (or Compressor) accepts them. I can patch them with DVDPatcher on the PC into a compatible format but they fail to open in DVD Studio. Using the same patched file on the PC in DVD Author works.
I've tried patching the header and the whole file with no luck. Can anyone help me to sort this. I have no desire to move to using a PC for this operation.
Thanks
Phil

Hi Philip,
And welcome to DVDSP form.
Mpegs are funny beasts. And DVDSP does not recognise them all. THe main issue with them normally other than the quality is the written header.
My suggestion is to try and find an application which will parse your mpegs (that is the corrected mpegs) into something DVDSP is happy with.
The obvious ones which come to mind are Mpeg Streamclip and Mpeg Append Suite, Quicktime etc etc.

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