# How do you convert AVI to MOV
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520
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**Created:** [December 10, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520 "2003-12-10T13:03:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@cybergold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cybergold)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/1 "2003-12-10T13:03:19Z")
How do you convert Avi to Mov? Thanks for your help! and also, here is a free tool to record your screen, it’s great for making video tutorials. And great thing is, it’s free, and it records audio at the same time it is recording as well, so you can talk while you make your tutorial. No trial, no limits, only catch is, it exports in AVI format, which is a bit dodgy on most computers, it skips frames. That is why i was hoping someone can help me in converting avi to mov. Here is the free program
[http://www.ehelp.com/camstudio/product/screenrecording/](http://www.ehelp.com/camstudio/product/screenrecording/)
Good luck!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/2 "2003-12-10T14:06:08Z")
Not come across many programs to convert avi to mov!
You could try [WinMPG video convert](http://www.regnow.com/softsell/visitor.cgi?affiliate=4835&action=site&vendor=8340&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.winmpg.com%2Fdown%2FWinMPG_VideoConvert.zip) not sure if its what your looking for but its worth a try!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/3 "2003-12-10T14:14:34Z")
I tried that earlier today, it can’t convert to mov. Thanks anyways:)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/4 "2003-12-10T14:23:52Z")
You can try finding and downloading QuickTime 3, I found on some forums that it is able to do that conversion.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/5 "2003-12-10T14:34:24Z")
Yeh, I heard that somewhere too, not tried it out tho! Good luck
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/6 "2003-12-10T15:01:45Z")
have you got any compositing apps? after effects… premier?
if not id stick with the quicktime idea…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/7 "2003-12-10T15:22:09Z")
No, don’t have any of those, what do you think the best video editing/compositing software is?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/8 "2003-12-10T15:23:59Z")
why QT3? 6 should be able to do it (I just tried it and converted an avi to mov from 6)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/9 "2003-12-10T15:27:12Z")
I can open avi in quicktime 6, but how would i save it as .mov?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/10 "2003-12-10T15:28:21Z")
export… \> Quicktime movie (should be the default)
… you might need pro… I dont know Qt’s capabilities outside of pro. Its only like $29 or something for pro though - good deal.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/11 "2003-12-10T15:33:48Z")
Oh ok, that explains it 🙂 i don’t have pro, i’ll be sure to upgrade. Thanks for the tip.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/12 "2003-12-10T15:43:26Z")
> \*Originally posted by cybergold \*
> \*\*No, don’t have any of those, what do you think the best video editing/compositing software is? \*\*
> for mov convertion? or you talking generally?
Generally i like what ive seen from Premier Pro if we are talking strickly video editing / compositing… for effect and compositing side of things, after effect 6 is pretty nice, but when you get the hang of combustion 3 its like woahhh…particle effects are like woahhh…
:!:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/13 "2003-12-10T15:47:51Z")
I was thinking about getting into video editing, and needed some advice, Combustion 3 it is 🙂 I’m looking at the site right now, looks very impressive! :beam:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/14 "2003-12-10T16:15:44Z")
yeah its nice… but some think its too hard (at the start it is), so people use after effects… since it’s adobe and its pretty much the same style as photoshop and works together nicely… guess its personal choice. Dnt get me wrong After effects is awesome , just ask DDD and mlkdesign who are using it…im just branching out to try other apps…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/15 "2003-12-10T16:21:58Z")
I havent used any particular app too much, but after effects is one of my favorites. The adobe familiarity goes a long way. Premier was ok - havent tried pro though. Ive used combustion like once or twice and didnt know what the heck I was doing :o heh
just my 1.5 c
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/16 "2003-12-10T16:34:51Z")
just to clear something up Premier and after effects are two different style of apps…
Premier is based on Video editing and compositing/// DV camera import and export to dvd and ouput source. (video players, tv, broadcasting)
After effects:: what the name says… Post production effects on media imported, let it be video, bitmap files, illustrator files and then exported (or rendered) to a video format… .avi … .mov. sequence of tiffs/pngs/jpgs… So when this side is completed it is generally imported into premier for final composition.
just needed to clear that up, sounded like people thought premier was on the same page as after effects…
🙂
::woohoo just realise i just passed 2000 post count::
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/17 "2003-12-10T17:04:43Z")
yeah, here at work we use Media 100 with after effects
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-convert-avi-to-mov/96520/18 "2003-12-11T00:00:16Z")
So combustion is a little bit of both? Carrying compositing power like premeire and “after effects” like that in ‘After Effects’?