How to use Videos from Toshiba P30 in IMovie or any other programm on a Mac

[peterpawlow]

I Just got a used Toshiba P30
I used it on an festival, than I recognized that the movies don't play on my MacBook Pro with a Mac OS 10.6.8 System in Quick Time, IMovie or After Effects or real player. If there would be a codex to download for QuickTime the issue would be solved. All that works is to open the Videos in DIVX-Player, but I only can watch them but not edit them in an other program?

What shall I do? Is there something to make Quick Time play them or is there an (free) editing program that would work?

Best, Peter

[Baldrick]

I'm moving you to our mac section.

Does it record in AVCHD format? m2ts/mts files? If so google for avchd quicktime

[peterpawlow]

It record AVI-files with a H.264 codec.

The discription link is here:


One tjing is funny: The manuell sais H.264 MOV but it does AVI...


Thanks for Moving to the Mac Section!

[Baldrick]

Open the avi with mediainfo and see what it says under format and video and audio codec.

But you can try "remux" the avi to a mp4 and it will hopefully work better in most apps. Try avidemux, under video and audio choose copy, under format choose mp4, save as mp4.

[peterpawlow]

It sais "Quick Time". No Codec is shown. I will try to convert them - if someone has a smarter way without converting to mp4 I am still happy to try it.

Thanks for the convrting-manuel!

Best,
Peter

[peterpawlow]

It works with "remucksing" if i convert the video into an Mpg4 (insteat of copying). Is ther a way to selckt al data within a folder or do I realy have to conver all 70 clips step by step?

Thamks,
Peter

[Baldrick]

You have to write a batch script for avidemux and it's not that simple. Maybe you can try mp4tools and see if it can do same thing, copy video and audio and make a mp4. It has batch capabilites. See http://www.emmgunn.com./mp4tools/mp4toolshome.html

[peterpawlow]

Thank you so much, Batrick!

I simply apended the 70 Clips to each other - funny work because you still have to choose every clip separatly, but at least you dont have to wait for each Video. I will return the camera and get something that works better with my mac.

But for this time it worked!


See you later,
Peter