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(UPDATE) I have found an issue with stitching that needs fixing :0  unfortunately the files are stitched in reverse order.. doh.. i’ll get that revised asap..

This update now correctly (see post above) stitches M4V, Mp4 and AVI files, The DVD imaging code has been rewritten and will now make dvd’s if more than 1 file is in the queue, The stitching tmp error has been fixed, Chaptering now writes its own tmp logs so the MP4open bug should be fixed.

There is still plenty of work to be done yet but this update is now ready and I hope this release will fix the issues reported.

AVI Stitching is now coded, and the MP4open bug is fixed when chaptering MP4 and M4v. Tidying up the dvd code now, hope I have corrected all the issues posted – testing so far has not revealed anything else. Then will push out an update to 1.2.5 later in the week.

An update in now live for ReduxEncoder 1.2.4 this release add the stitching feature to combine files into one large file and works for Apple Device formats and MP4.

Stitching for AVI files will follow shortly.

Chapter Markers can now be encoded into m4v  files at intervals of 5, 10 or 15 minutes and are compatible for navigation within Quicktime, iTunes, and VLC.

Encoding to MP4, AVI and WMV is now possible but take note that not all feature are yet enabled for those formats.

He is a screen grab of some conversions completed today on Snow Leopard with ReduxEncoder.

To clarify why I used m4v file extensions in ReduxEncoder for its file extension for apple devices – i quote here from the elgato  forum – hope that finally clears up the matter for those who wanted to know or queried my sanity

“The difference between mp4 and m4v is the extension, the contents are identical. Unfortunately Apple’s software (both QT and AppleTV) enables certain features only if they are presented with a m4v extension, so depending on the features used we change from mp4 to m4v. An example of this is that Apple TV doesn’t play files with mixed AC-3/AAC audio unless they are in a .m4v container.”

“You can safely rename mp4 files to m4v. There is no difference between the two formats. Default association for m4v is iTunes, mp4 is QuickTime. There is a difference in what the Apple TV supports with the two formats as mentioned.”

“I think it’s more accurate to say they’re two different extensions for the same format, And the extension doesn’t necessarily imply the format, which is what a lot of people assume and has become particularly confusing with audio/video formats.”

link to original article can be found here