Mac heads - wmv to qt?

**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.ne...peg-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

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

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.ne...peg-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

Originally Posted by Big Dave

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

Originally Posted by RantyDave

Don't use YouTube? Try www.vimeo.com or 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

Originally Posted by Skunk

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, which can convert all sorts of video formats. It's free, but I think I mentioned that

**Big Dave** · 21st November 2008, 20:19

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

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

Originally Posted by Forest

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

Originally Posted by nosebleed

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.