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Burning to DVD from HD DVR

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So I transferred a tv show from my HD DVR to my Mac and its file extension is ".m2t". I was told that you can edit/play ".m2t" files, and I would assume .MPEG files as well with MPEG Streamclip. But it won't play or edit either type of file. I did convert the original .m2t file to MPEG with MPEG Streamclip though.

What I wanted to know was if there was a free program that I could download that allows me to edit those file types, where I can cut out the commercials and stuff like that. And also to make it smaller, so that the file size isn't so big. I would like to burn it onto a DVD and watch it on an Standard Definition TV. Right now the file is over 20GB.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
 
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Try the "Export to QuickTime..." using the "Apple Intermediate Codec" or "Export to DV..." options of MPEG Streamclip and edit that in iMovie, or what ever.
 

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