QuickTime and .avi files

beatsme

beatsme

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I've downloaded a short video (about 10 min.) that saved itself in .avi format. When I opened QuickTime to play the thing, it said that "some components necessary to play the video are missing" and it sent me to this page:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/components.html

anybody know which one of these I need in order to play this video? I think it was originally a Macromedia Flash file, if that helps at all...

thanks
 
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DrRock

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Jun 18, 2005
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I have a question about those file formats:

Is here a way to convert .avi and quicktime movies into files that I can edit in FCP or iMovie, and burn to DVD? And if so, what kind of quality are we looking at? I know that when I export stuff from FCP to burn to DVD, I can compress into MPEG-2, or quicktime movie. Any way to make these clips usable in tis program?
 
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DrRock

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Jun 18, 2005
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V-Hub

Wow, thanks! That worked great! I used a 90 second clip to test it out. The image quality will depend on the source material of course, but not bad. I'll have to buy the full version. It's a good deal for $23. Thanks again.
 
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DrRock said:
Wow, thanks! That worked great! I used a 90 second clip to test it out. The image quality will depend on the source material of course, but not bad. I'll have to buy the full version. It's a good deal for $23. Thanks again.
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No problem, glad to be of service. Any other questions just ask. :cool:
 
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DrRock

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Actually, I just thought of one: Can I use it to convert BitTorrent files, or is that something else entirely?
 
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DrRock said:
Actually, I just thought of one: Can I use it to convert BitTorrent files, or is that something else entirely?
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It depends what kind of BT files you're talking about. ;) If they are video files which you have d/led, then yes, they would behave just like any other video file. If they are not video files, then of course the answer would be no. Or, if you are looking for something to convert existing files into BT files for the purpose of seeding, then you would laos need something else. VisualHub simply converts video formats back and forth AFAIK.
 
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