QuickTime and .avi files

www.divx.com is most likely what you want...

 

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

VLC will play these

 

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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?

 

You might want to look at a program such as VisualHub to do your conversions. It's convert practically anything to anything in the video world.

 

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.

 

No problem, glad to be of service. Any other questions just ask.

 

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Actually, I just thought of one: Can I use it to convert BitTorrent files, or is that something else entirely?

 

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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Cool, thanks again!

 

No problem - just wasn't sure what you were referring to with your previous post so wanted to make sure I understood you right.