[Help] How to convert/edit .MP4 files?

by **Cloudy** on Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:37 pm

I got this clip from a friend, and he wants me to help him edit it. Windows Movie Maker doesn't open it, so I thought I should either convert it to a file type that Movie Maker will support... So can someone recommend me a program that edits or converts the .mp4 movie.

I tried to search google, but there weren't much options... I found this program way back from 2004 and it isn't available for download anymore.

Please help asap! Thanks.

by **Joe'** on Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:42 pm

Search Results for MP4 on Download.com

by **Cloudy** on Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:49 pm

All those programs are for converting certain formats into mp4, opposite of what I'm looking for... Maybe I didn't address it properly...

I need to convert a mp4 into something Windows Movie Maker will support.

YouTube · by **koberulz** on Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:54 pm

get a real video editing program.

by **Joe'** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:06 am

Oh...I thought you wanted to convert some video to mp4 to put it on your iPod or something. I'll see what I can find.
EDIT: See if this helps you...It's a tutorial, gives you links to the programs you need to convert mp4 to avi.
Link

by **Cloudy** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:15 am

Thanks, I was able to find a program that converts it. But now in .mpg extension, I'm trying to edit/cut video parts using Windows Movie Maker... Having some trouble though, how do u remove parts of video? :?:

YouTube · by **koberulz** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:28 am

press delte with them selected.

by **Cloudy** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:56 am

I can't, I put this clip on the timeline... It's seperated as 2 on the timeline, but then I want to cut the middle part of only 1 of them... It only allows me to 'trim' the front or the end, I can't select the middle...

by **cklitsie** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:06 am

Trim the back, put the same (full) clip on the timeline again (from the library) and trim the front..

by **JebbaL** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:07 am

You know how that little blue bar moves across the timeline when you play the movie? Move that bar to the exact point that you want to cut the clip. Then, with the bar in place, click on the "clip" drop menu at the top of the screen and select "split".

Your video clip will now be split into two separate clips at the point where the blue bar was placed. You can then delete whichever clip you don't need.

I have a lot of experience with WMM, so feel free to ask me for some help if you ever need it! :mrgreen:

by **Cloudy** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:28 am

Thanks JebbaL, finally able to get hold of this program... And welcome to the NLSC forums, what's up with the Madden Crazy thing? Hahahaha.... Anyway, it'll be great to see you active in this forum too.

@CK... That takes way too much time :lol:

Thanks though (Y)

by **JebbaL** on Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:59 am

No problem :mrgreen:

And thanks for the welcome!

[Help] How to convert/edit .MP4 files?

[Help] How to convert/edit .MP4 files?

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