MPEG Streamclip

My favorite video converter is Amerisoft Video Converter Ultimate. Not free though. Catalina compatible. Quite fast, maxes out cpu and gpus yet plays well with concurrently running apps including FCPX. Able to set in and out points.

You can use the Quicktime Player trim function.

MPEG was convenient but limping to its death. As a television editor I found Aiseesoft Video Converter for MAC quite efficient. Not free though.

Give handbrake a try. I needed to convert some GoPro Videos to something better suited for editing and that seems to be doing the trick. Use the Production Max preset :)

While a paid app, EditReady will convert to DNxHD for use in ProTools. MPEG Streamclip is the best and will be missed.

Yes, I just discovered this a few minutes ago too. MPEG Streamclip was my favorite way to convert videos to H.264 and other formats. I guess I finally have to buy compressor after 15+? years of not owning it! VLC still runs if you get their latest free version so maybe I will work with that more.

Oh, and I was just reminded about HandBrake too which has a version which seems to run on Catalina just fine

Keeping an older machine on hand and NOT upgrading to Catalina is one sure way to keep 32 bit Apps and Files alive and working.

Al

I also loved using MPEG Streamclip too - fortunately my main audio rig (a high Sierra Mac Pro 2010 cheese grater) still runs it. Catalina also cut support for the ancient (but powerful) Quicktime 7 Pro. I think the issue with Apple's Quicktime is that it doesn't allow exporting into multiple formats - something MPEG Streamclip did very well, like Avid's Pro Tools-compatible video formats. I am hoping someone fills the void left by these apps falling off the list.... fingers crossed, but this is why I keep old machines around - they are trusty workhorses.

If you find out I have the same issue. I hope it gets updated because it really was a wonderful software for many reasons.

I am trying now Handbrake, take a look, still is not as efficient as mpeg stream clip and im figuring out the batch exporting.

Unfortunately MPEG Streamclip has not been updated for several years and it would have to be completely rewritten as it relies on the old Quicktime frameworks. It is not a matter of making small changes and recompiling.

Thanks a lot apple, now my favorite and irreplaceable program doesn't work. I had to install the upgrade to get iMovie so I can capture video, but I was told that I couldn't even download that because I needed an upgraded system because having previous versions of software seems to be a difficult task.

Well, MPEG Streamclip was already an ancient program when high Sierra came out... honestly Apple can’t monitor every little app that comes out—doesn’t make it any less frustrating. But perhaps the people to hit up are the developers, not the hardware manufacturers.

All that aside, I’d much rather have them bless Mojave’s drivers for the Nvidia GTX970 than make a little video converter work.

I don't understand your problem. OK, so they did not announce it out loud, but Apple has put a simple function at disposal, to separate part of the HD in a really nifty way. Obviously nobody ever looks at System Utilities? It does no longer have to be a partition chosen when installing the OS whose size you can no longer change later. Simply install your old OS and software there, should you really need them. Check out https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/disk-utility/dskutl14027/mac

I agree, but sadly it is gone now. It had a great run.