[WikiEN-l] Tech help: Video format conversion

Sean Barrett sean at epoptic.com
Sat Jul 22 20:44:52 UTC 2006


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Nathan stated for the record:

> I'm getting rather sick of the argument, myself.
> 
> A program called "SUPER" (for Windows) can convert it to any format (even 
> *cringe* OGG/Theora - though I personally don't understand why not to use DivX 
> or XviD as they're widely available, closed source or not - I guess it's 
> a "your mileage may vary" type of issue - I go with codecs that are 
> widely available). It has its own codecs so it's not dependant on the ones on 
> your system. You can get it at http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
> 
> It can absolutely convert to OGG/Theora if you want to go with that recommendation.
> 
> In case you ask why I didn't suggest it before, I just found it last night.
> 
> Just install, wait a little while for it to install, then run. It's simple 
> stuff and straightforward.
> 
> - Nathan

Everything you say is true, but SUPER can't read the SWFs.  It errors
out no matter what I try.  It did work on an unrelated WMV I had lying
around, so it appears to be installed correctly.

Have you been able to convert any of the SWFs I listed earlier?

- --
 Sean Barrett     | There is absolutely no substitute
 sean at epoptic.com | for a genuine lack of preparation.
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