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    Importing AVI movie into iTunes Movie Library

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Colton, Mar 14, 2009.

  1. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Hi all, I was wondering if there was a way to import a .AVI file into the iTunes movie Library. I tried to drag and drop it, copy and paste, and it didn't work. Would there be an easier way to make an .AVI file into a .m4v, and then import it that way? Thanks
     
    Colton, Mar 14, 2009
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  2. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    Handbrake might be able to do the conversion for you
     
    diggy, Mar 14, 2009
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  3. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Thanks! I never even thought about that... :p HandBrake did the job for me. ;)
     
    Colton, Mar 14, 2009
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  4. 00fez

    00fez Notebook Deity

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    Visualhub works a lot better than handbrake, imo.
     
    00fez, Mar 15, 2009
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  5. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    I googled it and it said that it was discontinued and no longer for sale.. :( :confused:
     
    Colton, Mar 15, 2009
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  6. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    what about windows iTunes?
     
    Xirurg, Mar 15, 2009
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    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^^^
    no, itunes (mac&pc) will only import .mp4 files
    your best bet is handbrake although i also agree that visualhub does it better... you can still find a few places on the web where you can download it.... and it might be worth a try.
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    :)
     
    Underpantman, Mar 16, 2009
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  8. Khris

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    VideoMonkey is it's replacement.
     
    Khris, Mar 16, 2009
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  9. Colton

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    Thanks! Installed and working great, just converted a couple movies from AVI to MP4. Thanks again... :)
     
    Colton, Mar 16, 2009
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    Thanks for all your post
     
    leveup2, Mar 19, 2009
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