[X4U] Help with MPEG-4 and iMac

[B.ru c-e € K1u-tch-k0]

On 12/9/04 11:12 PM, "Neil" <Lists at mac.com> wrote:

> on 12/9/04 9:30 PM, B.ru c-e €K1u-tch-k0 wrote:
> 
>> But the original problem was not being unable to play the video - VLC does
>> this fine. The problem is how do I convert this video stream to a format
>> that will play either in Quicktime or can be written to a VCD to play on my
>> DVD player?
> 
> Why do you need to play it in QuickTime instead of VLC?
> 
I have an old iMac 350 with no FireWire and no DVD burner. I'd like to be
able to burn something to a CD that would play on my home DVD, so the family
movies I make can be shown on the TV.

At this point, it might be easiest just to record the output onto a VHS tape
and show that. After all, the quality is really no higher than VHS. But it
would be nice to be able to mail the relatives a copy of a VCD that shows
the kids, etc.

I understand that I cannot burn an MPEG-4 to VCD, so what I really want to
do is to encode the videos in a format that could be burned to VCD. But so
far, while I can play it, I can't re-encode it.

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