Anyone using Episode Pro MPEG encoder for Mac?

[Craig Loco]

It uses Main Concept (like in the

[Craig Loco]

opps forgot the question – try putting a .mov extension on it

[Nigel Cooper]

Okay, in FCP when you save as QuickTime reference movie it does not have a file extention. When I put .mov at the end it works and Episode loads and encodes it. But, Episode then saves the final encode as a .ts file, which you can’t bring into DVDSP as it is incompatible?

Anyone give me a brief rundown on the basic workflow for this?

Cheers guys.

[Craig Loco]

.ts is the authored format – you need the Elemntry setting, this will give you a .m2v and .m1a these demuxed files can then go into DSP and Parse then you can author away al ala la l al al al a

Craig

[Walter Biscardi]

[Nigel Cooper] “Okay, in FCP when you save as QuickTime reference movie it does not have a file extention. When I put .mov at the end it works and Episode loads and encodes it. But, Episode then saves the final encode as a .ts file, which you can’t bring into DVDSP as it is incompatible?

Anyone give me a brief rundown on the basic workflow for this?”

Not to be rude Nigel, but have you looked at the manual before you started outputting your project? I don’t own Episode Pro, but just looking over the PDF manual, the outputs are explained pretty well starting on Page 35. Again, not to be rude, but it looks pretty straightforward.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”

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[Nigel Cooper]

Hi Walter

I did try and follow the tutorial in the manual. But it is flawed in that from the beginning it explaines to choose… file, but that file does not exist in the place that the manual says it does. So I am stuck from the off.

So far the interface of this programme appears very complicated and cluttered compaired to Bitvice, but I want to persivear with it as I’ve heard it is the best thing for Mac in the world. Interface could do with some cleaning up though as I just can’t find my way around this programme.

I’m trying to get one of their tec guys to spend an hour on the phone with me exlianing it as I’m just not getting this programme at all.

[Walter Biscardi]

[Nigel Cooper] ”
Hi Walter

I did try and follow the tutorial in the manual. But it is flawed in that from the beginning it explaines to choose… file, but that file does not exist in the place that the manual says it does. So I am stuck from the off.”

Ok, I guess it just sounds too easy in the manual. Good luck with your project.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Nigel Cooper]

Thanks Walter, when I do figure it out I’ll let you know the encoding quality of this compaired to BitVice and Compressor.

[Craig Loco]

AS I mentioned before it uses the Main COncept CODEC, and the quality and performance is second to none – bitvice and compressor are rubbish !

Enjoy the product it is brilliant for the price – for MAC that is – for PC check out http://www.Rhozet.com – the pro coder broadcast side for transcoding – only for PC 🙁

But hell what do i know we only send 500+ commercials globally each day !

[Nigel Cooper]

I’ve also got Main Concept.

Funny, I always thought BitVice was the bees-knees, but then a few people around here told me about Episode and Main Concept. I’m just stuggling with them a bit at the moment. I’ve been spoiled with BitVice easy interface, but I’ll get there.

Thanks again guys.