MPEG Streamclip crashing

Chugach3DGuy

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I have several MP4 files from some GoPro HD Hero cameras I recently used. I need to convert them to Quicktime MOVs or AVI files so I can get them into Premiere Pro CS3. Everything online I could find pointed me to MPEG Streamclip. Unfortunately, it refuses to convert anything. Whether I try one file at a time or set up a batch conversion, MPEG Streamclip works for about 2 seconds before completely crashing out. No error, no explanation, just that lovely faded window that Vista likes to show you followed by a "sorry, this program is no longer working" message.

These are all large files too. It's 1080p @30fps for approximately 2.5 hours, so nearly 14GB total, broken down into 3.66 GB MP4 files.

I'm not sure if I doing something wrong during setup, or if I need to look into using a different conversion program. What say you, fellow B-rollers?

All that I was able to find on Google were people having problems with an older version of Quicktime and complaints about MPEG Streamclip creating enormous ProRes 422 files.
 
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Necktie Boy

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Don't know if this will help, but it's free. Any Video Converter. I have just been using it to create 320 x 240 for my media player. It may work for you.
 

Chugach3DGuy

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Thanks! I'll check it out, although I've found a similar solution. There's another program out there called MP4Cam2AVI, and it got the job done without a hitch. It's pretty fast too. It supposedly doesn't transcode the video, so there is no loss of quality. I think it just takes your video and "wraps" it into an AVI or MOV file so that any NLE can accept it. So far, so good.
 

INLANDNEWS

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What kind of computer system are you running? Also do you have any programs open while running streamclip? Try re-downloading the latest version and re-installing. I use stream clip all the time with go-pro footage for import into Avid with no problems.
 

Chugach3DGuy

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I have it installed on a pretty strong system- T9900 Processor, 8GB RAM, plenty of HDD space, etc. I tried multiple times with and without anything else running, and after a hard reboot. Aside from this project where I found the workaround mentioned above, I've never had a problem with Streamclip either. In fact, I just used it a couple times today to extract video from some DVDs.

I think it has something to do with the size or length of the files I'm trying to convert. Converting 15 minutes of video from a DVD, or 5 minutes of video from my GoPro camera works just fine. However, trying to feed a 16GB mp4 file brings it right to its knees.
 
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