QuickTime Movies

[AES]

I downloaded three small movies from an RCA "Small Wonder" mini video
camera (neat gadget) to my MacBook (10.4.11) via its self-contained USB
connector. They appeared initially as .avi files.

I then opened and viewed them with QuickTime (no problem); saved them as
self-contained .mov files; and sent them to my granddaughter, who has an
iBook G4

She now reports she can't open them, or if she can, the video plays
black. What might she need, or what conversion might I make before
re-sending them? (Sorry, don't know any details of her system.)

Thanks for any hints.

[Tim Murray]

A mov file is a container. The video might have used an encoder she doesn't
have. Is there a reason you didn't just send her the avi files?

[nospam]

In article <WtxUl.48827$qa.4...@bignews4.bellsouth.net>, Tim Murray
<no-...@thankyou.com> wrote:

a better question is why didn't he look on line:

<http://www.mysmallwonder.com/support/EZ201FAQ.aspx#q24>

How can I view WMV files that were created by the EZ201 Small Wonder�s
Memory Manager Application on Mac OS X?

Though the Small Wonder Memory Manager application is not compatible
with Mac OS X, it may still be possible to access and play videos that
were converted by the Small Wonder�s Memory Manager Application when
using OS X. One approach is to use the Flip4Mac� which can be
downloaded from http://www.flip4mac.com. After you have successfully
completed the installation, you will be able to play back the converted
videos using QuickTime.

[Philo D]

In article <siegman-56BE05...@news.stanford.edu>, AES
<sie...@stanford.edu> wrote:

Probably the AVI used a certain codec, and the "save" kept it (you
didn't say you did an "export") ... and she does not have that codec.
Open the video in your Quicktime Player, do command-I and see what
codecs are involved. Then either tell her to get that codec, or else
export into a MOV using a standard codec that she is sure to have.

[Malcolm]

She needs to install the correct codecs. Perian and Flip4Mac should
handle most AVI files.
<http://www.perian.org>
<http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm>

[AES]

In article <2009053117150716807-malcolm@invalid>,
Malcolm <malcolm@invalid> wrote:

>
> She needs to install the correct codecs. Perian and Flip4Mac should
> handle most AVI files.
> <http://www.perian.org>
> <http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm>

Thanks for this and other replies.

[The Translucent Amoebae]

On May 31, 2:15 pm, Malcolm <malcolm@invalid> wrote:

Gawd! i hate computers...!!!
Can any reasonable person still be in doubt that computers are still
only for Geeks & Nerds...!!!
We're still 50 years away from a computer that can be used by ordinary
hamsters & parakeets...!!!

[Tom Lake]

"Michelle Steiner" <mich...@michelle.org> wrote in message
news:michelle-AE5FEE...@mara100-84.onlink.net...
> In article
> <f06d58af-962f-4f43...@q2g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>,

> The Translucent Amoebae <transa...@seanet.com> wrote:
>
>> We're still 50 years away from a computer that can be used by
>> ordinary hamsters & parakeets...!!!
>

> Be we do have computers that can be used by ordinary people.

Ordinary people don't know from codecs!

Tom Lake

[Mike Rosenberg]

Tom Lake <tl...@twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> > Be we do have computers that can be used by ordinary people.
>
> Ordinary people don't know from codecs!

Yes, and a lot of ordinary people don't know how an internal combustion
engine works, or a transmission, but they can still drive cars.

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