importing video clips from a camera

I am having difficulty importing video clips from my olympus digital camera.
it seems to import them onto my computer as MOV files which are not
recognised by Movie Maker - does anyone know how to convert them to a format
that will work?

Wojo
Thu Jan 05 20:29:08 CST 2006

Check out this website:
http://www.videohelp.com/convert
They can show you how to convert from and to just about anything as well as
telling you which program(s) to download that will do it.
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"Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am having difficulty importing video clips from my olympus digital
>camera.
> it seems to import them onto my computer as MOV files which are not
> recognised by Movie Maker - does anyone know how to convert them to a
> format
> that will work?

PapaJohn
Thu Jan 05 22:36:29 CST 2006

check the Importing Source Files > Video > MOV page of my website..
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"Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8526D758-EE50-4D1B-84BF-ACC32D6C9A78@microsoft.com...
>I am having difficulty importing video clips from my olympus digital
>camera.
> it seems to import them onto my computer as MOV files which are not
> recognised by Movie Maker - does anyone know how to convert them to a
> format
> that will work?

Fazerchick
Fri Jan 06 11:31:03 CST 2006

thank you for your help we have downloaded and used the program that you
mentioned but the video qualty and sound is very jerky. Is there any way we
can improov the qualty? I appreciate the help.


"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

> check the Importing Source Files > Video > MOV page of my website..
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
> MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
> Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>
>
> "Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8526D758-EE50-4D1B-84BF-ACC32D6C9A78@microsoft.com...
> >I am having difficulty importing video clips from my olympus digital
> >camera.
> > it seems to import them onto my computer as MOV files which are not
> > recognised by Movie Maker - does anyone know how to convert them to a
> > format
> > that will work?
>
>
>

PapaJohn
Fri Jan 06 11:56:01 CST 2006

start with your input file... how high is it's quality?

video taken by still cameras are usually low or medium quality... there are
often quality choices in the camera menu.
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"Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B8981BC5-19F1-4861-BB4F-0724D33123E3@microsoft.com...
> thank you for your help we have downloaded and used the program that you
> mentioned but the video qualty and sound is very jerky. Is there any way
> we
> can improov the qualty? I appreciate the help.
>
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> check the Importing Source Files > Video > MOV page of my website..
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
>> MM2 Tips and Tricks:
>> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>> Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>>
>>
>> "Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8526D758-EE50-4D1B-84BF-ACC32D6C9A78@microsoft.com...
>> >I am having difficulty importing video clips from my olympus digital
>> >camera.
>> > it seems to import them onto my computer as MOV files which are not
>> > recognised by Movie Maker - does anyone know how to convert them to a
>> > format
>> > that will work?
>>
>>
>>

John
Fri Jan 06 12:24:11 CST 2006

Fazerchick wrote:
> thank you for your help we have downloaded and used the
> program that you mentioned but the video qualty and sound
> is very jerky. Is there any way we can improov the
> qualty? I appreciate the help.
===============================
.mov is the QuickTime format. You may
have better success if you use the QuickTime
software for the conversion. Only problem is...
you'll need the pay version.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html

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Fazerchick
Fri Jan 06 12:46:02 CST 2006

Thanks, do you have any idea how much the quicktime software is?

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Fazerchick wrote:
> > thank you for your help we have downloaded and used the
> > program that you mentioned but the video qualty and sound
> > is very jerky. Is there any way we can improov the
> > qualty? I appreciate the help.
> ===============================
> ..mov is the QuickTime format. You may
> have better success if you use the QuickTime
> software for the conversion. Only problem is...
> you'll need the pay version.
>
> http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! MVP
> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
>

Fazerchick
Fri Jan 06 12:48:04 CST 2006

Thanks for the advice, checked the camera and its set to the highest quality
for video possible, its a 6.1 mega pixel camera and quality looks OK on my
computer screen. dont really want to get into buying my son a new video
camera! perhaps the other suggestion tonight re quick time software will
help?

"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

> start with your input file... how high is it's quality?
>
> video taken by still cameras are usually low or medium quality... there are
> often quality choices in the camera menu.
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
> MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
> Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>
>
>
> "Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B8981BC5-19F1-4861-BB4F-0724D33123E3@microsoft.com...
> > thank you for your help we have downloaded and used the program that you
> > mentioned but the video qualty and sound is very jerky. Is there any way
> > we
> > can improov the qualty? I appreciate the help.
> >
> >
> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> check the Importing Source Files > Video > MOV page of my website..
> >> --
> >> PapaJohn
> >>
> >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
> >> MM2 Tips and Tricks:
> >> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
> >> Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
> >>
> >>
> >> "Fazerchick" <Fazerchick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8526D758-EE50-4D1B-84BF-ACC32D6C9A78@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am having difficulty importing video clips from my olympus digital
> >> >camera.
> >> > it seems to import them onto my computer as MOV files which are not
> >> > recognised by Movie Maker - does anyone know how to convert them to a
> >> > format
> >> > that will work?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

John
Fri Jan 06 14:01:07 CST 2006

Fazerchick wrote:
> Thanks, do you have any idea how much the quicktime
> software is?
=====================================
I posted the link to the QuickTime site...did you have a look???
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html


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