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MPEG 2 Conversion
Hi,
I have a client that requires me to deliver the project in the following format:
MPEG 2, 1920 x 768, Program Stream, AC3 Audio, CBR (Preferred by not essential).
The video has been produced using Motion 4 and I have rendered out the file as a QuickTime Movie, using the Animation codec at 1920 x 768.
I have tried to find a converting program on the internet that will do the job but with no success. I have also tried using Compressor to make the conversion, however Compressor automatically makes the output file a 16:9 file and I can’t seem to find a way to customise the output to 1920 x 768.
Does anyone have any suggestions or recommended programs of ways to solve this problem?
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2 Replies
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[Ben Kumanovski] “I have tried to find a converting program on the internet that will do the job but with no success”
Hmm, I have no idea what you’ve looked at but any professional compression app can do this. Telestream Episode does for example.
[Ben Kumanovski] “Compressor automatically makes the output file a 16:9 file and I can’t seem to find a way to customise the output to 1920 x 768.”
I’m not sure what you’ve tried but maybe you didn’t set up the Geometry tab properly but it is entirely possible Compressor forces MPEG2 Program Streams to 4:3 or 16:9 since those are the standard. Apple’s Compressor certainly does force some things on you but it’s not a very flexible tool. That’s why I use Telestream Episode.
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I’m pretty sure that compressor is going to try and make your video 16×9 or 4×3 (based on it’s encoder tab.) It’s just that Apple seems to be focused on standard HD sizes, and your size is very non standard.
I was going to suggest trying it via QuickTime, but apple removed the MPEG-2 QuickTime component from the Proapp install (you have to hunt it down from the FCS2 disks – not the FCS3 disks, as I recall.)
Try Episode Pro or Squeeze – either should do this for you.
Best,
Jeff G
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