[Bouke Vahl]

Eric,
If you don’t use timecode you’re missing out on a lot of goodies.

check this:

https://endlesspicnic.com/blog/2011/11/time-code-canon-5d/

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

I agree, and no, NOT everyone is using Plural eyes!

SMPTE is nice if you got cams with a TC in function, but can be used with any device if you have an audio channel to spare.

A very cheap TC generator is Jumpstart, available for Iphone/pad.
But any device that can play back sound will do. (SMPTE / LTC is an audio signal)

Some nice info is here:
https://endlesspicnic.com/blog/2011/11/time-code-canon-5d/

And yes, i’m biased, as i’m the creator of the software mentioned…

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

well, i do something with this, it’s my living 🙂
(see my site..)

I do stuff like this also highly customized for specific questions, and normally i get paid for my work.
But this was so simple (about the command line i’ve wrote earlier) that writing the invoice would have been a major factor of the time involved…

If it works for you, great, keep it and use it!

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

well, i’ve made a very simple FFmpeg front end (user interface)

Get it here:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1278959790/6467658a42fca7a430276d587d680851

Unzip, do not remove the Xtras folder!
Run it, pick a file, it will be demuxed to filename.mpg and filename.aif, and it WILL overwrite existing files!
(so don’t pick a .mpg file as input…)

hth,

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

well, a google for ffmpeg binary mac gives you this:
ffmpegmac.net

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

well, do toy with the command line, and get a static build.
It’s really not difficult once you get the hang of it.

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

What version of FFmpeg are you using, on what platform?
And, what is your commandline (do copy/paste…)

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

Ok, spoke to soon.
I just ran a test, and it does indeed just demux, and indeed, slow.
Except from some header / footer information, the file is identical to an FFmpeg demux.

So, FFmpeg (or any front end app. like FFmpegX) will do the trick for you.

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

Well, i don’t trust the DVD SP workflow.
If it’s slow, there is something going on like transcoding.
Demuxing must be a very fast process.
Rafael told you about FFmpegX, that would be a good bet.
I would use plain FFmpeg, and use a command line.
Very easy, just run ffmpeg -i infile -vcodec copy -an video.m2v for video,
and ffmeg -i infile -vn -acodec copy audio.xxx (no idea what your extension should be)

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Bouke Vahl]

IMHO subs are best done in an extenal application.
This is not only way faster, but also gives you the option to re-use the subs for other stuff.
(not only burn in the subs, but also do ‘real’ DVD subtitles that can be turned off, same for YouTube / flash web versions, and to do multiple languages where you don’t need to re-time them, just swap out text for another language.)

But i’m a bit biased, since i wrote this:
https://www.videotoolshed.com/?page=products&pID=12

Yes, it has a learing curve, but yes, it WILL pay off!

hth,

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros