[imacman11]

OK...Found out that IDVD2 won't do MPG's yet, which sucks becuase I have a lot of MPGs that I want on a DVD. I have tried to convert them to .mov (QT) format to put them onto my DVD, but when I do, QT doesn't want to include the sound. I have version 5 pro.
I deselect the internet start time option in the export menu options. Also, the MPG sound option is greyed out under the options when exporting.

Is there any way you know of to get MPG to QT mov and keep everything?

Thanks!

[Chuck_star]

I don't think iDVD will ever turn an Mpeg into a DVD. An Mpeg is a mixed track so the audio track that you can't find is in the same track as the video track. But your in luck! There is a freeware out called bbDemux. Do a search at http://www.versiontracker.com/macos/
This will allow you to split the track into an audio and a video track. Then you can do what you want but an Mpeg is a very compressed format and would not make decent DVDs even if the software would allow it.

[imacman11]

Yeah, but it makes it into two files...how do I re-mix them?? Thanks!

[ 11-02-2001: Message edited by: imacman11 ]

[Chuck_star]

If you have access to FCP or Premiere you can import them. Place them on the appropriate track then export to QT movie. Sorry, I know they are expensive, but thats the way I do it, and the only way I know how. I've never looked for anything else though. Maybe someone could jump in with a suggestion.

[lucylawless]

Originally posted by imacman11:
<STRONG>Yeah, but it makes it into two files...how do I re-mix them?? Thanks!

[ 11-02-2001: Message edited by: imacman11 ]</STRONG>

With Quicktime Pro ($30). Open the video. Open the audio (in quicktime). Select all. copy. go back to the video. Add (it's in the edit menu). If the audio is out of sync for some reason, do a google search for an app called QTMutator

[Chuck_star]

Thanks lucylawless. I thought there'd be a cheaper way.
Hey imacman11. I'd like to know how it worked out for you, if you used QT. Did everything sync up OK?

Maybe I should just try it myself.

[ 11-03-2001: Message edited by: Chuck_star ]

[imacman11]

Hm...Im guessing from what he is saying to "select" (as in use the little triangle things in the progress bar) and paste (effectively) into the video clip...right?

Well, I'll give it a shot tomorrow...

Thanks for the quick feedback...much appreciated.

[imacman11]

OK...well...I can do what you described...

the ONLY things under the edit menu with either of the demuxed files is 'add' and 'add scaled'...select all and everything else is greyed out.

[lucylawless]

Originally posted by imacman11:
<STRONG>OK...well...I can</STRONG> n't (?) <STRONG> do what you described...

the ONLY things under the edit menu with either of the demuxed files is 'add' and 'add scaled'...select all and everything else is greyed out.</STRONG>

are you still using the demuxed mpeg tracks? Many of QTPro's features only work on .mov video (I'm not sure about audio). You said at first you were exporting to quicktime format. Do that. You might have to convert the audio from .m2a (I would go to mp3. I don't recall what utilities can decode from m2a, but I would try soundapp first, after quicktime).

If you still can't use qt's features on quicktime movies, try trashing qt's prefs, or reinstalling from cd. Or better yet, try the OS X version of quicktime pro, if you have it.

[imacman11]

yeah...i use bbDEMUX and get two files:
.mpg and .mpa

I go into qt...and get what I described above...

and I am in osx with qt5...

Originally posted by imacman11:
<STRONG>yeah...i use bbDEMUX and get two files:
.mpg and .mpa

I go into qt...and get what I described above...

and I am in osx with qt5...</STRONG>

To recombining the two resulting files into one Quicktime movie, You may have to go back to QT4 or convert the sound portion to another format using a different tool to do it in 5.

- Wayne T
imagicAToptushome.com.au

[RoofusPennymore]

I'd like to jump in here. I have .m2v and .m2a files and want to edit them in iMove. Basicly their video extracts from a Tivo. I used MacMPEG2Decoder to convert the .m2v to a .mov file but what do I use to convert the .m2a?

[Uncle Skeleton]

iToons can convert m1a to mp3 or aif if you change the name to mp2 and strip the file type/creator codes if any. It might also work with m2a. Or SoundApp in classic will probably work. Or Audion.

[RoofusPennymore]

Originally posted by Uncle Skeleton:
iToons can convert m1a to mp3 or aif if you change the name to mp2 and strip the file type/creator codes if any. It might also work with m2a. Or SoundApp in classic will probably work. Or Audion.

Using iTunes worked like a charm. SoundApp doesn't work with files over 16mb.

[CBoldman]

I also am having trouble here. I cant seem to merge the two files together in quicktime pro 6. If I open them both everything under the the EDIT menu is faded and unable to click (except for the options ADD and ADD SCALED). I have no problem converting the audio to mp3, but how do I merge the files?

[RoofusPennymore]

Add will just stick the audio to the end of the video.

Add Scaled will add the audio with the video, and if they are not the same length then it will scale the audio to be the same length.

[CBoldman]

ok. I click ADD SCALED and it moves the dividers or whatever they are to both ends of the video. But how do I get them merged? If I go to SAVE AS it will just save whatever window (audio or vid) is in front. And the SELECT ALL function is fadded out so I cant use it. Thanks

[Uncle Skeleton]

After ADD SCALED, did you play the movie to see if it had audio?

it sounds like you have MPEG video and/or audio. If you have mp3 audio, you can add it to the video (apparently). But the way to make sure you can do whatever you want is to export to quicktime mov format (3ivx is a good codec choice)

BTW, Roofus, ADD adds the track(s) in the copy buffer right after the playhead. If you're at the end of the movie it will add to the end, same as paste, but if you're at the beginning it will add over the other tracks.

[RoofusPennymore]

Originally posted by Uncle Skeleton:
BTW, Roofus, ADD adds the track(s) in the copy buffer right after the playhead. If you're at the end of the movie it will add to the end, same as paste, but if you're at the beginning it will add over the other tracks.

Hmmm... Have to try that again. Last time I had the playhead at the beginning of the movie and QT just scooted the movie back and put the audio in front of it.

[CBoldman]

Originally posted by Uncle Skeleton:
After ADD SCALED, did you play the movie to see if it had audio?

Why yes, of course I played it back. Whenever I then save the file as a .mov the audio isnt included. I assume that the correct way to change format is just to rename the .MPEG to .MOV? thanks again

[Uncle Skeleton]

Roofus, sounds like you pasted instead of added. I use this feature all the time, but it would be quite interesting if you've found a circumstance where it just doesn't work (MPEG tracks besides mp3, perhaps)

CBoldman, no, you need to choose Export from the file menu. it takes a long long time, and monopolizes quicktime. You can copy the quicktime application to use it during the process, or you can convert with MediaPipe, as an alternative.

For some stupid reason, QT is crippled with regard to MPEGs. You can only export the video. To get the audio, you can demux with bbDemux, to get m1a or m2a files, which you can convert with iToons as I mentioned above

[RoofusPennymore]

Originally posted by Uncle Skeleton:
Roofus, sounds like you pasted instead of added. I use this feature all the time, but it would be quite interesting if you've found a circumstance where it just doesn't work (MPEG tracks besides mp3, perhaps)

You could be right. First time I've done this stuff after all.

[BTP]

This discussion is exactly what I am doing now. I have .m2v tracks and I need to add the damn sound. I have the sound in an AIFF file.

When I added the sound, it screwed up tinny and sped-up), I guess the audio and video are different lengths. I only know of sync-hole and QT mutator, but both just crash for me.

I have a new DVD burner and a movie that I was to make for the damn family for Christmas and it isn't looking like they'll be watching squat from me and my creative self anytime soon..

Near as I can tell , I need to make a VOB and I can't seem to do that. I have a Firewire DVD-R and a Firewire HD, so I can't take the files to someone with access to a Dual 1.25 and FCP and DVD Studio Pro. Unfortuantely, he is about as sharp as Jello™ and cannot help me at all, the guy that knows how to do this is gone for the holiday.

So having a .m2v file and an AIFF, how do I combine them to make DVD? I do have Toast to burn with, FYI.

Help save Christmas!

[Uncle Skeleton]

http://www.versiontracker.com/morein...331&amp;db=mac


http://thegoods.ath.cx/~hmason/sizzle/sizzle-howto.html

I don't know what to tell you about your sync issues. see if you can scale the audio a tiny bit in MediaPipe.

[RoofusPennymore]

Sizzle is an excelent program. Although I have yet to make a workable DVD with it.

[Uncle Skeleton]

really? I haven't tried it yet, but what problems have you had? FYI, the author can be found at the 3ivx forums as BullitB

[RoofusPennymore]

2 of the 3 I have burnt have been reconguized on my mac as DVDs but no on my DVD player. The 3rd has been playable but the video was screwed up.