Convert .MOV files to .AVI, WMV, or MPG

[Sombeech]

Alex will laugh at this, 'cause I just told him I could do it. ----but I can't.

I've got some .mov video files I need to convert to either AVI, WMV, or MPG. I just tried some free converters, and they're crap. They aren't converting.

Anybody got any free links? Here's what I tried so far.
http://www.blazemp.com/mov_converter_software.htm
http://www.winavi.com/mov-converter.htm

[CarpeyBiggs]

You can try MPEG StreamClip. I've had purdy decent success with it. It has great instructions as well.

[Sombeech]

Thanks, I'll give it a whirl.

[hank moon]

Alex will laugh at this, 'cause I just told him I could do it. ----but I can't.

I've got some .mov video files I need to convert to either AVI, WMV, or MPG. I just tried some free converters, and they're crap. They aren't converting.

Anybody got any free links? Here's what I tried so far.
http://www.blazemp.com/mov_converter_software.htm
http://www.winavi.com/mov-converter.htm

Quicktime Pro, baby. $30.00. With all the video stuff you do for this site, why not ask acca for some hep? Heck, take up a donation - if everyone sent in a quarter, you'd have more than enough.

hank

[stefan]

well if you were a mac user you could use ffmpegX which is based on a bunch of opensource unix code, but ...

i agree with hank too QTPro is good.

[Alex]

Dan I just tried that converter it worked the best I have seen so far, thanks for the suggestion!

Justin, here is a link: http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html

[stefan]

mpeg streamclip is a nice one also :2thumbs:

[Alex]

Alex will laugh at this, 'cause I just told him I could do it. ----but I can't.

I've got some .mov video files I need to convert to either AVI, WMV, or MPG. I just tried some free converters, and they're crap. They aren't converting.

Anybody got any free links? Here's what I tried so far.
http://www.blazemp.com/mov_converter_software.htm
http://www.winavi.com/mov-converter.htm

Quicktime Pro, baby. $30.00. With all the video stuff you do for this site, why not ask acca for some hep? Heck, take up a donation - if everyone sent in a quarter, you'd have more than enough.

hank

Oh duh... that's what I used in the past, the Quicktime pro. I am comparing the conversion between the two programs right now to see if one is better....

[Sombeech]

It looks like my problem is a little deeper than that. I tried reinstalling Quicktime, and this is the error I get.

So, those converters may all work after all. What's my problem?

[Alex]

If you run it with no compression via Quicktime, it looks exactly the same as Streamclip. So Justin, just use the Streamclip, it's free and easy to use.

... and have those videos ready in an hour :lol8: and the TR as well!

[CarpeyBiggs]

You might need to install a quicktime alternative. The MPEG StreamClip has links for how to do that stuff. It gives you the QTPro capabilities, but it be free o' charge.

[hank moon]

It looks like my problem is a little deeper than that. I tried reinstalling Quicktime, and this is the error I get.

So, those converters may all work after all. What's my problem?


Dunno, but here might be some clewz:

http://forums.pcworld.co.nz/printthread.php?t=30133

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326674

[Sombeech]

You can try MPEG StreamClip. I've had purdy decent success with it. It has great instructions as well.

Hey, I think that did it! I had to use the Quicktime Alternative player linked here.

Thanks fellas. :2thumbs:

[James_B_Wads2000]

You can try MPEG StreamClip. I've had purdy decent success with it. It has great instructions as well.

I can get this one to work some of the time. But some AVI's won't open.

Are there any other free converters out there?


James

[Cirrus2000]

You can try MPEG StreamClip. I've had purdy decent success with it. It has great instructions as well.

I can get this one to work some of the time. But some AVI's won't open.

Are there any other free converters out there?


James

Not totally user-friendly (most mac users will pull their stylish hair out), but this will convert almost anything to almost anything else. It's just not really user-friendly. Did I mention that yet?

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

[jumar]

Here's another one. I haven't used it, but someone I know recommends it
http://avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Converter.aspx

[James_B_Wads2000]

Not totally user-friendly (most mac users will pull their stylish hair out), but this will convert almost anything to almost anything else. It's just not really user-friendly. Did I mention that yet?

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

After I posted yesterday I found this one. Seem to work OK but I was having problems making it work all the time. Also the first couple MPG-4 files I made were not compressed, actually they were slightly larger. I don