Hello again Sulafa,
"ffmpegX" will let you do the conversion, though you'll need to
download the Quicktime MPEG2 Playback component, to playback mpeg-2.
You can also use "VLC Media Player" or "Mplayer" for playback.
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"ffmpegX can read MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DIVX 3, 4, 5, XviD, non-encrypted
VOB, Quicktime .mov, DV, WAV, Real Audio, H263(+) (RealVideo 1.0),
PGM, YUV, PPM, AC3, PCM8/16 bits, mulaw/Alaw, WMA, SUN AU format, MP2,
MP3, MJPEG and even more formats, and encode them to DivX, XviD, VCD,
CVD, SVCD and DVD,...
(...)
When encoding to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 it can also author the video as VCD
or K/XVCD (.bin/.cue files for burning with Toast by dropping the .bin
into VCD window) or as SVCD, CVD or K/XSVCD (two .img files to be
burned in Toast under Multitrack XA window), or as DVD (/DVD/ folder
for burning in Toast DVD mode, and .img file for burning in Disk Image
app or Toast disk"
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
ffmpegX is a shareware -
"You can try the program for free to see if you like it and if it
brings you added value in operating dozens of Unix tools without need
of typing any command line. The trial version is fully functional
excepted for the "SVCD>DVD" and "DVD>DVD4GB" tools, and is not
time-limited.
* To register, pay the $15 registration fee via Paypal by clicking on
this link. You will receive in your email a key which will deactivate
the reminder message displaying at launch of the application."
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/register.html
ffmpegX download and download instructions
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/download.html
In order to playback mpeg-2, you will need to use VLC Media Player,
MPlayer or the the Quicktime mpeg-2 player component. To comply with
applicable laws and licensing terms, the mpeg2enc, mencoder and
mplayer components are not distributed with ffmpegX, and must be
downloaded and installed separately. You may prefer the Quicktime
Mpeg-2 player component, as you probably already have Quicktime or
Quicktime Pro but you'll need to purchase it. VLC and MPlayer are free
programs.
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Quicktime 6 mpeg-2 playback component ($19.99)
"QuickTime 6 now has the ability to play back MPEG-2 content via the
QuickTime 6 MPEG-2 Playback Component. It is available as an add-on to
QuickTime 6 for $19.99 in the Apple Store online."
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/mpeg2playback/
To buy online, go to
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/buy/mpeg2playback.html
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VLC Media Player (freeware)
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
You can download it here
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
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You can also use MPlayer OSX
http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/
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I hope this answers your question.
regards,
jackburton-ga
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Sources:
DVDRHelp.com Forum - "Best Mac tool for .mov to MPEG-2 conversion?"
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/archive/t160336.html
Apple website - Quicktime products
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/
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