I recently imported a few personal videos I had on VHS or video 8mm tapes using Roxio Easy VHStoDVD equipment and software.

But here's the thing: the files are in .mpg format, very large, and I am wondering how I could possibly reduce them.

I tried placing them in an **After Effects** or **Premiere Pro** timeline to export in a mp4/H.264 file, but neither AE nor PP would understand the file. 

I opened one of them with **QuickTime**, thinking the Export feature might work, but it was incredibly slow and would have taken me several weeks to get it all done.

I'm looking for a solution that can be quick (or even batched) and that would output a H.264 / mp4 file - ideally somewhere around 5-10 Mbps and deinterlaced.