.mov encoding software for Windows?

[Ermz]

Hey guys,

Thread title says it all. Are there any simple, free .mov encoders around on Windows?

I need one to basically shrink my raw .mov files from the camera into something encoded with Xvid or whatever.

 

[Ola Englund]

Stuck up answer: Get a Mac oh I'm such a comedian.

No but really : http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html

 

[Ermz]

Thanks man!

Follow up question: How should I encode it for best compatibility with YouTube? What resolution, codec etc.?

 

[Ola Englund]

Thanks man!

Follow up question: How should I encode it for best compatibility with YouTube? What resolution, codec etc.?

It doesn't really matter Youtube will handle and destroy your videofiles anyway

But If you can edit the raw mov files in your editing program I would keep them in that format and when you're done export the movie as a mov aswell. Want to save some space convert to divx avi. Youtube handles almost every format so you should be fine with whatever.

 

[Ermz]

Thanks man! This converter rocks balls - it's made for retards like me. I'll have some videos up here shortly...

 

[Ola Englund]

Looking forward to it. We need some "real" tutorials!

 

[Ermz]

Haha, it's not so much a tutorial as it is a show and tell. Once I get some more time and get familiar with editing software again, I'll try to put together something more elaborate.