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Hugh Mobley · July 16th, 2009, 04:50 AM

I am trying Mpeg Streamclip to convert files to an intermediate for Vegas 8, has anyone used this and what compression is used.

Shawn Kessler · July 16th, 2009, 07:04 AM

I use this program all the time it has various settings to convert to.
The newest version also adds other formats to convert to includeing
WMV if im not mistaken.

Perrone Ford · July 16th, 2009, 07:12 AM

I've never got it to work successfully.

Denis OKeefe · July 16th, 2009, 08:21 AM

I've been using this quite a bit recently, it is a lifesaver. If for some reason you are having trouble it will be well worth your time to sit down and work it through. The batch processing has already saved me hours at the computer hitting buttons.
Phil Bloom just posted a tutorial on this - it is mentioned in another thread here. It explains everything you want to know.
Good luck, hope you get it going.

Perrone Ford · July 16th, 2009, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denis OKeefe

I've been using this quite a bit recently, it is a lifesaver. If for some reason you are having trouble it will be well worth your time to sit down and work it through. The batch processing has already saved me hours at the computer hitting buttons.
Phil Bloom just posted a tutorial on this - it is mentioned in another thread here. It explains everything you want to know.
Good luck, hope you get it going.

It's not that I don't understand how to use it. It crashes whenever I try to render. At least on my laptop, which is where I want to do my conversions. By the time I get the footage to my editing suite, I want it to be ready to go.

Denis OKeefe · July 16th, 2009, 10:34 AM

I understand, just suggesting that if it is a hardware issue it may well be worth fixing it since the program works so well.
Have you tried converting to some thing other than pro res, maybe dvcpro?
I use it on a macbook pro with 4 gigs of ram, a good size hard drive, and work off and send everything back to a lacie firewire 800 drive.
It is pretty fast, for me much quicker than compressor.

Hugh Mobley · July 16th, 2009, 10:49 AM

I have been trying it, can't get it to go beyond waiting with some older sample clips, probably won't work for me, going for replacement of my Cineform NEO Hdv to Neo Scene. never have problems with cineform, or very few

Perrone Ford · July 16th, 2009, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denis OKeefe

I understand, just suggesting that if it is a hardware issue it may well be worth fixing it since the program works so well.
Have you tried converting to some thing other than pro res, maybe dvcpro?
I use it on a macbook pro with 4 gigs of ram, a good size hard drive, and work off and send everything back to a lacie firewire 800 drive.
It is pretty fast, for me much quicker than compressor.

I'm not on a Mac.

Annie Haycock · July 16th, 2009, 03:19 PM

I used it successfully with Windows XP, it stutters a bit with Vista, but I can't get it to work at all with Vista64. it's a shame, because I don't have a XP any more, and I liked MPEGstreamclip for its simplicity.

July 16th, 2009, 04:50 AM	#1
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July 16th, 2009, 07:04 AM	#2
Shawn Kessler Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ofallon missouri Posts: 123	mpg streamclip I use this program all the time it has various settings to convert to. The newest version also adds other formats to convert to includeing WMV if im not mistaken.

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July 16th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#7
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	I have been trying it, can't get it to go beyond waiting with some older sample clips, probably won't work for me, going for replacement of my Cineform NEO Hdv to Neo Scene. never have problems with cineform, or very few __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

July 16th, 2009, 03:19 PM	#9
Annie Haycock Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales Posts: 734	I used it successfully with Windows XP, it stutters a bit with Vista, but I can't get it to work at all with Vista64. it's a shame, because I don't have a XP any more, and I liked MPEGstreamclip for its simplicity. __________________ Canon XH A1; Canon XF100; Nikon D800

July 16th, 2009, 08:21 AM	#4
Denis OKeefe Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wayne, PA Posts: 207	I've been using this quite a bit recently, it is a lifesaver. If for some reason you are having trouble it will be well worth your time to sit down and work it through. The batch processing has already saved me hours at the computer hitting buttons. Phil Bloom just posted a tutorial on this - it is mentioned in another thread here. It explains everything you want to know. Good luck, hope you get it going.

July 16th, 2009, 10:34 AM	#6
Denis OKeefe Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wayne, PA Posts: 207	I understand, just suggesting that if it is a hardware issue it may well be worth fixing it since the program works so well. Have you tried converting to some thing other than pro res, maybe dvcpro? I use it on a macbook pro with 4 gigs of ram, a good size hard drive, and work off and send everything back to a lacie firewire 800 drive. It is pretty fast, for me much quicker than compressor.