vlc videos?

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vlc videos?

hey there,
i just started to work with imovie, so call me newbie.
my question is: i have a couple of movies, where i only can hear the sound but no picture. so i got the vlc player to watch my full movies without any problems.
the thing is, that i can't play any of these movies in imovie? or is there another way to get them played there?

greetz,
KARO

IBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Apr 18, 2008 8:44 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 18, 2008 8:50 AM in response to Carreau08

iMovie is no 'all purpose' editor, it is meant for camera imports, therefore supports only a few codecs..

use the VLC 'Export Wizzard' to convert your files into 'dv-stream' ..
or any other 'all purpose' converter as VisualHub, QTpro etc...

you'll notice a (dramatic) loss in pic quality, due to the nature of your original files, which use a 'playback codec'..

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Apr 18, 2008 8:58 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

reden wir deutsch weiter 😉

wie genau mach ich das denn? ich geh auf exporting wizzard, dann transcode/save to file?

lg,
KARO

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Apr 18, 2008 9:01 AM in response to Carreau08

They will be in an uneditable format and will need to be converted for use with imovie 08. Never use VLC but I believe you can use it to transcode the file to h264, no idea how good it is at this, prefer mpegstreamclip myself but you will need the QT mpeg2 playback component for mpegstreamclip to work with mpeg2.

Mmmm too slow

Message was edited by: Winston Churchill

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Apr 18, 2008 9:27 AM in response to Winston Churchill

hmmm i tried that, somehow it does not work...
oh and another question ( i guess its sooo easy, but i just cannot find it)
where can i adjust a video into a more slower motion??! oO

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Apr 18, 2008 9:34 AM in response to Carreau08

Carreau08 wrote:
reden wir deutsch weiter 😉
wie genau mach ich das denn? ich geh auf exporting wizzard, dann transcode/save to file?

.. dann vielleicht lieber bei MacUser.de 😉 ? Da tummel ich mich als k_munic, und da sitzen auch die Konverter Experten.. dies ist ein internationales Board.. da plappern wir alle English/Pidgin..

Ansonsten ist der VLC für mich 'selbsterklärend'.. und auch nicht erste Wahl, weil er Dir im Fortlauf nur h263, h264 und mjpeg als Export-Codecs anbietet.. alles keine 'Edit Codecs' sondern Playback-codecs.. dafür ist der VLC ja auch gedacht..

Im anderen Post wird schon auf *Mpeg Streamclip* ww.squared5.com hingewiesen, eigentlich DER Konverter, oder VisualHub, der noch mehr kann.. dot als Format dv-stream.. DAS ist ein editcodec ..

=english=
for German support, try macuser.de, biggest German speaking Mac Community..
VLC is self-explainatory.. imho.
but offers only transcoding to playback-codecs as h263. h264 or mjpeg..
follow advice given by Winston or try swiss-army-knife VisualHub ..

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