[MacDV] converting .mov to.wmv

[Maurice Milligan]

Robert,

Use Quicktime for Windows as best option. Flip4Mac is a good  
converter and if you need WMV files it is pretty intuitive.
You could also try the following, if Flip4Mac still does half the  
conversion as a demo - import the movie to iMovie twice, one after  
the other so that the movie is twice as long with some black screen  
between each version. Then when you convert to WMV you get half the  
half you need converted.

It's worth a go once to get you on track but the software is worth  
the fee if you have to do this any time again.
I bought to convert one short 5 minute video for a client and he was  
pleased to pay - he felt it a minimal overhead for a necessary evil!

Maurice Milligan


On 8 Nov 2006, at 21:42, CM McDonald wrote:

>
> On 8 Nov 2006, at 03:18, Robert Green wrote:
>
>> I have a video file created with a still camera in a mov  file  
>> format. I want to play the file in powerpoint presentation on a  
>> windows machine at work. I have tried to convert it by importing  
>> it into my mac at home in imovie and then sharing as wmv. It does  
>> the conversion but it won't  do the complete file. The 15 second  
>> video becomes about 6 seconds.  I have tried adjusting the quality  
>> in settings but it has made no difference. Any ideas why the  
>> complete file does not convert or is there some shareware that  
>> will  do the job?
>
> Sounds like you might be using the free version of FlipForMac which  
> is now offered instead of WMP for Mac. This lets you convert half a  
> video as a demo. You have to pay to enable full functionality.
>
> <www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx? 
> pid=windowsmedia>
>
> As the man says, just use QuickTime for Windows.
>
> olin McDonald
>
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