avi

Hello All,
I am having a problem with creating an avi file from a mov format.
It works in a way, but the avi file becomes huge.
A 16 Mb mov file becomes close to one Gb avi file.
Trying it with wmv format seems even more impossible
It makes no diff using compressor, fcp or quicktime.
Does anyone know a proper workflow for this or do i need to go outside fcs to do this????
I am still on fcs 1.

Many thanks

Filip K.

If you started with a highly compressed QuickTime file (mov) and created a gently or uncompressed AVI, then yes, that's exactly what you get. That's what happens to us when we need to cross a Mac file into one of the PCs. That's one of the ways to do it.

So you have to dig a little deeper. What kind of Quicktime file did you start with and what's the internal compresser that you're using inside AVI?

QuickTime Player INFO would be a good place to start. (Apple-I while QuickTime is running)

If you're using an H.264 Quicktime and try to create a fully compressed Windows Media file, it's likely little or nothing will happen since they both use similar technologies.

Lest you get really cozy with your QuickTime movies, remember that uncompressed, undamaged NTSC (American Video) is about one meg per frame (30 frames per second, sixty seconds per minute.....)

Koz