Firby
Joined: Dec 30, 2001
Posts: 31 Posted: 2002-02-09 11:59   
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Why doesn’t QT export the sound of an mpg?
I want to convert an mpg to a DV-Stream with QT Pro. it does export and all, but without sound! How do I get it to export sound as well???
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EDGar
TMO Mac Specialist
Joined: Nov 03, 2001
Posts: 439 Posted: 2002-02-09 12:40   
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you might have better luck with this in the Digital Imaging forum.

Can you export to any other formats and keep sound? what about just using a different codec in QT? I take it the .mpg file plays fine before hand?
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Firby
Joined: Dec 30, 2001
Posts: 31 Posted: 2002-02-10 04:49   
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Yup, the .mpg plays well. But I have no luck with different codecs as well. no sound anywhere.

*goes off to post the same in Didital Imaging*

this is what I posted in OS X Help, because I didn’t know where it fits. So, any idea anyone?

I have run into this problem myself a few times.

Some MPEG files I have no problem exporting the sound from. Others, I cannot seperate the sound track for nothing. I also cannot export to DV Stream or any other file type with sound while using Quicktime.

I believe it is in the way that the files are coded. That the people who originally encoded these files set up either a parameter that does not allow the sound to be transfered apart from the video, or not at all.

I have had limited success with Terran Cleaner 5 with some files. Toast 5 Titanium has handled some others to where I can export sound.

I think that this problem might just be fixed with the awaited update to MPEG-4 in Quicktime 5.1. (Hopefully it happens this time! )

Maybe someone else will have a little bit more info.

Is there a way to convert it with Final Cut Pro 2.0? It wants to render the .mpg, and that takes Eons, so I want to know b4 I do that

I have not tried any of my problem files with FCP 1 or 2.  Can’t help on that front.

I do know that after using Terran Cleaner and/or Toast 5, I can bring them into iMovie and FCP and do what I want with them.

I would give it a try. Let it render while you sleep. That is usually what i do.

Let us know what happens.