converting .mov files

Irish Nerd Club

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nice tip, i have used flip4mac, which was ok but ffmpegx works well for me because it also exports in .3gp for phones

Petrus P.

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I use RAD VIDEO TOOL. Totally free alternative of Quick Time!

hansewu

Guest

Total video converter supports mov importing internally very well, you do not need installing quicktime or correspond software.

http://www.effectmatrix.com

Irish Nerd Club

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thanks... we should get a list going and say the pros of using that product

video_chic

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I’ll have to check a couple of those out. My company just passed a policy the other day saying we can only post movies that will work with Windows Media Player or Real Media. Are there any converters out there that will convert mov files to formats that will play on both of those?

Also, does anyone know if RAD video tools can be used on a Mac? I found a PC version, which works great when I’m on a PC at work, but I just have the Mac at home, and I can’t find a version of RAD for Mac.

Irish Nerd Club

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well you can encode to real media and windows media player formatson a mac by using reelbeen or ffmpegx

video_chic

Guest

Anyone got any thoughts on Front End Convert Drop? I’ve been using it a few times, and it seems to be ok, but I never hear it mentioned anywhere. It doesn’t have many options on it though.

Irish (I think we talked about this before) I’ve tried ffmegx, and when I tried to play the file I converted with it on my PC at work (which is brand new), I got an error message, saying I was missing a codec. And I’m worried other PC users will have the same problem as me.

Irish Nerd Club

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try using reelbean its free and exports to realmedia. All computers with realplayer can read that

UroSanDiego

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USING *SWF* INSTEAD?

I know someone who put several video clips on his website as SWF clips as suggested above, and it used up all of his bandwidth rapidly. Is this really a feasible option?
Thanks!

Irish Nerd Club

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well SWF (if properly formatted)only uses the same space/bandwith as a .mov file, it was nothing to do with the swf file, it was the lack of bandwith to begin with

RyanK

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I really want one that works with a Kodak Easyshare 4.0. I don’t know the model right now because it got confiscated from the principal... it has 640x480 with good frame rate, and sometimes it works on the Easyshare Software, and sometimes it don’t. Right now the file i did convert to avi suck! well, is there one around $20.00 or lower... better yet, a free one?

video_chic

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If only I could use reel bean! I downloaded it today (got sidetracked with other things and kept putting it off) just to find out it now only runs on OS X 4 or higher. I’m still on OS X 3.9 at home and even lower at work. It probably would have been perfect, too!

Irish Nerd Club

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ill get you a version that works with 10.3.9 I need your email address

Irish Nerd Club

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ryanK what are you trying to do :


AVI ===> MOV
MOV ===> AVI

we need more details

video_chic

Guest

Hey Irish,

Sure, here’s my e-mail:

byeline@fastmail.fm

Thanks much!

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Irish, will you please help me by letting me know what program works with converting my avi movie files to mov files.
Thanks,
debwhite

Irish Nerd Club

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avi to mov on windows can be done by ulead videostudio (its not free) or quicktime pro (not free but cheaper and better than ulead), on a mac use reelbean, ffmpegx or quicktime pro

Dani

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I checked to make sure that QuickTime 7 is okay to use with Windows Me, but does anyone know if the QuickTime Pro 7 upgrade is compatible? It says that it requires XP or 2000, but has anyone used it with Windows Me? Does it work?

Irish Nerd Club

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it wont, apple software checks your os version on install also windows me would be very slow at video encoding anyway

Dani

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Thank you Irish. I spent hours downloading QuickTime 7, then on installation it checked and said it couldn’t install because I didn’t have XP or 2000. The online manual said that it was conpatible with Windows Me, but it wasn’t. I have QuickTime 6.4 already. I was wondering if QuickTime 6 Pro can convert the .mov files.