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ir · Jul 17, 2003, 8:32 AM

I just bought an A70, and I'd like to make VCDs with my stills and videos. I think I'm fine with the stills, but I need to convert the avi files to mpeg to put the videos on VCD (my burning software can't do this). I've tried a couple of converters downloaded from the Web, but none of them recognize the avi files as valid, maybe because of the odd frame rate of 15 fps, or maybe I just need the right codec. They play fine in Windows Media Player. Does anyone have a suggestion for a simple converter utility that works for the A70 video files (preferably freeware)?

ir

shaunh · Jul 18, 2003, 7:39 AM

I would like to find a freeware one as well.
I cant wait until Roxio or nero puts that function into their line ups....

ir · Jul 18, 2003, 8:06 AM

After I posted this, I found what I was looking for. I had tried TPMGenc ( http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html), which failed to recognize the A70 avi's. After that I found WinMPG ( http://www.winmpg.com) and that did recognize and convert the avi's. The trial version will only do the first 5 minutes of a file, but since the A70 only produces up the 3 minutes, this is fine (splice 'em after conversion, if you like). If you can't get WinMPG to convert directly to VCD, convert the avi's to MPEG1, then run that through TMPGenc to convert to Video-CD format. It worked for me, I burned a VCD last night. Now I have to overcome the limitations of VCDEasy, but that's another issue.

ir

mr_v8 · Jul 27, 2003, 10:24 PM

I too am having problems with my A70 and the AVI files... Windows Media Player, Quicktime 6 and WinAmp are all able to play the avi files produced by the A70, but software such as Adobe Premiere v6.5 is unable to open... saying that the file is invalid file type...

Any ideas ?

Jul 17, 2003, 8:32 AM	#1
ir Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 43	avi to mpeg converter I just bought an A70, and I'd like to make VCDs with my stills and videos. I think I'm fine with the stills, but I need to convert the avi files to mpeg to put the videos on VCD (my burning software can't do this). I've tried a couple of converters downloaded from the Web, but none of them recognize the avi files as valid, maybe because of the odd frame rate of 15 fps, or maybe I just need the right codec. They play fine in Windows Media Player. Does anyone have a suggestion for a simple converter utility that works for the A70 video files (preferably freeware)? ir

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Jul 18, 2003, 7:39 AM	#2
shaunh Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 32	I would like to find a freeware one as well. I cant wait until Roxio or nero puts that function into their line ups....

Jul 18, 2003, 8:06 AM	#3
ir Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 43	After I posted this, I found what I was looking for. I had tried TPMGenc ( http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html), which failed to recognize the A70 avi's. After that I found WinMPG ( http://www.winmpg.com) and that did recognize and convert the avi's. The trial version will only do the first 5 minutes of a file, but since the A70 only produces up the 3 minutes, this is fine (splice 'em after conversion, if you like). If you can't get WinMPG to convert directly to VCD, convert the avi's to MPEG1, then run that through TMPGenc to convert to Video-CD format. It worked for me, I burned a VCD last night. Now I have to overcome the limitations of VCDEasy, but that's another issue. ir

Jul 27, 2003, 10:24 PM	#4
mr_v8 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5	I too am having problems with my A70 and the AVI files... Windows Media Player, Quicktime 6 and WinAmp are all able to play the avi files produced by the A70, but software such as Adobe Premiere v6.5 is unable to open... saying that the file is invalid file type... Any ideas ?