MPEG 2 Playback

Hi,
I'm want to buy this http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/ so I can export .MOD videos into .DV video's using MPEG Streamclip. But it says that it is an upgrade for Quicktime 7, I am running this new Quicktime X thing on Snow Leopard (10.6.3) and Quicktime is version (10.0).
Can I still use it? Or can I downgrade to Quicktime 7? Which I recall was much better anyway, this new version seems to be missing a lot of features.
Thanks,

Just put in the Snow Leopard disk and run the Optional Installs. No need to restart your computer. If you don't have your Snow Leopard install disk handy, you can download QuickTime Player 7 for Snow Leopard here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL923
Regards.

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Greetings. How can I tell if I have the MPEG2 playback component installed on a Mac? Is there an associated list of installed plug-ins and components for any given machine? I need to check several Macs to see which (if any) have the component.
Thanks,
Ron B

Is there an associated list of installed plug-ins and components for any given machine?
Well, you could either open the start-up drive "System > Library > QuickTime" folder and check to see if it contains the "QuickTimeMPEG2.component" file or you could simply double-click a short MPEG (MPEG2/MP2) or other MPEG-2 type file and see if it opens and plays in the QT Player.
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MPEG playback/editing in CS4 terribly broken.

I have a Sony DSC-T200 camera (still camera, but shoots crappy video too--Bonus!), and I've never had trouble cutting the MPEG files it produces in Premiere before. Now, with CS4, even playback of these files in Premiere doesn't work correctly; sometimes it jumps back to previous frames, sometimes it just goes totally crazy, and the audio and video get out of step. I have the latest updates installed.
Rendering the timeline results in the same glitches being in the final product, too. This happens even without any cutting, effects, or anything. Just drag MPEG to timeline and it's already broken.
The only solution I've found is to convert the MPEG first to AVI using, e.g., Corel Video Studio (or anything non-Adobe), which doesn't suffer from this bug. The resultant AVI then behaves well in Premiere.
D'oh!
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@Aaron:
While this may not be the answer to your problem, one thing to try would be to check your project's Sequence\Settings. CS4 works a little differently and this change seems to be causing confusion. The other would be to use a program called GSpot to check your camera's MPEG codec against Premiere's MPEG codec.
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
HTH,
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@Harm:
To call premiere Pro/AME CS4 a Porsche is even more ludicrous!!!
Harm, why don't you get a life and stop posting here if you have nothing positive to contribute but can only put people down.
There are numerous experienced people coming to this forum to voice their complaints and dissatisfaction with CS4 and all you do is naysay their experiences without giving any possible solutions to their problems.
There are also inexperienced users who would appreciate some guidance as they wrestle with problems that do not make sense to them.
Unless you are willing to actually attempt to give some assistance that is meaningful, try not to make everyone feel as though they are stupid and shouldn't bother coming to this forum, just keep your opinionated comments to yourself.
I don't know you or your history here and perhaps you have been a solid contributor for a long time, but perhaps also you have grown tired of answering the same "stupid" OE questions again and again. If that's the case, then perhaps it's time for you to rethink your relationship with this forum as your present attitude of snide putdowns is, IMHO, tiresome, boring, ineffectual and inappropriate.

Help needed for unusual .mpeg playback.....

Hello out there in discussion world. Thanks for taking the time to read this strange problem I'm having with some .mpeg and .mpg files playing back funny. Here's the scenario.
4 years ago, I was big into downloading music videos and live shows off kaaza and bittorrent on my dad's pc. The videos would play fine on that PC. I burned a few data cds of them when I bought my ibook and half of them worked and half didn't. The problem was this.....one video I had is 8 min. 33 sec. and it's the whole song and played fine on the PC....when I tried playing that exact same video on my computer using quicktime, the length 1 min 45 sec. The weird thing is I tried using real player and I even tried importing to Final Cut Pro and I got the same results of a very short run time. It's not speed up and it doesn't have any glitches...it just cuts off. The file size is the same and the files are identical. I even burned a data cd from Ibook and put them back on my dad's computer and it played fine on the PC.
I'm not sure what the problem is. I was thinking about re-encoding it, but I'm not sure how to do that. I have a;; these videos with runtimes of a minute or less when it's supposed to be at least 6ish minutes (generally speaking, of course).
Are there ways to re-encode it to .wmv? I saw that because all the .wmv files played fine on both systems.

That problem usually occurs with mpegs that have been incorrectly merged from shorter segments, resulting in an incorrect timecode. Most of them can be fixed by the "fix timecode" menu choice in this freeware: Mpeg StreamClip
Another option is to use this freeware video viewer that is not as picky about the timecode and will play most of these mpegs without stops: VLC

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Is it a big movie? Codec? Details?
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MPEG playback

Dear All,
I need to edit mpeg files acquired with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. (Canon HV20 - HDV)
I have to use Final Cut Express 4 for editing this video but I can't import this format and I can't read it in Quicktime (PRO & QuickTimeMPEG2 package installed).
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try this nice piece of software:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
you could try VLC also http://www.videolan.org/
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Can't get the mpeg playback component ($20) to actually download

I have read hundreds of ways on how to change MPEG2 to dv in order to edit on my mac and come to the conclusion I was going to have to buy this add on and then download Streamclip. Evidently the component did not download right or at least like all my other downloads have. The dmg icon is on my desktop but when I click it all it wants to do is download again and restart my computer. What am I doing wrong. I just have to get all this movie editing figured out and thought this would be my solution. Sorry I am not very technical and would love some help. After 20 years dealing with windows I just love my Mac even with all little downfalls it is actually more dependable at least until now.

The dmg icon is on my desktop but when I click it all it wants to do is download again and restart my computer.First make sure you have the correct file -- "QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg". If correct, I would then "file info" the icon (i.e., open the "get File Info" window) to make sure "DiskImageMounter" is set as the "Open with" application. If correct and the image file still won't mount a window containing two folders ("For QuickTime 6.3" and "For QuickTime 6.4 and later & Intel Macs" then you can hope it is only a corrupted download. In this case, sign on to the Apple account under which you made the purchase, go to the software purchases area, and download the file again.

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Hello,
I'm using Final Cut Pro to edit together 30-60 min shows that I then want to playback on a PC via an optibase video plex pro card triggered by a software program called Scala.
Since DVD's were my backup playback system, I got into the habit of exporting Quicktime movies of the finished shows (not self-contained) and importing them into Compressor. In Compressor, I then used the 90 min best 4x3 settings (6.2 variable bitrate) to create seperate m2v and aiff files. I then MUX them together using BitVice Helper. Once I had the MPEG, I loaded it onto the PC playback system and put them on the air.
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I'm trying to figure out if this is a corrupt file problem, encoding problem, video card problem, MAC to PC problem or a driver problem.
Any ideas? This is problem is plauging me and effecting the quality of the TV station I am running (single handedly, waaahh).
I'm based in the Bay Area and would entertain bids on an MPEG consultant.
Thanks
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Compressor 2.0.1
Sony DVCAM DSR-45
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2 GB (2 x 1GB) DDR400 Memory
eVGA Geforce MX6600 256MB PCIExpreess Graphics
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actually, i think you're right. i switched from compressor to a hardware encoder (WinTV). at the same time, i switched from vbr to cbr. i'm not sure if it was the switch from sowtware to a capture card or variable to constant, but it's working now. thank god.
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What do I do?? I can't lose these videos.

I spent $20 on quicktimempeg2.dmg but it own't let me install it on the hard drive, saying it's for an older version of Quicktime.
Actually, what it probably says is "This software is intended for an earlier verson of Mac OS X."
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What do I do?? I can't lose these videos.
Since you already purchased the QT MPEG Playback component, my recommendation would be to install it in order to maximize various playback options. Basically, you have three options here:
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2) You can download the MPEG Streamclip "Beta" package which includes a utility that will open/install the component directly on a Lion system.
3) You can use an app like Pacifist to extract/install the component directly to the Lion system.

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Hi Folks-
I have posted this on the Quicktime forum, but thought there might
be more help here.
I have extracted from a DVD using Mac the Ripper (legally-
it's for a client who shot the original footage himself, and
built a DVD out of it). I have then opened MPEG Streamclip
to convert to QT so it can be edited in FCP. However, somehow
I have lost MPEG2 Playback component from QT Pro 7.1.3
(did I lose this when I upgraded from 6?). Am trying to DL from Apple
website, but even as I log in, Apple keeps screwing up my address
info (says I'm in US, when I'm in Canada) and won't let me check out.
A call to Apple and I hear that possibly MPEG2 Playback component
is now not available in Canada (!#@$@#).
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to me that it would be lost...
Also- further to the above, I cannot play any m2v files on my box...
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[(I know other things get lost when upgrading from 6 Pro to 7 Pro, but since MPEG2 Playback Component is an add-on, it didn't occur
to me that it would be lost...!/b]
Pretty sure everything from a Pro Key in 6 gets wiped out when going to 7, including add ons such as the MPEG Playback
What software are you running? Final Cut Studio? Playback component is included. Can you roll back your system? (Do you have a pre-QT 7 system back up?)
You can try backtracking your QT install, such as this one -
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime652reinstallerforquicktime701.ht ml

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Miscellaneous items:
Note that this motherboard (GA-7VRXP) is known to require significant current at 3.3V. Most GeForce4 Ti cards also require substantial 3.3V peak current. The power supply in this machine is easily rated to 130% of the stated peak current requirements of all the components at each supplied voltage. (The original 400W P/S was found to be more suited to driving large HD arrays and was replaced for this reason.)
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I'm new to Macs (2 weeks) after 13 years in Windows. I have a DVD a professional made for me for our 25th Wedding anniversary. I have been able to play it on my Windows notebook but it freezes after about 40 seconds on the Mac.
It starts with a still photo in which there is a small frame with script running. You click on it and the main series of photos and music start.
I copied the folders and files from the DVD to a folder on the Mac. There are two folders: AUDIO_TS (which is empty) and VIDEO_TS.
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I purchased and installed QuickTime MPEG2. I can view the .VOB files, but there is no music and I can't make it run as a complete video.
I have absolutely no experience with any video editing and know nothing about handling these types of files.
I have a DVD that I can view on my Windows laptop and in a standard DVD/TV player. I was just hoping to be able to have it stored on my Mac and be able to view it.
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I'm new to Macs (2 weeks) after 13 years in Windows. I have a DVD a professional made for me for our 25th Wedding anniversary. I have been able to play it on my Windows notebook but it freezes after about 40 seconds on the Mac.This may be normal. It could be your Mac DVD Player simply doesn't like the disc brand or a dirty lens interrupting the continuous throughput.
I copied the folders and files from the DVD to a folder on the Mac. There are two folders: AUDIO_TS (which is empty) and VIDEO_TS.This is normal. The AUDIO_TS folder is just there for compatibility with earliest models of DVD players.
I purchased and installed QuickTime MPEG2. I can view the .VOB files, but there is no music and I can't make it run as a complete video.This is normal also. The QT MPEG-2 Component only supports the video portion of the VOB's MPEG-2 audio/video stream. While your Mac will now support MPEG2/MP2 (.mpeg) playback, your DVD likely contains an AC3 audio data which is not QT supported at all in "muxed" compression formats and only partially supported in "frame-to-frame" compression formats when a third-party component is installed.
I was just hoping to be able to have it stored on my Mac and be able to view it. Is there a simple way to accomplish this?You have three basic options here:
1) Since you have already copied the VIDEO_TS folder to your hard drive, you could try opening the Apple DVD Player, use the "Open DVD Media" File command to navigate to/select the VIDEO_TS folder. Then press the controller "Play" button to see if the content plays normally. (Since files are copied using handshaking error correction and data rereads, you may have a good playable copy of you disc saved already.
2) Since you can view the video in QT, I assume all you need to do is use an MPEG based third-party application to regain the audio. As you already have the QT MPEG-2 component installed, my preference would be MPEG Streamclip (free) here. You can use the "Convert to MPEG" File menu option to change your MPEG2/AC3 main title file to MPEG/MP2 (.mpeg) file which is playable on your Mac. This conversion is very fast since the video is not re-compressed. Alternatively, you can convert the main title to a more efficient codec which is compatible with your Mac and takes up less space. Unfortunately, this requires re-compression which may take much longer to accomplish. In either case, be sure to use the "Fix Timecode Breaks" option before performing either type of conversion.
3) Lastly, you can use an alternate media player like MPEG Streamclip or VLC for playback. Both will play the VOB AC3 audio, but only VLC has "device encoded" output support to an external decoder/powered speakers if your computer is equipped with such hardware.

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