Mpeg2 / Svcd

[snazz]

does anyone know if there is a program for mac that allows us to view MPEG2 (.m2v) format? Ive tried programs like MPEG2Decoder that supposedly decode it into quicktime format, but i haven't been able to get them to work. any help would be appreciated

pete

 

[blackhand]

Cleaner 5 can convert mpeg 2 files into pretty much any other video codec (.mov, mpeg 1, etc.)

The software comes bundled with FCP 2 but is also available for purchase seperately. It's made by Terran.

 

[AdmiralAK]

yes and it takes FOREVER to do
(not to mention that it crashed an hour into decoding on my G3/350 )

Converting is nice if you canna make a VCD...but if you jsut want to view something there is no sense in waiting for hours to convert and clutter your HD with lower quality vids

we need a better solution

Admiral

 

[byronw70]

Upon some looking about, I have found this player. You have to move the mpg files of of the VCD, but then they play fine at full screen etc. I repeat MPG2 video seems tobe fully playable with this



Check this link out

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download.html

The writer of the article that I read recommended that you install teh developer tools, compile videolan using the source, and run it from the command line. This is supposed to be better. I will try this (whe I figure out how to use them) using the source code. This may allow playback from the disk. As I needed a commercial DVD player for my PC to play these, I am pretty happy with this start. I hope that this helps out any other frustrated SVCD wanna players

If anyof you can post instructions on how to compile the code, so that I can have a crack at compiling the source, that would be gret. This hopefully could lead to the ability to play scvd's as svcd's as apposed to mpg2 files

 

[edX]

is this the decoder you are talking about?

perhaps the new update is better