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6th June 2009, 10:44 | #1 | Link |
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Lossless video codec for Handbrake input?
I've recorded some screen activity that I want to edit in iMovie. Since the latest version of iMovie supports AVCHD input, I want to convert my screencast to h.264.
My screencast is saved in the lossless Flash screen video format. I have tried to convert it to other lossless formats with ffmpeg, but HandBrake does not work with any of them. I have also tried using other containers, but they do not work either. How can I get my screencast into iMovie? |
6th June 2009, 16:50 | #2 | Link | |
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You could also re-encode directly to AVCHD-compatible H.264 by using x264 through ffmpeg or MEncoder, or by piping from ffmpeg/MPlayer to x264. |
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6th June 2009, 23:38 | #3 | Link |
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QuickTime has a notable lack of good lossless codecs.
I've generally PNG as a codec in .mov for screen recordings. There's also the TechSmith TSCC codec. I'm not sure if the free download includes an encoder, though. |
7th June 2009, 16:53 | #5 | Link | |
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But there are other good and free lossless codecs, at least for screen or old games capturing : CamStudio, FM Screen Capture, MLC, MSU Screen Capture... For my personal use : - Camstudio 1.0 for screen capture because it is the fastest lossless codec available - MSU screen capture 1.2 for storage because i generally get the best compression ratio, at the expense of read speed... |
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