Comments on: Convert an XviD video to a standard codec?

Question: Convert an XviD video to a standard codec?

whataboutben — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:21:03 -0800

How can I cut a video that uses an XviD codec into a few short clips, and convert them into a regular format that needs only Windows standard software to play?

I need to make a presentation in one week, in which I will be showing clips of a video that I currently have as one long XviD (.avi) movie. The computer that will run the presentation won't have any non-standard codecs on it. So, in order of priority, I need to:

1) Convert to a standard format, playable on Windows Media Player with no extra codecs installed.
2) Cut into a few short (30 seconds - 1 minute) clips.

What is the easiest way - e.g. the best free software - to do this? I don't need the software to do anything else besides 1); 2) would be a nice bonus.

By: burnmp3s

burnmp3s — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:24:07 -0800

avidemux

By: Fupped Duck

Fupped Duck — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:38:11 -0800

mediacoder

By: sanka

sanka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:55:18 -0800

Virtualdub. When you choose compression there will be a lot to choose from, I use the "Microsoft Video" one and it seems to play on any machine.

By: polyglot

polyglot — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:55:39 -0800

VirtualDub.

And DivX isn't exactly non-standard these days, it's probably as close to a "standard" as you can get for highly compressed video. Just bring VLC with you.

By: whatisish

whatisish — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:24:06 -0800

Dittoing VDub for the editing and making sure to have Portable VLC with you for the presentation.