I want to translate videos shot on my digital camera (quicktime files [.mov]) into a format that MainActor can use (basically, MPEG would be best). I've got transcode working (in principle) but can't establish the correct options - it often grinds to a halt part way through the file. That is, it will process the first 20-30 frames but then stops. I've tried using kavi2svcd (my usual cheat option) but that gives the same results, whatever codecs I try and plug in (or worse - some codecs don't work at all, which I take as meaning that they do something other than what I'm trying here!). A sample transcode line that I'm using would be something like: transcode -i "/home/john/P2070032.MOV" -y mpeg2enc,mp2enc -E 44100 -F2 -w 1152 -b 64 -j 0 -o "/home/john/P2070032" This will actually produce full-length audio and video files, which I can then combine into an mpeg. However, the resulting mpeg has double the video framerate that it ought to (input file is 12.5 fps, and setting the framerate using -f12.5 seems to have no effect) and the audio is terrible - screechy, clicky sound that only vaguely resembles the input audio. I've also tried mencoder, but that just didn't work at all (it tried but produced an empty output file, complaining that the input wasn't MPEG!). Can anyone suggest how I might do this? TiA John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!