[MacDV] Streamclip vs. DVDxDV

[Neil Poese]

Thanks Mark - that's really helpful and confirms my (much more) limited 
experience with it!

Neil Poese

Mark M. Florida wrote:

>> Can you say more about why you prefer Streamclip to it?
>
>
> 1. The interface actually makes sense.  DVDxDV "technically" works, 
> but the interface is confusing -- it's totally non-standard as far as 
> Mac apps go.  MPEG Streamclip's interface makes total sense and 
> conforms to the "Mac-way" of working with apps, and it does this and 
> offers more features with more options and such.
>
> 2. MPEG Streamclip can demux a VOB into the element streams (m2v & ac3 
> files for example), or create a standalone muxed MPEG-2 file from a 
> VOB (without re-encoding).  DVDxDV can't.
>
> 3. MPEG Streamclip has more input and output options.  It can take a 
> VOB or MPEG file (1 or 2) and convert it to a QuickTime DV file (for 
> use in FCE or FCP), DV stream (for use in iMovie), MPEG-2, or use any 
> other QuickTime codec you have on your machine.  Not only do I use it 
> to extract scenes from DVDs, but I use it to convert the MPEG files 
> from my digital camera into QuickTime files (with audio intact).  I 
> also use it to chop out commercials from my ReplayTV MPEG-2 files and 
> re-mux them so Toast can burn them.
>
> 4. MPEG Streamclip is FREE.  (but you gotta pony up $20 for Apple's 
> rock-solid MPEG-2 playback component)
>
> I think that covers it.  :-)
>
> - Mark
>
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