ep1 video conversion

[julius brothers]

<p>This may seem as a simple question, but, I have an EP1 and have started using the video function. Once I've downloaded the video images to my PC, how can the video format (AVI) be converted so that I can burn it to a DVD which can be then viewed on my TV? Thanks!</p>

[marc_batters]

<p>Arpad, You may have better luck finding an answer to your question in the<br>

"video forum". As you say, once you have downloaded your images to your PC,<br>

you now have a PC, or software issue. Good luck.</p>

[tommyinca]

<p>The Olympus EP1 uses Motion JPEG inside an Windows AVI movie carrier. Motion JPEG is a very common compression format. Most Movie editor software (in-expensive or high cost) should be able to decode and handle it. The down side of motion JPEG is low compression.</p>

<p>If you are not into serious movie making and just do light duty video clip, check out Pro-show Gold. It allows you to generate a slide show (its main function) and also allow you to embed some video clip into it. Its really cool and not so expensive. If you need serious non-linear movie editing (ie: make your own short film), check Apple's Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier. If you want lowest cost, just get the job done, Window's Movie Maker also could do it.</p>

<p>BTW: EP1 support 720p Hi-Def Video file. The best result, won't be with a DVD. You want to generate Hi-Def output for a BLU-RAY disk (H.264). </p>