Video Conversion
Digital Media Commons

Codec

Codec
Compression

Codec
Decompression
Compression

Can’t See?

Can’t See?
Can’t hear?

Oh my dear!
Can’t See?
Can’t hear?

Common Formats

Common Formats
Quicktime (MOV)

Common Formats
Quicktime (MOV)
WMV

Common Formats
Quicktime (MOV)
WMV
MPEG (MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4)

Common Formats
Quicktime (MOV)
WMV
MPEG (MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4)
AVI

Common Formats
Quicktime (MOV)
WMV
MPEG (MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4)
AVI
FLASh (FLV)

Bit Rate

Frame Rate

Video Resolution

Now what?!

he real problem?
What’s t

MPEG Streamclip

Handbrake

FFmpegX

Your Mission
1. Folder contains video samples
2. You want to convert 2 files from a
class and put them on iTunes U-
one is an WMV and the other is
from your Flipcam. Research
format and convert to an
appropriate format for iTunes U.
3. You want to use a Youtube Video in
a video you are creating in iMovie.
Convert the FLV file to an
appropriate format .
4. Try compression options to make
output files smaller

Original Presentation by Jeremy Robinson
March 19th 2009

Image Credits
Jenny's Favourite Boots
The Beginning & The End
Nigeljohnwade Coca-Cola Classic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigeljohnwade/2079028788/
N!(K -- loveforphotography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loveforphotography/3025996757/

Dead Media Society: Beta
Film Reel Ceiling
Bredgur The Frankfurt School
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2115019265/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefrankfurtschool/1313097473/

p1010301
Qnr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qnr/3058165374/in/photostream/
p1010310
DSC_0415
Qnr
Adrienne Serra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qnr/3057330251/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrienneserra/2043584680/
p1010320
Qnr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qnr/3057333821/in/photostream/

Hourglass 4 Spring 08
graymalkn Hear no evil, Speak no evil, See no evil
Scion Cho
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22244945@N00/3278869535/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scion02b/2684518880/
Rusty pulley tow
Elsie esq.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elsie/2893140066/

Wikipedia 3d glasses
Jontintinjordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jontintinjordan/2258584519/
Autoritratto come in un fotogramma di FILM
Hidden Side
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hidden_vice/82589663/