windows/mac format

dahorn11 · 06-06-2006, 10:25 AM

okay heres the deal ....i have a video (media studies project) in .wmv .... it has to be assesed 2moro morning using the macs they have at school ....beings as i kno absoloutly nothing about macs (and dont want to) can anyone give me information on what formats imovie supports ..... i have tried wmv, mpeg4 avi, mpeg1 and mpeg2 .... they wont install any codecs there so it needs to be playable through imovie with its defaults settingts ..... i have the coreect video convertign software n everthing like that ...i just need to know what format that imovie will support .... ne ideas? thanks. Dan

olobay · 06-06-2006, 12:14 PM

Imovie bascially runs on Quicktime's engine. Quicktime is .mov. A .wmv will not play. You need to convert your .wmv to .mov. Quicktime Pro can do that but I'm not sure it accepts .wmv files to begin with. I am positive that Canopus ProCoder can convert .wmv to .mov. Why don't you burn the file onto a dvd or convert the file to mpeg2. Macs can play mpeg2.

dahorn11 · 06-06-2006, 12:24 PM

i havent got a dvd burner ...and i tried mpeg2 and it didnt work ... are u sure that the .mov will be able to be opened through imovie?

olobay · 06-06-2006, 12:25 PM

I am writing to you from a Mac. I am 100% positive that a .mov will play. Quicktime was created by Apple.

dahorn11 · 06-06-2006, 12:29 PM

sorry to be a pest but can you confirm tht the .mov can be imported and manipulated through the imovie software?

olobay · 06-06-2006, 12:34 PM

I am 10000000000000000000000% sure. You create a new project. Then go File-Import. Select your .mov. It will take a litle while for it to import depending how big the file is and what computer you're using. But how will you convert your .wmv to .mov?

dahorn11 · 06-06-2006, 12:42 PM

thankyou for your help .... and mmmm how will i do it ....u say quicktime pro converts video files into .mov format? .....but it wont take the .wmv? .... my idea is to perhaps convert my .wmv to .mpg .....thn convert the .mpg to .mov :P

*and o yeh i have and use 'avs video convertor'*

olobay · 06-06-2006, 12:51 PM

Try opening Quciktime Pro. Go to File-open file. Select your .wmv or .mpg. If it opens then great. Select File-Export. Select Quicktime Movie. Hit options and select the proper codec and audio settings. Then hit ssave and it will export it as a .mov

olobay · 06-06-2006, 01:06 PM

I see tht avs video convertor converts wmv-.mov. No need to go through an intermediate step. Just use it to convert your .wmv-.mov and there you go. I would recommend you use DV/DVCPRO NTSC as your Quicktime codec if your source is DV footage. Make sure your settings are correct in the audio and video parts.

dahorn11 · 06-06-2006, 01:40 PM

ahhh right didnt see that :S lol ...cheers buddy

06-06-2006, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
dahorn11 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp	windows/mac format okay heres the deal ....i have a video (media studies project) in .wmv .... it has to be assesed 2moro morning using the macs they have at school ....beings as i kno absoloutly nothing about macs (and dont want to) can anyone give me information on what formats imovie supports ..... i have tried wmv, mpeg4 avi, mpeg1 and mpeg2 .... they wont install any codecs there so it needs to be playable through imovie with its defaults settingts ..... i have the coreect video convertign software n everthing like that ...i just need to know what format that imovie will support .... ne ideas? thanks. Dan

06-06-2006, 12:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
dahorn11 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp	thankyou for your help .... and mmmm how will i do it ....u say quicktime pro converts video files into .mov format? .....but it wont take the .wmv? .... my idea is to perhaps convert my .wmv to .mpg .....thn convert the .mpg to .mov :P and o yeh i have and use 'avs video convertor' Last edited by dahorn11; 06-06-2006 at 12:43 PM.

06-06-2006, 12:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
olobay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 89 OS: XP	Imovie bascially runs on Quicktime's engine. Quicktime is .mov. A .wmv will not play. You need to convert your .wmv to .mov. Quicktime Pro can do that but I'm not sure it accepts .wmv files to begin with. I am positive that Canopus ProCoder can convert .wmv to .mov. Why don't you burn the file onto a dvd or convert the file to mpeg2. Macs can play mpeg2.

06-06-2006, 12:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
dahorn11 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp	i havent got a dvd burner ...and i tried mpeg2 and it didnt work ... are u sure that the .mov will be able to be opened through imovie?

06-06-2006, 12:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
olobay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 89 OS: XP	I am writing to you from a Mac. I am 100% positive that a .mov will play. Quicktime was created by Apple.

06-06-2006, 12:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
dahorn11 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp	sorry to be a pest but can you confirm tht the .mov can be imported and manipulated through the imovie software?

06-06-2006, 12:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
olobay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 89 OS: XP	I am 10000000000000000000000% sure. You create a new project. Then go File-Import. Select your .mov. It will take a litle while for it to import depending how big the file is and what computer you're using. But how will you convert your .wmv to .mov?

06-06-2006, 12:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
olobay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 89 OS: XP	Try opening Quciktime Pro. Go to File-open file. Select your .wmv or .mpg. If it opens then great. Select File-Export. Select Quicktime Movie. Hit options and select the proper codec and audio settings. Then hit ssave and it will export it as a .mov

06-06-2006, 01:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
olobay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 89 OS: XP	I see tht avs video convertor converts wmv-.mov. No need to go through an intermediate step. Just use it to convert your .wmv-.mov and there you go. I would recommend you use DV/DVCPRO NTSC as your Quicktime codec if your source is DV footage. Make sure your settings are correct in the audio and video parts.

06-06-2006, 01:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
dahorn11 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp	ahhh right didnt see that :S lol ...cheers buddy