Tag: Final Cut

MPEG StreamClip for Mac and Windows is from SQUARED 5, http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

I use it to convert files from a Sony HandyCam that Final Cut Express can’t play properly (no audio) into a format that plays audio and doesn’t need to be rendered.

Plus, from the site: “MPEG Streamclip (with or without the MPEG-2 Playback Component) can also convert MPEG-2 transport streams into muxed MPEG-2 files”, another format the HandyCam can write.

Free, OSX and Windows versions.

Do you spend too much time rendering as you edit videos in Final Cut?

This YouTube clip, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XEjAOFsDVQ “No more rendering in Final Cut Express” shows how to cut rendering to one time.

There is a free utility mentioned in that video. Use MPEG StreamClip to convert video and audio to a format that Final Cut recognizes without rendering.

Use the free utility MPEG StreamClip to export your video to Apple DV/DVCPRO – NTSC format at Quality 100%, Sound settings: Uncompressed 48KHz. No more rendering in Final Cut!

Note: Make sure the Clip settings match the Sequence settings.