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Convertin WMV to .Mov?

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I have a movie on my friend's PC that I need to edit in order to do a project and its in wmv. So, I need to get it into .mov in order to edit in iMovie. Do you know where I can find software to do this?
 
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I got the trial and it just puts a watermark on my videos. Is there a full download somehwere?
 
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Is there any torrent of it available. I need to get this done really, really soon.
 
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Is there any torrent of it available. I need to get this done really, really soon.
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1. Downloading unlocked apps via torrents is illegal...so no
2. Just buy it, its worth the cost
 
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Boopoompa said:
I have a movie on my friend's PC that I need to edit in order to do a project and its in wmv. So, I need to get it into .mov in order to edit in iMovie. Do you know where I can find software to do this?
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You can use ffmpegX (it's free and they do not force you to pay for it, just be aware that the message will keep appearing every time you open it). I use ffmpegX or if you want to do the conversion on the PC, use SUPER (also free for download). Both programs do not leave watermarks on video.

for SUPER go to http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html (remember this is only available on windows).

for ffmpegX go to http://www.pure-mac.com/video.html#ffmpegx (this is what you want if you are planning to convert them on Mac)
 
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Crap! I just bought Flip4mac thanksto trpmonkey41 and it still leaves a watermark!
 
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Did you register the product on your computer using the key they sent you?
 
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How come when I watch the footage in quicktime, and then I move it into iMovie the audio is gone?
 
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iMovie loses audio whenever you import MPEG files (which I assume is what you are converting the .wmv's to)
 
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No, I converted the Wmvs to .mov and I click and drag it into imovie. It works with other clips. But they are on my desktop, whereas the one I'm having problems with is not. Would having the file on my desktop have any effect?
 
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Try converting it to some other format, avi, or mpeg4.

I was wondering if their was a componet I could just drop in my quicktime to play wmv files. Seem pretty lame to purchase it, when all other codecs are free.
 
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The codec to play it is free
 

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