Can Anyone Help Me Convert MY Quicktime Videos Into MPEGs?

[skip2mylou]

hey everyone, 8)
the question is pretty self explanatory. ive taken home videos and on my comp. i view them as Quicktime movies. Im sure this is a very common post and i was just wondering of there is some kind of freeware out there that can let me convert my Quicktime movies into MPEGs . if anybody can help or give any advice, i would greatly appreciate it . thanks everyone.

-skip2mylou

[Tommyknocker]

Not exactly free, but the trial version of TMPGEnc Plus will give you 14 days to convert as many of them to MPEG-2 as you can. After that, you would either have to settle for mpeg-1, or buy the program. Anyway, if you do decide to use it, remember to get the QT reader plugin. Hope this helps.

[Fluffbutt]

Yes, the freeware tool by Stoik - Stoik video convertor -
will read quicktime vid (you may need the "Quicktime Alternate" codec for it to read them. It outputs avi and mpeg. (it also reads wmv..)

Try a google search, or look here in the tools section.

[skip2mylou]

@ tommyknocker & fluffbutt

thanks soo much you guys. TMPEnc sounds good cuz ive used it before, but i just had some general questions for this Stoik thing because i havent tried it before. um fluffbutt, is there any risk of quality loss of my videos?
thats basically it, so thanks os much yall.

[skip2mylou]

@ tommyknocker

for TMPGEnc how would i convert my videos because i haqvent used the program in a looong time so im kinda rusty. if u could kindly give me direction on how to convert the videos i would greatly appreciate it. thanks.

[Zetti]

Not exactly free, but the trial version of TMPGEnc Plus will give you 14 days to convert as many of them to MPEG-2 as you can. After that, you would either have to settle for mpeg-1, or buy the program. Anyway, if you do decide to use it, remember to get the QT reader plugin. Hope this helps.

When I try to load the .MOV file into TMPGEnc plus it says format isn't supported ....

any guess Tommy ?

I instaled Quick Time;

Thnaks,

Zetti

[CaseyComb]

"remember to get the QT reader plugin"

That pretty much answers your question Zetti...go to the tools section of this site and get the plug in and install it. Then it should open up. Installing Quicktime and installing TMPGENC isn't gonna make it happen. TMPGENC needs the quicktime plugin to be able to read quicktime files. The plug in isn't associated with the quicktime software, it is merely something that allows TMPGENC to read quicktime movie files.

[Zetti]

That pretty much answers your question Zetti...go to the tools section of this site and get the plug in and install it.

Casey,

Is it the one under the name "Quick time alternative" ?

There's no explicit "quick time plug-in"...

Thanks so much,

Zetti

[Zetti]

"remember to get the QT reader plugin"

That pretty much answers your question Zetti...go to the tools section of this site and get the plug in and install it. Then it should open up. Installing Quicktime and installing TMPGENC isn't gonna make it happen. TMPGENC needs the quicktime plugin to be able to read quicktime files. The plug in isn't associated with the quicktime software, it is merely something that allows TMPGENC to read quicktime movie files.

Casey,

I think I figured it out, searched at TMPGEnc tools...

Anyway, got the QVP file, copied it to the TMPGEnc folder, still, it says can't recognize MOV format

Any guess ?

Thanks,

Zetti

[Tommyknocker]

You may have to make the Quick Time Movie Reader the number one priority for this project. Just remember to put the Direct Show priority where it belongs when you're done.

[Fluffbutt]

I/we forgot to tell you - some MOV files cannot be read by either the plugin or the stoik tool. It's to do with the way the audio is encoded I believe.

[CaseyComb]

Well, the problem most have with quicktime in TMPGENC is the sound. I have Quicktime Pro so it is not a problem converting the audio to .wav I dunno if there is another alternative to this, as I have had no need to do so. If you can extract .wav audio from the quicktime file use that .wav file in TMPGENC. And yes upping the priority of the direct show in the environmental settings in TMPGENC should help.

[Mr anderson]

i knw tht tmpeg enc will, but u could also try eo video, i started to use tht when i was doing vcds & svcds, very simple interface, i think u can download tht demo from the net & get the code for it some where

[skip2mylou]

hey everyone
thanks everybody for your great advice. i just found out that my trial of TMPGEnc Plus had previously expired . So this leads me to 2 qusetions.
1) since i dont believe that my regular TMPGEnc has expired , how do i get that, i think it was called a, Quicktime plug-in? and after i download it how do i convert?
2) I want to try that Stoik thingy so if anybody can tell me how to make it work i would greatly appreciate it.

thanks again yall ive really apreciate the helpl feedback.
Keep Posting

[lacywest]

There is a teeny weeny program that will convert quicktime programs to avi. I think it is called mov to avi.

And I've converted by exporting out ... using Quicktime player.

And if the Quicktime player says it's locked [Once Upon A Time In Mexico Movie Trailer] ... no biggy ... Vega Video 4e ... converted it.

[lacywest]

i knw tht tmpeg enc will, but u could also try eo video, i started to use tht when i was doing vcds & svcds, very simple interface, i think u can download tht demo from the net & get the code for it some where

Eh ... you just screwed up my Mr. Anderson ... Neo is going to come after you for sure ... if not one of these here Moderators ... can not talk warez or cracking or hacking here.

Our friend here ... will have to learn that himself ... we can't advise him ... in that area.

Puts this site in danger of being shut down.

[Will Hay]

i knw tht tmpeg enc will, but u could also try eo video, i started to use tht when i was doing vcds & svcds, very simple interface, i think u can download tht demo from the net & get the code for it some where

Eh ... you just screwed up my Mr. Anderson ... Neo is going to come after you for sure ... if not one of these here Moderators ... can not talk warez or cracking or hacking here.

Our friend here ... will have to learn that himself ... we can't advise him ... in that area.

Puts this site in danger of being shut down.

I think he meant you could get a code for it (substitute the word 'somewhere') for 'the place you downloaded it, after entering your credit card details').
Benefit of the doubt here lacey-boy
He never said illegally, he never would, Misssssttttteeeerrrr Anderson isn't that dozy
Will

[Tommyknocker]

I think he meant it may be free ware. No wait, I think he meant it may be share ware. No wait, I think he meant it has a trial period. No wait... aw, screw it, I smell a buccaneer!

[skip2mylou]

There is a teeny weeny program that will convert quicktime programs to avi. I think it is called mov to avi.

And I've converted by exporting out ... using Quicktime player.

ok lacywest,
ive heard of this mov to avi thingy, but i havent done any investigation on it. ive basically got a few questions:
1) Is there any risk of quality loss?
2) If you can give directions on how to convert my .MOVs i would greatly appreciate it.
3) After converting to avi, how do i convert to MPEG. is there like a program avi to mpg?

id just like to say that i am very happy and excited about the great responses to this post, so happy posting!

[KBeee]

EO Video will convert MOV's to either AVI or MPEG1, VCD or SVCD - the choice is yours

[lacywest]

http://guiguy.wminds.com/downloads/mov2avigui

should be helpful

or how about this ... he he he he he

https://www.videohelp.com/mov2avi.htm
http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/mov2avi.html
http://www.newfreeware.com/search.php3?q=convert+mov+to+avi
http://www.2dreamers.com/tutorials/export_mov.shtml
http://www.webattack.com/get/radvideo.shtml
http://www.directsendmail.com/mov-converter.html
http://www.riverpast.com/en/support/tutorials/convert/mov/index.php
http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/mov2divx.html
https://www.videohelp.com/tools.php?convert=MOV+to+AVI
http://www.gromkov.com/tutorials/MOV2AVI.html
http://092.us/mov-to-avi.htm
http://www.tamilezone.com/mov_to_avi_converter.html
http://posearch.biz/mov-to-avi.htm
http://www.digitalexperience.com/wwwboard/messages/6064.html
http://092.us/r/mov-to-avi.htm
http://www.imagespro.com/search.php3?q=convert+mov+to+avi
http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/magpie/magpie-conversion.html

Not all the links were verified.

I used Copernic Agent Professional to do the search.

[skip2mylou]

hey yall
its been some time sionce ive been writing bcuz ivebenn testin the RAD tools program. anyways ive been usin RAD to convert the MOVs into AVIs and then i used Windows Movie Maker to convert them into Windows media. but me bieng a newbie and all i thought that windows media was the same as MPEG , and its not, so anyways, i was wondering if there is any good program that can convert my AVIs into MPEG1s, does TMPGEnc regular do this ? im pretty sure it does, but i dont know. is there a better program for this job 8) . please reply, thanks yall , im making progress.

[tigerman8u]

here's the link to d/l the quicktime plugin for TMPGenc http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4942/svcd.html
Works cause this is the plugin I use with TMPGenc Plus.

[skip2mylou]

here's the link to d/l the quicktime plugin for TMPGenc http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4942/svcd.html
Works cause this is the plugin I use with TMPGenc Plus.

@ tigerman8u

ok cool thanks 8), so after i download the plug what do i do? also im kind of rusty on TMPGEnc so can u explain how to convert my movies to MPEG, change their size, so on and so forth. thnkas i appreciate it.

[Tommyknocker]

Load the Quick time reader into the plug in directory in TMPGEnc. Launch TMPGEnc and select Option-->environmental stting VFAPI and adjust the reader to it is the highest priority. Obce you are done, make the Direct Show priority the highest to avoid problems down the road.

[tigerman8u]

Copy or move the "QTReader.vfp" file to your TMPGenc folder. I left the QT file at the default setting in TMPGenc and the Direct Show I moved the priority level to 2. If you have any problems you can raise the priority of QT higher. You can use the default templates or do some tweaking. I look at the resolution of the file/s I'm converting and that depends on whether I choose 352x240, 352x480, or 720x480. It doesn't pay to go to a much larger resolution if your source file is smaller ie 320x240. I convert all my files using the batch list. I then use TMPGenc DVD Author and load all my files in it by clicking on "add track" to add all the files. I create my menu etc. and save the output to my hard drive. I use Windvd to check the output and if it's to my liking I then burn the final product to a blank DVD.
Hope this helps.

[skip2mylou]

ok sorry everyone that i havent posted in some time its because my account was inactive for a while.
anyways, i did download the plug in and i moved it into my TMPGEnc folder. but now the problem is that when i hit the START button, it tells me that the file tmpgenc.exe cannot be found because its not in the TMPGEnc folder . now to double check this, i went to the place where you set the priorities and it didnt show the QTreader on the list , plus it said that the tmpgenc.exe could not be located . so wat i did was i manually checked my TMPGEnc folder and to my surprise, tmpgenc.exe was sitting right there ! i know i did something wrong , im not a genius like the rest of yall, so can anybody help me fix this problem. thanks.

[Tommyknocker]

I had similar problems when I had more than one version of TMPGEnc installed. If this not the case, you may want to do a reinstall, along with a system restore. Remember to reload your QT Reader file if you try this suggestion.

[skip2mylou]

@ tommyknocker

ok , im gonna reinstall TMPGEnc and restart my system with system restore , but what do u mean by reloading the QTplugin , because when i first downloaded the plug in, i used winzip to open the folder and i just moved it to te folder of TMPGEnc, should i just do that again?

[Tommyknocker]

Yes, just to make sure your reader is installed once you have restored your system.