[ewing]

i've been downloading vids from vimeo & youtube, converting them, adding a watermark, and rehosting. (user submitted videos, then i add them to a youtube channel. just clarifying so it doesn't sound like i'm ripping people's work off. )

but the last few haven't worked.

i get the error msg "can't prepare video" from mpeg streamclip.

anyone know what this is about? google says it may be a codec issue, but the thing is i can PLAY any of the downloaded .flv videos, i just can't convert them to mpeg4 & add my watermark. if there's a fix for this i'll keep using mpeg streamclip as then the watermarks are consistent. if not, what else can i use to do the same job?

[Cold Warrior]

Handbrake works great.

[Chongo]

Download Perian and you can use Quicktime Pro
Perian - The swiss-army knife of QuickTime components

[ewing]

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior 

Handbrake works great.

i downloaded it, installed it, tried to run it & all i get is some white text box called terminal that has some text about logging onto my computer or something and then an error message. no application gui or anything. ???

[Cold Warrior]

http://handbrake.fr/?article=download

Download the GUI OS X version for Intel or PPC, depending on your Mac's processor type.

[ewing]

aah. didn't realize there were two download & install files.

ok, did that. opened it up. tried to open a file a source file and i get this error message next to "Source:" "No Valid Title Found"

??

i tried opening a couple different .flv files as well as a .mp4 & i get the same error.

??

You could use iSquint or VisualHub.

PM me if you are having trouble finding these apps ;-)