formating video files rueanna 6/24/2007 8:46:00 AM how do i change video formats from say avi to mpg,or mpg to mp3

Re: formating video files "Buellpilot" <colin_mcclinton[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> 6/24/2007 2:46:44 PM What you want to do is called transcoding. Basically a video encoded in one format is re-encoded in a different format. This will always result in a reduction in quality, how much of a reduction depends on what you started with and what format you intend to go to. How this is done depends on exactly what you have and the reason you wish to change the format, as there are many different tools out there. "rueanna" <rueanna[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8DE20965-BAE9-4A6B-85A1-5693555F9886[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > how do i change video formats from say avi to mpg,or mpg to mp3 >

Re: formating video files Adam Albright <AA[ at ]ABC.net> 6/24/2007 3:52:18 PM On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:46:44 +0100, "Buellpilot" <colin_mcclinton[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> wrote: [Quoted Text] > >What you want to do is called transcoding. >Basically a video encoded in one format is re-encoded in a different format. >This will always result in a reduction in quality, how much of a reduction >depends on what you started with and what format you intend to go to. Actually not always true. You can transcode transparently with no visible loss in quality with the RIGHT encoder. You only risk suffering noticeable loss if you start with a highly compressed source file such as some MPEG files, not nearly as much with WMV or some DivX and certainly not a serious problem with flavors of DV either in AVI or DV formats. The general rule is avoid editing a source file that's already highly compressed such a typical file downloaded from the web which often is in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format.