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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / July 2008Looking for good video converter
I recently purchased a small Aiptek video camera, which saves its files in .asf format. These files are not viewable on any application I have tried (Windows Media Player, Quick Time Player, etc.) for Mac OS X 10.5.2 and they also will not import into iMovie for editing. (As an aside, they play on Windows Media Player for Windows XP just fine but won't play on WMP for Mac, go figure...) Therefore, I need a good video converter to convert these .asf files into something that I can view on the Mac, and also something that iMovie likes for editing. I've been using something called ImTOO Video Converter (v 3.2.42.0321) but I'm not thrilled with its performance. Oftentimes the .mp4 files it outputs give a "this is not a movie file" error message when I try to play them in Quick Time. Can anyone suggest a better converter that will output movie files that can be both previewed in WMP or QT Player and imported into iMovie? TIA...  SignatureTo reply by e-mail, remove the "restrictor plate" On 4/25/08 11:56 , in article fusuv902k5c@drn.newsguy.com, "H.B. Elkins" <hbelkins@mis.net.restrictorplate> wrote: > I recently purchased a small Aiptek video camera, which saves its files in > .asf [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > TIA... One trick you can try is to rename the file to have a WMV extension and see if that works. Other than that, an excellent utility is VisualHub (http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/). Works about 99% of the time on every file I've thrown at it. There's a trial available so try it and see if it works for you. > I recently purchased a small Aiptek video camera, which saves its files in > .asf [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > TIA... I have had decent success on the few .asf files I've encountered using ffmpegX (www.ffmpegx.com). Since it is donationware (actually, shareware to "unlock" a couple of advanced features), you can give it a try without costing yourselff anything but a bit of time. I actually use it a lot for various conversions and figure that my contribution to its author was a great investment in the app's continued development. SignatureSpenser > I recently purchased a small Aiptek video camera, which saves its files in .asf > format. These files are not viewable on any application I have tried (Windows > Media Player, Quick Time Player, etc.) Have you tried VLC? It can usually play just about anything you can throw at it. > Can anyone suggest a better converter that will output movie files that can be > both previewed in WMP or QT Player and imported into iMovie? I'd start with Mpeg Streamclip or VisualHub. > I recently purchased a small Aiptek video camera, which saves its files in > .asf [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > be > both previewed in WMP or QT Player and imported into iMovie? I use EasyWMV. It's not expensive ($15) and doesn't require the QuickTime mpeg2 component. SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF >I use EasyWMV. It's not expensive ($15) and doesn't require the >QuickTime mpeg2 component. After trying all the suggested apps, I settled on EasyWMV and also VisualHub. They do what I want and need. The other suggestions (ffmpegX and MPEG Streamclip) did not work on the files, even if I changed the suffix as someone requested. Thanks to those who replied, I appreciate the help. Now, I need a quick-and-easy app that can trim the length of the videos before I get them into iMovie. Any suggestions on that end? SignatureTo reply by e-mail, remove the "restrictor plate" > >I use EasyWMV. It's not expensive ($15) and doesn't require the > >QuickTime mpeg2 component. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Now, I need a quick-and-easy app that can trim the length of the > videos before I get them into iMovie. Any suggestions on that end? What's wrong with using iMovie? However, I prefer the older iMovie HD, which can still be obtained from the Apple website. SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF >What's wrong with using iMovie? However, I prefer the older iMovie HD, >which can still be obtained from the Apple website. Yes, I prefer that version of iMovie as well, and I have it. A long video can take a long time to import into iMovie before you crop it. I'd like to be able to crop it in some other app and then import just the portion I want into iMovie. A 90-minute movie can take an hour to import into iMovie, just to crop it down to the 10 minutes you want in your project. SignatureTo reply by e-mail, remove the "restrictor plate" > A 90-minute movie can take an hour to import into iMovie, just > to crop it down to the 10 minutes you want in your project. ==== based upon comments I saw here, I tried STREAMCLIP. It works great..... loads the same movie it takes 60 minutes to load in iMovie now under 5 minutes, easily crops by setting start and stop marks. > >I use EasyWMV. It's not expensive ($15) and doesn't require the > >QuickTime mpeg2 component. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > before I > get them into iMovie. Any suggestions on that end? Why not download and try Windows Media Player (WMP) for Mac? Should playback or view fine. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > > >I use EasyWMV. It's not expensive ($15) and doesn't require the > > >QuickTime mpeg2 component. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Why not download and try Windows Media Player (WMP) for Mac? Should > playback or view fine. Uhhh, maybe because Microsoft discontinued the Mac version of WMP a couple years ago and directs people to Flip4Mac as the way to view Windows Media content on a Mac. SignatureSpenser |
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