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is it true I need Windows for this compression? .avi to QT
A client was thrilled to give me a .avi file for me to edit into an FCP timeline of his acting reel.
I have Quicktime 7, and one of the export options is to H.264, but every time I drop in my .avi file (which looks like it’s in a quicktime wrapper), it spends plenty of time transcoding and then tells me the resulting qt file isn’t a movie (and it won’t open it).
is it true that to transcode it to an Apple friendly qt, I need to use a Windows computer?
anyone done this already that could walk me through with a Compressor or Quicktime workflow?
Thanks so much for any help you can give me.
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AVI is a wrapper than can contain any number of codecs inside. Since AVI is a wrapper it certainly wouldn’t be wrapped in Quicktime.
I’ve had no problem editing DV .AVI in Final Cut Pro although it will pop up a warning message.
You really need to find out what’s inside the AVI wrapper.
Can you play/see the video in Quicktime?
Can you use Window/Show Movie Inspector to see what codec it reports?There are many codecs inside of AVI that require 3rd Party plugins and there are a few which may not have a Quicktime plugin available for it. Some are only available for Windows.
Answer the above questions and maybe I can help you get to the next step.
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Yeah, I’d say 90% chance that’s it’s DV codec and will work in Final Cut Pro as-is.
If you have access to Windows, you can run the free GSpot Information Appliance to find out what codec it’s using otherwise.
Ben Waggoner
Principal Video Strategist, Silverlight
Microsoft CorporationCompression Blog: on10.net/blogs/benwagg/
Compression Classes at Stanford and PSU: on10.net/blogs/benwagg/21622/
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