Sharing Movies: AVI to MP4 converters

Is there any converter which outputs videos in HD quality i.e can i convert AVI SD to Mp4 HD format..i tried using xilisoft to convert my videos and i am not impressed with the quality...any suggestions pls?

if the original is SD then you can't magically turn it into HD.
there are many convertors that will convert to h264 mp4, but it won't turn SD into HD.

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I'm trying to view my movies through itunes and apple TV but only a few appear in itunes when i add to library, they include .avi and mp4 files. Whys have only a few copied and rest wont add to my library, can someone help? Do I need to convert them?

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I don't know how it worked in CS5.5 - anybody?

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1. Open this file:
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On PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder CS6\txt\AddExporterList.txt
2. Back it up to some other location.
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# MediaCore Plugins
# AME Plugins
AudioWriter
WinMediaWriter
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MPEG4
H.264 Blu-ray
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I am trying to convert an avi to mp4 so I can play it on my ipod. I only plan on doing this 1 file so it makes no sense for me to purchase Quicktime Pro or VisualHub, so my options are iSquint and MPEG Streamclip.
After trying within iSquint, the conversion works but the quality of the mp4 file is almost unwatchable.
I then tried it in MPEG Streamclip but this is where my problem begins. No matter what I do I can't get audio on any output file. The avi file plays normally in Quicktime and VLC, but I've noticed that in the player in Streamclip there is no audio.
Even exporting to other output files gives no relief either.
I've looked at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1616285&tstart=0 that addresses a similar problem but don't see anything to help my specific situation.
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~/Library/Quicktime contains -
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
DivXDecoder.component
DivXEncoder.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
(note the first 3 file have a white lego block as their icon, the second 3 have a white page as their icon.)
When playing the file in Quicktime the Quicktime Movie Inspector gives this info:
NMP1.avi
DivX
Format: DivX 6.0, 608 x 246, Unknown MPEG Layer 3, Stereo, 44.100 kHz
FPS: 23.98
Data Rate: 708.03 kbits/s
Normal Size: 608 x 246 pixels
Current Size: 608 x 246 (Actual)
While the file is in the MPEG Streamclip player the Stream Info displays
Bit Rate: 0.75 Mbps
Video Tracks:
DivX 5.0, 608 × 246, 23.976 fps, 634 kbps
Audio Tracks:
MPEG Layer-3 Audio stereo, 44.1 kHz, 112 kbps
Stream Files:
NMP1.avi (790.21 MB)
Does anyone know what is causing this problem and/ or know how to fix it?
Running 10.5.4 on Macbook 2.16GHz C2D 2GB
Quicktime Player v7.5
MPEG Streamclip v1.9.1
VLC v0.8.6i
thanks, b.
(ps I didn't know which section to put this thread under so went with Quicktime as a safe bet.)
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Thanks for replying guys.
I tried what you suggested Ricktoronto on a small test file and it worked!
You've made my day, been trying for a couple of days to get this to work.
Is it ok to delete those DivX files from my mac now? I have the DivX player still installed, that won't crash if I delete those files, will it?
Many thanks, much appreciated.
b.:)

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I have found some old iMovieHD 6 Projects. (.iMovieProject) that already have been finished years ago.
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When the slide I have placed the movie comes up, the movie plays for a second or so and then quits while the next slide comes up. What am I doing wrong? The movie is just over 2 minutes long. Why won't it play?
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I have a SWF demo that calls multiple SWF files & 3 FLV files. I want to upload this to Facebook as one file - .mov, .avi, .wmv - whatever works.
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I don't know if facebook supports all those files as they are right now, because making them all one mov is very hard. You will have to import all of them in one flash file and place everything on the main timeline (to export as video file from flash) you need every animation placed on the main timeline. And that will be very hard to import all of them and then rebuilding all together so they work properly.
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