I have some classic movie clips I want to edit into a single movie. Some of the clips are .mov (Apple Quicktime) and some are .avi format. Can I do this with off the shelf video editing software, such as Ulead or Nero? I want to play them using Windows media player on a laptop.
Thanks to everyone who answered. "Super" is a great program, and did the job for me.
Kasey C
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No, you'll need to convert MOV into AVI first. Try eRightSoft's SUPER, no guarantees. MOVs are pretty hard to convert. Best conversion tool is QuickTime Pro, but that cost $$$.
dewcoons
You can combine multiple clips with Ulead or Nero. Whether you can use a mov file is another issue. Apple charges royalties for a software to use mov format, so not all editors can. You may have to convert the mov clips to avi or mpg first. Check at http://download.com and you will probably find a simple (free) mov to avi/mpg converter you can use.
Dhananjeyan
Here is a solution:
1. Convert .MOV clips into .MPEG format using WinAVI Video Converter. URL: http://www.winavi.com/mov-converter.htm
2. Convert your .AVI clips into .MPEG format using WinMPG Converter. URL:http://www.winmpg.com/
3. Combine all .MPEG files into a single .MPEG File using MPEG Joiner. URL:http://www.008soft.com/products/mpeg-joiner.htm
Now you are ready to play your single MPEG File in Windows Media Player.
Anonymous
You have to convert them into same extention , for example convert your .mov to .avi , you can use ulead, but i suggest you freeware program ;
http://www.videohelp.com/mov2avi
then you should combine them with using movie editor program , adobe premiere pro 2 is the best for movie editing, also you can use windows movie maker, you can download it free from ;
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
or you can install it with using your Windows XP CD .