Final cut pro- .mov to wmv conversion?

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Final cut pro- .mov to wmv conversion?

Hello, I'm trying to convert a 10 minute .mov file (h264) into a .wmv and everytime I try, it only exports 20 seconds worth even though it finishes through until the end. Why is it doing this? Can I make it go all the way through? I'd like to find an easy way to just convert .mov to wmv using Quicktime pro or Final Cut Pro and not have to go through additional software (especially software that costs money). Any help will be appreciated-- thank you

Imac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), None

Posted on Jul 25, 2010 2:43 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 25, 2010 2:43 PM in response to AriellaStudent

I have FCP 7.0.1

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 25, 2010 2:51 PM in response to AriellaStudent

What software are you using? Have you purchased Flip4Mac, or are you using the demo version?

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Jul 25, 2010 2:58 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

No I would not like to purchase any additional software. I am just using the flip4mac player, I don't intend on getting studio

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Studio X

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Jul 25, 2010 4:29 PM in response to AriellaStudent

Then you will not be able to export more than 20-30 seconds if you want to stay on the mac. The free version limits export to 1/2 of the video up to 30 seconds.

The only other way is to use a PC to do the encoding from a generic QT file.

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Jul 25, 2010 4:33 PM in response to AriellaStudent

I believe Flip4Mac is $29.99. It is invaluable.

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Jul 25, 2010 4:37 PM in response to AriellaStudent

I assume you are converting to WMV for a PC user. You could always leave it as h264 and hope that your end-user has Quicktime for PC. More and more people do.

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 25, 2010 5:15 PM in response to AriellaStudent

No pay no play.

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Jul 25, 2010 5:21 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

I actually own a PC-- is it easy to do on the PC? Is there a thread I can read about on how to go about converting on the pc?

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Jul 26, 2010 3:43 AM in response to AriellaStudent

Yes. Windows Media Encoder is your friend.

I wrote up a blog post with how I did it ( http://tinyurl.com/28xfbdy[) but in short, I created an archive quality MPEG-2 program stream (35 Mbps). That file can then be opened by Windows Media Encoder and you can encode it however you want.

The other really easy option if you bought before they went out of business - VisualHub will convert directly from a QuickTime file to Windows Media.

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Answer 10

Jul 26, 2010 4:18 AM in response to wallybarthman

After my last post I found this article on kenstone

http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/exporting_wmv_fcpchee.html

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