Posted by Toby on 03/06/06 03:05

"Ty Ford" <tyreeford@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:09:06 -0500, Ritz wrote
> (in article <k04Of.177$EK1.0@fe10.lga>):
>
>> Ty Ford wrote:
>>>> "Ty Ford" <tyreeford@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:ReadnW_Dqp4w6ZrZRVn-vw@comcast.com...
>>>>> My client says his client wants a windows movie file of our project.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are there any quick, easy, cheap ways to convert a QT (or other FCP
>>>>> output
>>>>> file) to .wmv?
>>>
>>> Thanks guys,
>>>
>>> I forgot to disclose, I'm a Mac guy.
>>
>>
>> Why not just use Quicktime Pro and use the File-->Export menu. I
>> believe one of the export options is a Windows AVI file.
>
> Thanks! I did check and they said an .avi would do instead of a .wmv. Is
> there much difference?

Ty,

I'm just experimenting myself with converting DV to Windows formats (though
on Win, not Mac) and what strikes me is how important it is to choose your
codec wisely. As the other guys point out, AVI is just the wrapper.
Different codecs use different encoding and compression schemes, and all
have their advantages and disadvantages (in my limited experience). I just
finished a job in which I made some DVDs from DV material, and wanted to
give my client some files he could leave on his hard disk as well. I was
trying different AVI options with ProCoder2 and finally ended up with WMV,
just because I couldn't find any AVI codecs that had the quality I was
looking for. The windows media encoder allowed me many options (constant vs
variable bitrate and actual bitrate, audion options, etc.) and I was able to
come up with something of very decent quality, albeit a bit large. I was not
happy with any of the many AVI codecs I tried, although that probably has as
much to do with my ignorance as with the limitations of the codecs.

Toby

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