Posted on 12/15/2011 5:57:44 PM PST by Former Fetus
I am trying to take short videos with my Nikon Coolpix, to help my son improve his running form. Well, taking the video is no problem and neither it is downloading it into my PC. Now my problems begin! I've tried to watch the video with Windows Player and Real Player, but both say they cannot open a .mov video. It recommends to download Apple Application Support. I googled it, found it and tried to download it, to no avail! Here is my question, is there any other way to change the format of a .mov file into a format that will be recognized by either Windows or Real Player? Thanks
I know, this does not belong in a news forum, but in the past everytime I've had a computer problem, FR was the place to ask for help!
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
f you really want to convert the format you can download AVS4You video converter software. I’ve had it for so long I can’t remember if I had to pay for it or not, though.
Converts almost any type of video file into just about any output format you could want. Warning: I have a duo-core and it still runs slow as molasses! Uses almost 99% of the processor and takes hours to convert really long videos, but it does the job. Has some editing and video-joining capability also.
Two steps with newer Windows programs. First use Windows Live Photo Gallery to import the movie from your video device. There is a Movie button you use which ends up transferring the movie to Windows Live Movie Maker. You can then use the save command to save the Windows Media compatible version .
Look into www.videohelp.com. Someone there knows how to do just about anything. This site is a tremendous resource for all things video.
I second that suggestion. VLC is amazing.
You should install ViewNX 2 from your Coolpix CD that came with your camera.
I just double-checked to be sure I knew for certain, but the .mov movies off my Nikon Coolpix camera play with no problem at all using VLC ( http://www.videolan.org ). I’m running VLC media player 1.1.11 “The Luggage” on Win XP.
Download quick media converter from
www.cocoonsoftware.com
It will convert almost any media format, into
almost any media format.
...
Or, you could just download quicktime, but if
you’re not an apple fanboy/girl ... VLC from
www.videolan.org is the best alternative as a
player that will play just about anything.
VLC Player, simply the most capable player on the market, and its free!
I suggested the Nikon program because it has some nice editing features, and it is likely handy to the OP.
Bump
Forget about conversions, she said that she is technically challenged. I also suggest downloading VLC player, it plays quicktime and just about any other video format.
Hope you find what you need. I have been having problems with taking videos in my Fuju Finepix .avi files and Windows 7 says they don’t exist altho they are in Windows Media Player. When I try to upload them to youtube, the browser only seems to let me go to my “libraries.” Of course the file that should have my videos in the library is empty. Sigh.
I use Firefox as my web browser. That being the case and, Firefox being so easily customizable, there are more than 100,000 extensions and plugins available for free at addons.mozilla.org.
One extension, as a music lover, I can’t live without is called Download Helper. With this extension installed, you can download a gazillion videos and songs in just about any file format, and convert them to just about any file format you care to. You can select to convert them as they download, or simply convert them from a directory on any connected storage device. It is truly a very simple “one click” experience, which is great if you like to download and save tons of entertainment, as I do.
As mentioned by others, Video Lan Client, which is now referred to as simply VLC or Video Lan Player, is a very good player, as well as video creator, capture and streaming client to “stream” across your local, or home, network. It is free, open source, software, and requires no tech skills to download and install, nor does it require any configuration to use. It works on Windows, Linux and, OS X. You can download it at videolan.org.
While I use VLC 99% of the time, when I watch a full length movie, esp. in HD, Home Cinema has better quality. It’s even dazzling on my big screen.
The built-in media player kind of sucks. I second the other posters recommendation of VLC player and would also add GOM Player. I like GOM player slightly better for features (adjust brightness, contrast, tint, etc., on the fly like a TV), but occasionally find a file it won’t play, and VLC always does it.
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