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Big Dave
21st November 2008, 13:22
I have several manufacturers vids that I would like to stick on you tube but they are over 10mins long and in wmv format.

I have flip for mac that allows me to play them - but it watermarks them when I try and edit.

It's a $50 licence to stop it - which I'll pay - unless anyone has a better solution maybe ?
CookMySock
21st November 2008, 13:32
OS/X ? Build ffmpeg from source and enable everything, then run it with the FFMpegX front end - much easier than the commandline.

http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/articles/ffmpeg-howto.html

Steve
Skunk
21st November 2008, 13:39
Will VLC convert them? Too busy to check right now but I'm sure I used it at home.
CookMySock
21st November 2008, 13:51
Many of VLC's codecs are provided by the libavcodec library from the FFmpeg project.

Steve
Big Dave
21st November 2008, 14:00
OS/X ? Build ffmpeg from source and enable everything, then run it with the FFMpegX front end - much easier than the commandline.

http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/articles/ffmpeg-howto.html

Steve

Nice info thanks - too steep a learning curve for the job though.
CookMySock
21st November 2008, 14:29
No worries. I can ssh in and get you some support if you get stuck.

cheers,
Steve
RantyDave
21st November 2008, 16:09
I have several manufacturers vids that I would like to stick on you tube but they are over 10mins long and in wmv format.
Don't use YouTube? Try www.vimeo.com or www.blip.tv

Dave
Big Dave
21st November 2008, 16:17
Don't use YouTube? Try www.vimeo.com (http://www.vimeo.com) or www.blip.tv (http://www.blip.tv)

Dave


yeah true - but then I have a channel with near half a million vids watched and a building subscriber base - and all that has its own sort of momentum.
Forest
21st November 2008, 18:57
Will VLC convert them? Too busy to check right now but I'm sure I used it at home.

If VLC can play a file, then it can also transcode it.

Just fire up VLC and select the Streaming/Transcoding Wizard.
Matt_TG
21st November 2008, 19:14
Ditch the mac and use the freeYoutube Downloader (http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/), which can convert all sorts of video formats. It's free, but I think I mentioned that :)
Big Dave
21st November 2008, 20:19
Ditch the mac

If you cant contribute anything sensible - save the electricity. :-)
Matt_TG
21st November 2008, 21:42
:) Nice one Dave

Of course I only meant ditch the mac in order to convert the vid, YouTube downloader doesn't work on a mac. My wife's laptop is one of those mac things, as much as I dislike them I can't argue that it just does things without any dramas...

I've re-read your original post though and see you are wanting to trim or edit it a bit rather than convert ... at the risk of being flogged you could use Windows Movie Maker ... (runs and hides)
nosebleed
21st November 2008, 22:04
If VLC can play a file, then it can also transcode it.

Just fire up VLC and select the Streaming/Transcoding Wizard.

I've never had any luck with the Transcoding process -- it'll always pus out on me.
I just use VLC as my bulletproof Player.

The only way I can suggest is to use Mac The Ripper with the original source DVD.
WMV to QT seems a lot like trying to get the Harley Boys to wave to ... well, anyone.


Edit: on re-reading -- If you've got 95% of the solution...I'd spend the sly Fiddy and be done
Big Dave
21st November 2008, 22:12
Edit: on re-reading -- If you've got 95% of the solution...I'd spend the sly Fiddy and be done


Yes - I'm hearing you - and Matt_.

But then my son Matt was just around with his new laptop and it has a video editing app installed.

I'll borrow it over the weekend. :-)

It's great when your son gets cool shit you can borrow.
SARGE
21st November 2008, 22:12
Dave,.. im gutted..here i thought you were king shit in all things Mac

now i have to find another hero :crybaby:
Big Dave
21st November 2008, 22:14
Dave,.. im gutted..here i thought you were king shit in all things Mac

now i have to find another hero :crybaby:

No you misunderstood.

The

>>king shit in all things<<

part is, however, accurate.

And furthermore - it's actually windows shizzle I am dealing with here. YA KNOW!!!
SARGE
21st November 2008, 22:17
No you misunderstood.

The

>>king shit in all things<<

part is, however, accurate.

ok...sorry.. my bad..


im in a seminar till 3:00 tomorrow.. takin the new Ace out after that.. you gonna be out and about Saturday?
Big Dave
21st November 2008, 22:23
ok...sorry.. my bad..


im in a seminar till 3:00 tomorrow.. takin the new Ace out after that.. you gonna be out and about Saturday?


I'm on my 8th Bourbon. Three JD, 5 wild turkey.

Saturday morning is looking miss-able and co-pilot is making noises about the 'weekend off together'.

will log in if the mist clears.
SARGE
21st November 2008, 22:26
I'm on my 8th Bourbon. Three JD, 5 wild turkey.

Saturday morning is looking miss-able and co-pilot is making noises about the 'weekend off together'.

will log in if the mist clears.

ouch.... i'll take some "scenic" vids of Peak Rd for ya ...