Quicktime "Export" at DVinfo.net

Paul Chiu · June 1st, 2008, 11:55 PM

I found this export function within the apple version of quicktime Pro.
here, i opened up a "MOV" file from the EX1 after the XDCAM transfer software.

i used a 197.4mb 1080-24p file for testing

the export function within apple's quicktime pro converted the above into:
1. a 1280x720 version for itunes as a m4v file at 7.7mb
2. a 852x480 version as a mov file at only 4kb

mind you, these 2 compressed versions are only playable on a MAC with quicktime or VLC.
i have yet to figure out how to play these wonderfully smaller versions on a PC. anyone?

without using FCP or Vegas8 with the native XDCAM files to compress for distribution, anyone with even better methods?

thanks

paul

Rainer Mann · June 2nd, 2008, 01:58 AM

Hi Paul

I guess the version 2 is just a referenz file. It is just a referenze to your original file.

Rainer

Peter Kraft · June 2nd, 2008, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Chiu

i have yet to figure out how to play these wonderfully smaller versions on a PC. anyone?

QT available for Win, too :-) Just download the player from www.apple.com/quicktime

and install. Enjoy.

P.

George Kroonder · June 2nd, 2008, 06:00 AM

...or use VLC (on any platform).

Also 4KB cannot be right...

George/

Craig Seeman · June 2nd, 2008, 10:56 AM

Anything that can play in iTunes can play on a Windows box. Least we forget iTunes, iPods, AppleTV are all cross platform. Quicktime 7 (H264) works on both Mac and Windows.

All "major" codecs can play on all platforms. It's up to the user to have the correct player.

And with Adobe's new Media Player you can even play FLV files from the desktop without wrapping them in SWF.

June 1st, 2008, 11:55 PM	#1
Paul Chiu Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: new york Posts: 231	Quicktime "Export" I found this export function within the apple version of quicktime Pro. here, i opened up a "MOV" file from the EX1 after the XDCAM transfer software. i used a 197.4mb 1080-24p file for testing the export function within apple's quicktime pro converted the above into: 1. a 1280x720 version for itunes as a m4v file at 7.7mb 2. a 852x480 version as a mov file at only 4kb mind you, these 2 compressed versions are only playable on a MAC with quicktime or VLC. i have yet to figure out how to play these wonderfully smaller versions on a PC. anyone? without using FCP or Vegas8 with the native XDCAM files to compress for distribution, anyone with even better methods? thanks paul

June 2nd, 2008, 01:58 AM	#2
Rainer Mann Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 41	Hi Paul I guess the version 2 is just a referenz file. It is just a referenze to your original file. Rainer

June 2nd, 2008, 06:00 AM	#4
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 612	...or use VLC (on any platform). Also 4KB cannot be right... George/

June 2nd, 2008, 10:56 AM	#5
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Anything that can play in iTunes can play on a Windows box. Least we forget iTunes, iPods, AppleTV are all cross platform. Quicktime 7 (H264) works on both Mac and Windows. All "major" codecs can play on all platforms. It's up to the user to have the correct player. And with Adobe's new Media Player you can even play FLV files from the desktop without wrapping them in SWF.