Recommend a m4v to avi converter

Hi, looking for some advice, I need a m4v/mp4 to avi file converter so I can transfer my i-tunes downloads to my pmp, can anybody suggest a good one, as there seems to be loads available, all with different prices...
Thanks
Steve

Tried all 3 of these and cannot get any of them to work?? Video monkey wouldn't let me convert to anything other then i-pod, the second one converted but then wouldn't play on my pmp, and I couldn't even get the third one to download....
Am I doing something wrong? Tried an evaluation copy of iskysoft and it worked perfectly, but it watermarks the video unless I pay for the full version...

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M4v to mp4 converter

whats the best FREE m4v to mp4 converter for mac osx? I have some m4v's that i want to put in iDVD.

That's odd. I was able to find this, which should be able to convert the files. However, it's shareware. http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/ivcd.html I also found this one, which is freeware: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
I also found this tutorial with a linked download. http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=293898
I know you asked for free software, but this was all I could find. If you can't find anything else that works you may have to try demos and shareware. Also, I don't know if any of these apps will be able to convert your files, because many video codecs share the same file extension.
I have one more question for you. What happens when you try to use the M4V files with iDVD? If push comes to shove you may be able to import the video files into iMovie and export them to QuickTime or iDVD. However, this may take some time, and it will only work if iMovie can import the files. Good luck and report back soon.
Video can be a real pain in the neck....

Whats the best avi converter to mp4 for my iMac

what avi converter should i use to convert to mp4?

I've had very good results with both Handbrake and iFFmpeg
Regards
TD

Which AVI converter do I use For iMovie08?

I searched apple.com for an avi converter and it gave me these choices:
iSquint
SimpleMovieX
ivCD
Which do I use? when I try to import my avi now, they are all greyed out

no, not if you did not code java before.
There are IDEs like Eclipse arround but that are not good at beginning because they are quite complex and don't take away the coding.
lg Clemens

1. FLV won't import. 2. FLV to AVI-converter. 3. K-Lite Codec

I captured video streams from the web with a third party program, WM Recorder from Applian. A bit crappy, but it mostly works. The captured format is FLV. They play nicely in a media player, also from Applian.
I tried to import them in Prel. In the Add Media window, the "File Type"-bar at the bottom is set to "All Supported Files" by default, and my FLV files won't show. I can understand this, but if you set this bar to "All files" the same happens.
Huh?
I converted the FLVs to AVI's (using an Applian utility yet again), but Prel reported that in order to import a necessary file was missing.
As suggested in another post on this forum, I installed the K-Lite Codec Pack (with FLV Splitter etc.). Now indeed the AVI's do import in Prel (still can't see the FLV's), but the quality is very poor compared to the originals.
I apologize for all these questions, but:
1. Why does an Adobe program refuse to import video in the (Adobe) FLV-format in the first place?
2. Do you have any advice/suggestions for/experience with a FLV-to-AVI converter that does not downgrade the quality?
3. Now that I installed this K-Lite codec pack, I read various posts warning against codec packs in general, messing up your system etc. Should I be worried and uninstall?
Thanks for your help.
Felix

Also, don't forget that Premiere Elements, for all its powerful features, is still a relatively low end product. It's designed primarily to edit video from camcorders -- not every video format in the world.
In fact, it's actually pretty impressive that a program at this price actually EXPORTS Flash!

Recommendations for purchasing an analog converter?

Looking for recommendations for purchasing an analog converter to transport Hi8 movies to IMovieHD 5.0.02. I have found Datavideo DAC-100 and Pinnacle Studio MovieBox DV version 9...which purport to work. Suggestions much appreciated.
Power PC G5 Mac OS X (10.4)

Hi WWG3
Just bought and used a Canopus ADVC-300. Fills my need though it seems
to have an internal timecode that fills gaps from dorp-outs. MY GUESSING.
Anyhow the result was to my satisfaction. The box also had many video and
audio enhansing (destroying) functions which in my case gave a very plesant
result.
There are more versions to consider:
Canopus ADVC-55
Canopus ADVC-110
Pyro AV link
DAC-100
Director's Cut Take 2
ForeMac Studio
(Hollywood bridge - if it still is manufactured) - Had one and accidentally
killed it by turning the FW-connector 180 deg wrong. (I think it was rather
unreliably)
Yours Bengt W

.m4v or .avi file into iMovie?

How can I get .m4v or .avi files into iMovie?

I have the same question but the article referred to only seems to cover importing from a camcorder.
I have a large .m4v file on my desktop and want to get it into iMovie '09 to edit some clips out of it.

Could someone please recommend the best program to convert AVI and MPEG files for use (and exporting) into IMovie 11?

Hi - I understand I need to convert AVI and MPEG files for use within IMovie 11. I have one particular file that has a watermark stating "Created with Flip4Mac WMV Demo". Can someone please recommend the best program for a novice? Thanks!

Hi Susan,
It is no simpler converting vobs to mp4 than mpg (mpeg2).
There is *always* a loss of quality converting video from one lossy-compressed format to another, e.g. mpeg2 to mp4.
So, if you want to not lose any quality, then converting vobs to mpeg2 (mpg) is the thing to do (since there will be no video/audio re-compression), assuming Lr5 will accept them (sorry, but I do not know). example commands:
Mac: ffmpeg -i myvideo.vob -sameq myvideo.mpg
Win: ffmbc -i myvideo.vob -sameq myvideo.mpg
If Lr5 won't accept them, then you can convert to mp4 with minimal quality loss using a command like:
Mac: ffmpeg -i myvideo.vob -sameq myvideo.mp4
Win: ffmbc -i myvideo.vob -sameq myvideo.mp4
You may need variations of these commands depending on encoding of vob.
Note: -i means -input-file; -sameq means -same-quality, as much as possible.
ffm... is smart enough to avoid re-encoding, if possible, when -sameq is used, and makes reasonable choices for audio/video codecs based on extension of output file.
Of course, you'll need to download/install ffm... program if not already on your machine, and execute commands in a terminal or command window.
Do keep us posted please .
Cheers,
Rob

What recommendations do you have for converting AVCHD Sony .mts files to apple .m4v movies?

I have a 3 yo Sony HD camcorder that records HD movies in AVCHD (.mts) format. I can view, edit and combine these movies on my Windows 7 PC w the Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser). PMB can convert any clip to make a SD or HD Blu Ray disc. However for viewing on other computers, it will only convert my .mts movies to a .mov or .wmv format.
I would like to convert these .mts files to apple mpeg-4 ( .m4v) files, for ease of viewing on apple AND/OR windows laptops/desktops and to allow my friends/family the ability to edit or combine these movie clips on their iMac w iMovie.
Do you have any "pay" or shareware or freeware products that you recommend? I don't want a super complex or super expensive program, rather something that is relatively simple and easy to use and that converts it to .m4v within a reasonable amount of time.
Recommendations?

Its confusing but iMovie '11 (the version that came with iLife 2011) is iMovie version 9.
I think .m2ts files will work the same as .mts files. The program in the link is free for what you want to do so you could thy this out. I have never used it myself so I can't vouch for it. I searched under ".mts to .m4v converter" and it came up with this. You can probably find other options if you Google around.
As I indicated iMovie '11 won't import 'bare' .m2ts files, only iMovie 10 (the Mavericks version) can do that but it should accept .m4v. I don't remember wheter .m4v is an output option but .mov certainly is.
I had assumed that you wanted to do more detailed editing in iMove but if you only want to trim it then indeed you don't need to use iMovie at all.
.m4v is not the only format which is cross-platform. I think .mov is OK on Windows if you have Quicktime installed (though I don't use Windows at all).
I hope this helps,
Geoff.

Export M4V or AVI to 3840*1080 px

For a project I have to render out a video with the matte, side by side, so I would end up with a 3840*1080px file with on the left side the original video and on the right side the Matte.
Can anyone help me with the codecs! Everytime I try to export either the codec wont let me render as big as 3840 or the codec just mashes the whole frame in a 1920*1080px size
The only way I managed it is by rendering to Uncompressed AVI from After effects.
Thank you!

M4V is similar to mp4 but it has drm protection, you can remove the drm protection first. I found on Google and I found this program Adoreshare M4V Converter. You can try, I am not sure if it can help you

Anyone here using FCE to edit Flip Mino HD .avi converted files- Rendering

This question may have been answered in bits and pieces in other posts but I'm hoping some smart person here can give me the settings I need to avoid rendering .avi HD-to-quicktime clips in Final Cut Express 2.0.1.
I'm shooting HD video with a Flip Mino HD camera which produces .avi files. I am aware FCE doesn't work with .avi files. The native codec of these .avi video files is H.264 ACC with a frame size of 1280 x 720. The quality is excellent but I am aware that H.264 is not an editing codec.
I'm using Mpeg Streamclip to convert those .avi video files into Quicktime files. With the MPEG Streamclip program there are MANY choices for compression including Apple DV/DVCPRO NTSC, Apple Intermediate Codec and even the H.264 codec native to the Flip Mino HD. I've tried all of them with 24 frames and also 29.97 frames per second.
And there are several frame size choices as well including the native 1280 x 720. But to avoid distortion I'm keeping with 1280 x 720 unscaled.
The problem is, no matter what settings I seem to chose, when I import those converted clips into Final Cut Express, they need to be rendered before they can be played back or edited. I'm not talking about transitions like dissolves or titles, just straight clips. This problem does not happen in iMovie only FCE. But I hate editing in iMovie.
I have tried to match the setting in the sequence as best I can in FCE, including RT unlimited in playback.
Nothing has worked. Each time I import a converted clip into FCE v.2.0.1 I am forced to render the video.
I've read the MPEG Streamclip tutorial and I've seen the demos on Youtube but nothing is working. These MPEG options and conversions may work with Final Cut Pro but they are not working for me with Final Cut Express 2.0.1 on an intel iMac running 10.4.11.
My goal is to maintain the format frame size and quality, that I get from the Flip Mino HD, all the way into the final export from FCE 2.0.1.
Is there anything you can suggest? Am I missing some small setting? Do I need another third party program or do I need to upgrade to the latest FCE?
Thanks

Dear Tom,
With your help I made it work.
I bought Final Cut Express 4 and installed it in my 13 inch Macbook Pro.
I imported the H.264 HD Mpeg 4 clips, shot with my Flip Mino HD camera, into my MBpro.
I used MPEG Streamclip to convert these Flip video files into Quicktime files using the following settings:
Apple Intermediate Codec at 100% quality, 48 kHz, frame rate 29.97. Lower Field, Interlaced Scaling checked. 1280x720 HDTV 720p.
I then opened FCE4 with a sequence setting of DV NTSC 48kHz Anamorphic.
I imported the MPEG converted to QT Clips into FCE4
FCE4 gave me a warning that my clips did not perfectly match my sequence setting and asked me if I wanted to correct that. I said "yes". (I'm assuming it corrected the sequence settings and not the clips)
I was then able to drag those clips into the timeline WITHOUT having to render first!!!!
I was able to edit those clips, add dissolves, fade outs, page wipes and a text title etc.
I then exported the timeline sequence as a QT movie and the final outcome was very good. Keeping the original HD wide screen 16:9 format from the Flip camera.
I then imported that exported QT video from FCE4 into iMovie 8. Using iMovie 8 I easily uploaded that video on to the share function for Youtube. The final edited on Youtube held the HD quality of 720p and format 16:9 that I originally got from the Flip Mino HD camera.
It was a lot of steps and a lot of trial and error but the results were what I wanted.
Thanks for your help.
Steve

.avi converted to MPEG4 but problem

Yes I was able to add a .mov ext to it but the video is not showing up. It was created on a PC using Tony Hawk helmet cam. I would like to use these clips to make low quality video of my bike rides etc.
As I said, I get audio but the Quicktime video pane is blank (white screen). Are there any tricks to converting it to any Quicktime format that would make the video appear? I can tell it has large amounts of data as it should (28mb) for a 4 minute video. When I initially uploaded it from the network, I proceeded to open it and Quicktime pro notified me that I needed a plugin and directed me to the plugins and update page you find in the Quicktime preferences pane when you click the update tab. Any help would be great!
Thanks in advance,
Martin J. Estrada

Since you are able to open it you can probably
find the file format and comporession (codec) by
using MovieInfo in the Window menu of the Quicktime
Player. Some folks report that this menu item does
not work for them with all codeds. If that is the
case you could open Movie Properties if you have QT
Pro, select the video track and then check Format in
the submenu.
I'm anxious to try this in Quicktime pro tonight when I get home. I hadn't even thought to check Movie info or Movie properties.
ALso, if it is an avi you could try the Divx codec
listed on the component page that Apple directed you
to.
When I was directed to the component page, the DiVX player was the logical choice for trying this. I downloaded it and gave it a shot with only the identical results, no picture, just sound.
If none of this works you could try ffmpegX to see if
it will read and/or convert to a suitable format.
Also, take a look this freeware: VLC, which may be able to read
and convert the file.
I searched here yesterday for information before I had even transfered it to my eMac and read somewhere about VLC and ffmpegx. I already have VLC on my iMac and gave it a shot with the same results. I don't believe I have the current version of VLC though, so I'll update it tonight and try it again. If perhaps this is the fix, will it now be possible to convert it for the purpose of exporting to iMovie and how, or will I still need to hunt the plugin or codec?
ffmpegx is a component of HandBrake is it not.
Incidentally, the software that came with the TH helmet cam is designed for the PC platform only and can convert the captured video footage to .avi or .wmv only. I'm wondering if there is a utility or application out there that makes these devices recognised when connected to a Macintosh.
Additionally, I forgot to mention that I tried conversion through MPEG Streamclip (?did I say that right?), also sound only. I've had success using this to convert MPEG4 and H264 to .mov files for import to iMovie and thought it might help.
Anyway, I really appreciate your consideration and view at my post. I look forward to letting you know I've found a solution because I see a lot of posts similar to mine (but pertaining to iPod transfer) with no resolution so to speak.
Thanks,
me

MPEG AND AVI CONVERTER

hey,
does anyone know any mpeg or avi converters to convert to the ipod compatible(mpeg-4), thanks a lot,
and please reply i'm really having trouble with my ipod.

ffmpegx
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/download.html

Recommendations on Analog to Digital Converter

First I want to say that many people recommend the "pass-through" feature of many MiniDV cameras. Mine does not have that feature. :-( I am using ADS Tech CapWiz Xpress DX2. It is a fine hardware/software program with the record to hard drive feature. But, it records in MPEG-2, which caused me to have those "red frames" show up in my video. I am using Premiere Pro to edit my video. I do have the option of saving the file as MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 (Divx). But, I'm not sure if I will have the same problem saving in one of those other file types. If that is not a good solution. What other Analog to Digital converters do you recommend for me. I don't want to buy another digital camera. But, a device that I can place between my VCR and laptop that does the job would be great. I prefer a device that can import and save files as the same type that Premiere saves to after "capturing" footage from a digital device. Anything from "Pinnacle" won't work. It won't install on my laptop for some reason.
I am using Windows XP sp2, Duo Core processor, 2GB RAM, Production Premium CS3.

Go to canopus.com as they have what you need ADVC 100, ADVC 50. Try ebay too. Nice converter long lasting, very easy to use. Stays outside the computer so no software to install, and works with every program and platform

Compressor fails .avi convert

Hi all,
I'm trying to batch convert .avi files to either Quicktime H.264 or DV NTSC. Both fail, and I can't figure out why.
When trying to convert to H.264, Compressor errors out with: "Quicktime Error: -120". When trying to convert to DV NTSC, Compressor errors out with: "Quicktime Error: 10006".
These error messages must mean something, so why not just output the error in human readable form instead of meaningless codes? Ridiculous.
I should also note that converting these files to DV NTSC succeeded in Quicktime. So Compressor failing makes no sense to me.
I need Compressor to work for me consistently. Why Quicktime would work and Compressor wouldn't is baffling. Don't they use the same engine to convert files?
Any help would be very much appreciated!

Hi Jon,
I actually got this fixed (somewhat) before reading you post. Thanks for your help though!
I ran Disk Utility, and repaired permissions. Like I suspected, Quicktime 7 barfed up all kinds of errors, including that the user was set to 501 instead of 0 (501 is a temp user, if memory serves me correctly).
I had moved beyond trying to batch convert, and was trying to send a project to Compressor from FCP. Compressor came up with an error stating that I could not save to my destination because I don't have read/write access to it (not true according to Get Info, and aside from the fact that "Ignore ownership on this volume" is selected). When I moved the destination to my Desktop, Compressor started the conversion, failed, and produced a file on my desktop that was immoveable and un-erasable. This file was not seen by the Terminal (I'm fairly handy at the command line). Weird.
So, I restarted, and that file disappeared. Compressor has just finished my conversion, and all is well with the world.
That is, expect that Compressor still tells me that I don't have write permissions to the source folder of my FCP project.
At this point, I'm just glad I could do the conversion (I'm on a deadline), but this is an issue that needs to be addressed. Assuming, of course, that I can replicate the issue.
And more to the point, I'd like to know how Quicktime 7 got so screwed up. I haven't used Compressor in a week, and it worked fine the last time I tried it. I also haven't messed with any settings, etc. so I'd like to know what the heck is going on.
I'm sure I'll be working with more .AVI files in the immediate future, so I'll try to repost with my experiences then.
Thanks again for your help Jon!
Josh

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