- conversion: MPEG streamclip 1.9.3b7; burning: Toast
- still missing :: how you are using these programs
- original video dimensions:720x388 ; target dimensions: ???
- avi -> mpeg4, video:h.264, sound:AAC
- original is 891.3 MB
- still missing :: what kind of hardware are you using (CPU, RAM, HD)
- 10.7.2 Lion
MPEG streamclip is a bloody complex piece of software with a lot of options for you to really mess up with ! Squared 5 are explicitly stating, that 1.9.3b7 is a beta product that might be unstable.
I've no experience at all with
Toast, but from the
Squared 5 website, I gather that it want's mpeg2 ?!? -or- that
Toast at least exports to mpeg2 when burning.
If your process is
MPEG streamclip -> intermediate file ->
Toast, you might be better off choosing AAIF (
menu::File -> Export to Other Formats) as the format for the intermediate file. AAIF is using significant amounts of HD, but it's easier on the processor & time.
Now, I'm still missing the
exact steps you've taken in your conversion process:
- how are you opening the file
- exactly which steps / menu selections did you choose when exporting / converting - if possible a screenshot if you are using one of the complex settings windows
In
menu::List -> Log Window you can check the file for errors.
Qs:
- Do you really need 1.9.3b7 or can you do with the stable 1.9.2 ?
- Have you read the requirements section on the Squared 5 website, and have you installed all of the necessary components ??? This is one place where you can really screw up
- I'ld like to see the output from menu::File -> Show Stream Info for the original file.
- can MPEG streamclip play the whole original file ?
- can you play the whole original file in other players like QuickTime X, QuickTime 7, VLC, MPlayerX ?
- are you able to convert to other formats, or does MPEG streamclip freeze under all circumstances ?
- are you able to convert from other input formats, or does MPEG stramclip freeze for these also ?
- how far does the conversion process come before it freezes ?
- When MPEG streamclip freezes, what does Activity Monitor show about the process ?
- I'ld like to see the output in the log window from the conversion process.