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MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 batch file conversion

smueboy

smueboy

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I have a large number of MPEG-2 files that were imported from an analogue source using Dazzle (on a pc). I want to edit them in iMovie, and i am looking for a program that can batch convert multiple files from MPEG-2 format to MPEG-4 format so that i can open them in iMovie. (i know that i can do them one by one in QT, but that is too time consuming).

If anyone knows how to do this and what program to use, i'd be grateful.
 
I believe MPEG Streamclip can do this, although you'll need to have the Quicktime MPEG2 playback component, IIRC.

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smueboy said:
I have a large number of MPEG-2 files that were imported from an analogue source using Dazzle (on a pc). I want to edit them in iMovie, and i am looking for a program that can batch convert multiple files from MPEG-2 format to MPEG-4 format so that i can open them in iMovie. (i know that i can do them one by one in QT, but that is too time consuming).

If anyone knows how to do this and what program to use, i'd be grateful.
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Your best bet for converting your MPEG-2 files to MPEG-4 is probably is the opensource ffmpegX utility.
 
Thanks - both of these look good.
Streamclip can do batch conversions, but i need to shell out $$ for the MPEG-2 codec.
ffmpegx is all free, but doesn't seem to allow batch jobs. Still, i might try this one first.
 
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