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    Converting video files??

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Sahin, Nov 12, 2007.

  1. Sahin

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    I had lost my Archos 404 media player and I just found it, but now I realized when I was trying to put a movie in that my archos will not play Mpeg2 files it can only play Mpeg4 are there any converting softwares I can use????
     
    Sahin, Nov 12, 2007
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  2. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    WinAvi and Handbrake are 2 good ones that come to mind
     
    hehe299792458, Nov 12, 2007
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    try out the amazing "SUPER"

    its one of the best [and freeware] all-in-one media conversion program around
     
    Gophn, Nov 12, 2007
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  4. thnksfrthmmrs

    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    I agree. Super is one of the best converters. Their website's kind of hard to navigate with poor use of English. Really, don't be fooled by their website which makes the software sound like spyware. Cuz, it's not.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Nov 12, 2007
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    jds21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I like using xilisoft video converter. It converts all popular video and audio files and the web site has a huge range of other programs tdod ow hatever you want

    http://www.xilisoft.com/
     
    jds21, Nov 14, 2007
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  6. Phillip

    Phillip Phillip J. Fry

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    that site is confusing, I can't figure out where to DL the software, can someone please point me in the right direction.
     
    Phillip, Nov 15, 2007
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    cavman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does SUPER convert .m2t format files. If not anyone have any experience with this format. I'm a helicopter pilot and our sight video gets saved in this format. I've been trying to find a program that will convert it but no luck. Money is no issue I'm told by higher.
     
    cavman, Nov 15, 2007
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  8. ShinAkuma135

    ShinAkuma135 The King of Beasts

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    gt WinAVi converter, its really really easy and converts pretty fast. Also can convert in batches.
     
    ShinAkuma135, Nov 15, 2007
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    .:Stan:. Notebook Guru

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    You have to click on "...download..." links and scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see the link to download the file.

    * Can't make a link to the file, it disapears
     
    .:Stan:., Nov 15, 2007
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  10. allan_huang

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    I third WinAvi!
     
    allan_huang, Nov 15, 2007
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  11. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Gophn, Nov 15, 2007
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  12. thnksfrthmmrs

    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually, the official download link is on this page. Super Go to the very bottom of the page and you'll see a link that says "Download SUPER © setup file". This is one of the most confusing sites I've been to. I had to click, scroll like 4 times just to get to the download link.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Nov 15, 2007
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  13. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Super is what I use to convert for my phone, its targeted for ipods/phones ect.

    If your working with huge files and want to just change format there are better programs, I noticed when trying to convert an entire movie super had issues with me.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Nov 16, 2007
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  14. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    Two free programs that might tell you what codec you need are GSpot and AVI Codec. According to this post: http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/5550p1.html VLC Media Player can play them, and if that's the case you can use VLC to convert them.

    PS I got that info by putting '.m2t' into google.
     
    olyteddy, Nov 17, 2007
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