Re: HD video files supported in ELAN?
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Re: HD video files supported in ELAN?
Posted by
jerham2
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2010-08-19 14:38
I would suggest two video convertors for your canon files.
The easiest with a nice interface would be handbrake. It will convert any of your video media files into .mp4 which should be playable on either PC, Linux or Mac. To keep your videos HD make sure you use 100% quality settings and have the large file size button on. It is a bit slower than ffmpeg although uses the same underlying process.
If you are comfortable with either cmd prompt/terminal then http://www.ffmpeg.org/ is a great set of libraries that is really powerful, cross-platform and quick. It can move to and from any encoding/container. It does require some fiddling but once you have the right settings for your camera you can batch script it really easily. And if you are in the field with limited power resources it is not very processor intensive and runs nicely in the background.
I personally use both depending on how much I am converting.
Jeremy
The easiest with a nice interface would be handbrake. It will convert any of your video media files into .mp4 which should be playable on either PC, Linux or Mac. To keep your videos HD make sure you use 100% quality settings and have the large file size button on. It is a bit slower than ffmpeg although uses the same underlying process.
If you are comfortable with either cmd prompt/terminal then http://www.ffmpeg.org/ is a great set of libraries that is really powerful, cross-platform and quick. It can move to and from any encoding/container. It does require some fiddling but once you have the right settings for your camera you can batch script it really easily. And if you are in the field with limited power resources it is not very processor intensive and runs nicely in the background.
I personally use both depending on how much I am converting.
Jeremy
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