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bettyboop
Posted 8/12/2005 10:00 PM (#803)
Subject: help to use this product




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Sorry but, I don't understand how to use this codec product.
I have Hauppauge WinTV --to record tv shows in computer-- that makes MPEG1 files (.mpg) and I want to convert them to mp4 format to put on video iPod.
Please explain how to convert a file from .mpg to .mp4.
Thank you.
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Cole
Posted 8/12/2005 10:13 PM (#804 - in reply to #803)
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Codecs are not converters, editors, transcoders or authorware, they are simply used to traslate files during the process of encoding or decoding (or at least thats the simplest explanation).

An easy way to produce iPod compliant .mp4 files is to use QuickTime as explained here:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html

There are many other ways to produce .mp4 files but all are fairly complexed and often don't work.
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bettyboop
Posted 9/12/2005 9:19 AM (#805 - in reply to #803)
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Thank you.
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bettyboop
Posted 10/12/2005 6:59 PM (#806 - in reply to #803)
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So, the more I think about it, is this the type of thing I could use to make the WinTV file written in mp4 in the first place--like somehow override their file formats?
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Cole
Posted 11/12/2005 11:14 PM (#809 - in reply to #803)
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To be honest I wouldn't suggest creating .mp4 files during capture for a number of reasons:

Although companies like Apple are using the .mp4 format as if it's the latest and greatest thing, the format is in fact in it's child stages with a huge number of variants.
Most companies are promoting the use of the format simply because it's fairly new and doesn't require licensing in the same way as DivX for example.

When you're capturing TV programs in .mpg (MPEG1&2) formats you will often find that your system is using a hardware encoder, so that you won't put your processor under load and also to reduce the chance of failed encodes.

Lastly, there are a huge number of programs that allow you to edit .mpg files, but there are very few that will allow you to edit .mp4 files, even those that are available will not allow you to simply edit any .mp4 file you try.

Hope that helps.
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