Editing video taken from digital camera

[tonz57]

I have video taken from a digital camera that I want to edit in Premiere or Windows Movie maker and transfer to DVD But I get an error message saying it does not support compression. It's a 17 min. video 1.8 G in size. Is there any way to convert the compression?

[jaymac]

What format from the cam Can you get the footage into either of those programmes 1.8 is nothing only about 90 mins of dv-avi and should not present a problem .If you have xp wmm cant do anything regarding burning to dvd

[tonz57]

It's an avi. But premiere wont allow the import and MM allows the import but crashes when I try to save

[Mr Lazy]

Originally Posted by tonz57

But I get an error message saying it does not support compression. It's a 17 min. video 1.8 G in size.

That doesn't sound right, DV is roughly 1GB per 5mins. How did you obtain this video, did you capture it from the camcorder via Firewire? Are you sure it's DV format? (wrapped in an AVI container).

Download GSpot and see if it recognises the file, then press the '1' then '2' buttons and it will detect the format and what codec is required to play/edit it:
GSpot Codec Information Appliance

Originally Posted by jaymac

1.8 is nothing only about 90 mins of dv-avi

You meant 9, right?

[tonz57]

the video was captured from a digital camera (not camcorder) I transfered it to my hard drive from the camera's flash drive via a usb card reader.

[glesgaguyav]

Originally Posted by tonz57

the video was captured from a digital camera (not camcorder) I transfered it to my hard drive from the camera's flash drive via a usb card reader.

You said in an earlier post that it was an .AVI, but if it's highly compressed as I believe it may be then it's most probably an mpeg file.
As advised previously, download Gspot, this will give the exact type of file, you may need an editor capable of handling the file type.
Most cameras (you don't state the make) as compared to camcorders use high compression, possibly MP4, if this is the case then you can use a program called MP4Cam2AVI (free) to convert

[tonz57]

I found out that it is a motion jpeg (.MJPEG). I'm trying to download a conversion program. there is one from AVS4you in the UK. but im having trouble buying it. Mastercard is not letting me do it. If there is another conversion program Id like to know about it. Thanks

[glesgaguyav]

Originally Posted by tonz57

I found out that it is a motion jpeg (.MJPEG). I'm trying to download a conversion program. there is one from AVS4you in the UK. but im having trouble buying it. Mastercard is not letting me do it. If there is another conversion program Id like to know about it. Thanks

Did you try downloading from here ?:

MJPEG Tools

Scroll down and you'll see another prog MJPEG TOOLs, don't know if it converts, you'll have to download to find out.

[jaymac]

This posting may help it uses virtualdub which is free
How convert to AVI Motion JPEG?

[jaymac]

Or try Super c its free just tried it with a sample clip from a Canon cam just drag and drop choose Digital video as your output and Wmm was quite happy albeit was a very short clip
When you open this link then choose the download from mirror link
SUPER