| Developer(s) | Squared 5 |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows/Mac OS X |
| Type | Video editing software |
| Website | www.squared5.com |
MPEG Streamclip is a freeware video editor/converter for MPEG-1/MPEG-2, and transport streams. It is created and written entirely by Squared 5 in Italy.
It is freeware that is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X.
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The conversion features are compatible with most unprotected MPEG/MPEG-2 transport streams, and can convert them into the industry standard MPEG/MPEG-2 files without re-encoding.
MPEG-2 transport streams are used in MPEG-2 Devices such as:
It can convert MPEG-2 type formats such as:
Into more compatible MPEG-2 formats:
With:
It prompts/allows you to fix timecode breaks, if you recorded multiple times in the same file. This also improves compatibility. The preference "fix streams with data breaks" should be enabled.
Compatible/Required codecs include:
For MPEG-2 compatibility with quicktime, the user must do either one of the following:
or
MPEG Streamclip can quickly cut and paste segments of video without re-encoding. You can cut, copy, and paste parts of the movie by selecting the in/out points.
By using any Quick-Time compatible codec, it can convert (transcode) from:
to
With
You need the latest version of the Quicktime mpeg2 playback component (version 7.6, from January 2009) to edit transport streams in MPEG Streamclip. If you purchased an older version, you can download the latest version at the Apple store under Account -> Downloadable Software Purchases.
Even with the newest Quicktime component, some transport streams used by cable companies, which play perfectly well in VLC, don't play audio correctly in the MPEG Streamclip editor [1]. Editing such a file nevertheless produces a new transport stream that plays perfectly well in VLC. Exporting such a file as mp4 audio and video also works correctly.