Converting a DV File To Xvid Problems

[switchtothefoot]

Hello this may be a basic question but thanks anyways so here goes:

I have a video file that was exported from iMovie at full quality and as it stands it is a humongous 700mb file with the extension ".dv"

If you look at the stream info in VLC here is what is says:

Audio Codec is ima4, 1411 kb/s, 44100 Hz, 16 bits

Video Codec is "dvc", 720x480, 29.97000 fps

When I try to convert this file into an Xvid or anything other type of file, the ffmpegx program will accept the file and I get the settings all dialed in for resolution and such, however when I attempt to convert the file, it converts it almost instantly and the resulting file is there but has not content (no video or audio, just a Zero KB file with the correct file name).

Anyone have any words of wisdom for me?

[rumplestiltskin]

Just on a lark, try changing the extension to ".mov"

[Case]

when I attempt to convert the file, it converts it almost instantly and the resulting file is there but has not content (no video or audio, just a Zero KB file with the correct file name).

Open the Process Log (). If the last line reads "Codec type mismatch for mapping..." then enable "Invert mapping" in the audio tab.

[david_starling]

On a side note, I actually did this last night but I used DivX (mencoder) instead of Xvid and it worked fine (I had to deinterlace, but that was the only problem). I didn't have to change the file extention or anyting.