.mov to .avi - compression required?

[Dutchie]

hi all.

i keep trying different methods to convert quicktime .mov files to .avi

i came across a small command line program called mov2avi.exe which converted it in about a second, but only worked on 2 files so far.

All other methods like radtools and ulead videostudio require you to select a video compression, which to me seems like 'recompressing' an allready compressed video file.

i woulda thought an 80mb red dwarf episode could convert to equal size avi, especially as that little dos program did it.

any ideas?

[BJ_M]

there are many many types of avi files ... non the less you will have to convert it -- whether its compressed again depends if you pick a lossy compressed avi or an uncompressed avi format or even a lossless avi format ..


quicktime player can export to avi and i think is prob the easy way to do it ... just open the mov file in QT player and pick export -> avi -> custom (and set what kind of avi you want) ...