Incompatible Format question

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Incompatible Format question

Thanks in advance for any help. My problem is that I have a .mov file that I'm trying to put into DVD studio pro and I keep getting the "incompatible format" message. I don't know why though.
Here's how I made the .mov file though. (By the way, this for work in case you are wondering). I took a DVD of my boss speaking and ripped it and then exported it using MPEG Streamclip to a .mp4 file. I took that into FCP and added some graphics at the beginning and end from Motion (exported to .mov files though) and some sounds and then exported all of it to a .mov file. The odd thing though was that these exported super fast compared to how long it usually takes (which I'm thinking is the problem). I have two video and both are around an hour each, and both get the same message. But when exporting them, they took less than 15 minutes to export, where as I usually have to wait longer for videos that length. Below are the format stats of the 2 .mov files. MIght help. Again, thanks for any help.

Video 1 Format: H.264 Decoder, 640 x 480, Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz

Video 2 Format: H.264 Decoder, 640 x 480, Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Apr 4, 2008 7:50 AM

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crestfalleen Author

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Apr 4, 2008 8:22 AM in response to crestfalleen

I do believe I found the problem and answer.

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hanumang

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Apr 4, 2008 8:24 AM in response to crestfalleen

If you're feeding it an .mov, DVD Studio Pro prefers them to be in +editing codecs+ - eg. DV-NTSC, HDV, ProRes422, etc - otherwise it will give you Incompatible Format error. Your files - h.264 stuff - won't work with DVDSP unless you convert them first.

The simplest solution for you would be to compress your existing .mov files with Compressor to make the necessary MPEG-2 (.m2v) and Dolby Digital (.ac3) files for import into DVDSP.

Or are you one of those unlucky souls that can't get Compressor to work?

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crestfalleen Author

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Apr 4, 2008 8:41 AM in response to hanumang

I am one of those souls.

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Apr 4, 2008 8:52 AM in response to crestfalleen

In MPEG Streamclip (one of my favorite utilities), don't export, use Demux to m2v/aiff or m2v/ac3 depending on what audio the DVD had. The resultant files will go right into DVDSP, and will be lossless to boot. If I had a dime for every time I had to do this, I could afford a coffee at Starbucks.

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hanumang

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Apr 4, 2008 9:15 AM in response to crestfalleen

crestfalleen wrote:
I am one of those souls.

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Any luck using QuickTime Player to convert your files into DV-NTSC media?

To spell it out, with your h.264 file open in QT, do a *File > Export* and select +QT Movie+ (in case that's not already pre-select) from the Export drop-down. Hit the Options button, then the Settings button under Video area to use DV-NTSC as the Compression Type. You'll also probably be best off adjusting the Size to *NTSC 720x480 4:3* as well.

This is just to speed you along your way. If you were to start from scratch, I'd listen to Russ - use Demux in MPEG Streamclip to produce a DV-NTSC file from the get-go.

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