[MacDV] Re: Streamclip vs. DVDxDV

[sb]

There's also Cinematize, which is also a commercial product.

I'd still recommend MPEG Streamclip though, it's a great product and free.

 regards,

 sb


On 6/1/05 7:39 AM, "Neil Poese" <npoese at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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