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10/16/2008 11:15:59 PM · #1

I posted today about converting files so they would open in Adobe Premiere.

I have the Casio EX-fh20. Couldn't wait to get a high speed vid in premiere. Guess what? Premiere wouldn't recognize the Mjpeg file format.

After looking around and even thinking about selling the camera I found that the vids would open in quicktime.

The pro version of qt $29.99 allows you to convert to about 20 different formats. I converted to format of my choice and in 20secs I was working in premiere.

It even has Ipod, Iphone, youtube type choices...

I'll post some pics and vids this weekend.

Message edited by author 2008-10-16 23:20:29.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/17/2008 10:15:55 AM · #2

bump in case some video dudes are out there.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

10/17/2008 10:20:13 AM · #3

Enjoy it while you can. The dark cloud around that particular silver lining is that whenever Apple releases a major new version of Quicktime, you have to pony up another $30 or avoid even the free version to keep using what you already paid for.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

10/17/2008 10:38:43 AM · #4

Originally posted by scalvert:

Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking about getting the upgrade from the free version.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/17/2008 10:46:49 AM · #5

Yes but will it matter for me? I have what I need...the ability to convert to nearly every video format out there from one program. I just won't do the upgrades.

When an upgrade comes out, will my version stop working?

Originally posted by scalvert:

Message edited by author 2008-10-17 10:47:28.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

10/17/2008 11:44:23 AM · #6

Originally posted by kenskid:

When an upgrade comes out, will my version stop working?

When version 8 comes out, it will be included in Software Update. If you upgrade, your current pro features will disappear (I've gone through this process 3 or 4 times).

Message edited by author 2008-10-17 11:45:27.

hyperfocal

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

10/17/2008 12:02:48 PM · #7

Originally posted by scalvert:

Yea, unfortunately I have to have QT pro on all four of our family computers, so $120 can hurt. Still for my wife who is a teacher and I who does so much time-lapse work itâ��s a bargain. I expect QT 8 to come out any time now, so I'll have to pony up again. FYI the way Apple works is if you buy it the day before it comes out, tough luck pony up again. I bought our living room mini 32 days before 10.5 came out. Tough luck that'll be $99.

darnok

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

10/17/2008 01:02:04 PM · #8

I know almost nothing about video editing, but can't you get the same results from the open source program VirtualDub?

Originally posted by Wikipedia:

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VirtualDub can also help overcome a common problem with digital cameras that also record video. Many models, especially Canon, record in an M-JPEG format that is virtually incompatible with some NLE programs, such as Vegas 6.0 and 7.0; simply saving such an AVI file as an "old-style AVI" in File allows the video to appear in Vegas

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Wikipedia article on VirtualDub.