Re: making a dvd from .mov files

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I have seen that, if I rename .MOV files to .AVI, then Movie Maker will take
them in as is. Is this true, and if so, are there any downsides to that?

"Wojo" wrote:

> I am not sure where you read in this forum to use Nero and convert to MPEG
> for importing into WMM but that was incorrect information. You do need to
> convert the MOV files but you want to convert them to AVI not to MPEG as
> MPEG files tend to cause problems in Movie Maker. For information as well as
> which programs are out there for this you can visit this site:
> http://www.videohelp.com/convert
> AVS Converter is the tool I use for such conversions and you can get that
> here:
> http://www.avsmedia.com/VideoConverter/index.aspx
> -Wojo
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>
> "Eric Baines" <EricBaines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A7F2AB47-983C-49F5-B671-FF241C24BF8F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > aaah
> > http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/enu/FAQs_Products_NeroBurningROM_VCD-SVCD.html#9
> >
> > '9. Does Nero support QuickTime (MOV)?
> >
> > We do support QuickTime 4 (MOV) files for VCD/SVCD formats in Nero/Nero
> > Express. If the MOV file is created with any other version of QuickTime,
> > we
> > can not support it.
> >
> > NeroVision Express is supporting this format since version 2.1.0.3.
> >
> > Important note
> > For SVCD to work with MOV files, you must have our MPEG-2/SVCD or
> > MPEG-2/DVD
> > Encoder installed on your system. These plug-ins have to be purchases
> > separately. If you would like to purchase one, please visit our online
> > shop
> > for information and pricing.'
> >
> > I thought the files were OK in Media Player though - I'm starting to doubt
> > myself.
> >
> >
> > "Eric Baines" wrote:
> >
> >> As described, I'm trying to make a movie from .mov files from my Kodak
> >> camera. Firstly, can I say thank you to this forum for providing such a
> >> help,
> >> just by using the search facility?
> >>
> >> I have just got a media center PC, so hadn't used MM before. This forum
> >> told
> >> me that I could use Nero Vision Express to convert .Mov files to mpeg for
> >> importing into MM. This worked, but the problem was I was very
> >> disappointed
> >> by the loss in quality - can anyone help?
> >>
> >> Nero had 3 options - VCD (MPEG1), SVCD (MPEG2) and DVD. The VCD was the
> >> lowest resolution, but seemed to be the only one that MM could import -
> >> the
> >> others seemed to lose the video or sound when I tried to view it in MM.
> >> Does
> >> anyone know if there is a way round this?
>
>
>
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