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thecow
Dec 14, 2003, 11:45 PM
Does anyone know of a program that works with 10.2 and can convert an AVI to MOV?


manitoubalck
Dec 15, 2003, 01:11 AM
Originally posted by thecow
Does anyone know of a program that works with 10.2 and can convert an AVI to MOV?

My question is why would you want to? AVI (MPEG-4/DIV-X) is a much better compression and now some consumer DVD players can play them.
thecow
Dec 15, 2003, 07:54 AM
I can't burn the file to DVD. Toast will not convert it. Toast will burn MOV files though.
thecow
Dec 15, 2003, 08:06 AM
and i'm using toast 6
MisterMe
Dec 15, 2003, 08:31 AM
Originally posted by thecow
Does anyone know of a program that works with 10.2 and can convert an AVI to MOV? QuickTime Pro.
krimson
Dec 15, 2003, 09:18 AM
divx doctor, fffmpeg i think will do it as well.
thecow
Dec 15, 2003, 02:44 PM
None of the programs listed could convert the file. DivX Doctor said that the AVI had an ac3 audio file and it could not convert it. When I played it on quicktime pro there was no audio. Does anyone know what this means?
Nermal
Dec 17, 2003, 12:04 AM
Use mAC3dec (http://mac3dec.3ivx.com/) to convert the AC3 to a "usable" format, and use QuickTime Pro to convert the video.
thecow
Dec 17, 2003, 08:26 PM
Originally posted by Nermal
Use mAC3dec (http://mac3dec.3ivx.com/) to convert the AC3 to a "usable" format, and use QuickTime Pro to convert the video.

Thanks for the link. It worked perfectly. I am burning the DVD as I write.
LethalWolfe
Dec 17, 2003, 08:58 PM
Originally posted by manitoubalck
My question is why would you want to? AVI (MPEG-4/DIV-X) is a much better compression and now some consumer DVD players can play them.


Pet peeve here. AVI, like MOV, is a wraper, not a format or a codec. Those file extentions do not relate to the quality of the video or what codec was used.


Lethal
applefan
Dec 17, 2003, 11:23 PM
Import the .avi file to iMovie, then export from iMovie to Quicktime. It is then a .mov file.