Converting AVI to MOV format

[Zinger]

It looks like I can not get InfanView to convert mov files to avi files. I wonder why my Panasonic Camera is capturing in Quick times formats. I would have thought it would capture it as an avi. Oh well where is that Canon it uses the avi format.

[Sam_Zen]

Not quite clear whether you mean MOV to AVI or AVI to MOV..
But it doesn't matter, because IrfanView isn't a video-converter.
You'll have to find other tools for this, like MediaCoder or JetAudio.

[stefan]

Hi,

try to use:

"SUPER" from here

steve

[Sam_Zen]

This "SUPER" seems an extremely powerful converter.
Unfortunately the download speed was extremely slow. So I'll try later again.

[j7n]

Your goal should be to preserve whatever video format there is in the MOV, otherwise you'll lose quality. A video file always consists of Container/Video/Audio (provided that it has audio).

[dzonson]

I am using small programs becouse I have smal HD ( 80gb.)
For manipulating with video I am using VirtualDub 1.7.7 (1,3mb.) and VirtualDub-MPEG2 (954 kb )
Of course this programs can also convert files very powerfull with good quality

If you convert file with this programs in second pas of conversion,( you can do also third pass ) the quality is very good, with a small file sizes.
For example ,after manipulating some DVD I came to 3,9 gb. of that file,and when I converted it in second pass (abou 4 hour of work) I come to 456 mb. of file with very good quality.

That's it...use small programs...

[Sam_Zen]

Open source and small.. I like that.
What's the practical implementation of the two downloads ? Because I noticed the -MPEG2 one being ver 1.6.19.

[j7n]

VirtualDub-MPEG2 is a mod that can read MPEG-2 programs. Original vdub can only cope with MPEG-1. This program has some uses with DVD, though far from one click ripper and doesn't open NTSC film without "pulling down" interlace lines. I guess fccHandler had no time to mod and test every new version.

VirtualDub is small because it includes no bundled codecs, apart from built-in decoders for Motion JPEG and DV. Does not need any freaking NET Framework.

[Sam_Zen]

That's a pro, I stumbled upon this 'NET Framework' thing quite frequently lately. And I don't like it.

[dzonson]

just this to finish with VirtualDub...

VirtualDubMod is based on the famous video editing software VirtualDub by Avery Lee. Born as a unification of several existing modifications, a lot of new features have been added, including support for the matroska container format.

Download VirtualDubMod

[j7n]

VirtualDubMod seems to be discontinued.

Important features in VirtualDubMod:
- MPEG-2 (already available)
- Matroska multiplexing and opening, VFW codecs only – no native H.264 or MPEG-2
- OGM multiplexing and opening, VFW codecs
- AVI multiplexing with several audio streams

[ltheresa47]

I need a converter to transcode from .avi to .mov. Dose anyone know which sw can work efficiently.