Video conversion

[juliart08]

I'm using Pro X-3 with Windows xp.250 gig hard drive. 1 gig ram.

I have MVI files....video shot with my Canon still SX 10is. It is 17sec. and 35mb. What would I covert it to that is not as large mbs and still be pretty clear? I want to email it and I can't use more then 25mb.

Does Windows 7 work with VideoStudio Pro X3?

[mitchell65]

Hi
Put the clip into the VS timeline, right click on it and click Properties then copy a paste all the file details here. Need this to give a proper response. 25mb is a bit big for aan email attachment. It would be better to upload the file to a server and let whoever you are sending it to , to download it. You could then send it as is with no compression hence no loss of quality.
Yes VS x3 does work with Windows 7 but at 1Gb RAM you might struggle a bit at times. Would suggest you do a test before upgrading your mechine to Win 7. You can do that here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window ... visor.aspx

[Ken Berry]

.mvi is not apparently compatible with just about anything else. Certainly VS cannot handle it natively. So first you have to convert it to something VS can use, and that would be, in this case, mpeg-2. Do a Google search for .mvi format and you should find a converter program for it.

[Ron P.]

**This is somewhat confusing, since the review found on the Canon's website states that the camera records video using h.264 MOV. This seems to me that it would be using the MOV container, ie; the video file extension would be *.mov.

If it does use the MOV video file wrapper, AND the h.264 codec, VS will have problems with it, as VS does not allow using the h.264 codec with the MOV wrapper. Instead it uses the h.264 codec inside an MPEG-4.

With that said if your camera does record to a MVI file, then you need to first convert it using a third party conversion program, which there are several around. Here's a couple to look at:
Stoik Video Converter 2.0
Super©

For emailing I would look at using WMV, since that is playable on most all PCs.

EDITED
** Being confused on this, I continued looking and found this:

NOTE: Canon PowerShot digital cameras save recorded movie files with a name beginning with "MVI_" These files are not related to AutoCAD, but are standard .AVI movie files that can be opened with a video player.

Source: http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/mvi

So if the camera names the video files MVI_whatever.mov, they are not MVI video file types, they are AVI format inside a MOV container. So Michael we need to know specifically what the file is. Does the file name start with MVI? If so what is the extension (ending to the right side of the dot), avi, mov, or something else?

[juliart08]

Well guys thanks for all the help. I hit Properties and got the type of file is QuickTime Movie. Funny when I hit Details it does not have anything for extension type. example .avi or .mov. Still MVI in front of file. It is 34 mb. If I convert. what should the video file extension be?

[Ron P.]

First I would ignore the MVI prefix. That is like VS placing the uvs in front of the video files when you use VS to capture or transfer your video clips.

Funny when I hit Details it does not have anything for extension type. example .avi or .mov.

Are you doing this in windows explorer or in VS? Windows explorer will not produce many details on video files. If you can insert the file into VS, then right-click on it, and select Properties.

If you can get the file into VS, try Share>Create Video File>WMV>WMV Broadband..