[mythtv-users] Re: converting NUV to AVI or something I can use on my Mac

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Monday, Jul 21, 2003, Joshua Santelli wrote:

> I've got Mythtv setup and running.  I used the manual
> capure fauture to caputer a 10 minute home movie clip.
>    I can play it back in myth - no problems.
>
> I wanted to conver that to something I could edit on
> my Mac (iMovie -> iDVD).  I've...
>  ~ read HOWTO 19.1
>  ~ patched mplayer
>  ~ messed around with mencoder (two pass)
>  ~ fixed mythencode.pl and tried it
>  ~ tried mkmovie (mythmkmovie)
>
> A lot of the times I get an "AVI" file and no errors
> but I can't play them with quicktime or import them
> into iMovie.  Any suggestions would be great.

Try playing the avi file with something like vlc (on the Mac). I'm 
guessing the avi file is using a codec not supported by QuickTime.

> Not sure if this is needed but here is some
> background: capturing with Wonder VE, setting to
> MPEG4, NTSC and very close to the default settings for
> video and audio.

I'd suggest trying to get an mpeg4 file out of the deal, rather than an 
avi file. I don't recall an easy way to convert an avi file to 
something QuickTime plays nice with, short of using Cleaner (but it 
ain't free :). I'll have to look into that myself, since it could be a 
bit of fun bringing up a few recordings in Final Cut Pro...

-jcw