.mov file conversion help please, thank you.

[TheEverLiving]

Hi all. I have a .mov file (1.3gb) I would like to convert the file onto dvd.

I have tried veiwing the file with Quicktime V6.5.1 and it seems to be slow (unwatchable). Are there any conversion tools I can use? either simple .mov to MPEG or DVD format?

I'm new to .mov files and am not quite sure on what to do, these are the file names, maybe give you an idea what I would like to do:

Folder "My Movie 3ivx XL" Contents:

Folder: "Reference Movies"
My Movie Disc 1.xl.3ivx (Size: 2.61mb)
My Movie Disc 2.xl.3ivx (Size: 5.09mb)

My Movie.xl.3ivx.mov (Size: 1.36gb)

I just want to be able to watch the movie, prefferably dvd format or MPEG "If possible".

Any help greatly appreciated.

P.S. If theres a guide I have missed, Sorry.

Thank you.
TheEverLiving

[underwurlde]

This works for me.......

Useful Programs:
QuickTime v6.4.
QuickTime Alternative.
Total Recorder.
VirtualDub.
Movie & Audio Codecs for VirtualDub Compression (eg DivX).
Rad Tools Blink. (to grab just movie, no audio)

Installing QuickTime Alternative seems to unlock some options in QuickTime v6.4, such as the abiltiy to import & export to different types of Movie File (Such as AVI or MPEG-4)! However, installing QuickTime alternative may bugger the audio output of QuickTime.
To resolve this try:
Control Panel -> Double click QuickTime icon -> Sound Output:
Select 'Windows Preferred Device' (Or 'WaveOut Playback Through Total Recorder').
[Or via QuickTime menus: Edit -> Preferences -> QuickTime Preferences...]

To get .MOV movie properties:
Start QuickTime v6.4 and open required .MOV movie file.
Select Movies -> Get Movie Properties:
Left hand box, select :
'Video Track' or 'Audio Track'
Right Hand Box select various information such as:
'Format' gives movie frame size 'Frame Rate' gives movie frame rate.

Converting a .MOV movie file (Video & Audio Simultaneously):
Open .MOV movie file in QuickTime v6.4 but don't play it.
Get movie properties (see above) and note Frame rate and Audio sample rates etc.
File -> Export as AVI Set settings for AVI export:

Options -> Video Settings:
Compression: None
Depth: Thousands of colours
Quality: Best
Frames Per Sec: (as original)
Options -> Audio Settings:
Comperssor: None
Rate: (as original)
Size: 16 bit
Use: (as original)
Choose a file name and click save to export. Will now get the exporting movie progress bar. Note exported AVI movie may not be playable.

Open VirtualDub and open newly created AVI file.
VirtualDub may then automatically reconstruct the AVI file by reconstucting the missing index block (aggressive mode).This process takes about 1 minute per Gb of AVI data.
Now using VirtualDub set up compression formats for video (eg DivX) and Audio (MPEG Layer 3):

Video -> Select 'Full processing mode'
Compression: Select codec (eg DivX):
MPEG-4 Fast Motion
Configure -> Keyframe every (whatever)
Audio -> Select 'Full processing mode'
Compression: MPEG Layer 3:
Select (as original)
Options:
Deselect Display input video
Deselect Display output video
Select Sync to Audio
File -> Save as AVI.. choose File name then Save.
A DivX AVI movie will now be created.

Once done, don't forget to delete the huge exported AVI movie file used to created the compressed AVI movie file!

Alternative AviSynth / VirtualDub Frame Serving Method
Alternatively, directly frame serve it into VirtualDub using AviSynth thus:
Create an AviSynth script & open this in VirtualDub instead of the original movie...

LoadVFAPIPlugin ("C:\VFAPI_Plug-Ins\QTReader\QTReader.vfp","QTReader")
QTReader ("C:\Temp\Example.mov")
ChangeFPS (25)
FlipVertical

Cheers,

Andy

PS
This took me bloody ages to suss!