All movies are shot in .MOV format by default. Any way to change this setting? The menu is non-obvious.
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You cannot select a different format. To play the file, try to use splendid and free VLC instead of Windows Media Player. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
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I can see no mention of recording format in the instruction manual. I have had good luck using the Olympus Tech Support for a different technical question. There are many format translation programs for free online that can translate to .avi, flv, etc.
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Yes you can. This camera records in two formats. .MOV is easier to import but not 100% full-HD. The other format, you have to download a specific player. Do a little research on google and you will get a lot of good tips online. Thanks.
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What you are looking for is Zoom2, and I thought as you did that I could 'fix' the set to Zoom2. The funny thing is that Zoom2 stretches the picture a bit, even though it shouldn't.I've since been using Auto and it is fine. It takes a second or two to adjust, but really it is a non-issue for almost all movies out there. The only ones which would be an issue are those which switch from IMAX to Cinemascope like TRANSFORMERS 3, THE DARK KNIGHT, and maybe THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (I haven't seen it yet).
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Actually I just did this in an art gallery. I put one 8 minute mp4 in the root directory (no subfolder). All the staff had to do was turn on the player and the monitor, and it played looped all day automatically. They never used the remote control. What it doesn't seem to do is play mixed files (video and photos). But it will play through multiple movies then loop back to the first one.There is a "settings" from the remote control. You can choose "autoplay" and "movie" in the menu items. That sets your "default" player.
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I'm sorry, but I don't use Macs. It produces .mov-files. Should not be a problem with Macs.
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I download movies on-line and convert them to mpeg. if necessary. I then put them on flash drive\thump drive and play them through my blu-ray player. Only thing I miss is closed captioning.
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I don't think it is Sony... I also just recently downloaded videos from a Kodak camera and they also formated to .MOV... which I had to download QickTime player to see.
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it's very usable and you can select for HD screen ratio 16:9 or standard 4:3. The .mov file will have to be converted to something else if you plan on using the video in Studio and mixing it with non .mov file editing. It's a still camera with great video at hand if you need it.
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Thanks for the great information. How do you know which files to convert off your camera (when using without iMovie). The files I see are .MOD, .MOI, and .PGI. Thanks for the help!
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If you're using a Windows PC, try downloading .mov files from the SD card onto your hard drive. Then right click on that file and choose "open with", and use a different program, e.g., such as Windows Media Player.
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I tried an mp4 this morning to test it for you and it said unrecognized. The menu options seem to indicate pictures and music only.
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Here are some settings I found that might help you out: Main Picture Menu: - Picture Mode: Movie (set this before any of the rest!!) - Backlight: 10-20 (based on preference and ambient light in room, you can change this at the end to your liking) - Contrast: 100 - Brightness: 52 - Sharpness: 60 - Color: 51 - Tint: G50/R50 (center) - Picture Size: Screen Fit (otherwise you could very well lose some pixels) Advanced Settings: - Dynamic Contrast: Off - Black Tone: off - Flesh Tone: -5 - RGB Only Mode: Off - Color Space: Custom --- Red: 61, 0, 0 --- Green: 0, 50, 0 --- Blue: 0, 8, 54 --- Yelow: 89, 77, 0 --- Cyan: 0, 50, 50 --- Magenta: 53, 0, 50 - White Balanace: --- R-Offset: 23 --- G-Offset: 18 --- B-Offset: 22 --- R-Gain: 22 --- G-Gain: 31 --- B-Gain: 26 - Gamma: +1 - 10p White Balance: Off (trust me, not worth it!! Unless you have a professional calibration tool) Picture options: - Color Tone: Warm2 - Digital Clean View: Auto - MPEG Noice Filter: Off (removes details from many scenes) - HDMI Black Level: Low - Auto Motion Plus: Standard - Cinema Black: Medium
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I had difficulty playing MP4 files on my computer but I was able to convert them (with no loss of information) to MOV files, which play without a problem using SUPER. Only problem is that it took overnight to convert the files! I'm surprised that for a device that is supposed to be easy to use, it was so difficult to see the files.
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Yes, I still download current films converted to MKV and have no issues.(I updated system software only once, about 3 months after I got it, that was about 2 years ago I think
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You have to change the video quality setting, the default is set at standard play not HD
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Video Studio Pro XP cannot handle .mov files. You can use AVS Video Converter to convert the file to an .mpg format.
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I have a JVC mg555, and I just changed a vid file ext to .mpg.WMM imports it, but is not reading the video part only audio. Weird. I am still working on it.