So the question now becomes, "Do you have the QT MPEG-2 Playback component installed on your new iMac? Another question would be "What codecs are used in the original files resourced by your "reference" files. QT X MPEG-2 codec only supports the QT X player and is primarily aimed at "muxed" MPEG-2 content in MPG, MPEG, or TS file containers but does now support AC3 audio natively whereas QT 7 still needs third-party AC3 codec support or use of MPEG Streamclip. QT MPEG-2 Playback component which should be compatible with these files only supports "classic" QT apps like QT 7/QT 7 Pro, GarageBand, MPEG Streamclip, etc. What kind of editing actions are you trying to accomplish? And did your reference to QT X v10.2 mean you are trying to do the editing in the QT X player app?įirst question: The files are M2V/AIFF MOV reference and/or standalone files.
#Mpeg 2 video codec pro
M2V video in paired elementary streams (i.e., an M2V file paired with a separate AIFF resource) will probably require the the QT MPEG-2 Playback codec be installed along with either QT 7 Pro v7.6.6 or MPEG Streamclip since (as far as I know) QT X still doesn't honor the playback of these paired files (but will play them simultaneously in separate players which may or may not remain in sync during such playback) and still doesn't seem to like MPEG-2 video in either MOV or VOB file containers which both QT 7 v7.6.6 and MPEG Streamclip can usually handle/edit. Long GOP DV-100 would probably require FCP codecs be installed on your system. That may depend on what assests you have installed on your iMac. Today while working to edit some old digitized footage I opened up some files that were shot on a Sony FX1 shot in HDV 1080i60 and digitized through FCP (Final Cut Pro) which made them into MPEG-2 Video, Linear PCM, Timecode files files.Īre the files your are referring to paired M2V and AIFF elementary stream files output by FCP for DVD Studio Pro burning or M2V/AIFF MOV reference or standalone files? (Assume you are not referring to DV-100 content in a long GOP wrapper which might be identified as MPEG-2 content or actual "muxed" MPEG-2 content here.) I have recently purchased an iMac OSX version 10.8.3 which has Quicktime v10.2. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
#Mpeg 2 video codec upgrade
My assumption is that I am going to need to purchase some upgrade to QT to get this stuff to play or hopefully download a compatible software that will make this all go away with little trouble.ĭoes anyone know of the software that could solve this problem? Any personal experience out there for solving this? Now I did read some responses that include converting the footage to H.264 or some other format, however I am dealing with over 500gb of footage so that's not really a viable issue. Also note I can open them on the QT player in the iMac and hear the audio just no video. In my research I found I can open and view the files on my iMac, if I open them with VCL.
On my older MacBook Pro 10.5.8 I can open them with Quicktime 7.6.9 and play the files without a problem (it also has FCP with Qmaster, etc). Today while working to edit some old digitized footage I opened up some files that were shot on a Sony FX1 shot in HDV 1080i60 and digitized through FCP (Final Cut Pro) which made them into MPEG-2 Video, Linear PCM, Timecode files files.