H264/MP4 video editor for mac

[Macyourdayy]

Despite months of failed searches and trialling weird "editing" apps, I can't find a basic video app to trim and cut bits out of MP4 transport streams (title.ts). MPEG Streamclip was brilliant for this but weirdly doesn't do MP4 and all the ones I've tried insist on converting the output to a worse format three times the original size.
Google only seems to supply spammy ads and the App Store, while coming up with many choices, all seem to be rubbish, wanting to title, squeeze, colour, flip, etc, but not actually edit. QuickTime Pro refuses to recognise the files while QuickTime X will play them fine (sometimes mute though).
Does anyone know of a replacement for Mpeg Streamclip?

 

[ColdCase]

I usually convert everything to prores (bigasoft converter), import the video into FCP and massage it, then export to a smaller video with appropriate size and quality for the target audience. Then trash the intermediary files.

But then I've always been one of those that appreciates good tools and am OK in spending the money for them. It just saves me time and aggravation... but thats just me.

You will find just about all these types of converters use the same conversion software and their GUI. So you get similar results with most of them.

 

[joema2]

..I can't find a basic video app to trim and cut bits out of MP4 transport streams (title.ts)....

The only .ts files I have are encoded MPEG-2, and those I can convert to H264 using VLC, then edit them with iMovie (which is free). In VLC you select File>Convert, drag the file in, then select the output codec. You then import it to iMovie.

 

[Macyourdayy]

The only .ts files I have are encoded MPEG-2, and those I can convert to H264 using VLC, then edit them with iMovie (which is free). In VLC you select File>Convert, drag the file in, then select the output codec. You then import it to iMovie.

Thanks. I don't have a problem with my MPEG 2 files as that works fine in Streamclip. It's just the new HD MPEG 4 ts files won't open in any of my editors that save in original format and I want to avoid any conversions as the processor runs over 700% for around a 3 to 4 x conversion speed (over the real time file duration) giving file sizes larger than original and worse quality. I've never been able to work out iMovie or any of the other simple editors as I find the interfaces impenetrable, plus iMovie never opens any files for me except official apple codecs. QuickTime X opens these files, but I can't do anything with them. I can do simple cuts, etc with the Beyonwiz T4, but it's a lot of button pressing on the remote and the the cuts are rough (glitchy). These files won't open in FCP 7, I don't own Avid MC, FCP X or Adobe premiere.
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I usually convert everything to prores (bigasoft converter), import the video into FCP and massage it, then export to a smaller video with appropriate size and quality for the target audience. Then trash the intermediary files.

But then I've always been one of those that appreciates good tools and am OK in spending the money for them. It just saves me time and aggravation... but thats just me.

You will find just about all these types of converters use the same conversion software and their GUI. So you get similar results with most of them.

Thanks, but at this stage I want to avoid file conversions as the results are worse in all ways than the originals. If I was converting from ProRes, etc, no problems, but the files I'm keeping are already severely compressed (but still look ok). These are essentially just my VHS media library so the only audience is me. I have FCP studio but without conversion, the files won't open and I only want to remove ads. I agree about the right tools, but I can't find one for this to keep it simple and fast.