Converting .mp4 file to .mov?

[comexback_kid]

Does anyone know of a way to convert a .mp4 file to a quicktime .mov file?
I have a video ripped from a DVD that is in this format, and Final Cut will not recognize it.

I've tried using a program called VisualHub which is supposed to be good, unfortunately it keeps giving me some ridiculous error message.

Thanks for any help,
Christian

 

[jumpthewire]

MPEG Streamclip?

 

[Luis Caffesse]

Can't you just open it in Quicktime and save it as something else?
Or is there some reason that isn't working?

 

[comexback_kid]

Oh Luis you're right, I totally forgot quicktime had this ability.

I'm doing two different exports, one as a DV stream and the other just as quicktime, just to see which is better quality. Thanks a lot I appreciate it!

 

[bigbossbmb]

for editing, you'll want to use DV

 

[cheezweezl]

I'm doing two different exports, one as a DV stream and the other just as quicktime, just to see which is better quality. Thanks a lot I appreciate it!

quicktime what? quicktime is not a codec format. it's just a wrapper. a quicktime movie could be any number of codec types, in the same way AVI for windows can be pretty much anything. if you're talking about a quicktime movie using the dv ntsc codec vs. dv stream, then the quicktime version is better. dv stream embeds the audio in such a way that fcp needs to render before playing. this is the format imovie uses, or used to use anyway.

 

[Noiz2]

cheezweezl, you took the words right out of my mouth. This is a rant I have to repeat a lot. It's really Apples fault for talking about "quicktime" files as if it were a format. It leads to endless why can't I open this Quicktime file...