AMV file type questions

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 3:26 pm

I use Adobe Premiere and I'm GONNA MAKE MY FIRST VIDEO!!! problem is, Premiere only allows certain file types to pull clips from. Is there a way that I can change a whole bunch of different file types to MPEG so they can be used?

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 3:30 pm

Premiere uses standard the either standard Dshow or VfW interface to access AVI files. Thus you can open up any AVI file in Premiere, so long as you have the proper software(codec) installed for it.

Premiere also allows for certain types of Quicktime files & also allows for MPEG1 imports.

The best way to get footage in is to follow the guides using DVDs.

Also DivX is known to crash Premiere. There is nothing to fix this, so if you have problems, please don't complain. You can convert the clips to huffYUV using Vdub and open them that way.

~klinky

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 3:32 pm

While this does belong in General Video Help, I'd like to recommend you RATFAG and use AbsoluteDestiny's third method, called "Fast Editing with Perfect Quality".

I managed to figure it out, after a decade of editing strictly with tape, so I think just about anyone can.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 6:59 pm

Well...I'm making my video using other people's AMV's clips (I can't get DVD footage because I don't have the DVDs). The file type of these files: Windows Media Audio/Video File. How can I convert this type of file to MPEG?

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:27 pm

Hissssss..... boy, some people are not going to be happy about that, unless you're doing this with the prior knowledge of the specific AMV creators. Which AMVs are you planning on using?

So these are WMV files? Windows Media, that is? Problem with these are is that they're very compressed and any further conversion, short of making them uncompressed AVIs, editing, then outputting from Premiere to MPEG-1, is going to make them look like utter crap.

ErMaC · Post by **ErMaC** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:29 pm

taking clips from other AMVs is considered extremely rude. I don't want this thread to turn into a flame war - go search for threads about it because there has been plenty of discussion.
I'll just say that you will be shunned by a large portion of people here. Doesn't matter if it's logical or not, that's how it goes down. So don't do it.
Buy the DVDs. If you're going to be editing someone anime company's footage and then distributing it for free on the web the least you can do is pay for it once.

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:36 pm

It's also extremely limiting. You're taking clips from a short-format piece, maybe 4 minutes tops on average, that are edited to less than 4 seconds apiece (usually--speaking for myself, it's tough to leave something up for more than 2 or 3). Contrast that with a DVD that has, in some cases, over 20 times as much footage to use.

You really would be best getting the DVDs. Then, output quality is not an issue.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:40 pm

Well my idea for a vid is now shot down in flames...and it was starting to look good too...

I guess I'll have to draw my own pictures for the vid in MS Paint...

RadicalEd0 · Post by **RadicalEd0** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:56 pm

a wise man wrote:Don't edit amvs for popularity, do it for fun and because you want to

edit with whatever the hell source you want. If it looks cool to you, who cares if someone else is pissed because you don't have dvds to use. WMV can be converted to avi through EOvideo or you could just type an avisynth script out:

directshowsource("path\file.wmv", framerate)

you have to know the framerate, which you can find out by playing the file in wmp 6.4 and checking in the properties the video renderer. If its like 23.6 or anything around 24 its probably 23.976 and if its around 30 its probably 29.97.

say its 29.97 and the video, sumvideo.wmv, is in C:\

directshowsource("C:\sumvideo.wmv", 29.97)

RadicalEd0 · Post by **RadicalEd0** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:57 pm

whoops, forgot the rest of the instructions

save the script and open it in virtualdub and then just save as avi
simple