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Converting .mov files
Undead Scottsman
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Okay, I've tried messing with this with more than a few programs and I'm at a loss. How on earth do I convert a file encapsulated as a .mov (specifically encoded at h264) into a format that an Xbox 360 can understand through windows media connect WITHOUT losing much, if any, picture quality. (I have a big harddrive, I'm fine with the file sizes being bigger (though not uncompressed big, of course). I need like an idiot's guide to doing this, as apparently I'm too dumb to figure it out on my own.
I tried using VLC but I haven't figured out how to get it to not do a shitty compression. I mean, a 120mb file encoded with h264 shouldn't turn into a 50mb wmv file, right? (Not to mention VLC likes to mess up the aspect ratio's) I have no idea what settings to put things at and I have yet to find an online guide that explains things out in any clear fashion.
I'm basically out of my league and have no idea what I'm doing. I just want to watch .mov trailers through my 360 :S I just want a program that'll take a video file, and spit out an avi encoded with, like, xvid at the same bitrate and aspect ratio of the original file.
I tried using VLC but I haven't figured out how to get it to not do a shitty compression. I mean, a 120mb file encoded with h264 shouldn't turn into a 50mb wmv file, right? (Not to mention VLC likes to mess up the aspect ratio's) I have no idea what settings to put things at and I have yet to find an online guide that explains things out in any clear fashion.
I'm basically out of my league and have no idea what I'm doing. I just want to watch .mov trailers through my 360 :S I just want a program that'll take a video file, and spit out an avi encoded with, like, xvid at the same bitrate and aspect ratio of the original file.
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EDIT: Ah, quicktime movies seem to have used a different format back in the day and the MS either couldn't get the rights to them, or didn't bother, which is why all my old quicktimes don't work.
I wish they'd open up .mov entirely. It's a great container format, far better than AVI or MKV.
It supports multiple audio tracks, multiple video tracks, overlaying multiple video tracks with 8 bit transparency masks. It's really nice.
Edit: If for some reason you need to change a .mov to a .mp4 file, you can actually do so with Quicktime, without reencoding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime#Container_benefits