Convert wmv file to avi file

Is there any way to convert a Windows Media file to an avi file for use in Final Cut?

Macs don't use AVI, they use Quicktime.
Look at www.flip4mac.com
Shane

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I am trying to convert a standard definition AVI file 720x576 widescreen file into a full sized Quicktime file in imovie but having cropping issues

Hi
I am trying to convert a standard definition AVI file 720x576 (16:9) file into a full sized Quicktime file in imovie 11. When importing the file I get two options either import as large 960 x540 or full original size. So I choose full original size but when I drag this imported clip to my timeline the bottom of the clip has been cut off? I tried to export it as a quicktime file thinking that perhaps it might resize to the original size but of course that was wishful thinking
Any ideas appreciated?

Hi No I have just checked its definitely a PAL 16;9 project. I am also slightly confused because when importing the video into the project it has squashed it into 4:3 format even though my file is 16:9?

How to convert jpeg/imges to .avi file by applying Microsoft RLE Compression?

I am doing windows based application for converting jpeg/bmp images into avi file by applying various compressions using C#.Net language. For that I have referred avifil32.dll.
Here is the code:
Avi.AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS opts = new Avi.AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS();
opts.fccType = (uint)Avi.streamtypeVIDEO;
opts.fccHandler = (UInt32)Avi.mmioFOURCC('M', 'R', 'L', 'E');//Microsoft RLE
opts.dwKeyFrameEvery = 2;
opts.dwQuality = 75; // 0 .. 100
opts.dwFlags = 0; // AVICOMRPESSF_KEYFRAMES = 4
opts.dwBytesPerSecond = 0;
opts.lpFormat = new IntPtr(0);
opts.cbFormat = 0;
opts.lpParms = new IntPtr(0);
opts.cbParms = 0;
opts.dwInterleaveEvery = 0;
//get the compressed stream
this.compressOptions = opts;
int result = Avi.AVIMakeCompressedStream(out compressedStream, aviStream, ref compressOptions, 0);
if (result != 0)
throw new Exception("Exception in AVIMakeCompressedStream: " + result.ToString());
SetFormat(compressedStream, 0);//To set format before the first frame can be written,and not to changed later.
In this code I have used Microsoft RLE Compression i.e. MRLE. But Its not working, Getting exception becuase value of result coming zero.Other compressions such as IYUV,MSVC,CVID are working properly. So why MRLE is not working. Any solution for this? I
have stucked with this problem from some days. Need a help.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Yenka,
MRLE is not support on this forum. This forum is to discuss CLR programming issue. I recommend you reopen thread on desktop development forum. Refer to
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/home?category=windowsdesktopdev.
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Get associated avi file from avi file reference

For normal bytestream files, there is a "refum to path" function (under File I/O -> Advanced File Functions) that will give the associated file path for the input file reference. This does not seem to work when an AVI file reference (opened using IMAQ's AVI functions) is wired ("refnum to path" returns <Not a Path>). Is there a way to extract the AVI file path from an AVI file reference?

Thanks for your help. The design of my program involves streaming video to disk (along with multiple other parallel functions, including DAQ interfacing and collection, playing back AVIs in mediaplayer, etc.). Because of this, I have multiple "engine" loops running in parallel to the user interface loop. In the UI loop, the target of the streaming video can be changed or even turned off, so I have a LV2 functional global holding the AVI file reference, which the video streaming engine checks for validity before proceeding through a loop iteration. However, in the engine, certain decisions about extra data that needs to be saved with the streaming video is made by checking the directory of the file it is instructed to write to. Therefore, a way to extract that file name from the reference in the LV2 global would be usefull. The workaround I have to use now is to store the file path as well as the AVI file reference in the LV2 global and pass them around together. This isn't that bad, but in the intrest of keeping block diagrams uncluttered with data I shouldn't need, I posted the question.

Capturing jpeg files from .avi file or from webcam

hi everybody,
i am trying to capture frames as jpeg from my webcam while it is recording. I mean i don't need to capture avi file i need to grab the images from the stream.(i need at least 20 images per second )is it possible to do this with JMF . i also have morena. which is more useful ?
Thanks for your help

thanks
after posting this thread i found this topic too but thanks for your effort .
but you gave me answer and i sent you duke dollars thanks again

Converting WMV and non apple files on the net

I'm very new to apple, and I love my new machine, however, I cannot open any microsoft based files eg. wmv files on the internet and I thought that the conversion would be much simpler. I called tec support and was directed to flip4mac.com, however I couldn't install the wmv converter onto the macbook, has anyone figured this out??
Please Help
Drew

Flip4mac.com will have a Universal version of their plugin soon. It is the best option as it will run natively on the Intel chip.
You might be able to find an old version of Windows Media Player for the Mac but it is being discontinued.

With movies recorded on iPhone 6, how do I convert it to an avi file from a mov file to make it easier to share?

I might be going about things all wrong here, but I have heaps of recorded material of my students performing at a recent convention and they all want copies. The difficult thing is iPhoto tells me that they are over 1gb each so sharing them via social media is hard and I need to find a way of making them smaller so they are easier to share. I recorded the footage on my iPhone 6 which saves it as a .mov file.
Can anyone out there help me? is there a feature in iPhoto or equivalent app that will help?

Hello nibsy1980,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
In order to get the movie files to be converted to a smaller file size, you will need to copy them to a place on your computer outside of iPhoto, where you can then open them in QuickTime Player to convert the file.
QuickTime Player 10.x: Export a movie in another format
Cheers,
Alex H.

Idvd converts my 16:9 avi files into 4:3

i created movies in adobe with out put settings of dv-pal 16:9 avi and in idvd it continually alters them into 4:3..i have checked all the relevant aspect windows...is this a avi issue what is most secure file format for idvd to handle most of my movies are in widescreen

I'm having a similar issue. When you say don't export as an avi - I don't know that I necessarily know how it's exporting. I click on the menu and click share to media browser, then I import it into iMovie.
Need answer rather quickly as I'm trying to create a disc in 16:9 for other people.
Here's what I posted in another thread:
Here's my ordeal (and it's similar to the original issue) - I committed to making a video with pics to music for the baseball team. I used iMovie 08 to do this, and I'm quite pleased with the results. I then exported to use in iDVD, burned a test, and played on the good ol' HDTV.
Bleh.
My biggest issue is that the pictures look horrible. My second biggest issue is that although I created this in a 16:9 format, the DVD is 4:3. Everything is blurry and the titles are cut off because it's no longer wide format.
How can I 1) ensure the quality is at least better than it currently is and 2) kick it back to 16:9 for others to view on their respective HDTVs? Again, I'll review the iDVD prefs, but I'm at a loss - +and+ out of time.
Thanks in advance.

.sub files on .avi files

how can I use make a .sub file plays togather with my avi using quicktime?
I want to use QT and not VLC!
And, is it possible to make the .sub file is fixed on the avi, so they are both in one avi? (without long converting delays

Edit: This solution does require QT Pro.
I was trying to do pretty much the same thing to get a movie with subtitles onto my iPod.
There is a piece of freeware on Version Tracker called TitleLab that will convert .srt or .sub files to a QT text track.
I did have to manually edit the time codes a bit, and I had to directly edit the text file to get the font, size, and color (yellow, the default is white)I wanted. But overall, the program worked well.
Once you have the QT text file, you just open it with QT and choose Select All > Copy.
Open the AVI and select Add To Quicktime Movie.
You may need to resize the text track and adjust the offset so that it displays at the bottom of your movie.
You can then save as a reference movie, or export to whatever codec you want and the subtitles will be permanently embedded in the movie.
In this case, I exported to MP4 using 3ivx two-pass encoding. The subtitles show up very well on my iPod.

Convert WMV files to MPEG and/or get Quicktime plug-in for WMV and AVI

Hi Apple experts,
I need to convert some WMV files to MPEG format or something that will play natively on a Mac in QuickTime or iTunes.
I was advised that the VLC app that will convert WMV to MPEG4?... but the page at the URL below indicates that this version of VLC is a player and does not say anything about converting WMV to MPEG...
http://vlc-download.com/download-vlc/?gclid=COrY_NKghKYCFQN7gwoduQy4qA
I would like to convert WMV files to MPEG so they will play in QuickTime or in iTunes on a Mac by just double-clicking them... for family members with Macs like me.
I am working on a PC where I am right now, but I have Macs at home and at work. I am on a PC for the time being at a friends place and I've produced a few .wmv files in Windows Live Movie Maker 2011. (Sorry Steve, it's just for a test).
QuickTime will not play WMV files, nor AVI files, but it indicates that it can use a plug-in to do so, but the QuickTime webpage for plug-ins that it takes me to doesn't have any plug-ins for WMV or AVI format files.
Of course the Windows Media Player plays the WMV and AVI files, but is there also a way to make them play in QuickTime or iTunes besides converting them?
Thanks so much,
numetro

Hi QTKirk,
I would like to be able to just give my family these files on a CD for high-res viewing on a computer, in addition to the DVDs that I have made for their TVs.
Since I don't control what they install on their computers, they don't necessarily have Flip4Mac on their Macs like I do... I just want them to be able to play MPEGs from a file on a CD or on their hard drives by simply double-clicking them.
After working with the recommended VLC player that also allegedly converts WMV files to MPEGs, for 8 hours, I have a result with the 7th attempt that mimics the worst kind of modern digital art that I've ever seen... I wish I could plug in the screenshot of the MPEG video that VLC produced... completely useless garbage.
Are there any other suggestions for a converter that simply handles converting WMV to any kind of MPEG file?
FFE was going to be the one that I tried until I read a post about VLC... that turned out to be a waste of 8 hours of sleepless time.
numetro

Converting MOV files to AVI

I bought Quicktime pro 7 for windows to convert mov files to avi files so I can import them into Sony Vegas. But after converting the mov files...vegas still won't recognize the AVI file that was converted by Quicktime Pro. So after doing research on other forums it seems that there are 2 types of AVI files (divx and xvid). My question is does QT pro only convert the MOV files to one type of AVI and if so...then how do I go about getting a refund.
Thanks

I bought Quicktime pro 7 for windows to convert mov files to avi files so I can import them into Sony Vegas. But after converting the mov files...vegas still won't recognize the AVI file that was converted by Quicktime Pro.
You seem to misunderstand what MOV and AVI files are. Basically, both are just generic file containers. They may contain amy combination of audio and video compressed data that is compatible with the codec configuration of the system on which the file is created. What you should be asking yourself here is what compression formats (what data within the file container) can be edited by the Sony Vegas software. According to to Sony,
"Vegas Pro takes a no transcode, no rewrap approach with Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra and DVCPRO source material. Vegas Pro eliminates the transcode and rewrap process that other applications require, so editors can save valuable production time, minimize storage requirements, and preserve the pristine quality of the original source material. Other natively supported codecs and formats include XAVC, XAVC S, XDCAM™, XDCAM EX, NXCAM, HDCAM-SR™, AVCCAM, RED® R3D, AVCHD, and AVC-based MOV files from popular DSLR cameras. For 3D content creation, Vegas Pro also supports stereoscopic 3D MVC and MPO files from Sony camcorders."
This, of course, brings up the question of what kind of compressed data is contained in your original MOV file since your problem is most likely not the MOV file type but rather the data you have stored in the file based on the fact that, according to Sony, this editor is supposed to be compatible with "AVC-based MOV" files and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) and MPEG-4 audio (AAC) are virtually a default QT AV compression format whether in MOV, MP4, or M4V file containers. Therefore, when asking questions regarding MOV file content, your should normally include the compression formats of the data contained in the file to better ***** various issues and workflows or provide a sample file for examination by others.
So after doing research on other forums it seems that there are 2 types of AVI files (divx and xvid).
QT can only access the DivX and XviD codecs if they are available to the QT 7 Pro app. I.e., these are proprietary codecs not included in the QT installation package. A better question here might be whether or not the Sony Vegas software can edit these compression formats since they are not listed as being supported natively by Sony. That is, you need to be importing file container/compression format combinations that are listed as being edit compatible with the software you are trying to use for your edits.
My question is does QT pro only convert the MOV files to one type of AVI and if so...then how do I go about getting a refund.
While QT 7 Pro remains compatible with the AVI file container, as varjak paw indicated, there are only a limited number of compression formats that are QT encode compatible and even fewer listed as Sony Vegas. I.e., why don't you try a DVCPRO AVI or an H.264/AAC MOV conversion as suggested above and see if it might be compatible with your editor. However, the best approach is not to transcode data if at all possible. That is why it would be important to know the workflow you are using to source your content. I.e., how is the data being placed in the MOV file container? Was it originally recorded to an MOV file container? Was it imported to a video editor on a Mac and then passed on to you? Was it copied from a different source file to the current MOV file container? Etc., etc., etc... I.e., at this point all we can do is make guesses as to things you can try because you have provided insufficient information regarding your files, workflows, and goals here.

CONVERT MOV TO AVI FILES STATICY!!

I tried converting .mov files to .avi files so I could use them in Windows Media Maker. Is there something I should be doing properly in the Settings Option?
No matter what I do, it is always very staticy, and not comming out properly. I want an exact replica of the movie, just change it to .mov to .avi so I can use it in Windows Media Maker.
Please help!!

Export to AVI.
Click the "Options" button to open a new dialog window.
Click the "Settings" button to change the video codec.
Use DV codec for best file quality.

Convert DV-AVI file from the sony camcorder into MPEG2 with time and date

I want to capture or convert a raw DV-AVI file from the sony camcorder into MPEG2 format...this i want frame by frame conversion and i also want the metadata i.e. time and date to be captured at the same time when the conversion is done....so i want to know that which is the JAVA tool available for that ?
pls.. kindly reply mi on the emaiID: [email protected] my contact no. is:09869256073
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I read a whole bunch of random responses to similar questions ... here's some
Try opening the file in iMovie
Try changing the filename extension to ".dv"
Here's an interesting one: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6172027
But my personal favorite idea is to just re-export the file from a PC in a better supported codec
(BTW If you don't have access to a PC then you can easily install Bootcamp on your Mac .... you can even download a free prerelease copy of Windows 7 to install on the Bootcamp partition if you're quick)

Converting avi file to dv-avi

Hello
I am a recent convert from Pinnacle Sudio to Premiere Elements 7. I have avi files made in Pinnacle that I would like to bring into Premiere. From what I am reading, I need to first convert them to dv-avi files. Can anyone tell me how to do this? I made the files on a Windows XP computer using Pinnacle), my Premiere is on Vista Home Premium--if this helps :)
Thanks much, Cheryl B.

Kodebuster,
I've had many DV-AVI Type I's that did not exhibit a problem. However, enough have (and not just for me), that I now do it out of habit - it's become part of my workflow. Also, PE seems to do a much better job, than PrPro. That is the main reason, that I have PE, because it is more lenient, than its "big brother." Most of the issues that I have encountered have been with PrPro's handling of these. I do not know what is different "under the hood," but PE merrily Imports stuff that chokes PrPro.
I've seen no problems, artifacts, degredation in quality, etc., with DMC, to date. I do try and keep conversions to a minimum, and have established workflows to maximize the final quality. Some sources require more work, than others, but if one has collected the "tools" and plans for the source files, one can do a lot with sub-optimal Assets.
In most workflows, it's about the "tools," the Assets, and how one likes to work. Many use other conversion programs, with no problems and great results. They have standardized on their particular workflow, as I have mine.
As for the DV-AVI, there IS compression, albeit much, much less than MPEG-2, but the quality, judged on good playback equipment, is beyond my ability to detect it. It can be measured, but if I can't see it in the final, that is good enough for me.
There are also other NLE's, that use "smart rendering" for existing MPEG-2 Assets. I have not explored any, so cannot comment on how well, or poorly, they perform. There are many recs. for these around the fora, so one might prove to be better, than PE for that task.
As most of my Assets are Captured in PrPro from tape, it works beautifully for me. Still, clients will come up with the darnedest CODEC's and expect miracles. With the popularity of HDD cameras, I would almost expect to see PE incorporate a "smart rendering" workflow via a preset. Because of its great interface (which I am still learning, coming from PrPro), I think that would separate it from many of the competition. It'll all be based on market share.
Hunt

Burning AVI files to DVD

Can someone please recommend a freeware or open source program to burn AVI files to DVD?
Thanks in advance for any help!

Credit BGreg for:
There are a number of ways to turn an avi into a DVD viewable on a normal DVD player. You need to convert, or render, the avi file to a DVD image and then burn it onto the DVD. Here are a few ways to do that:
Using included Apple iLife apps, you can import an avi file into iMovie, passing it on to iDVD for making the DVD, which includes menu's.
Commercial programs Popcorn 2 and Toast 7 from Roxio are good for converting different file types to DVD, and give you more options than the included Apple iLife programs.
You can use programs like MPEG streamclip, truly the video Swiss army knife for video stream conversion, and DVD imager to burn the image. Both are available through http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx
When you burn your DVD, using quality DVD's will maximize the chances that your DVD player will play them (I tend to use TDK when available on sale). Unless you have a pretty new external DVD player, you should probably stick with DVD-R or DVD+R disks. DVD-RW probably won't work in older DVD players. I've used both -R and +R's successfully.
Joe

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