Mpeg with mp2 audio

I am getting ready to deliver TV spots for air via FTP, and the media house requests the video be delivered as mpeg with mp2 audio. Maybe I'm missing something, but I couldn't figure out how to do that easily through Compresser, or even through Mpeg Streamclip.
Here's what I wound up doing: I exported the spot as uncompressed Quicktime. I brought it into Compressor and encoded it as mpeg2, Best Quality and the audio as Dolby 2.0 (in the future, I'll just use AIFF). THEN I brought those files into DVDSP in order to mux them, then opened the resulting VOB in Mpeg Streamclip and converted it to mpeg with mp2 audio.
That seemed to satisfy the tech guy at the media distribution house. But there's gotta be an easier way, right? I know I'm missing something simple...

It's been a while since I've done it with MPEG Streamclip, and I'm not at my Mac right now ... but as I recall, both the audio and video files need to be in the same folder and have the same name (except for the extension). Bring the video file into MPEG Streamclip and it will automatically find the associated audio file.
-DH

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Is MOV file with mp2 audio tracks compatible with QT player?

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I export multiple .mov files with certain video stream and mpeg layer 2 audio stream inside, using MPEG Streamclip/VLC/FFMpegX. However it turns out that the sound part is not playbak correctly inside QT player. Is QT player not supposed to playback this kind of file? BTW, I'm on OSX 10.7.3, Quicktime player is version 10.1.
Thanks,
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I export multiple .mov files with certain video stream and mpeg layer 2 audio stream inside, using MPEG Streamclip/VLC/FFMpegX. However it turns out that the sound part is not playbak correctly inside QT player. Is QT player not supposed to playback this kind of file? BTW, I'm on OSX 10.7.3, Quicktime player is version 10.1.
Many possible answers here. Since you did not indicated the video compression format, my only recomendation would be to try playback in the QT 7 Player for your specific combination of video, audio, and file container. For instance, "muxed" MPEG-2/MP2 data in an MPEG, MPG, or MOV file container will play correctly in the QT 7 Player. On the other hand, the MPEG and and MPG files only play the video in the QT X Player and the MOV file container will not even open in the QT X Player.
Basically, if you check the QT X Player web page, you will note that MPEG-1, layer 2 audio is not supported by this player. However, whiile MPEG-1, layer 2 audio is still basically supported by the QT 7 Player, certain audio, video, and file container combinations may be problematic.

Imported mpeg with asynchronous audio

Hello together,
i've got a little problem while creating a film for my brother.
I captured some old family videos with my video card and the software i used saved them as mpeg 2, with variable bitrate in video and constant bitrate in audio which is mp2. This video is playing properly in media player classic and vlc.
After importing one of these files i found out that audio and video are asynchronous playing in the preview video.
I looked into the elements help about this issue but there only was the hint to change the file format to avi. They do not tell which kind of avi i should use.
So, not knowing which file format to use i tried a lot with different containers, different video codecs and different audio codecs... I think it was about 20 or 25 different combinations from h263, h264, divx, xvid, flash, wmv7/8/9, mpeg2, DV, theora and so on. I used avi, mpg, mp4, mov, ogg and wmv as containers.
Half of these outputs were alreday asynchonous with the normal video playing software and the other half was asynchronous in PRE 9.
Has anyone got an idea what i could try? Is there a format combination that will work properly? Or can i change something in my source mpg to play properly?
Thanks in advance,
Norman Maehler

I did not know that it could capture to DV-AVI, but i cannot capture all files again, because its 20 hours of movie and it should be a present for my brother to his birthday which is already over... Besides i have to stay at the player because the video is quite old an broken at some times...
Next time i will try to use the DV-AVI.
But why can PRE import mpeg2 films while it cannot handle them properly? They are not asynchonous, because the can be played perfectly in sync with several media players?!
I converted one mpeg2 file to DV-AVI and imported it into PRE. There now the audio is quite good, but the video is too fast and makes some loops while playing in PRE. My media players are playing the file perfectly again...
By the way: I am using mencoder behind the Super-Gui to reencode my Video-Files if that may help?
Edit: @ nealeh It did not give me the choice for DV-AVI, because i was not recording from DV-Camcorder...
Edit2: Now with Avi container, DV-VIDEO as Video Codec and WAV-(pcm 16 little-endian) as audio codec the file is 5 times larger than before but it works

MPEG with multiple audio streams

I have a dvd that has one video on it with 4 different audio options. The goal is to recreate the dvd with different menu's etc. I ripped the dvd with MPEG Streamclip. I played the ripped mpeg and it definitely contains all four audio streams. I then imported the mpeg into encore cs4 and it only shows the default audio selection, the other three are gone. I tried importing it into premier and the same thing happened. This seems like it should be pretty easy but maybe not.
Thanks for the help,
Kevin

Kevin,
First, welcome to the forum.
Next, I am shooting blind here, as I have never gone this direction. If none of this works, sorry. I only go the other way, creating what you hope to recreate.
Now, what happens if you rip the Audio in a Multi-track Audio editing program, like Adobe Audition? I would hope that it will rip each Audio stream as a stereo WAV (or as discrete WAV's if you have AC3 DD 5.1 SS). If this does work (remember, no guarantees), you should be able to separate these out, and then Import them into Encore.
I am sure that many other programs can do what Audition does, but that is my go-to Audio editor and know that it works well with both ripping from all sorts of muxed AV files, and will also handle Multi-track material.
Good luck, and please let us know if this works. Also, Neil Wilkes, a valued contributor to this forum, is the "Audio guru," and might well have better suggestions.
Hunt

MPEG Streamclip Issues - Audio

So, I just started using MPEG Streamclip to get my .MOD files onto Final Cut Express. I have a question that may lead to another question.
1. When I converted the clips, they came out with no audio. I tried "Convert to MPEG" and "Convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio" and they came out only video.
and
2. If I have to reconvert all of my (45) clips, is there a way that I can do them all at once instead of drag, click, wait, repeat?
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You don't convert to MPEG, you convert to QuickTime.
There is a batch function in MPEG Streamclip. Look in the menus. I can't remember which one it's in.

Exporting FCP to MPEG 2 with video & audio tracks COMBINED?

I want to post a film on Google Video. I'm told they like MPEG2 files, but with the audio and video combined.
How can I create an MPEG2 with the video and audio combined?
I've also been told I can change the .m2v extension to .mpg after I've encoded, without causing problems. Their 'uploader application' doesn't like the .m2v extension.
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Are you uploading a video to http://video.google.com/ ? You do NOT need MPEG-2 to upload videos there. Have a look at Uploading Videos at the Google Video Support page.
Compressor can only make MPEG-2 Transport Streams, not Program Streams. With a little help of a great application called MPEG Streamclip , you can easily make MPEG-2 Program Streams.
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Transcoding MPEG-2 Video, MP2 Audio

I have Adobe Media Encoder CS6 as part of the CS6 Design and Web Premium bundle. I am trying to transcode a 58-minute, 5.3 GB video into MPEG-4/H.264. However, I'm running into difficulties using AME for this task.
First, when I open the video and adjust the settings, I don't get a preview. I can adjust the playhead to any point in the video, and I don't see anything; the input and output panels are both black. This makes it difficult to adjusting the cropping, which is important because the source video contains letterbox black regions that I need to cut out. It also makes it impossible to check for distortion (stretching, etc.) prior to encoding.
Second, AME says the source video has "No Audio". I know this to be false, because I can play the source video using QuickTime X and there is definitely audio there. Also, the shareware app ffmpegx can convert the video with the audio intact, but it is a more difficult application to use, and I think I could get better results using AME if I could get it to work.
According to ffmpegx, the source video has these tracks:
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Audio: MP2, 48000Hz, 256 kbps
Any help would be much appreciated!

Hello,
Unfortunately, Desgin and Web Premium doesn't have the MPEG2 license, and AME cannot process MPEG2 video.
In this case, AME should show you a warning message and shouldn't allow you to open those files in the first place. But, it seems you could open your MPEG2 file. What is your extention of your file? Do you have any additionaly Adobe application installed besides Desgin and Web Premium?
If AME supports MPEG2 due to an additional Adobe application installed such as Premiere Pro which has the MPEG2 license, the audio should be imported together if the file is multiplexed (Video and Audio combined in one file). If not multiplexed, video portion and audio portion are in separate files and importing this video file shows "No Audio".

Broadcasting MPEG 2 video with multichannel audio

Dear sir
Using PrPro 2 or CS4 I want to export MPEG 2 video with multichannel audio ( 2 separated stereo channels ) for broadcasting purposes .
As you know there are some TV channels that allows you to switch between two audio tracks , which I am looking to accomplish
This is some of specifications that I use for video production :
1. Primer DV PAL preset .
2. AVI format
3. Canopus Grass Valley ProCoder 3 ( to convert video from AVI to MPEG 2 ) according to the Broadcasting standers .
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So If you have specific method or steps to apply ( 2 separated stereo channels ) for one video file , please be kind to inform me with it .
also please let me know if I missed any details .
Best wishes

Very very very nice that is all what I am asking for .
I tried and it worked perfectly but the file has a .VOB extinction … I changed it to .mpg and now I can play it in Windows Media Player too .
Ok , so far so good, your advise was very helpful so thank you very much but what abut broadcasting ? is it going to mach the broadcasting standers ?
I know.. these are lots of stupid questions but I am asking if you know any thing about it or some resources that can be used.
When I converted it using The ( Procoder ) to mach the broadcasting standers I got only one audio track .
I appreciate the generosity and your attention .
Best wishes

Editing MPEG-2 files with embedded MPEG Layer 2 audio in FCP?

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Download the freeware program MPEG Streamclip. It can demux and convert the files to match your FCP Sequence settings (in most cases).
-DH

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My JVC cam corder records *.MOD files on its hard disc. Those files
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Renaming the files makes them playable using the Quicktime Player, but
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I tried using Export in QT Pro, but it only gives me movie options (Movie to QT Movie, Movie to 3G, Movie to iPhone, etc...) and not any audio options (export to WAV, AIFF, etc.)

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Quicktime X and MP2 audio files

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Thanks for your help V.K.
QT 7 is not installed including in the utilities file - it's possible that I deleted it in my previous, brainless attempts to resolve this problem.
So... I just downloaded QT 7 with the hope that I could install it in the utilities file and then follow your much appreciated instructions. Upon install I get an error message indicating that I can't install QT7 because QTX is already installed on the hard drive. I don't see any selectable options that would permit me to specify a destination for the install such as HD/applications/utilities.
What next? And as always thanks in advance for your assistance.
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I export multiple .mov files with certain video stream and mpeg layer 2 audio stream inside, using MPEG Streamclip/VLC/FFMpegX. However it turns out that the sound part is not playbak correctly inside QT player. Is QT player not supposed to playback this kind of file? BTW, I'm on OSX 10.7.3, Quicktime player is version 10.1.
Many possible answers here. Since you did not indicated the video compression format, my only recomendation would be to try playback in the QT 7 Player for your specific combination of video, audio, and file container. For instance, "muxed" MPEG-2/MP2 data in an MPEG, MPG, or MOV file container will play correctly in the QT 7 Player. On the other hand, the MPEG and and MPG files only play the video in the QT X Player and the MOV file container will not even open in the QT X Player.
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I've have an AVI file with stereo audio (the file is actually a stereo sound test that I downloaded to prove that I wasn't imagining things). On my hard drive, I right-click and view the properties:
Video
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Frame width: 320
Frame height: 240
Frame rate: 25 frames/second
Audio
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Channels: 2 (stereo)
Audio sample rate: 44 kHz
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Type: AVI Movie
File Size: 1.1 MB
Image Size: 320 x 240
Frame Rate: 25.00
Source Audio Format: 11025 Hz - 16 bit - Mono
Project Audio Format: 11025 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Mono
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Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
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When I import stereo WAVs and MP3s, it keeps the original stereo channels without me having to do anything special. I even just imported the same exact file as a MOV with stereo audio, and it showed up in Premiere as:
Source Audio Format: 44100 Hz - 16 bit - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 44100 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
What is going on here with AVIs? Am I doing something wrong? Are there settings I'm missing somewhere?
(And before anyone suggests I only use MOV in the future... that's not exactly the answer I'm looking for.)

Thank you for that info.
For video, the codec is MPEG-4 Video (XVID) and for audio it says MPEG Audio Layer 1/2/3 (mpga).
There are two issues with that file:
The first is the Xvid CODEC (not meant for editing), and then the MPEG Audio/MPGA. I would convert that file, to something that is more editable.
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You have to separate out the audio and video tracks (referred to as "demuxing") of an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file before you import it into QuickTime. Try one of the following utilities:
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http://www.biermann.org/philipp/mpegcut/
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