converting AVI files from digitial camera using TMPGEnc?

[nikkoforever]

I have several short video clips I took using my Canon S1 Digital Camera. I took them at the 640x480 resolution (though I'm not sure that should have a bearing on this problem one way or the other).

Anyway, when I download movie clips from my digital camera to my computer, they have an .avi extension. So I figured I should be able to use TMPGEnc to convert them to .m2v and .wav files just like I have been able to do with other AVI files. But whenever I try to select one of these files, I get an error message that says "can not open or unsupported". What gives? Do I need to do something else to the files before TMPGEnc will like them? Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this would be much appreciated, as I have quite a few long clips on there I want to put on a DVD.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Forum Troll]

I bet ya dollars to donuts they're MPEG-4 avi files. Install the Quicktime filter for TMPGENC and you should be able to open them no problemo.

[jimmalenko]

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems might be able to help.

[monzie]

Quicktime for a guess...you should have a CD with your camera with QT (or whatever avi format they are saved in) ..also check the framerate.

[nikkoforever]

I bet ya dollars to donuts they're MPEG-4 avi files. Install the Quicktime filter for TMPGENC and you should be able to open them no problemo.

Sweet. I hate to sound like a newb, but where can I get the quicktime filter for TMPGEnc?

[Forum Troll]

I bet ya dollars to donuts they're MPEG-4 avi files. Install the Quicktime filter for TMPGENC and you should be able to open them no problemo.

Sweet. I hate to sound like a newb, but where can I get the quicktime filter for TMPGEnc?

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/qtreader_for_tmpgenc.cfm

[edDV]

I just got my Canon S60 yesterday. My incomplete search for MJPEG and Quicktime editing tools for the Canon movies has led me to

TMPGENC with
- PicVideo http://www.jpg.com/picvideomjpeg.htm
or
- Morgan-Multimedia http://www.morgan-multimedia.com/technicalsV3.htm
or
Quicktime Reader plug-in for TMPGEnc
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/qtreader_for_tmpgenc.cfm

or
Windows Media Encoder 9 + Quicktime
install QuickTime Pro or QuickTime Alternative
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_players/quicktime_alternative.cfm
and then convert the .MOV files to .WMV using Windows Media Encoder 9
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx

Another lead
RAD Video tools.
http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm

Maybe you can help me finish this project.