"unsupported video format" - Aperture 3

F Shippey wrote:

these are MPEG1 (Muxed) and are still unsupported by Aperture when converted as you suggest.

Sorry, but MPEG1 (Muxed) videos are OLD and aren't even supported in the iApps like iMovie of iDVD; I would be very surprised to see support for such files to ever show up in Aperture.

Use the free MPEG Streamclip to convert them to something else more modern.

Perhaps you missed it the last 3 or 4 times this was explained, but the point is that Aperture is supposed to REPLACE iPhoto, not just as an image editing app but also as a means for storing, organizing, and browsing existing collections.

The fact that Apple added so much video-centric functionality underscores the fact that video is a big part of the picture and that people WANT to manage their photos together with their videos.

I already acknowledged that MPEG1 files are old, and that I don't expect Aperture to support video editing and/or slideshows with these older formats. On the other hand...

1) These older video clips are supported for playback purposes by QuickTime, LiveView, Preview, Finder, etc., and so should also be supported FOR PLAYBACK ONLY by Aperture.

2) Converting them would be too time consuming and troublesome, and would require that they also be re-imported back into Aperture.

3) Converting them would also mess up their meta-data, including date information. This could only be corrected by manually editing the metadata for each video clip one by one, which is absolutely out of the question.

4) As these video clips are closely linked with the photos they accompany, I have NO desire to store and manage them separately from my photos, nor does anyone else.


I think the solution I am requesting is perfectly reasonable.

lamont_ancient wrote:
1) Right click on the bad video and choosing "Export Master". Then save it to the desktop.
2) Open it up in Quicktime 7.
3) Export it as a a QuickTime Movie file with the default settings.
4) Re-import the new movie into aperture, delete the old one.


Not having QT Pro, I tried this (converting them to h.264 ) using MPEG Streamclip - Aperture 3 can't see the Videos to reimport. Any ideas where I went wrong?

It boils down to the precise settings you used to export the video clips. Codec, wrapper, resolution, bitrate, framerate, audio codec, etc. It can be very confusing if you don't know what you're doing.

For this sort of thing I use VisualHub, which is fantastic. Unfortunately the developer stopped supporting it a while ago. Using the *Export to iTunes - All Devices* setting should do the trick.
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Having said that, though, the process of exporting, converting, editing metadata, and re-importing isn't a practical option for anyone who has more than a handful of these video clips.

It would also be immensely helpful if Apple would venture outside their cone of silence and at least give us a heads-up as to whether or not they plan to fix this. I can be pretty patient about waiting for a fix - but it's frustrating to not even know whether one will be forthcoming.