Tom wrote: > Programs like Miro can locate and download videos from the web, from > such places as YouTube, but they're often in the .flv format. Even the > Pro version of QuickTime won't play them (QT Player claims "this is > not a movie file"). > > You can watch .flv video files with SWF & FLV Player (a free download > off Apple's website), but if you want to drop one of these videos into > some video editor like iMovie or Final Cut, you can't do it. They > don't accept .flv. > > So you have to covert .flv to something that these editing programs > can use, such as .mov for QuickTime. > > The best video converter I've seen that can do it is called Amerisoft > Video Converter <http://tinyurl.com/5r2h8s>, but the demo watermarks > the videos until you pay them $35 for a license. > > Does anybody know of a good free converter that can change .flv > to .mov?
I don't know if it will do it but check out Handbrake 0.9.3. It claims to convert from a variety of file formats. I've only used it to convert MPEG2s. <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21117> -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
