[X4U] Mpeg-4 in FCP

[Paul Moortgat]

Mike,

I must let you know that I made an error.  The new (Streamclip made)  
files are not smaller, but bigger.

Paul Moortgat

On 07 Jul 2006, at 15:42, Michael Winter wrote:

>
> On Jul 7, 2006, at 7:23 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> This will not work.  I used QT to convert to .mov which can be  
>> read by FCP, but the file is 4 times bigger now.
>> Is there a better way to go from mpeg-4 to mpeg-2 or .mov?
>
> I'd try MPEG Streamclip (may need Apple plugin for mpeg2)
> <http://www.squared5.com/>
>
> Or ffmpegX, which takes a little work to install (need to install  
> extra components, but it walks you through the process.
> <http://www.ffmpegx.com/>
>
> IIRC MPEGStreamclip is freeware, ffmpegX is shareware (you can try  
> it for free).
>
> -Mike