Relaibly convert MOV to MPG or AVI?

[Terry Pinnell]

Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?

I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.

[nospam]

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?
I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.

Terry, many flavors of MOV exist. Without knowing exactly which
one your friend's digicam uses, no one here can tell you whether any
given conversion utility is going to work reliably.

Your best option is:

a) keep experimenting with different software,

b) talk your friend into buying a new digicam (one that doesn't use a
sucky proprietary/closed format), or

c) buy the full QT package ($30) and use its conversion function to
convert to MPEG-4.

MPEG-4 (like MOV) has many flavors, and codecs are far from
standardized among PC platforms. Option b) is by far the easiest.

[Richard Crowley]

"Terry Pinnell" wrote ...

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?

I believe "MOV" is a container file like "AVI". You need to know
what codec was used to encode the contents, etc. Does Gspot
handle MOV as well as AVI? I don't have any files at hand to
try it myself.

Note that "MOV" *IS* a "widely usable format" in Mac circles. :-)
And many (most?) PCs can play it, also, with the installation of
(free) Quicktime player or equivalent.

[Ken Maltby]

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?
I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.
--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Have you tried "Rad Tools", it has a "Convert a file" button
that you can use to convert a .mov file to an .avi file. The "Bink
Converter" that the button brings you to offers plenty of control
over the process, if you end up needing to adjust the video to
adapt the video from that provided by your friend's camcorder.

http://www.radgametools.com/binkhcon.htm#START

Luck;
Ken

[M.L.]

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?
I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.

Try one of the following freeware converters:

Any Video Converter Free
Input: 3GP, ASF, AVI, AVS, DV, DVR-MS, FLV, M1V, M2V, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4,
MPEG1, MPEG2, QT, RM, RMVB, VOB, WMV
Output: AVI, FLV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5692

FormatFactory (also rips unencrypted DVDs)
Input: 3GP, AMV, ASF, AVI, AVS, DAT, DVR-MS, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG1,
MPEG2, RM, RMVB, SWF, VOB, WMV, YUV
Output: 3GP, AVI, FLV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, SWF, VOB, WMV
http://www.formatoz.com/

Free Video Converter (optional adware installs)
Input: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, QT, RM, VOB, WMV
Output: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, QT, RM, VOB, WMV
http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html

Pazera Free MOV to AVI Converter
Input: MOV, QT
Output: AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2
http://www.pazera-software.com/

Quick Media Converter
Input: 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, AVS, DV, FLIC, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M4V,
MKV, MJPEG, MOV, MP4, MPEG-TS, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, QT, RM, SWF, VOB
Output: 3G2, 3GP, ASF_STREAM, AVI, DV, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M4V, MJPEG,
MOV, MP4, MPEG-TS, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, RM, SWF, VOB
www.majorgeeks.com/Quick_Media_Converter_d6010.html

XMedia Recode (also rips unencrypted DVDs. bitrate calculator, menu language
can be switched from German to English)
Input: 3GP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, ASF, AVI, AVS, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M1V, M2V,
M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MP4V, MPEG-TS, MPEG1, MPEG2, SWF, VOB, WMV
Output: 3GP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, ASF, AVI, AVS, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M1V, M2V,
M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MP4V, MPEG-TS, MPEG1, MPEG2, SWF, VOB, WMV
http://www.xmedia-recode.de/

[DeskShare, Inc.]

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?
I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.

DeskShare's Digital Media Converter Pro
(http://www.deskshare.com/dmcpro.aspx) can convert MOV files to AVI and
MPEG 1, 2, or 4.

[Netmask]

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?
I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.
--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Hi Terry - I use MPEGStreamclip to open h720p MOV files and export to avi

[Terry Pinnell]

Post by Netmask

Post by Terry Pinnell
Can anyone recommend a robust, preferably free method of converting
the MOV files I sometimes get from a friend's digicam to a widely
usable format please?
I am currently having *some* success with the conversion software
SUPER from eRight at http://www.erightsoft.net/SupCk2.html
But sometimes the result fails to allow the audio track to be played.
And I'm out of my depth with many of the options in SUPER anyway. Such
as whether or not to enable 'MEncoder' or 'ffmpeg', and whether to
leave the audio output set to MP2 (default) or MP3. So if there's a
simpler, no-brainer method of getting MOV to MPEG2 or AVI then I'm
keen to try it please.
--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Hi Terry - I use MPEGStreamclip to open h720p MOV files and export to avi

Thanks all. Great feedback, lots to try.

[Steve JORDI]

I paid the QT Pro package to Apple and I can export
them to AVI but crating HUGE uncompressed files.

I finally bought MOV to AVI MPEG WMV converter:
http://www.aone-video.com/mov.htm

Works pretty well.


Sincerely,
Steve JORDI

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The best video converter software is total video converter
http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter which is very
powerful and stalbe indeed.

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