![]() Note: VOB files from most retail DVD’s cannot be opened directly in MPEG Streamclip. If you see your video on the screen loaded, you are set to go. ![]() MPEG Streamclip will give you guidance along the way if it encounters any problems. From FILE, Select OPEN FILE and select the file you want to open. Not really lossless but with its low compression rate, considered the format for minimal loss by professionals and prosumers.įLV – Flash, the standard on YouTube and many other internet video sites. VRO and others are video from camcorders and DVD-recorders.ĪVI and WMV are popular from the Windows side.ĭV – common output format from many editors and used by some camcorders. What can it convert from to MPEG-4? Practically every format know to man and many known only to video geeks but the most important ones include: VOB, VRO and other DVD-R formats AVI & WMV DIVX DV and one of the best FLV converters … beating most in the $500 range. To me, MPEG StreamClip’s most important function is the ability to convert to MPEG-4 to play on my Mac, my iPod and coming soon (for me), the iPhone & AppleTV. While most of the conversion choices are nice (well actually, really great) – I don’t need video on my PSP (it’s about 27th on my list though □ ) nor I need to be able to make VCD’s anymore … so you are on your own there but since it can do a great WHATEVER to MPEG-4 conversion, it should also do a great job in whatever your specific format needs are. ![]() The most impressive thing about StreamClip is how well is it maintain the original file’s “perceived” resolution in its conversion to something else. It’s a little too much to paste it all in here so at the end is their own blurb.** Chances are it already is so if you didn’t know it could grab YouTube clips then I hope you learned something with this post.MPEG StreamClip is the final piece to your Mac video editing and converting all-star lineup.*įrom their own description, there is practically nothing StreamClip can’t do … and in reality, they pretty much deliver exactly what they promise. It is free (available for both Mac and Windows) and should be in every editor’s toolbox. MPEG Streamclip from Squared 5 is a Swiss Army knife of post-production. Then again maybe MPEG Streamclip has been able to do this all along! I’m sure it’s all entirely legal but could be broken by YouTube at any point so your mileage may vary. I was using the beta version 1.9.3b7 to make this work. Leave that checked and you’ll get an HD version of the clip if it is available. If you notice in the above image there’s a radio button for HD. There I choose the iTunes button that has presets for most Apple devices:ĭownload is my favorite option and it will do just that: download the YouTube clip to your hard drive. I’m usually wanting to convert the clip to an MP4 for playback on an iPhone or iPad so I choose Export to MPEG-4. Open will open the YouTube clip in the MPEG Streamclip window where you can then do just about anything with the clip that you would with any other clip in an MPEG Streamclip window.Ĭonvert takes you to the MPEG Streamclip task box. There’s a number of option here worth exploring but the most important ones are on the left. You’ll then get a dialog box where you can paste the YouTube URL: First, find your YouTube clip of choice and copy the URL. ![]() Have you ever tried to download a YouTube clip? If you Google “how to download YouTube videos” then you’re faced with an overwhelming number of links and options that often don’t work or look to be some type of scam. I’m not sure how long MPEG Streamclip has had this function but I’m going to chalk it up to you learn something new every day. That is one of those tasks that has come up time and time again and I’ve often struggled with how to make it happen. File this post under “how in the hell did I not know MPEG Streamclip could do this!” This being take the URL of a YouTube video and convert it into a usable file.
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