MPEG Streamclip 1.8 is out...

A new version of MPEG Streamclip is out...MPEG Streamclip 1.8
As of 12/30/06
http://www.squared5.com/
added compatibility with DivX 6.5-6.6
improved AVI and DivX playback, encoding and editing
added an internal AVI importer
improved iPod compatibility
added the Open URL command with the Download button
added an internal audio resampler
added support for MPEG-1 in VOBs and transport streams
the Fix Timecode Breaks command has been improved
added 90 and 180 degree rotation
many bugs have been fixed

- MPEG Streamclip can now open and download FLV files.
- MicroMV and HDV camera owners please use Apple's DVHSCap to transfer movies into your Mac; then use MPEG Streamclip to convert them.
- DreamBox and Topfield users can open, download and upload movies with MPEG Streamclip, using the Enigma and Altair menus.
NEW IN VERSION 1.8
The Open URL command of the File menu, can now open and also download (or batch download) streams over the Internet, and it often recognizes and opens movies embedded in web pages. More details later in this guide.
MPEG Streamclip is now compatible with DivX 6. A special codec adapter has been added so now the DivX codec can be selected in the AVI and MOV exporter windows. If DivX 6.5 or later is installed, you can select MPEG Layer 3 audio in the exporter window as well.
The "Save As" command for AVI files has been significantly improved: it is faster, and can now handle B-frames properly. Better B-frame support has also been added in the AVI exporter, when the XviD codec is selected and B-frames are enabled in XviD options. Other improvements in the AVI exporter include proper encoding of AVI files with BMP and JPEG video, "lower" dominance for DivX, and a special frame size called "720x576 DivX PAL" that appear in place of "720x576 DV-PAL", when a DivX compatible codec is used.
An internal AVI importer has been added; it is a component that puts the AVI file in the player when it is opened in MPEG Streamclip. It was necessary because none of the three external AVI importers currently available (QuickTime, DivX, Perian-FFusion) seem to work properly.
Two internal AC3 and MP2 decoder components have been added: now it is possible to play QuickTime and AVI files with MPEG Layer 2 and AC3 sound without having to install any external codec.
An internal high-quality audio resampler (aka sample rate converter) has been added. This was necessary to replace the QuickTime audio resampler, used in previous versions of MPEG Streamclip, which worked well on PowerPC Macs but appeared to have random bugs on Intel Macs that affected the quality of sound and caused many out-of-sync problems.
Fixed many bugs; some of them were there since version 1.5, including: a bug in which the last few seconds of the audio track were not exported; a bug in which the video compressor used was sometimes different from the video compressor chosen; a bug in which the picture became darker/brighter when exporting with the same compressor; a bug in which the frame rate was not detected properly.
For FLV files, the Video PID menu lets you select the video aspect ratio (4:3/16:9).
Added support for MPEG-1 video in transport streams and in VOB files.
Added a quality slider for JPEG frame export.

Similar Messages

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.

New MPEG Streamclip version 1.9.3b1 is out...

A new MPEG Streamclip version 1.9.3b1 (beta) is out. So far it work just fine, no problems.
Version changes:
support for Matroska MKV files
selection of multiple audio/video tracks in movies
save single audio/video tracks of movies
multiplexing of one audio and one video track
aspect ratio and rotation in edit menu
support for YouTube HD movies
fixed compatibility with Yahoo! Video and Dailymotion
improved deinterlacer
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

Thanks for the heads-up David.
Beta?

MPEG Streamclip - out of sync

Sorry if this is wrong forum but can anyone help me with 'MPEG Streamclip'?
It's a streaming program that has worked before. But all of a sudden the sound is about 2 seconds after the image.
I have tried to choose all different options...
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9329/wtfpti.jpg
...but none makes it right.

Aha I see!
+Stream: M2U00357.MPG+
+Path: /Users/Malin/Movies/Filer/Filmat/2009 Kent/M2U00357.MPG+
+Type: MPEG program stream+
+Duration: 0:25:25+
+Data Size: 1.67 GB+
+Bit Rate: 9.40 Mbps+
+Video Tracks:+
+224 MPEG-2, 720 × 576, 16:9, 25 fps, 9.10 Mbps, upper field first+
+Audio Tracks:+
+128 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 256 kbps+
+Stream Files:+
+M2U00357.MPG (7.31 MB)+
+M2U00358.MPG (9.69 MB)+
+M2U00359.MPG (27.56 MB)...+
http://img39.imageshack.us/my.php?image=www.tif

Why do my DV files look better when played in MPEG Streamclip than iMovie?

My home movie DV files look washed out (compared to what my tapes looked like I played them on the TV years ago) when played with both iMovie '06 and iMove '11. The claim has been made that if I retransfer my tapes using iMovie '06 (rather than '09, which I used last time, or '11), there will be a dramatic improvement in the visual quality (and there will be some unspecified benefits if I set the dial to 48K audio). HOWEVER, if I play the files I already have in MPEG Streamclip, the visual quality improves substantially without any retransfer. Here is my question: Why? Why do my iMovie-imported files look better in MPEG Streamclip than in iMovie?
Here is my layman's answer: algorithms. When MPEG Streamclip encounters the exact same arrangements of molecules (or whatever), it has some plan for what to do with them that is smarter than what iMovie does. Is this another sign or way that iMovie is not well suited for DV?

Please go to my website where I have posted new instructions on working with DV.
This keeps both interlaced fields from FireWire capture through to a DVD. All the lines means no lost quality when editing DV or Digital8.
It also solves the washed-out color problem.

Using MPEG Streamclip for Mac. Help me if you can

Hi, I've found out about MPEG Streamclip in Apple Discussions.
I opened Streamclip for the first time and converted an .mpg file to .mov file by clicking File>Export to Quicktime. It successfully converted quickly and I opened it w/ Quicktime and was satisfied to open its properties and see two individual tracks for visual and audio. This should convert to iPod video format w/ sound, correct? What bugs me is the fact that the file size multiplied by 4, or went from 256MB to 1GB.
I would like to know the perfect exporting settings for good iPod quality (sound and visual) and reasonable size. What scares me is that if and when this newly 1GB file is converted to iPod, it'll be even larger, since a previously successfully converted movie went from 3.5MB to 5.1MB.
I'd like to know your experiences of using Streamclip. Should I experiment? What setting did you use to get the mpeg files to .mov files with smallest size and equivalent quality? Any reply is appreciated, and ones that answer my questions shall be favoured.
thnx for your time

In a nutshell, YES you should experiment. You should also try iSquint incidentally.
However, MPEG Streamclip 1.5.1 has an iPod button if you do File -> Export to MPEG4. Clicking that button sets the parameters to equal what the iPod would need to display without having to convert to a QuickTime movie first. Do one both ways to see if QuickTime and MPEG Streamclip's output looks identical (I've found QuickTime does a better job on animation).

No audio in Quicktime AVI files in MPEG Streamclip

When I import a Quicktime AVI file into MPEG Streamclip to edit, there is no audio. Annoyingly, if I convert that AVI file into an MP4 file and then import it into Streamclip the audio is working; but the loss of image quality is not acceptable. Any suggestions? Thanks

*A few suggestions:*
Repair permissions & restart
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300832 Mac OS X: No audio from certain multimedia content
Trick/Tip: Open up GarageBand if installed then, open a program (optional).
Quit out of the GarageBand app.

Convert a movie from Quicktime to MPEG4 in MPEG Streamclip

I want to convert a movie from Quicktime (.mov) which I created in Final Cut Express to MPEG4 in MPEG Streamclip to be able to see it on my Samsung TV. The problem is that the uncompressed movie, comverted only from Quicktome to MPEG 4, stops almost every moment on my Samsung TV. I have connected an external harddrive in NTFS there via USB 2.0 (Samsung TV cannot play movies in HFS etc.). The uncompressed movies are bigger than 4GB in Quicktime.
I got the following information from Samsung (in German):
"Sie berichten, dass Filme zum Laden stoppen, die auf Ihrem MacBook Pro flüssig laufen. Bitte beachten Sie hierbei, dass der Fernseher hinsichtlich Rechenleistung nicht mit einem Computer vergleichbar ist. Weiters verfügt der Fernseher über einen USB 2.0 Anschluss, was die übertragbare Datenmenge ebenfalls begrenzt.
Die allgemeinen Spezifikationen für Videodateien finden Sie im Benutzerhandbuch ab Seite 248:
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201112/20111208190112921/Web_GSDVBE UA_GER.pdf
Auf Seite 251 finden Sie für MPEG4-Videos folgende Beschränkung: Bei "mehr als 1280 x 720: max. 30 Frames".
Als Alternative schlagen wir Ihnen vor, Ihr MacBook Pro per HDMI direkt an den Fernseher anzuschließen, die Videos auf dem MacBook Pro abzuspielen und den Fernseher als Monitor zu verwenden. In diesem Fall entfallen die vorher genannten Beschränkungen."
I ask here how to use MPEG streamclip (free version; I use 1.9.2) so convert my movies into MPEG 4 so that I cann watch it on my Samsung TV.
I filled out "Bildrate" "30" but this did not work. I have chosen less quality but there are still - less - interruptions and I find it laborious to test different versions of less quality so that it might work.
I ask you also because I want to create my movies to give it to other people via the internet (f.i. via rapidshare) but I need a smaller size of my movies and do not know all the different TVs my friends have. I cannot imagine that it is not possible to create a movie in MPEG 4 that cannot be seen in many TVs via an external harddrive?

I know that I can do that also in FCE. It takes much more time to convert a movie into MPEG4 than to export it as uncompressed movie in QuickTime which I can use f.i. in iDVD to burn a DVD or watch it on my MBP.
But I don't know the versions of TVs of other people if I want to send them the movie via internet f.i. via mydrive.ch etc. which have limited space if used for free. So which settings to choose for an output in MPEG4?
For my one use it is o.k. if the movie can be seen correctly in MPEG4 on my TV but I can also watch it via my MBP on my TV via HDMI.

MPEG Streamclip doesn't keep the original timecodes

I have a a ton of ProRes 4444-files that I want to re-encode to ProRes 422 LT for offline editing (we have limited space on our XSAN at the moment, that's why we use 422 LT instead of the 4444's).
I did this convertion in MPEG streamclip as it encoded quite a bit faster than Compressor does with the same files. And time was of the essence. But the resulting files does not have the same timecode as the original ones. They all begin at zero hours. I've googled the heck out of this but can't find anyone with the same problem. And there does not seem to be a preference to keep the timecode tracks in the export window.
Anyone know anything about this. If it doesn't keep the timecodes the same as the source files their useless for the offline-online workflow.
Cheers!

This is what the MEDIA MANAGER is for. Recompresses the footage, keeps ALL the metadata.
Shane

MPEG STREAMCLIP: I need Exact export settings please...

Does anyone have the correct settings for exporting Via MPEG STREAMCLIP. I know that there is a H.264 and MPEG-4 option in the codecs. I DO NOT want to use the 640x480 iPod settings since there is resolution loss from the DVD's.
So what setting and bit rates would I have to use to crate a video file that is playable in AppleTV without having to go through QT Pro. I know I can encode a 720P file (and I will do that so I don't lose resolution), but is there anything in between the two taht Apple TV will play at 24P. Threre is a 950x540 but is says at 30 FPS.

How do you determine the proper crop values? I'm used to using MediaFork, which crops for you.There are basically two strategies:
1) Ensure that the file is displayed at it's proper aspect ration and then crop out what you don't want. That which remains you keep and convert to your target format.
2) Decide what the target aspect ratio is supposed to be and then crop/scale the file so it will meet those requiements.
In addition, there are differing strategies in determining encode/decode efficiency as a trade off for the accuracy of your aspect ratio. MPEG Streamclip, for instance, sacrifices encode/decode efficiency for exactitude in aspect ratio while MediaFork/HandBrake is just the opposite. Ex. Streamclip will allow you to create a 720 x 405 (16:9 or 1.78:1 aspect) while MediaFork or HandBrake would default to 720 x 400 (1.80:1 aspect ration). Since 720 and 400 are both evenly divisible by 16 but 405 is not, the MeadiaFork/Handbrake application would likely conver slightly faster than streamclip with all oter factors being the same. But, the Streamclip file would have the more accurate aspect ratio for scaling by TV or your HDTV.
As to actually entering the settings, you must first decide which strategy combination you plan to use. If the movies containg scenes which are display smaller than other scenes, scrub the play head to that location and set "in' and "out" points for tests. At this point you mst decide which strategy combination you plan to use before proceeding any further.
a) In the first case, simply tick the Streamclip "Crop" option and enter estimated valus. Now press the preview button and preview the output. If not satisfied, abort the preview and modify your entries. Repeat these steps until you are satisfiled. Do this for each movie as it is common for each to be centered differently or be of a slightly differeing size.
b) In the second case, you must now determine your target dimensions. For instance, lets say you have a movie which is specified to have a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and plan to export it at a width of 854 pixels. In this case, Streamclip has probably defaulted to an 854 x 480 (16:9) screen setting in your work area. However, your movie displays with a black "letterbox" top and bottom. To calculate a proper height for you movie at this width, simply devide 854 by 2.35 and you should get an answer between 363 and 364. If you plan to go for a "most accurate" aspect rato, then simply select the "Custom" display option and enter a width of 854 and a height of either 363 or 364. Now tick both the "Crop" and "Scale" Streamclip option and process as described above. Simply enter your crop values and previed the result. In this case however, ther cropped picture will always be rescaled back to the "Custom" display size you specified for your output.
While values will be different depending on which workflow you elect to use in paragraphs "a" or "b", the final displays should by approximately the same. In the first instance, the final output will be determined by the total amount of "overscan" included in the original content over and above the aspect ratio while in the second instance, the overscan will be scaled to fit within the aspect ratio you specified. This may sound confusing at first, but the principals and procedures are quite simple in practice once you get used to applying them.

How do I put together all clips? (MPEG Streamclip)

I put in a film in my computer from my Sony DCR-SR55E video camera that is in MPG.
(It is filmed on a two weeks vacation and is in 1172 files, each clip in one file you know.)
I have tried to make all clips into one in MPEG Streamclip but then it gets strange, all of a sudden it is too fast in some places of the film and the audio is out of sync.
Is the settings in MPEG Streamclip wrong?
I choose Export to QuickTime … and dosen’t do anything else, it looks like this:
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/425/exportn.png
Or what should I do?

The DCR-SR55E records standard def 4:3 MPEG2 video. In MPEG Streamclip you should convert the clips to QuickTime, selecting the Apple DV/DVCPRO PAL codec (compression) and the DV-PAL frame size. (Assuming your camera is a PAL camcorder.) In FCE select the DV PAL easy setup before importing the converted video.
The camera also has a 16:9 mode but it is not clear from the DCR-SR55E specifications whether that is anamorphic DV or simply cropped DV to make it look as if it is 16:9. If you used 16:9 mode you will have to do some experimenting to see what frame size settings work best in MPEG Streamclip when you convert the video.
Do not use the Apple Motion JPEG codec - it is totally the wrong codec to use.

MPEG Streamclip 1.5

MPEG Streamclip is a high-quality converter for MPEG files and transport streams.
MPEG2 conversions require the $20 Apple MPEG-2 Playback Component.
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
New in this version:
- The new files that can be played, edited and exported are: MOV, DV, AVI, DivX, MP4; to open DivX files you have to install either the DivX codec, or the 3ivx codec, or the XviD codec. You can also open WMV files, if you buy Flip4Mac's WMV Player.
- You can set the 4:3 or 16:9 flag for DV export (useful for iMovie HD).
- You can export in ISO MPEG4 (MP4) format. You can use the H.264 codec, if you have QuickTime 7.
- Built-in "Save as AVI" feature.
- You can change the frame rate of the exported file, with optional frame blending.
- QuickTime 7-style AIF files are recognized.
- While in full screen mode, you can zoom the picture with the up/down arrow keys.
Disclaimer: I'm just a satisfied MPEG Streamclip user

1.5.1b1 is out
Oh, great!
Just after I sent a report about the bug in two-pass encoding it was already solved!
BTW, now MPEG Streamclip 1.5 can convert also DV material 4:3 <-> 16:9 while preserving interlacing! It can do the conversion with letterboxing or without letterboxing (but with cropping, of course).
For more details, check:
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_aMacintosh.html#43-169
iMovie HD deinterlaces while doing its own 4:3 <-> 16:9 conversion and the colors are washed-out -- MPEG Streamclip does all this with good quality!
I wonder why Apple hasn't hired the MPEG Streamclip author. But, on the other hand, a corporate management could ruin all this...

MPEG Streamclip problem

I use mpeg streamclip but when i try to convert avi to mp4 or whatever itunes is capable of having and it takes all this time to convert or watever and then when i finaly get it on itunes i replay the movie and it is black with no audio.
p.s. The movie plays fine before i try to convert it and i have tried several and no progress.
Pleeeez help me!

There could be several reasons for this.
You could be using the wrong settings.
The file could be corrupt (regardless of whether it plays OK or not)
Mpegstreamclip may not have the codecs at hand to decode the AVI.
AVI is a container not a compression type, it can contain any number of different video and audio compression types which may or may not be supported by mpegstreamclip. The problem primarily is that AVI is so old and outdated it should have been put out of its misery years ago. Indeed even M$ abandoned AVI over 10 years ago. In some cases AVI can contain compression types that can no longer be converted, although these are rare.
Use Quicktime to open the AVI files, use the quicktime inspector to see what compression is used and let us know.

MPEG Streamclip Audio Glitch

Hi, I've been using MPEG Streamclip without any problems... until recently. Has anyone else experiened audio dropping out or glitching when exporting mov's from VOB's?
The audio keeps dropping out in the same place, even when I run MPEG streamclip on a different G5. Playing back the DVD, the audio is fine, it's only when you listen to the mov that you hear the glitches.
Is this a common error? If so, what can do the job of MPEG Streamclip, without the nonsense with the audio glitching?

Well, not if the DVD plays back fine with no glitches. It's only the mov from MPEG Streamclip that has audio issues. I also used Drop2DV on the same VOB and the audio came out fine, however the lack of control in exporting makes me want to figure out what is wrong with MPEG Streamclip.

MPEG Streamclip on Lion?

Guys, tearing my hair out hear.
I need to rip a project from DVD I did a while back. But every time I try to Export the VS file to Quicktime I get the following message "Error: Can't Create The MOV File".
I'm using the latest version of Lion on an Intel Mac Pro, along with MPEG Streamclip 1.9 3b7.
I have checked that I have all the MPEG2 Components installed (Apple MPEG2 CODEC.component & Quicktime MPEG2 Component).
I checked out the MPEG Streamclip website and followed their instructions to install the components again from my Final Cut Studio Disks but when I double click the PKG file from my original Final Cut Studio disk I can't use it as it was for a PowerPC application. I have the upgrade disks for Final Cut Studio 3 but these don't hold the necessary PKG's!
The thing is, my Quicktime 7 is the PRO version. So, should this not mean that I should be able to convert files using MPEG Streamclip?
What else can I do?

I was scratching my head about this and realized something about your original post, you said you had the MPEG2 installer but it complained about it being PPC only.
I guess the solution will run you $20, you need to install this:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A
Your MPEG2 library is the wrong version, you need the one for both PPC and Intel.
If you read the note from Streamclip, although lion has MPEG2 built in, Streamclip can't use it and you need to install the external library, which is the one in the URL, I think it's version 6.4.1, which adds the support into QT7 Pro, which is what you need, intel based.
Good luck.

MPEG Streamclip 1.8 is out...

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for