m4v format to DVD

Chester, help us out here. Click on 'My Public Profile' to the right of this page and fill in some info about your rig. Helps us help you.

Then, give us specifics about your current issue...How was the m4v clip created...FCP?, Premier? If in FCP, exactly what process was used to create it?

What format is the source clip?

As much info as you can, will help.

K

You need to save it as an mpeg... If you don't have Compressor.... Download MPEG streamclip... http://www.squared5.com/

No, a mpeg won't work with Toast because it converts the file into m2v for encoding.

If you have QT Pro Player open the clip and export to an editing codec such as NTSC DV with aiff audio and bring that into Toast for encoding.

MPEG Streamclip is a converter, an exporter, a player, an editor, a downloader.

It can open many file formats: muxed files MPEG, MPG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, DCM, VDR, PVR; transport streams TS, M2T, MTS, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, TP, TP0, TRP, TOD; demuxed files M2V, M1V, MPV, AIFF, AIF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3; QuickTime-compatible files MOV, DV, AVI, MP4, DIVX, WMV, FLV; pictures TIFF, JPEG.

MPEG Streamclip supports MPEG-1 video, MPEG layer 1/2 audio, AC3/A52 audio and PCM audio. MPEG-2 video is supported in conversions, but for playback and export you have to buy the MPEG-2 Playback Component ($19.99) from Apple.
To open DivX files, you have to install one of the free DivX-compatible codecs (DivX 5 or 6, 3ivx, XviD).
To open WMV files, you can install the free Flip4Mac WMV Player from http://www.flip4mac.com/ . Export to WMV is supported if you buy Flip4Mac WMV Studio.
To open FLV files you have to install Perian, a free codec pack, from http://www.perian.org/. But note that currently, Perian does not "obsolete" or replace other codecs so you still have to install 3ivx, DivX, XviD when required.

Converter features:
– from MPEG, MPG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, DCM, VDR, PVR, TS, M2T, MTS, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, TP, TP0, TRP, TOD
to MPEG, TS, REC, VID, M2V, AIFF, M1A, AC3
– multiplexing of M2V, M1V, MPV files with AIFF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3 files
to MPEG, TS, REC, VID, M2V, AIFF, M1A, AC3
(just open the M2V or M1V file, and the audio file with the same name will be multiplexed on the fly).
– very fast, no loss of video quality, perfect audio/video sync
– compatible with Toast 6/7/8, DVD Studio Pro 2/3/4, Final Cut Pro/Express, and Sizzle.
– special Headed format to import unsupported frame sizes in Toast 6/7/8 or DVD Studio Pro.
– special Unscaled demuxed files for Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express
– can automatically join multiple VOB or TS files
– manual command to scan the stream and fix timecode breaks
– batch conversion

Exporter features:
– from MOV, DV, AVI, DIVX, MP4, WMV, FLV, MPEG, MPG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, DCM, VDR, PVR, TS, M2T, MTS, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, TP, TP0, TRP, M2V
to MOV, DV, AVI, DIVX, MP4
– supports any QuickTime-compatible video codec, and many audio formats
– uses the new features of QuickTime 7, but is still compatible with QuickTime 6
– very high quality encoding, all in YUV color space, either unscaled or with 2D-FIR scaling (better than bicubic)
– motion-adaptive deinterlacing and chroma reinterlacing, with perfect audio/video sync\
– internal high-quality audio resampler
– batch export
– concurrent tasks in batch for multiprocessing

Player features:
– playback of QuickTime-compatible files
– playback of muxed/demuxed MPEG/VOB files and transport streams with MPEG, AC3, PCM/AIFF audio
– playback of MPEG files larger than 4GB, or segmented in many files
– support for multiple audio tracks in transport streams and MPEG/VOB files
– full screen playback, zoom with arrow keys

Editor features:
– cut/copy/paste of MPEG files and transport streams, at keyframe (GOP) level
– frame accurate cut/copy/paste of QuickTime files
– trimming function, with unique "revert trimming" feature
– access to keyframes with arrow keys
– edit list

Downloader features:
– playback and download of AVI, DIVX, MOV, MP4, WMV, FLV files directly over the Internet
– in some cases, playback and download of video files by entering the address of the web page in which the file is embedded
– editing before saving the movie to disk
– conversion while downloading
– batch download

As I said, Toast will not use a m2v file to convert.

Chester Finney1 wrote:
So Im guessing I can't convert it to Mpeg of any kind? The video is from a DVD. I used Handbrake to get it off and it automatically goes to m4v. Or at least thats the only format in that program I recognize.

This is a world of difference from your OP.

Chester Finney1 wrote:
This probably isn't the right place for this post but I can't find any "right" place for it and its the closest topic. Anyway, I have a m4v video that I tried to burn to DVD with Toast 7, only problem is, only the audio is on there, the video is black. What am I doing wrong and how can I fix this? Thanks

Now that some useful information has been supplied, give us a bit of time to come up with a suggestion. but mostly, you need to convert from your original DVD to a format that DVDSP or compressor or Toast will accept for conversion to MPEG2.


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