Hello,
I have some .mpeg clips that have material at the front I don't want. FCPX doesn't recognize the file format during import and am also concerned about unncessary re-ecoding compression anyway. How can I simply trim my clips and still leave in it's file format? I own FCPX and Compressor.
thanks
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), Logic Pro X; Final Cut Pro
What kind of MPEG? Open it in VideoSpec or Media Info if you're not sure.
Russ
MPEG Streamclip and a couple of other freebies will transcode ye olde mpg files to quicktime.
MPEG Streamclip
Version 1.9.3b8 (1.9.3b8)
The MPEG converter for Mac OS X
Copyright © 2004-2012 Squared 5
Or you could tell us what the extension is and skip the MediaInfo and VideoSpec step.
Russ
the file extension is .mpeg. I tried MPEG Streamclip but it wouldn't open the files. I did just upgrade to El Capitan so could try again but the format details are:
General / Container Stream #1
Total Video Streams for this File.................1
Total Audio Streams for this File.................1
Video Codecs Used.................................AVC
Audio Codecs Used.................................AAC LC
File Format.......................................MPEG-TS
Play Time.........................................7mn 35s
Total File Size...................................93.9 MiB
Total Stream BitRate..............................1 728 Kbps
Video Stream #1
Codec (Human Name)................................AVC
Codec (FourCC)....................................27
Codec Profile.....................................Baseline@L3.1
Frame Width.......................................1 280 pixels
Frame Height......................................720 pixels
Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9
Scan Type.........................................Progressive
Color Space.......................................YUV
Codec Settings (Summary)..........................3 Ref Frames
Codec Settings (CABAC)............................No
Codec Settings (Reference Frames).................3
Video Stream Length...............................7mn 35s 566ms
Video Stream BitRate (Nominal)....................1 500 Kbps
Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
Video Encoder.....................................x264 - core 124
Video Encoder (Settings)..........................cabac=0 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=36 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=0 / weightp=0 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=2 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=cbr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=1500 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=1500 / vbv_bufsize=1500 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Audio Stream #1
Codec.............................................AAC
Codec (FourCC)....................................15
Audio Stream Length...............................7mn 35s 544ms
Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Number of Audio Channels..........................2
Sampling Rate.....................................44.1 KHz
Menu / Chapters Stream #1
Thanks all
MPEG-TS (transport stream) is weird. There are convertors, try searching for "wondershare."
From wiki and other sources:
Transport streams differ from the similarly named program streams in several important ways: program streams are designed for reasonably reliable media, such as discs (like DVDs), while transport streams are designed for less reliable transmission, namely terrestrial or satellite broadcast. Further, a transport stream may carry multiple programs.
Use in digital video cameras[edit]
Transport Stream had been originally designed for broadcast. Later it was adapted for usage with digital video cameras, recorders and players by adding a 4-byte timecode (TC) to standard 188-byte packets, which resulted in a 192-byte packet.[12][13] This is what is informally called M2TS stream. Blu-ray Disc Associationcalls it "BDAV MPEG-2 transport stream".[12] JVC called it TOD (possibly an abbreviation for "Transport stream on disc") when used in HDD-based camcorders like GZ-HD7.[14][15] The timecode allows quick access to any part of the stream either from a media player, or from a non-linear video editing system.[16] It is also used to synchronize video streams from several cameras in a multi-camera shoot.
Use in Blu-ray[edit]
Filename extension .m2ts is used on Blu-ray Disc Video for files which contain an incompatible BDAV MPEG-2 transport stream due to the four additional octets added to every packet.[12][17] Blu-ray Disc Video titles authored with menu support are in the BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie) format and contain audio, video, and other streams in a BDAV container, which is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream format.[18][19] There is also the BDAV (Blu-ray Disc Audio/Visual) format, the consumer oriented alternative to the BDMV format used for movie releases. The BDAV format is used on BD-REs and BD-Rs for audio/video recording.[19] Blu-ray Disc employs the MPEG-2 transport stream recording method. That enables transport streams of a BDAV converted digital broadcast to be recorded as they are with minimal alteration of the packets.[13] It also enables simple stream cut style editing of a BDAV converted digital broadcast that is recorded as is and where the data can be edited just by discarding unwanted packets from the stream. Although it is quite natural, a function for high-speed and easy-to-use retrieval is built in.[13][20] Blu-ray Disc Video uses these modified MPEG-2 transport streams, compared to DVD's program streams that don't have the extra transport overhead.
Wondershare\Filmora is much more a full (paid) editor than I am interested in. Do I really need a converter for this file format? I just want to trim some few frames of the clip. I got them from the free firefox extension Free Video Download helper and just saved a movie with default extension (.mpeg). Just a little cleanup and I'm happy....
If it had been a program stream, Compressor could have opened it , trimmed it and exported as an MPEG PS. – but it can't open a transport stream.
MPEG Streamclip will open it but you'll need to buy the Quicktime Playback Component ($20 I recall) from Apple. Tom Wolsky has a write-up on how to install it.
You can, as David noted earlier, save it as a QuickTime in any number of codecs. But you won't be able to save it as a Transport Stream.
Good luck.
Russ
Hello,
I found libav as a converter and Video DownloadHelper can leverage it for a number of save-to codecs. Attached is a screen shot of the output options.
What would be my best option with this particular type of stream (transport) to convert to, knowing that:
thanks all,
Hello,
I found libav as a converter and Video DownloadHelper can leverage it for a number of save-to codecs. Attached is a screen shot of the output options.
What would be my best option with the particaulr type of stream to convert to knowing that:
ANSWER: I just took the default .mp4 file, then could uses David's suggestion of trimming using MPEG Streamclip to trim with no loss.
thanks again everyone....
How to trim .mpeg file without re-encode for free? FCPX?
