What resolution is DV in and how do I get DV video from my camcorder to YouTube?
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posted by brenton
on Dec 11, 2011 -
8 answers
I have a collection of avi and mpg video files, and I'd like to add a "table of contents" or "table of scenes" to individual and collections of these files, a bit like a DVD menu. What software could I use (Windows only)?
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posted by flutable
on May 3, 2010 -
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How do I encode AVI files in Xvid or Divx according to the fashion often seen on bittorrent, where two hours of US TV, minus commercials, fits on one CD?
posted by Yakuman
on Jul 19, 2009 -
11 answers
Making scrapbook of grandson. Need help getting the initial "frame" of an MPEG file converted into a JPEG or TIF "still shot." Also need help making a CD dub of his favorite tunes for him.
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posted by yazi
on Sep 10, 2008 -
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How do I edit audio in a MPEG1 without going through a video re-encode?
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posted by Gyan
on Nov 13, 2007 -
7 answers
What is the legal status of the
XviD codec libraries,
ffmpeg, and/or other F/OSS programs that implement the (patented) MPEG-4 algorithm?
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posted by toxic
on Jun 7, 2007 -
5 answers
I'm creating a DVD Video for my family using Toast Titanium 8. I wonder what the best encoding settings for my case are.
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posted by hz37
on Apr 30, 2007 -
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My computer is refusing to let me delete a fairly large file. It's an mpeg movie file I downloaded from Limewire (have mercy, MPAA)! Whenever I try to delete the file, I get a message claiming the file is in use by another program, but I don't see any programs running in task manager that would be using this file. The file is in my documents folder. Any thoughts on how this stubborn mpeg can be deleted?
posted by zembla3
on Mar 27, 2007 -
24 answers
How do I convert a (simple) SMIL file into an mpeg (or anything else I can upload to YouTube)?
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posted by DU
on Mar 6, 2007 -
3 answers
I regularly use ffmpeg to encode videos (from mpeg2 to mpeg4) for my ipod. I've been doing this for nearly a year with no problems. Now, every time I start an encode, my system is suddenly under a lot of pressure - I can't use any other application. If I go into the windows task manager and set the priority to 'below normal', all is fine again.
Anyone have any idea why this change might have occured, or any idea how I can get around it (preferably without using task manager)?
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posted by ascullion
on Jan 31, 2007 -
5 answers
How can I get a 170 MB MPEG file on DVD without losing any quality using a brand new Macbook?
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posted by stlboi
on Jan 15, 2007 -
8 answers
How can I encode a divx file into the proper mpeg format in order to play it on my sony cybershot digital camera? I have a 2gig memory stick on here and want to use it as a media player.
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posted by allthewhile
on Dec 24, 2006 -
3 answers
Can anyone recommend a good (preferably USB-based) hardware MPEG-2 encoder? Not a PVR, just an encoder.
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posted by ostranenie
on Dec 3, 2006 -
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I have a set of about two dozen DVD-ready MPEG-2 files that I'd like to combine into one file without re-encoding. What's the easiest way to do this? I can do under XP or OS X, but XP is preferred.
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posted by aaronetc
on Oct 4, 2006 -
8 answers
How do I convert the various popular flavors of digital video floating around the Internet into a format I can easily and reliably burn to DVD and play on a DVD player?
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posted by killdevil
on May 15, 2006 -
7 answers
Why are some YouTube videos so much better quality than others? What video specs and file format (AVI, MOV, MPG) produce the best results?
posted by JudgeBork
on Apr 23, 2006 -
6 answers
can anyone recommend a simple piece of Mac (or unix) software that will take a bunch of image files named abc001, abc002, etc and string them together into a video file that i can view with a lowest-common-denominator video player?
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posted by sergeant sandwich
on Mar 4, 2006 -
6 answers
Suggestions on reliable, inexpensive (<$50) software for converting AVI to MPEG-2?
posted by Artifice_Eternity
on Dec 30, 2005 -
21 answers
Can anyone suggest a tool to convert WMV to MPEG format? A tool that is preferably freeware, though licensed software would be great too.
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posted by Colloquial Collision
on May 9, 2005 -
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Does anyone know where I can download romantic scenes from movies to be projected during our reception dinner?
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posted by snsranch
on Apr 9, 2005 -
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What is the best (easiest) way to convert an IFO DVD file to MPEG4 which I am prepping to get something like
this for my home network.
posted by benjh
on Mar 27, 2005 -
4 answers
The MPEG website seems pretty dead. Is anyone doing anything interesting with MPEG-7? Is anyone doing anything interesting with MPEG-21?
posted by Pretty_Generic
on Mar 16, 2005 -
2 answers
DVD ReEditing woes: The video stream from a DVD has bad metadata, and repairing the m2v file I've ripped hasn't worked.
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posted by too many notes
on Mar 10, 2005 -
1 answer
I'm involved with a "currently in post-production" motion picture. I've got a MPEG of the film (although I can convert to any needed format), and need to overlay a text copyright notice over the entire film so that its visible at the top or bottom of the screen. Can anyone suggest tools for doing this under OS X?
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posted by mrbill
on Nov 24, 2004 -
13 answers
Best way to rip video from a DVD into MPEG or AVI? I need to grab scenes from a movie and monkey with them in Premiere (Windows).
posted by vraxoin
on Apr 24, 2004 -
5 answers
the IE6 browser on this computer use to play mpegs in a neat little quicktime box, but now when i click on an mpeg link (
test link from
here) i get a curious little square in the upper left-hand corner with a red 'x' in it. i see the icons on this quicktime
test page, so what up?
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posted by dgaicun
on Mar 17, 2004 -
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Okay, for some reason, all of my .mpeg and .avi files when opened in Windows Media or Global DIVX play upside down and inside out. The audio is fine, but the image is totally inverted. What is up with that? How come .wmv files are playing normally? Did i do something to the files or is there something messing with them?
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posted by Slimemonster
on Mar 6, 2004 -
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