Last Command QuickTime

August 29, 2018 9:44 AM

I’m looking for a downloadable version of the 1929 film The Last Command. It’s only available as a WMV file, OGG, or a torrent, and I need it in an iMovie-compatible format. Alternately, I’m looking for a non-scammy WMV-to-MOV converter that will work for a two-hour movie. Any suggestions?
posted by pxe2000 to Technology (5 answers total)

Best answer: Internet Archive has an mp4 version which should work.
posted by neckro23 at 9:47 AM on August 29, 2018

Or see this article for a good set of video converters.
posted by deezil at 9:54 AM on August 29, 2018

ffmpeg is a command-line tool that's the gold standard for video conversion software. If you're on a Mac and haven't used command-line tools before, I'd install Homebrew first, and then use Homebrew to install ffmpeg.
posted by adamrice at 10:32 AM on August 29, 2018 [2 favorites]

If you're on a Mac, Handbrake is a great, free transcoder that will let you do conversions very easily.
posted by Happy Dave at 11:44 AM on August 29, 2018 [2 favorites]

WinFF is a Windows gui version of ffmpeg. It has some very useful presets and things. I usually use it to strip the audio from videos, but it can also do video conversion pretty easily, as I have done sometimes to get videos onto an old ipod.
posted by cats are weird at 6:02 PM on August 31, 2018