[MacDV] Editing MPEG2 files (clarification)

[Mark M. Florida]

I think he's looking for *QUALITY* here, which the solution proposed below
will not yield since you'll be encoding to a lossy MPEG-2 format not once,
but TWICE.  There was also no mention on whether or not the MPEG-2 files
were muxed or not and what format the audio was in -- complicating things
further...

I agree it's fun sometimes to experiment like this, but when you need to do
something the RIGHT WAY, you need to step back and figure out what the best
solution will be...  I think most of the people on this list will agree that
the DV route will yield the best results, and be much easier as well.

2 cents.

- Mark

On 9/24/04 12:10 PM, Alex at alex at fotomotion.net wrote:

> HOLD ON A MIN
> 
> As you have already had the Beta Tape transferred to mpeg2 format you
> may as well use the files that you have.
> QuickTime Pro player has an mpeg2 codec that will allow you to open the
> .mv2 files in it.
> Open the .m2v file in the QuickTime player, you will probably have a
> separate .aiff or .AC3 file for the movies sound.
> Once open Go to the File menu and Export the movie as a DV stream.
> Once that is done them open the new movie in the QuickTime Player and
> also open the .aiff sound file. [.AC3 is not supported in QuickTime :-(
> ]
> In the sound files Window select all and copy.
> Then go into your newly created DV file, select all, then go to the
> Edit Menu and select Add Scaled
> The Sound will now be copied in place over the DV movie.
> Go to the File Menu and select Save As and save the movie as Self
> contained.
> You will now have a DV stream that you can open in iMove edit and
> export for iDVD
> 
> Alex