As a hobby I like to do a bit of video editing here and there, but recently I'm having problems.
I have an .avi file I want to mess around with, but the editor I'm using (currently camtasia, can't get WMM2 to work for my x64) won't recognise the format. I thought .avi meant uncompressed video footage? I think it has something to do with codecs, as I am using ffcodecs to play the file, but I'm not sure how to turn the file into a standard recognisable avi.
I've tried other video editors to no avail, one specifically told me it was the audio format it didn't recognise.
Any help would be appreciated.
Edited, Mar 2nd 2007 3:34am by Allegory
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Actually .AVI (Audio Video Interleave) can be both uncompressed and compressed depending on the codec/format.
You can try Blaze Media at least to pull the information off that one .avi you wanted as it has a 15 day trial.
That is the problem with X64 systems as a lot of software plain doesn't work for it. . .
If you can some how pull which audio format it's using (not .avi but VFW, H.264/AVC, MPEG-1/4) and audio I might be able to point you in the direction of some software other then Blaze Media.
Edited, Mar 2nd 2007 11:42am by xXBijiontXx
You can try Blaze Media at least to pull the information off that one .avi you wanted as it has a 15 day trial.
That is the problem with X64 systems as a lot of software plain doesn't work for it. . .
If you can some how pull which audio format it's using (not .avi but VFW, H.264/AVC, MPEG-1/4) and audio I might be able to point you in the direction of some software other then Blaze Media.
Edited, Mar 2nd 2007 11:42am by xXBijiontXx
AVI is a format which can hold multiple compression schemes...
To create an uncompressed RGB avi... well hope ya have the disk storage.
I recommend an easy piece of software called virtudaldub for your re-compression needs.
VirtualDubMod is also an excellent piece of software
Both are free :-)
To give you a general look... here's a screenshot...
VideoHelp - An excellent resource for all things video!
This site supplies a rather useful tool for recognizing codec information your video file is using...
Edited, Mar 7th 2007 7:33pm by borntolandhard
To create an uncompressed RGB avi... well hope ya have the disk storage.
I recommend an easy piece of software called virtudaldub for your re-compression needs.
VirtualDubMod is also an excellent piece of software
Both are free :-)
To give you a general look... here's a screenshot...
VideoHelp - An excellent resource for all things video!
This site supplies a rather useful tool for recognizing codec information your video file is using...
Edited, Mar 7th 2007 7:33pm by borntolandhard
Thank for for the assistance. I tried Blaze media to no success, I suspect it just couldn't read the codecs.
I'll give virtualdubmod a try and thank you for the great links.
I'll give virtualdubmod a try and thank you for the great links.
Just a follow up Allegory...
have you achieved your results or found something that can assist you with your dilemma?
have you achieved your results or found something that can assist you with your dilemma?
No unfortunately. I tried downloading a .mkv of the video I wanted to edit and working with that, didn't really think it would be recognised, but gave it a go.
The closest I've gotten is camtasia and the original .avi. I can open it up to edit, but it gives me just sound and no picture.
I think I'll have better luck looking for a normally compressed .avi version rather than trying to search for different editors.
Edit in: So I ended up doing sonething really ghetto. I found the video online and then used a screen capture program to record it. It takes a bit of a hit to quality, but I don't care, I finally have workable footage.
Edited, Mar 11th 2007 9:41am by Allegory
The closest I've gotten is camtasia and the original .avi. I can open it up to edit, but it gives me just sound and no picture.
I think I'll have better luck looking for a normally compressed .avi version rather than trying to search for different editors.
Edit in: So I ended up doing sonething really ghetto. I found the video online and then used a screen capture program to record it. It takes a bit of a hit to quality, but I don't care, I finally have workable footage.
Edited, Mar 11th 2007 9:41am by Allegory
I would assume you have the most recent Divx codec? Also I would recommend picking up the most recent mkv codec sometimes if you don't have the source codec even if you have something like VLC installed it will just render the video as having no picture. Since MKV is a fairly unknown codec it's possable that your encoder can't read it.
I downloaded a codec package rather recently. I have VLC and can play .ogms, .mkvs, and most any file. The problem is that the video editors don't seem to want to use any of the codecs I have.
As mentioned in my previous post I found an alternate source of footage that will work for, but I thank you all for your help and assistance.
As mentioned in my previous post I found an alternate source of footage that will work for, but I thank you all for your help and assistance.
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