MPEG Streamclip
MPEG Streamclip is a freeware video editor/converter for MPEG-1/MPEG-2, and transport streams. It is created and written entirely by Squared 5 in Italy.
- It can play, edit and export a variety of formats, using a compatible QuickTime codec.
- It can convert between MPEG/MPEG-2 type formats with no loss of video quality.
- It can convert between formats compatible with quicktime.
It is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X
MPEG/MPEG-2 Conversion Features
The conversion features are compatible with most unprotected MPEG/MPEG-2 transport streams, and can convert them into the industry standard MPEG/MPEG-2 files without re-encoding.
MPEG-2 transport streams are used in MPEG-2 Devices such as:
- DVD Recorder
- DVD Camcorder - Allows Mac and Windows users to transfer video from a DVD Camcorder such as a DVD-Handycam.
It can convert MPEG-2 type formats such as:
- VR Mode (VRO)
- DVD-Video Mode (VOB)
Into more compatible MPEG-2 formats:
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-2 with MP2 audio
- Headed MPEG
- MPEG-TS
With:
- No loss of video quality (losslessly) - This means it does not need to be re-encoded.
- Perfect audio/video sync
- Compatibility with DVD authoring applications (Allows burning at full-quality)
- Joining of multiple VOB or TS files
It prompts/allows you to fix timecode breaks, if you recorded multiple times in the same file. This also improves compatibility. The preference "fix streams with data breaks" should be enabled.
Required/Compatible Codec
- Quicktime
or
- Quicktime Alternative
MPEG-2 Compatibility
For MPEG-2 compatibility with quicktime, the user must do either of the following:
- Buy the 'MPEG-2 Playback Component' from Apple
or
- Select "Extra QuickTime plugins" when installing QuickTime Alternative
Audio Compatibility
- MPEG layer 1/2 (MP1/MP2)
- AC3
- A52
- PCM
Editing Features
MPEG Streamclip can quickly cut and paste segments of video without re-encoding. You can remove (cut), copy and paste parts of the movie by selecting the in/out points.
Export Features
By using any Quick-Time compatible codec, it can convert (transcode) from:
- MOV, DV, MP4, AVI, DIVX, MPG, MPEG, VOB, PS, MOD, M2P, VRO, TS, DAT, M2T, MMV, REC, VID, AVR, M2V
to
- MOV, DV, MP4, AVI, DIVX,
With
- Motion-adaptive deinterlacing (Optional)
- Perfect Audio video sync
Reviews
- http://www.macupdate.com/reviews.php?id=15466
- http://www.tuaw.com/2007/02/08/mpeg-streamclip-complete-video-encoding-software/
References
- http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html Streamclip for Windows
- http://www.mcs.sdsmt.edu/mcgough/public/SonyiMac.html Sony DVD & iMac
- MPEG Streamclip Guide.pdf (Included with download)
- http://www.squared5.com/ Official Site