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Transcoding avi to mpeg2 using Compressor
I am in the process of reading the Compressor User Manual after I tried to quickly use Compressor 1.0 without the guide. But I had a problem.So as I read the manual I ask the fpllowing question.
I am trying to burn an avi file (75 minutes) onto DVD with toast. The encoding takes really long. I decided to use Compressor for the first time. The first thing I noticed without proceeding to the encoding step is that once the avi file is dropped in Compressor and I press preview, there is no audio. I get audio with mpeg or mov files.
Is it a question of Compressor settings or do I have to convert the avi file into say mpeg or mov before encoding with Compressor? The avi file came on a DVD as data and is not from one of my FCP projects.
Thanks.
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There are many types of AVIs, and its not always possible to kmow what codecs were used to create them. Depending on the power of your MAC, a 75-min encode and burn using Toast may take a few hours, but so too will encoding with Compressor. Rather than trying to learn Compressor, you’re probably better off just going with Toast and hoping for the best.
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