help with format choice
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help with format choice
I got a new camera for Christmas. It will shoot nice video with sound but, it shoots in QuickTime format. I checked on a 2 1/2 minute vid I shot and it is like 153mb and takes 30 minutes to up load. Can the video be converted to a smaller format for faster uploads and downloads> What are the better formats to use for uploading and viewing videos? I sure would appreciate some advise.
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Bill
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RE: help with format choice
MPEG (.mpg files) offer tremendous file size compression, but you either need a camera that can take movies in mpg format, or software like Adobe Premiere to edit it afterwards. I believe mpeg-4 is the latest version and allows sophisticated compression resulting in good quality clips small enough to easily upload or even email.
It's possible that Microsoft Movie Maker (free) or Pinnacle Studio (cheaper than Premiere) can do this format conversion but you would have to check out their specs.
There are also utilities you can buy (e.g. Movavi for $60) that offer extensive conversion capabilities.
Hope this helps!...Chris
It's possible that Microsoft Movie Maker (free) or Pinnacle Studio (cheaper than Premiere) can do this format conversion but you would have to check out their specs.
There are also utilities you can buy (e.g. Movavi for $60) that offer extensive conversion capabilities.
Hope this helps!...Chris
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RE: help with format choice
Pinnacle Studio readily converts between these formats. Having repeatedly read about how dandy Microsoft Movie Maker was, I tried it today, and was amused to find that it refused to recognize Quick Time files from a DXG-125V HD camera. Took the same files into Studio, which spat them out in WMV, AVI, and MP-4 to share with family on their multiplicity of electronic Christmas gadgets. If you are really serious about uploading videos, buy Camtasia. It is a professional tool that is easy to use.
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Thanks, that's very useful information. I had heard that Movie Maker could not handle any HD video. I guess its main claim to fame is that is can rotate AVI videos 180 degrees quickly (!!!)
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RE: help with format choice
File size is another consideration. The edited MP-4 video clip was 7.2 megabytes. When I converted it to WMV, it became 12.6 megabytes. When converted to MP-2, it was 182 megabytes.
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MPEG-4 is definitely superior. I believe that standard DVD format is MPEG-4 for the video tracks. A DVD is only 4.7GB and easily stores 2 hours of good quality SD movies.
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Are any of the formats smaller like a mp3 that will upload and download faster?
Are any of the formats smaller like a mp3 that will upload and download faster?
It is recommended that you upload wmv file format... good quality and smaller size.. so faster upload
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RE: help with format choice
Ihave found this one to be great and easy to use free also
http://www.any-video-converter.com/p...or_video_free/
http://www.any-video-converter.com/p...or_video_free/