MOV 2 AVI?

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 8:54 am

...and to actually ANSWER your question this time, it's 17 megs, and yes.

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 8:55 am

if all you need is the audio then just follow my audio guide.

It tells you how to record any audio that you can hear in windows - you set it up, play the mov file and TADA! trailer wav.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 8:58 am

erm, again, i'm not THAT dense. If I could have done it with Vdub or premier or tmpeg, I would have done so already, unfortunately, you're guide doesn't cover ANYTHING on mov files... and vdub, at least the version I have, doesn't like them.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 9:01 am

*sigh* .. It's amazing what you can find when you dig around in the link you're given. thanks AD, I'll be less stupid and try this prog

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 9:06 am

Yeah, it helps if you read

"Getting Audio from Video Files

This can either be really easy or slightly tricky depending on what your source file is.

Hence, the guide will have the following sections.

1) Getting audio from AVI and mpeg1 video files using Virtualdub
2) Using mpeg2 audio from mpeg2 video files using dvd2avi.
3) Getting audio from locked video codecs such as RealMovie"

Number 3 is the method that applies to you, as you guessed ^_^

Red Wolf · Post by **Red Wolf** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:42 am

FYI: Using QT Pro is out. The QT files of the LOTR trailers are locked so you can't resave or export the original file. So no .mov to .avi that way.

Bushido Philosopher · Post by **Bushido Philosopher** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 3:17 pm

One more method:
There is a MOV plug-in at <A HREF=[http://www.doom9.net]>Doom9.net</A> under MPEG 1-2 encoders. Just open it and export AVI.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 4:05 pm

Ko Oh Yoku wrote:One more method:
There is a MOV plug-in at <A HREF=[http://www.doom9.net]>Doom9.net</A> under MPEG 1-2 encoders. Just open it and export AVI.

Bleh, that's what I said to look for - a DirectShow filter.

VirtualDub doesn't have any of its transcoder filters "built in" -- it interfaces with the DirectX API. (As it should.)

Anyway: If you do use that kind of setup, be careful about what kind of codec your Quicktime file uses. I have to emphasize: Quicktime is not a closed format. For evidence, I point you to:

http://www.heroinewarrior.com/quicktime.php3

At the same time, Quicktime can be used with proprietary codecs, such as Sorenson. Quicktime files encoded with such systems will not be opened by anything else other than Apple's proprietary software. (Sorenson V1 was recently open-sourced, but who the heck uses that anymore?) If, on the other hand, your Quicktime file is uncompressed or compressed using an "open" method, you'll be fine.

Of course, if all you want is the audio, all this is moot. Go read AD's guide.

If, however, you ever want to use Quicktime for anything else (for example, what it was designed for), consider this a PSA.

Quu · Post by **Quu** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 4:42 pm

as a referance

VirtualDub does not use DirectX or DirectShow

it uses Video for Windows

it can not read anythign unless there is a VfW driver for the codec...

the next version of VDub will suport Directshow...

but 1.4.10 (latest version) is not even close to suporting DirectShow

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 6:09 pm

? There are a few codecs that VirtualDub can read on this system that I don't remember installing VfW drivers for. Unless those came with the installation package, and I didn't see them.