Video formats

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-06-2010, 01:28 PM

I've made some goofy YouTube videos on my computer. They are slideshow & animation-based because I don't normally have a camera available to me.
When I have been able to check out camcorders, I have to do the editing on Macs because the camcorders only have firewire hookups, & my computer doesn't have a firewire port.
I recently made a couple of short live videos that I want to put on a DVD with some of my slideshow videos, so I needed to find a way to upload the tape to my laptop.

I had to get super-special permission to rent out the one USB-capable camcorder they have; which was actually taken OUT of circulation.

I get it back to the dorm, I look up & download & install the driver, I go digging online for a manual to tune the camera because ITS apparently lost all their manuals because they don't pack them in with the cameras. I find out that USB uploading for this model of HandyCam is not supported at all on Vista, Windows 7, or even some versions of XP.

WHY DID I EVEN NEED A DRIVER IN THE FIRST PLACE? I USE A VAIO. THESE ARE BOTH SONY PRODUCTS. HELL, THE VAIO IS A MEDIA COMPUTER, WHY IS IT SO FREAKING HARD TO SEND VIDEO INTO IT JUST BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF LINK? NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION MAKES ANY EFFING SENSE.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-07-2010, 12:24 AM

If it makes you feel any better, USB 3.0 is out now, which makes firewire completely obsolete.

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-07-2010, 04:09 PM

Okay, I bit the bullet & just went to our all-Mac video lab again. Now I'm looking for a way to convert MOV to AVI. Anybody?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-10-2010, 02:07 AM

MOV to AVI Converter on Google

Good luck.

Kargath · 05-10-2010, 03:35 AM

Blender + ffdshow is quite a good cross-platform video editing solution. Just ignore the 3D editing bits of the application and go to the 'Sequencer' pane arrangement.

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-10-2010, 06:02 PM

Grazie, both of you.

Also worth noting: Our ITS guys didn't even have an iLink cable. As in, the kind of cable that Sony includes with their camcorders & that would've allowed me to bypass all of this USB-vs-Firewire nonsense in the first place. I swear, I think they're intentionally throwing out any accessories that would allow PC-users to edit without the precious Mac lab.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

05-06-2010, 01:28 PM	#1
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Video formats I've made some goofy YouTube videos on my computer. They are slideshow & animation-based because I don't normally have a camera available to me. When I have been able to check out camcorders, I have to do the editing on Macs because the camcorders only have firewire hookups, & my computer doesn't have a firewire port. I recently made a couple of short live videos that I want to put on a DVD with some of my slideshow videos, so I needed to find a way to upload the tape to my laptop. I had to get super-special permission to rent out the one USB-capable camcorder they have; which was actually taken OUT of circulation. I get it back to the dorm, I look up & download & install the driver, I go digging online for a manual to tune the camera because ITS apparently lost all their manuals because they don't pack them in with the cameras. I find out that USB uploading for this model of HandyCam is not supported at all on Vista, Windows 7, or even some versions of XP. WHY DID I EVEN NEED A DRIVER IN THE FIRST PLACE? I USE A VAIO. THESE ARE BOTH SONY PRODUCTS. HELL, THE VAIO *IS A MEDIA COMPUTER*, WHY IS IT SO FREAKING HARD TO SEND VIDEO INTO IT JUST BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF LINK? NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION MAKES ANY EFFING SENSE. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

05-07-2010, 12:24 AM	#2
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	If it makes you feel any better, USB 3.0 is out now, which makes firewire completely obsolete.

05-07-2010, 04:09 PM	#3
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Okay, I bit the bullet & just went to our all-Mac video lab again. Now I'm looking for a way to convert MOV to AVI. Anybody? And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

05-10-2010, 02:07 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	MOV to AVI Converter on Google Good luck.

05-10-2010, 03:35 AM	#5
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	Blender + ffdshow is quite a good cross-platform video editing solution. Just ignore the 3D editing bits of the application and go to the 'Sequencer' pane arrangement.

05-10-2010, 06:02 PM	#6
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Grazie, both of you. Also worth noting: Our ITS guys didn't even have an iLink cable. As in, the kind of cable that Sony includes with their camcorders & that would've allowed me to bypass all of this USB-vs-Firewire nonsense in the first place. I swear, I think they're intentionally throwing out any accessories that would allow PC-users to edit without the precious Mac lab. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"