My Nikon P100 produces videos with the extension MOV. When I run them on an older laptop that I use to drive slide shows, they run very slowly. I think that's because the file sizes are too large. Will VideoStudio allow me to resize the videos, in much the same way that PaintShop lets me resize photos? I want to know this before I buy it.
Dav Vandenbroucke
Resize MOV File
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Re: Resize MOV File
Unfortunately, I don't think it is a question of whether the program can handle the video, it is more a question of whether the computer you are using for the video is up to the job. The P100 produces full high definition video at 1920 x 1080p at 25 (PAL) or 30 (NTSC) full frames per second. While the video uses the Quicktime .mov extension, I understand it uses the h.264 AVCHD codec. That format video is one of the most demanding of computer resources currently on the market. In other words, you need at least a decent Core 2 Duo CPU to be able to play it smoothly and edit it. Preferably, you need something much more powerful.
So if your laptop is not powerful, then there is little point in using it with the P100 footage. If you told us a bit more about the laptop, perhaps we could offer more specific advice.
That being said, Video Studio does contain a function called SmartProxy. That creates a standard definition copy ("proxy") of the high def original. That copy should play smoothly and be edited easily. At the end of editing, all your edits are then applied to the high def originals. But as I say, if your laptop is not up to the job, there is little point in going through this process.
What you would need to do is to change the format to something the laptop *can* play. You do this by by selecting Share > Create Video File, and then selecting an output option suitable to the laptop. One format which should play on most computers would be DVD-compatible mpeg-2. But a standard definition version of mpeg-4 should also play on many (most?) computers, as should Windows Media Video .wmv format...
So if your laptop is not powerful, then there is little point in using it with the P100 footage. If you told us a bit more about the laptop, perhaps we could offer more specific advice.
That being said, Video Studio does contain a function called SmartProxy. That creates a standard definition copy ("proxy") of the high def original. That copy should play smoothly and be edited easily. At the end of editing, all your edits are then applied to the high def originals. But as I say, if your laptop is not up to the job, there is little point in going through this process.
What you would need to do is to change the format to something the laptop *can* play. You do this by by selecting Share > Create Video File, and then selecting an output option suitable to the laptop. One format which should play on most computers would be DVD-compatible mpeg-2. But a standard definition version of mpeg-4 should also play on many (most?) computers, as should Windows Media Video .wmv format...
Ken Berry