QuickTime to AVI

[Leica]

Is there a way to convert a QuickTime file to AVI without recompressing, i.e. just change the container.

Basically I have some video files from a Digital Camera shot in QuickTime with the MJPEG codec. I want to keep the codec as MJPEG but just have it as a .AVI file instead of a .MOV file.

Thanks.

[Sirber]

I think you can export (recompress) using QuickTime Pro

[Leica]

I think you can export (recompress) using QuickTime Pro

Yes I know, with QuickTime Pro I can export, but I don't want to recompress.

Surely there must be a way to extract the streams and remux into an AVI?

[XmSurfer]

You can use mencoder, you can try Gabest's MP4 splitter and convert using GraphEdit, or you can try VLC. Mencoder and VLC should work. Gabest's MP4 splitter may or may not work depending on whether or not it will split a MJPEG containing MOV file.

[cc979]

i think mov2avi will just change container
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/mov2avi.html

[lisa_8023]

I just know winavi (http://www.winavi.com/mov-converter.htm) can convert QuickTime file to AVI,but don't know if it doesn't recompress.Maybe you can try.

[XmSurfer]

I forgot to specify that mencoder will allow you to change the container to without recompression. However if you want to recompress, it allows you to do that also.

[Selur]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mp4cam2avi/ should do the trick too :D

[temporance]

Tell me if I'm being nosey, but I'm interested to know why you want to do this, Leica.

[Leica]

Tell me if I'm being nosey, but I'm interested to know why you want to do this, Leica.

Because I am not a fan of QuickTime. I like AVI and VirtualDub for joining, etc.

Sadly my digital camera likes QuickTime. So I want to convert it to AVI wihout any loss of quality.

[Blue_MiSfit]

You can mux from MOV -> MKV with mkvtoolnix, but that doesn't always work, only for standard stuff like AVC+AAC.

[kalorx]

It's easy with either Quicktime Pro or Yamb with MP4Box. In Quicktime Pro, just use the "Pass Through" setting. It won't recompress anything. On the other hand, Yamb will accept MOV files; just load the MOV file and hit "Mux" to automatically create an MP4 of your video.

Some hints: Be sure to manually enter the framerate of the video when muxing with Yamb into an MP4. Open the command line, go back to the first tab (important) and add "fps -[fps]" at the end of everything. Otherwise your video will be 25fps no matter what.

If you used the Quicktime Pro method and it gives you an MP4, know that this MP4 is kinda funky. Load it up in Yamb and remux it (remembering the manually set the fps, as above).

Comverting the MP4 to an AVI: Use Yamb to extract the video and audio streams into an AVI.

Have fun!

[Both these suggestions assume that a person is working with a "traditional" video that whose streams would also work in an AVI, MKV, MP4, and/or OGM.]