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Old 05-11-2000, 11:23 AM
dcornutt dcornutt is offline
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Default Re: Windows AVI to Quicktime and vice-versa ! Is that possible ?

Check out Terrans Media cleaner pro.
It will do lossless conversions between formats....avi/mov/mpeg1..etc.

Youll need to experiment along with your client to find the best way.

But heres the scoop...

Quicktime pro will convert back and forth from avi to mov..and visa versa. The deal is..not all windows compressors are available on the mac side. What this means is..that if your client saves the AVI with a windows proprietary codec..then..you won't be able to open it on your mac.

Quicktime is cross platform..windows/mac. If your client hands you a quicktime movie..made on their PC..any codec they use..thats available in the Windows version of Quicktime..is also available on the mac..and you will have no problems reading or converting it.

If they don't have quicktime (its free)..or..don't won't to use it..then..you should know that..if you use the right codec...(try cinepack...or animation..youll have to expereiemnt here)..and you "export" your quicktime movie from your mac..using save as avi..and you add the .avi extension..many times..this will show up on a PC as a standard windows AVI.

Media cleaner pro..is the best app for this..but its expensive..about 500 bucks.

For 29.95..you can upgrade your QT to QT pro..and give it a shot.

There are also "Indeo" windows codecs avaialble within Mac Quicktime for saving avis'. Youll need to experiment back and forth to find the right solution..ie..quality..playback.

I like Cinepack. Its cross platform..and it allows you to control or limit the data rate..and frame rate. The more you limit the data rate..the better frame rates you get..but the worse the quality is..because it compresses more. Animation is a nice looking codec..it produces higher color info.

Hope this helps.

dfc
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