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superpoincare
13th February 2008, 14:45
I have been trying meGUI for some time now and I notice that it is difficult to get an output which QuickTime understands fully.

(I use it to get MPEG-2 files to mp4s)

I understand that QT doesnt play all the profiles but some profiles like CE-QuickTime of Sharktooth have issues e.g. Quickime plays the output but cant be transcoded by QT Pro. The result is a small file.... this has to do with the fact that when I look in the video properties in QT the data size and data rate showup as -NA-

Can someone suggest how I can solve this ?

What I am saying is that there are two types of problems...

1. Quicktime doesnt recognize the H.264 file... cant solve... QT is bad
2. Quicktime recognizes the H.264 encode but QTPro cannot transcode this mp4. I dont think this is QT's problem.
Sharktooth
13th February 2008, 15:02
both are CrapTime's problems. the files produced by x264 are perfectly spec compliant while CrapTime it's completely weird...
anyway, it's not a megui problem since megui it's only a gui and relies on other softwares.
superpoincare
13th February 2008, 15:07
Okay Sharktooth I accept your word...
Sharktooth
13th February 2008, 15:10
maybe you can improve compatibility using raw streams for audio and video
superpoincare
13th February 2008, 20:26
will try...

another issue is that sometimes the frames look greyish... e.g a black frame (blank) on the original looks greyish in the encode... donno if this is a "CrapTime" issue or an x264 issue or an MeGUI issue...
Sharktooth
13th February 2008, 21:53
CrapTime. If you play the file in another media player you will see the black is... black :)
Ajax_Undone
14th February 2008, 03:27
CrapTime sux... I use Media Player Classic... it gets the job done plus it gives you info on currently playing videos...

All around goodness...

"Do to the fact that Microsoft owns a %95 market share it leaves Apple to pick up the pieces and produce crappy software, but by the same token Microsoft being the kings of the corporate latter feel that less then operable software should be their motto... There for Open Source is the way to go... Being you are needing a Media player that Works; agh Media player Classic seems to be the right player for the job...
It receives the CBG Best Media Player Ever recognition" ~Comic Book Guy (from the Simpsons)