MP4 to AVI?

Pawnless Endgame · 14 Jun 2011 at 21:37

My camera records in MP4 which is an Apple format. I have Ulead Videostudio 10 and Serif Videoplus 5. Neither will take MP4 and it would be wasted money if I stopped using those. Out of the freebies, I tried Virtualdub which claimed to support MP4 but doesn't. I also tried Avidemux which does take MP4, although the sound becomes choppy and choppiness reflects onto the finished file too. I checked my Olympus camera box to see if there was a software CD. My older Olympus cameras always came with a CD but turned out this one doesn't.

Seeing that apparently no video production software will edit MP4s, I'm now after something that'll convert my Apple files into a more conventional format like AVI, which I know my paid programs will take. I did a search on OcUK. Loads of people asking the opposite question; AVI-to-MP4 (answer=Handbrake) but no one asking my question. I tried Handbrake anyway, but indeed it only converts to MP4 not from MP4. Tried AutoGK, Pazera, no luck so far.

Thanks guys.

Elevon · 14 Jun 2011 at 21:42

Not sure but I think this will do it,http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/ .

Pawnless Endgame · 14 Jun 2011 at 22:12

Elevon, you are a bloody life saver, thanks!! Just the ticket, nicely laid out UI for a half blind bat like myself. It does batch conversion too which is a nice touch and it uses both of my CPU cores. Oh, and cute hamster too :-)

Thanks again buddy. Frustrating problem solved.

Azuse05 · 14 Jun 2011 at 22:19

Couple things.

1 - Handbreak does convert mp4s to mkvs, you obviously got your settings wrong somewhere.

2. Have you tried changing the extension from mp4 to mv4?

3. You mean movieplus x5 and Video studio 10 is old, like I'm not sure if vista was out then old. Virtualdub natively support avi not mp4, not sure where you got that from.

Elevon · 14 Jun 2011 at 22:34

Monserrat said:
Elevon, you are a bloody life saver, thanks!! Just the ticket, nicely laid out UI for a half blind bat like myself. It does batch conversion too which is a nice touch and it uses both of my CPU cores. Oh, and cute hamster too Thanks again buddy. Frustrating problem solved.

Hehe NP m8,I do use it myself

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