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Roger Evans said:Morticia Addams 😢
And seriously, where did Morticia go? I just realized she's nowhere to be found on the local forums...
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Best MP4 to AVI converter?
in IT Support ·
analogangler52 said:Well, it actually happened :roll:
So, I tried converting a file using Adobe Premiere Pro into an AVI format, and the quality is just devastating. When I compare it to the original MP4 version, the difference is night and day.
I don't really understand why mine turned out so poorly when all my other movies in AVI format look perfectly fine? Does this kind of thing happen during every single conversion process, or is it specifically something that only happens with the AVI format?😕
Working with digital video is such a deceptively tricky business... most of those "one-click" little tools you find online usually do a pretty terrible job. Not to mention that when you're transcoding from one lossy format to another, you're always going to lose some bit of quality—you can try to minimize the damage, sure, but you can never truly escape it.
If I'm following you correctly, the file you downloaded has an .mp4 extension? Honestly, just try renaming it to .avi... if your media player is smart enough, it might just figure out what to do on its own.😉
Best MP4 to AVI converter?
in IT Support ·
You can grab the ffmpeg package right here
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffmpeg
I'd suggest downloading the tool yourself—it’s primarily command-line based, though there are plenty of frontends (graphical interfaces) out there if you prefer clicking buttons... It isn't just free, it's open-source, which means certainly you won't be running into any shady business or licensing headaches. If this specific version is built correctly—I can't verify that myself since I don't have Windows handy—it should support more formats than most of us have ever even heard of. 😁
Honestly, most of the converters I've come across for Windows seem to be nothing more than ffmpeg wrapped in some flashy little interface... the actual heavy lifting is done by the free ffmpeg engine, yet people end up shelling out $30 for that pretty UI. What a rip-off. 🤷
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffmpeg
I'd suggest downloading the tool yourself—it’s primarily command-line based, though there are plenty of frontends (graphical interfaces) out there if you prefer clicking buttons... It isn't just free, it's open-source, which means certainly you won't be running into any shady business or licensing headaches. If this specific version is built correctly—I can't verify that myself since I don't have Windows handy—it should support more formats than most of us have ever even heard of. 😁
Honestly, most of the converters I've come across for Windows seem to be nothing more than ffmpeg wrapped in some flashy little interface... the actual heavy lifting is done by the free ffmpeg engine, yet people end up shelling out $30 for that pretty UI. What a rip-off. 🤷