MPEG2 Works app

NEW Version 3.5.4 is out: still 10$ shareware...

Version 3.5.4 is free of charge for all registered users of 3.0...Download link will be sent to them...as usual..:)..All registered users with AOL, verizon.net and cox.net email adress should send me a new contact e-mail adress, 'cause those servers wont accept update info mails from me...

Added/Fixed in version 3.5.4:

Please submit any ideas for improvement at MPEG2 Works Forum site. We hope to add the most requested options if at all possible so don't be timid to ask.

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Review of MPEG2 Works by Paul Constantine posted on macintouch.com

I have faced the problem of having PAL encoded digital files (no, not commercial movies!) that played fine on my Mac, but I wanted to be able to burn to DVD and play on the big TV/home theater system. I tried a number of solutions, but the one that did the best was MPEG2Works. It's 10 dollar shareware and not the fastest thing in the world (start encodes the evening before and they're ready to go in the morning) that has a whole bunch of other tricks up it's sleeve as well. The author maintains a forum where he graciously takes all questions (and answers them!). It will create a MPEG2 encoded video file and a separate audio file. For the hell of it, I took the audio file, easily converted it to AIFF, then ran it through A Pack (part of DVD Studio Pro) to put mono tracks to 4 channels, or mirror a 2 channel signal on the surround speakers but add a touch of echo to the 2 channels I send to the surrounds) and ended up with a Dolby Digital DVD that sounds quite spacious.

About MPEG2 Works

Users comments

This 3 applications bundle will help You to author/convert Your movies to MPEG2/MPEG1 DVD/SVCD/VCD ready Audio/Video files...

Available options:

- DVD/SVCD/VCD PAL/NTSC MPEG2/MPEG1 conversions
- "Custom" conversions section [MPEG1/MPEG2 user configurable conversions]
- ReplayTV MPEGs conversion to DVD/SVCD ready MPEG2 movies /does NOT work with EyeTV 500 HDTV files/
- "Tools" tab with Mux/Demux/Split/Join MPEG options
- "Audio" tab with options to work with AC3,WAV,AIFF,MP2 audio files
- PAL/NTSC VOB > SVCD conversion
- Making burnable DVD/SVCD [VIDEO_TS/CD-XA] Images options
- Cinemascope [2.21:1] to 16:9 PAL/NTSC DVD/SVCD conversion
- SVCD Wide /16:9/ to 4:3 letterboxed conversion
- Half-D1 MPEG2 conversion options for backup purposes
- Terminal output /You can watch progress in Terminal, and start simultaneous conversions/
- Info on passed conversion time at the "complete" window
- MPEG Info tool
- Français, Italiano and Deutsch localization files
- No installation needed; Just copy to HDD and start to work
- Export2DV application [Export Your MPEG/VRO/VOB/ReplayTV files to DV for editing in iMovie]
- DVD converter application [Convert Your VOB's from PAL > NTSC and NTSC > PAL]

Me and my friends tested MPEG2Works 3 with over 20 input movie formats and everything worked great...
After that use options from "REC" tab /NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO/ under "DVD/SVCD" menu to create burnable DVD VIDEO_TS folder or for SVCD CD-XA images...or "Sizzle" and VCD Builder apps...

So now burning your home/presentation movies is a simple 3-step process...Easy as it can be...

Requirements:

- Mac OSX 10.2 or later and MPEG2 component for QuickTime from Apple

Installation:

- Copy the "MPEG2 Works" and other 2 helper applications to your hard disk...

NOTES:

-You MUST have Quick Time PRO and Apple MPEG2 QuickTime component installed for "Export2DV" app to work...
- Anyone who expirianced -2700 error should check MPEG2 Works forum.

I hope You'll find solution there...If not, please check "Watch in Terminal" button before You start the conversion, and then send me the text from Terminal window....Then I'll see what is wrong and I'll be able to help You....

Operation:

Launch the MPEG2 Works application and choose type of conversion...

NOTE:

If You having troubles converting AVI DivX into DVD/SVCD MPEG2 use DivX Doctor II first, then convert produced .mov with my app.

Usage Tip:

Under "ReplayTV" section You can convert any MPEG1/MPEG2 filo into DVD/SVCD ready MPEG2...

NEW FORUM: MPEG2 Works, DVD/SVCD/VCD creation/authoring..Mac only..

MPEG2 Works Forum

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"Thanks for a great product Serbian and keep up the excellent work!"

V. Baldacchino

"Everything is working wonderfully. Thank you very much, I consider this $10 well spent."

G. S. Mendez

"Dude! This program is just what the doctor ordered. I had been worrying about how and if I was ever going to able to make iMovies (Video CD's) that would fill the whole screen of my TV.
This program does it perfectly.Simply amazing! You are the man!"

M. H. Arce

"This program worked flawlessly for me. The technical support was excellent. The developer answered all of my questions in a timely manner. This program is easily worth 10 times the price that they charge for it."

Bob Weaver fireworksland.com

"I just want to thank you for your wonderful software and updating services. i have really enjoyed using the bundle i purchased, and send my gratitude for your timely updates and support. what a pleasure it is to deal with someone who stands behind his product in this way!"

Robert Connell

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FAQ /Frequently Asked Questions/...

Q:
Hi there, I'm new to all this mpeg encoding stuff and am wondering if you could give me a few pointers on how to convert a DVD to VCD. I have the main VOB files for the movie decoded on my HD, from there it's all a mystery.
Hope you can help or maybe you could point me to some web sites that explain the process.

A:
OK...Here You go...
First download my app..:))....Then You should rip Your DVD with OSEx to get the VOB...If You did that the next is piece of cake...with my app of course..:)
Just choose from DVD/SVCD tab PAL or NTSC...Then choose VOB > SVCD 4:3 or 16:9...That is aspect ratio of an image...If the image of Your VOB when You play it is like a square You should use 4:3...After that be patient...VOB will be reencoded in SVCD (Super Video CD, which is much better then VCD and it also plays in standalone VCD or DVD players)...When my app finishes Youll get 3 files: Audio, Video and muxed MPEG with .mpg extension....MPEG file You can play on Your comp...With other 2 files use "Sizzle" app (find it on Versiontracker) and make Toast burnable SVCD image...After burning play it in Your external DVD player...

Q:
Hey Serbian,
I ran your app for the first time today, and am getting a applescript error that says it can't find any audio in the VOB (make an NTSC SVCD from a DVD VOB). The VOB has audio in it when i play it in VLC. Any ideas?

A:
Ya...It is probbably AC3 sound that makes the trouble...Choose one of the VOB > SVCD scripts.....You have to rip VOB to HDD first..

Q:
thanks. :)
now, if the vob is one of several parts on the dvd, how can i join them all as mp2s and m2vs before i make the svcd?

A:
Rip DVD with "0SEx 0.0110a1" by choosing longest title under "title" button, one audio track under "Aud" button, subtitle off and under "fmt" button choose "Prog.streams"...Youll get one BIG VOB file...Then choose one of VOB > SVCD scripts depending on screen aspect and resolution of DVD You ripped....and be patient..:)

Q:
Hi. I just saw your mpeg2works program for OS X. I'm very new to video. I'm trying to find a way to convert Quicktime movies to VCD. Is this what mpeg2works will do? If not, would you please help me to understand what your program does? Also, what program (if not yours) could I use to convert a Quicktime movie to VCD? Thank you VERY much for any help you can give me.

A:
Of course it will do...You have options to convert Your movie to VCD, SVCD and DVD ready MPEGs...SVCD is much better quality then VCD and it also plays in standalone DVD players...You have to know that Your movie must have sound to properly convert to VCD/SVCD/DVD...
VCD making can be done under VCD tab in my app with VCD PAL or VCD NTSC scripts...After that find "VCD Builder" app on Versiontracker and make Yourself burnable CD with files my app produced...

Q:
A musician/promoter friend has asked me to make a VHS tape from a VCD (made in Windows)...I thought I could import it into Final Cut Express and then Print to Tape...but it's muxed, and I can't seperate the sound and video...It plays in QT, but loses the sound when saved from it...How can I UnMux it and then get it into my editor...

A:
Just use bundled Export2DV application...

Q:
I've a problem wen I try to encode a .mov file without audio: the program crashes and I've to 'force quit'. It's .mov that I've create with Keynote, to show with a normal dvd/VCD/SVCD player. Is there any way to encode with your soft this kind of .mov?

A:
Navigate under "Custom" section and encode it there...

Q:
Hi serbian,
First, really nice work and a very useful app. I read in the read me you tested with 20 different formats, bang, the first one i tried failed :-) XVID 640x480, audiocodec:framecopy...
The problem is that mpeg2 works cannot detect the audio (nor did any other app i tried). I had to run divx doctor first on that file, then it worked with mpeg2 works.

A:
DivX is one heavy format...Especially audio part...You are right about audio...My app cannot detect framecopy audio...But any other in Divx files can /mp3,wav,pcm...

Q:
Hello,
I have used your app, and have had success where I didnt elsewhere! I have been searching for a tool like this to convert a lot of NTSC cartoons to PAL... And FFmpeg seemed to have problems... But yours works...nearly! My problem is when I convert a long mpeg1 movie to dvd, all I get is a .m2v file, no audio, and no mpeg! Using the mpeg1-mpeg2 in vcd section works... But of course only makes a 60 min mpeg and loses the rest. Is there a way round my problem.

A:
Navigate to "ReplayTV" section and convert Your files there, with the appropriate preset button...

Q:
I purchased my 1st DVD recorder console, a Pan DME-100H. It is a pretty amazing machine with a 120gig drive,DVD-RAM, and DVD-R dubbing routines. I downloaded (for a fee) READDVD for OSX from Software Architects and "viola" the files on the DVD-RAM cartridge appear on the OSX desktop. What I have is a folder with a VR_MANGR.BUP , VR_MANGR.IFO , and lastly a VR_MOVIE.VRO . The MOVIE file opens and plays nicely with audio in VLAN (almost everything seems to open in VLAN) but not in Quicktime or DVD Player, and it won't import into DVD Studio Pro or FCP. It won't append. I am going to try to import back to OS9 and try my old GREAT VIDEO conversion utility. Does anyone have any insight here? And the D+ thing, I think it sucks but I'll live without it.

A:
Choose "Demultiplex VOB/VRO with AC3 sound" under "Mux/demux" tab on "Tools" menu and please let me know what happened...

Reply:
Wow! Your resultant mpg video & AC3 audio files imported directly into DVDSP and previewed clearly and in synch right away! In case no one has read the posts leading up to this... Dub your recorded files off your HDD of your Panasonic DVD recorder to it's DVD-RAM disc. Make sure you have initallized your machine with ReadDVD by installing and restarting (a royal PIA as my G4 won't read DVD-R's when this is installed and you have to run a terminal de-installer to remove it) so your UDF DVD-RAM disc is recognized by the machine(DVD_RAM drive required). Then demux your .VOR file with MPEG2 Works with AC3 option selected. You now have dvd burnable files for your Mac converted from your Panasonic DVD recorder! THANK YOU SERBIAN.

DISCLAIMER

MPEG2 Works 3 is a shareware and for some functions of the program provides GUI /Graphical User Interface/ for more convenient way of operating existing freeware Unix CLI tools developed by third parties, covered by GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, and running outside the MPEG2 Works 3 application, listed hereafter:

mpeg2enc
mplex
mp2enc
(CVS Aug 15, 2002)
© 2000-2002 Rainer Johanni, Andrew Stevens, Gernot Ziegler, Xavier Biquard, Ronald Bultje et al.
Altivec optimizations by James Klicman
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mjpeg

yuvscaler
(CVS Sep 24, 2002)
© 2001-2002 Xavier Biquard

bbDMUX
Brent Beyeler (beyeler@home.com)
speed increases by, Apachez and Christian Vogelgsang

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE