On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Cathy Pountney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a small clip taken with a digital camera and the extension is MOV. I > want to convert it to AVI or something better suited so I can edit it, make > it shorter, and post it on my website. Any suggestions on how to do this?
AVI's come in all different formats. AVI is actually a 'container' format, a bit like a ZIP file. Try VirtualDub: Install the XVID codec (a binary release can be found here: http://www.koepi.info/) Load the MOV Select Video -> Compression Choose XVID and 'Configure' Select Encoding: Twopass - 1st pass OK File -> Save As AVI Enter "c:\dummy.avi" <wait> Select Video -> Compression Select Encoding: Twopass - 2nd pass Enter a target bitrate of 1000 or so (smaller = lower quality, small file) File -> Save As AVI Enter "c:\smallvideo.avi" <wait> This will give you a small file with very good quality & compression. If you want to resize the video use the filters option from the video menu and add a resize filter. Do this when you first load the MOV. This assumes you have a proper video codec for the MOV file. You might want to re-compress the audio too. Let me know if you get stuck! -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
