MPEG Streamclip 1.2 for Windows XP/Vista
Copyright © 2006-2008 Squared 5
HIGH-QUALITY CONVERTER FOR MPEG-1/MPEG-2 FILES AND TRANSPORT STREAMS WITH PLAYER AND EDITING SUPPORT, SUITABLE FOR MPEG-2 CAMCORDERS, DVD AND DVHS RECORDERS, DVB SET-TOP BOXES; COMPATIBLE WITH MANY AUTHORING APPLICATIONS.
NOW CAN MAKE, EXPORT AND EDIT DIVX MOVIES; IMPROVED iPOD EXPORT FROM AVI, DIVX, MPEG; VIDEO FILE DOWNLOAD. COMPATIBLE WITH YOUTUBE MP4 VIDEOS.
Requirements: Windows XP or Vista; KL QuickTime Alternative 1.81, or Apple QuickTime 7 and later. For MPEG-2, install QuickTime Alternative 1.81 (exactly this version) with the Extra QuickTime plugins.
To make/edit/export DivX movies you have to install the 3ivx codec (www.3ivx.com or www.free-codecs.com/3ivx_download.htm). And make sure you have installed Windows Media Player 10 or higher.
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COPYRIGHT
This software has been written in Italy by Stefano Cinque, and it is distributed by his own company "Squared 5 srl". All the code used in this application is absolutely original, including the AC3 decoder, the AVI importer, and the tools for the DreamBox. No third party code has been used in this application, even when suitable open source code was freely available. And the design of this software is also original; no third party applications have been reverse engineered to make MPEG Streamclip work. This application works just because it's well written, and works well because it does not make use of recycled source code.
NEW IN VERSION 1.2
CONVERSIONS
Added a simple watermarking feature, with a new text field in the Adjustments panel. The text will be superimposed in the lower-right corner of the exported movie or frame.
Added two presets for the iPhone, you'll find them with the "iTunes..." button in Export to MPEG-4, and also in Export to Other Formats for some formats.
Solved a compatibility issue with the Avid DV codec.
Minor fixes and improvements.
Added a cropping option to choose whether you want to crop the source frame, the destination frame, or crop and scale the destination.
Added an option to save a file as DV using the "Save As" command; it works only if the source file format is DV.
Batched "Save As" allows to choose the destination file format.
Added support for AIFF files created with some Windows applications.
Fixed an issue in which the data rate limit was not enabled for 3ivx 5.0.
Fixed a potential problem with very long NTSC movies and frame blending.
Improved export of progressive download movies.
Improved AVI 2.0 export.
More audio sample rates in the exporters
Added some presets for the Apple TV
Video exporters can export just the audio track if you choose "No Video", or the source has no video tracks
All "Convert to" commands except "Convert to TS REC" and "Convert to TS VID" can convert all audio tracks of the MPEG stream; all "Demux" commands are still limited to only one audio track per pass (but this may change in the future).
The preference option "Fix streams with data breaks" can repair more audio breaks
Fixed a problem which could cause the MPEG-4 export to fail near the end of encoding
"Save As" now saves all audio tracks even after editing, regardless of preference settings
"Save As" after "Fix Timecode Breaks" now saves the fixed timecode instead of the original timecode
Export of progressive download movies works as expected, even when the movie has not been fully loaded
The frame exporter remembers the name of the last exported picture, and adds a number when used multiple times
EXPORT TO OTHER FORMATS
A new "Export to Other Formats" command adds a completely new way of exporting files and movies with MPEG Streamclip. Most QuickTime-compatible exporters can be used with MPEG Streamclip now.
Note that only some exporters are recognized by MPEG Streamclip. Also note that there are still some bugs and issues with some exporters.
Finally, note that the preview window in "Export to Other Formats" shows the pictures BEFORE ENCODING, not after encoding like in other export commands. To check the actual video quality you have to open the destination file. You don't have to export the whole movie to check the quality since in most cases, if you stop an export operation you may still get a valid exported file.
OPEN URL
Added playback support for YouTube.
Fixed download support for YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo! Video.
Added playback and download support for Veoh videos: the movies will be opened in their original full-quality format (if that format is supported by MPEG Streamclip).
Fixed a problem when opening with Open URL some movies without sound.
Fixed a bug in the Open URL command.
Added download support for Yahoo! Video movies.
Added an option to convert movies while downloading them; currently does not work with WMV or FLV movies since playback and conversion of WMV and FLV is not yet supported.
Renamed the options "Open as streamed file" and "Open as remote file" respectively to "Progressive download" and "Random access".
The option "Random access" can open HTTP and now even FTP streams, without prior download.
MPEG files larger than 4GB can be opened in their full length with "Random access"
PLAYBACK
The Home and End keys (close to the Page Up/Down keys) can be used to skip about 1 minute forward/backward; for some streams these keys may attempt to reach a keyframe for faster access.
With URL-based streams opened with random access, if you click the central Play button of the player, at least 5 seconds of the stream will be preloaded before playback starts; other buttons/keys will preload only 1 second.
BATCH LIST
Concurrent tasks: a new option lets you choose the number of simultaneous tasks to be performed, up to 4 tasks at the same time (note: this feature does not take advantage of multiple processors yet).
Another option automatically starts batch processing as soon as you add a task.
If you use "Add Files..." more than once, an option lets you reuse the previous folder and settings.
Added the "Open Anyway" option to the batch list
Batch download of all movies in a page (e.g. search results) from YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo! Video
Redirection of a single file allows you to change the destination folder as well as the destination filename
In some cases, when you add files to the batch files and some destination files already exist, you may opt for automatic renaming
Less memory used when batch downloading URL-based files
OPEN FILES
Fixed a problem with some AVI movies that failed to open properly or played just a little part.
COMPATIBILITY
Fixed a sound playback issue with some DivX files and QuickTime 7.5.
Fixed some compatibility issues with Windows Vista, and a problem with Windows XP.
Fixed an issue which prevented downloading videos from Google Video.
Fixed a compatibility issue with YouTube
Added compatibility with .TOD files (JVC)
PREFERENCES
The preference option "Resample audio to 48 kHz" now works with Convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio if the source is MP2 audio with a sample rate less than 48 kHz. Re-encoding of MP2 is performed with the bitrate specified with MP2 Encoding Bitrate.
Setting to preserve MPEG-1/2 frames or GOPs at In/Out when converting, exporting, trimming, cutting
Setting to resample audio when converting MPEG-1/2 with audio format conversion
Setting to disable conversion of multiple audio tracks in "Convert to" and convert just one audio track, like in previous versions
Separate settings for audio level (volume) of MP2 conversion, one for encoding and the other for decoding. Default is "normal level".
FILE MENU
New Open DVD command; if the batch list is open it can also batch convert a DVD
Can read and create AVI 2.0 files (they can be larger than 4 GB)
Can open all AIFF and MP3 files; can read and multiplex little-endian AIFF files
New Export Audio command with uncompressed, AAC, MP2 and even MP3 (if you have Windows Media Player 10 or later)
Some "Convert to" and all "Demux" commands have been moved to submenus
EDIT MENU
Added the standard command "Select All" which works exactly as "Cancel Selection" in the player window.
Added the "Go to Time" command which allows to move to a specific time (if you enter a time and no "-" characters) or to change the selection (if you enter one or two times and one "-" character); colons are optional. With the same command you can also read or copy/paste the current time or the current selection (by choosing between "Time" or "Selection" if necessary).
Added a "Delete Audio Track" command to remove the current audio track from a stream; it does not change the source file and it can be undone with "Undo" or "Revert All".
ENIGMA
Fixed a timeout problem when batch downloading or deleting more than 50 files at once from the DreamBox.
Fixed some compatibility issues with newer DreamBox firmware images.
ADJUSTMENTS
Added automatic volume control setting for export: useful for camcorder movies but not recommended for music or high quality audio tracks.
OVERVIEW OF MPEG STREAMCLIP
MPEG Streamclip is a converter, an exporter, a player, an editor, a downloader.
It can open many file formats: muxed files MPEG, MPG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, DCM, VDR, PVR; transport streams TS, M2T, MTS, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, TP, TP0, TRP, TOD; demuxed files M2V, M1V, MPV, AIFF, AIF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3; QuickTime-compatible files MOV, DV, AVI, MP4, DIVX; pictures TIFF, JPEG.
MPEG Streamclip supports MPEG-1 video, MPEG layer 1/2 audio, AC3/A52 audio and PCM audio. MPEG-2 video is supported if you have QuickTime Alternative 1.81 ($0) and you chose to install the Extra QuickTime plugins.
If you have Apple QuickTime, and you do not want to replace it with QuickTime Alternative, you can buy the MPEG-2 Playback Component ($19.99) from Apple.
To open or encode DivX files, you have to install 3ivx for Windows ($0 if you choose version 3ivx D4 4.5.1, available here: http://www.free-codecs.com/3ivx_download.htm), and update Windows Media Player to version 10 or higher. Audio playback/conversion for DivX is supported.
WMV and FLV files are not supported yet.
Converter features:
– from MPEG, MPG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, DCM, VDR, PVR, TS, M2T, MTS, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, TP, TP0, TRP, TOD
to MPEG, TS, REC, VID, M2V, AIFF, MPA, AC3
– multiplexing of M2V, M1V, MPV files with AIFF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3 files
(just open the M2V or M1V file, and the audio file with the same name will be multiplexed on the fly).
– very fast, no loss of video quality, perfect audio/video sync
– compatible with DVD authoring applications
– special Headed format to import unsupported frame sizes in DVD authoring applications
– special Unscaled demuxed files, for the QuickTime Pro media authoring application
– can automatically join multiple VOB or TS files
– manual command to scan the stream and fix timecode breaks
– batch conversion
Exporter features:
– from MOV, DV, AVI, DIVX, MP4, WMV, FLV, MPEG, MPG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, DCM, VDR, PVR, TS, M2T, MTS, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, TP, TP0, TRP, M2V
to MOV, DV, AVI, DIVX, MP4
– supports any QuickTime-compatible video codec available for Windows, and many audio formats
– very high quality encoding, all in YUV color space, either unscaled or with 2D-FIR scaling (better than bicubic)
– motion-adaptive deinterlacing and chroma reinterlacing, with perfect audio/video sync
– internal high-quality audio resampler
– batch export
– concurrent tasks in batch
Player features:
– playback of QuickTime-compatible files
– playback of muxed/demuxed MPEG/VOB files and transport streams with MPEG, AC3, PCM/AIFF audio
– playback of MPEG files larger than 4GB, or segmented in many files
– support for multiple audio tracks in transport streams and MPEG/VOB files
– full screen playback, zoom with arrow keys
Editor features:
– cut/copy/paste of MPEG files and transport streams, at keyframe (GOP) level
– frame accurate cut/copy/paste of QuickTime files
– trimming function, with unique "revert trimming" feature
– access to keyframes with arrow keys
– edit list
Downloader features:
– playback and download of AVI, DIVX, MOV, MP4 files directly over the Internet
– in some cases, playback and download of video files by entering the address of the web page in which the file is embedded
– editing before saving the movie to disk
– batch download
And many more features are available!
IF YOUR FILE DOESN'T GET CONVERTED...
Please send a mail to Squared 5. The best way to help Squared 5 in improving MPEG Streamclip is, of course, making small samples of your files available (1 MB is usually enough). The preferred way is uploading samples to a web site. The MPEG file must not contain any personal information.
SETTING PREFERENCES
You can open the preferences window of MPEG Streamclip by choosing "Preferences..." from the Window menu. Preferences are stored on disk and you won't lose them when you quit MPEG Streamclip (presets are also stored on disk, but other settings are not). You can set the following options:
Fix streams with data breaks
When checked, this option enables a special stream processing, in order to repair audio and video and recover audio/video synchronization in streams that present data breaks. It works when you use Export, Convert, Demux. This option makes the conversion a little bit slower, however you would better enable it when you are converting transport streams from TV broadcastings or digital video tapes.
Fast decoding of data breaks
When a transport stream has many data breaks, exporting it may take forever. With this option you can speed up decoding of data breaks and make export faster. This option has effect only on transport streams, not with other MPEG files: if you have a muxed MPEG file with many data breaks and you want to export it quickly, you can convert it in a transport stream using "Convert to TS...", then open the TS file, enable this option and export it.
Preserve GOPs at In/Out
Editing of MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files is not frame accurate: MPEG Streamclip cuts at GOP or keyframe level (see the section "Editing the stream"). With this option you can choose whether MPEG Streamclip should discard or preserve the GOPs (Group Of Pictures between two keyframes) when the In or Out points are not set to a keyframe and you make a cut, trim, or convert/export from In to Out.
By default, if the In and Out points are not keyframes, GOPs that are located at In and Out will be discarded: the Cut command cuts more than selection and the Trim command trims less than selection. When this option is enabled, these GOPs at In/Out are preserved, so the Cut command cuts less than selection and the Trim command trims more than selection.
Convert only one audio track
Since version 1.2, the "Convert to" commands can convert all the audio tracks. Enable this option if you want to convert only the audio track chosen with the "Audio PID" pop-up menu.
This option has no effect on other conversion commands. The "Demux to" and "Export" commands always process only one audio track, while the "Save As" command always saves all audio tracks regardless of this settings.
Resample audio at 48 kHz
When you enable this option and you use a "Convert to" or "Demux" command that performs an audio conversion (for instance from MP2 to AIFF), the sample rate will be changed to 48 kHz, if not already at 48 kHz.
This option has no effect if the conversion command does not perform any audio conversion (for instance from MP2 to MP2/MPA); but when enabled, as a special case, the command "Convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio..." changes the sample rate to 48 kHz even if the source audio format is MP2.
Don't open preview when exporting
Does not open the preview window when exporting to QuickTime, DV, AVI. This speeds up conversion by about 1%. Anyway, you can open and close the preview window at any time, while and after exporting, with "Show Exporter Preview" from the Window menu and "Close" from the File menu.
Preview all frames
When this option is enabled, and you click "Preview", the exporter preview shows all encoded frames; when disabled, only some sample frames (typically, keyframes) are shown in the preview window. But when you click "Make" to export a file, only sample frames are shown regardless of this setting.
MP2 Encoding Bitrate
Sets the bitrate used for MP2 (MPA) encoding, it affects the commands "Convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio", "Demux to M2V and MPA", "Demux to MPA", "Demux to Headed M2V and MPA". It has no effect on the audio bitrate setting of the export window.
MP2 Encoding Level
Sets the audio level for MP2 (MPA) encoding; it affects the commands "Convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio", "Demux to M2V and MPA", "Demux to MPA", "Demux to Headed M2V and MPA", but unlike the previous preference it also affects the "Export" commands when they encode MPEG Layer 2 audio. For more details see the section "Audio modes and MPEG audio".
MP2 Decoding Level
Sets the default audio level for MP2 (MPA) decoding in the "Audio Mode" pop-up menu. It also lets you set the MP2 decoding audio level for batch processing, when you add the files through "Add Files" and the "Audio Mode" selector is not available. For more details see the section "Audio modes and MPEG audio".
Play streams with "user data"
Some broadcasted transport streams (especially from CanalSatellite France) have junk "user data" that may prevent playback. The player shows a completely white picture (Intel) or becomes "transparent" and the 5 blue dots appear behind it (PowerPC/Rosetta). But if you enable this option and reopen the stream, user data will be overwritten and you will be able to play and convert it without problems. This setting has effect only on transport streams; please enable it only if you have this problem.
Clear "composite display flag"
A very advanced setting, it makes a small change in the stream to fix a possible compatibility issue with some DVD players that use the Zoran chipset. Do not enable this option, unless you have one of these DVD players and you are experiencing small green squares during playback.
AVI Settings
These advanced settings change the way AVI files are saved and exported. "Slow rendering" will improve the rendering quality of cuts when saving an edited AVI file back to AVI using "Save As..." (every cut must be encoded again when saving as AVI); but it has no effect on "Export to AVI...".
On the other hand, "VBR Audio" ...
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